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Join us from 5pm this Friday before the exhibition

Join us from 5pm this Friday before the exhibition opening for a special artist preview and walk around the exhibition, "Entwined" with Vivien Lightfoot and Jenny Manning.They will discuss their works, which address the impact of European settlement and the uncontrolled spread of invasive plants and the effects on native flora, particularly those that are endangered.5pm Friday 20 May 2022 FREE, no bookings requiredLearn more: belcoarts.com.au/entwinedImage: English Broom. (Cytisus scoparius). (detail) (right by Jenny Manning and Blackberry threatening Leopard Orchid (detail) (left) by Vivien Lightfoot#VivienLightfoot #JennyManning #ArtExhibition #ArtistTalk #FloralArt #EnvrionmentalArt #NativeAustralianFlora #AustrralianFlora #AustraliaFlowers #CBRArts

Repost: @lexisekuless Look, ok, so maybe the conti

Repost: @lexisekuless Look, ok, so maybe the continuous sheet music has some set backs....a Sonnet for Sondheim with @belcoarts Photos by @art_atelier_photo Cast Katerina Smalley, Jay Cameron, @martin.everett.79 , Carl Rafferty and my big brother Timmy Pink headdress @wasted_designsby_fifi8pm Wednesday 29 June 2022 8pm Thursday 30 June 2022 8pm Friday 1 July 2022 8pm Saturday 2 July 2022 Booking: https://www.belcoarts.com.au/sonnet-sondheim/ #sondheim #sonnets #liveperformance #canberratheatre #announcement #belconnen #belconnenartscentre #theatre #actor #actress #singing #poetry #drama #musicaltheatre

We wished our very hardest for sunshine, and the w

We wished our very hardest for sunshine, and the weather-gods delivered for a beautiful Saturday Afternoon Tunes session from @lisarichardsworld at @thegeorgeharcourtThanks Lisa, Andre and James for such heartfelt songs and stories. It was a pleasure to have you on the stage, and thanks to @thegeorgeharcourt for having us, and for being a fantastic supporter of local, live music all year round!⁠ ⁠ Saturday Afternoon Tunes will be back on June 11 with a very special set from up and coming indie-folksters @freelingsmusic in the cosy cornerstone pub. ⁠ ⁠ #locallivemusic #creatingcommunity #gunghalin @gungahlinarts #gungahlinarts #popuparts

Traces is back! Start creating your A5 artworks to

Traces is back! Start creating your A5 artworks to be a part of this year's exhibition 🥳As time passes, we leave traces of where we have been and whom we have encountered on the way. Artists and creatively adventurous individuals are invited from throughout Australia to respond to this theme: speaking to our sense of place, connections made, stories shared, the changes that have taken place and memories gathered.Enter online by midnight Monday 1 August 2022: link in bio 🔗Artwork: "2020 Calendar" (detail) by Henry Shawcross#TracesVI #TracesExhibition #BelcoArts #BelconnenArtsCentre #OpenExhibition #CallForArtists #CBRArts

Repost @lexisekuless Tickets on sale AND we did a

Repost @lexisekuless Tickets on sale AND we did a stumble through of the show yesterday and this giant script idea is going pretty well. Turning pages is, well, impossible 😘a Sonnet for Sondheim with @belcoarts Photos by @art_atelier_photo Cast Katerina Smalley, Jay Cameron, Martin Everett, Carl Rafferty and my big brother Timmy Pink headdress @wasted_designsby_fifi8pm Wednesday 29 June 2022 8pm Thursday 30 June 2022 8pm Friday 1 July 2022 8pm Saturday 2 July 2022 Booking: https://www.belcoarts.com.au/sonnet-sondheim/ #sondheim #sonnets #liveperformance #canberratheatre #announcement #belconnen #belconnenartscentre #theatre #actor #actress #singing #poetry #drama #musicaltheatre

It's the last weekend to see the current exhibitio

It's the last weekend to see the current exhibitions at Belco Arts! Celebrating community and the place, we have been so proud to host "Kaleidoscope", "Lake Ginninderra: Nine Ways" by the Tin Shed Art Group, "When Blossom" by Green and "Precious" by Cam Michael.Head over to the Arts Centre this weekend for a weekend full of art!Learn about our next suite of exhibitions opening next Friday at 6pm: belcoarts.com.au/exhibitionsPhoto: Andrew Sikorski Artwork: "Lake Walkers" (detail) Delene White

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