As we near the end of the year, businesses, organisations, and community groups are celebrating 2024 with showcases, performances, markets and exhibitions.
SAUCE: A buddy comedy presented by Bare Witness Theatre Company and Smith’s Alternative. SAUCE is a tasteless and altogether tasty comedy about crisis, coping and the joys that can only be found in tin-foil tubs, Australian premiere, Smith’s Alternative, 11-15 December, smithsalternative.com/events/sauce-88602
Awake: Kopasetic single launch with The Burley Griffin and Anna Ransom. Fresh off releasing their recent single Ruminating‘, Kopasetic are back with a new folk original Awake. Launch at Dissent Cafe and Bar (formerly Beach Burrito Co), 13 December, 7-11pm; events.humanitix.com/kopasetic-awake-single-launch-w-the-burley-griffin-and-anna-ransom?hxchl=hex-pfl
Open art studio: Check out the art studio of Isla Patterson, a traditional watercolour artist. 10 Mainoru Place, Hawker, 14-15 December, 1:30-4:30pm
Hawker Community Repair Café and made local markets: Bring your items that need to be repaired, relax with a hand massage inside, watch local weavers turn lost socks and old t-shirts into rag rugs, listen to live music and browse the market stalls. Food and drinks also available; Hawker International Softball Centre, 15 December, 10am-1pm; hawkermensshed.com.au
ONGOING
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: The Q, Aunty Louise Brown Park, Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, runs until 15 December 2024; theq.net.au/whats-on/a-midsummer-nights-dream
Eurydice: Dying too young on her wedding day, Eurydice must journey to the underworld where she reunites with her father and struggles to remember her lost love. This play is a fresh look at a timeless love story – the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Mill Theatre at Dairy Road, runs until 14 December 7:30pm Wednesdays to Fridays, 2:30 and 7:30pm on Saturdays; sites.google.com/lexisekuless.com/mill-theatre-at-dairy-road
Carol Jerrems: Portraits: In a career that spanned only 12 years before her tragic death at the age of 30, Jerrems captured the world around her with curiosity and courage. National Portrait Gallery, 30 November 2024 to 2 March 2025, portrait.gov.au/exhibitions/carol-jerrems-2024
It’s a wrap: Textile artists from the Canberra region showcase their design and making skills in the timeless scarf format, Tuggeranong Arts Centre, the exhibition runs until 13 December; tuggeranongarts.com/its-a-wrap-18-oct-13-dec
Power Brooch: A range of artists showcasing their jewellery’s capacity to express and communicate the theme of power brooch, whether it is subtle, expresses sentimental connections or even conveys part of the personality of the wearer. Bilk Gallery, 403 Captains Flat Road, Carwoola, the exhibition runs until 14 December; bilk.com.au/power-brooch-group-exhibition
Anne of Green Gables: A favourite for more than 100 years, Anne of Green Gables follows the precocious and imaginative Anne Shirley as she captures the hearts and minds of her newfound family and neighbours in the small farming community of Avonlea – simply by virtue of her own pluck and personality. The Lieder Theatre, Goulburn, NSW, runs until 14 December; theliedertheatre.com/
Reflecting Moods: An eclectic mix of current paintings by Australian and international award-winning artists David Brayshaw and Chrissie Lloyd, the exhibition runs until 15 December. Humble House Gallery, 93 Wollongong Street, Fyshwick; humblehouse.com.au/
Fantasia: With the luxurious use of paint on generous canvases, Justin Pearson contemplates the exquisite landscapes he has encountered on the drive from Bodalla to Mittagong through these artworks. Gallery Bodalla, runs until 5 January 2025; gallerybodalla.com.au
Four new exhibitions: Dear Forests…, Oikos, Grounded and Echoes of Absence, the exhibitions run until 2 February 2025; belcoarts.com.au/exhibitions
Ethel Carrick and Anne Dangar: Two major exhibitions at the National Gallery of Australia running until 27 April 2025; nga.gov.au/whats-on
20 Years of Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year: Images range from the eye of a firestorm captured by last year’s winner Samuel Markham to 2016 winner Matthew McIntosh’s macro shot of mosquitoes feasting on the forehead of a tree frog, to the 2010 winner Glenn Ehmke’s face-off between a Gentoo penguin and an elephant seal, National Archives of Australia, Parkes, runs until 27 April 2025; naa.gov.au/visit-us/events-and-exhibitions/20-years-australian-geographic-nature-photographer-year
Behind the Lines: Featuring established and emerging cartoonists from across Australia, this exhibition highlights the significant contribution they make to cultural and political debates through witty, insightful and often poignant satirical drawings, paintings, GIFs and sculptures. The 2024 theme is ‘no guts, no glory,’ reflecting a year when the Olympic and Paralympic Games were held, and in Australia’s daily news sporting analogies were drawn between politics and the issues affecting our everyday lives. Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House, open from 29 November for a year; moadoph.gov.au
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