Locals invited to ‘paste your place’
Paste your Place, run by artists Kate Matthews and Fred McGrath, is encouraging members from the community to leave their mark (or face) on a temporary art installation while having their say on what they want to see in public spaces of the future.
Held over two days this weekend, 2-3 July, Saturday will see locals photograph their favourite public spaces and what makes them special before creating a larger-than-life photographic mural. On Sunday, Kate and Fred will host a portrait booth at the Old Bus Depot Markets with attendees invited to use wheat glue and paste their face to the mural. The final piece of this fun street art will be displayed at the Former Transport Depot in Kingston for around three months.
To find out more, head to allevents.in/canberra/paste-your-place
NAIDOC Week celebrations
Belco Arts presents NAIDOC in the North, a host of events celebrating the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture this NAIDOC Week, 2-9 July, held here on the lands of the Ngunnawal People.
Indulge in the flavours of bush foods, learn the intricate craft of traditional weaving, or lose yourself in dreamtime at storytelling. Working with several child and family centres, libraries and institutions across the Territory’s northern suburbs and supported by the ACT Government, the activities invite locals to experience the oldest cultures in the world.
For a full list of activities, head to belcoarts.com.au/naidoc
Moon Festival returns
After two long years, the Canberra Moon Festival will return this September. For three glorious days, 9-11 September, City Walk will be filled with the scents of gourmet Asian street food, along with stunning performances. The Moon Festival hopes to bring people together under the vision of ‘one community, one world, one big family’.
Community groups, stall holders, performers and volunteers who want to be involved in the festivities are encouraged to apply now via the website: canberramoonfestival.com.au
Breastfeeding mother portrait wins Napier Waller Prize
Retired Major Anneke Jamieson’s striking portrait, The Promotion, has won the 2022 Napier Waller Art Prize and $10,000, the Australian War Memorial announced last week.
The acrylic and oil on canvas work depicts a servicewoman in uniform breastfeeding her baby. Jamieson, a mother of three, was inspired by her own experiences and dedicated the work to “mothers that serve; to their sacrifices and conflicted hearts and to the families that support them”. The Promotion is set to be added to the Memorial’s National Collection.
The Napier Waller Art Prize is named in honour of Mervyn Napier Waller, an Australian Serviceman who lost his right arm after being wounded during World War I and then taught himself to draw with his left hand saying, “An artist draws with his hands not his head”. The annual competition is open to all current and former service personnel in the Australian Defence Force.
An exhibition of 14 of the 28 shortlisted works is on show at Australian Parliament House. The public is invited to vote for the People’s Choice Award on the Memorial’s website until the exhibition closes on 20 November.
To see the works, head to www.awm.gov.au
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