2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (178+ words) By arts editor HELEN MUSA After an absence of 13 years, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra will return to Canberra for a one-night performance at Snow Concert Hall on September 25. Regarded by many as Australia’s leading orchestra, the ensemble will be conducted…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (407+ words) Visual Arts / The Space Between by Roslyn Kean and Rock at the Roadside, the Mokuhanga Project, Generator Gallery at Belconnen Arts Centre. Until 11 October. Reviewed by DAVID WHITBREAD What resonates in Roslyn Kean’s exhibition is the combination of technical mastery…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (354+ words) Music / French Accents, CSO Wind Quartet, Canberra Symphony Orchestra Chamber Series. Gandel Hall, National Gallery of Australia, September 6. Reviewed by ALANNA MACLEAN Just when you have forgotten that the Canberra Symphony Orchestra contains outstanding individual players, along comes a lilting…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (318+ words) Dance / Reviewing a Pedagogy for the Bodenwieser Technique by James Batchelor, Ruth Osborne and Wesley Lim. At The Street Theatre, Canberra, September 3. Reviewed by MICHELLE POTTER Canberra’s dance community gathered recently at The Street Theatre for an event in the series…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (660+ words) From its inception in 2017 under the name Contour556, named for the height above sea level of Lake Burley Griffin, the Canberra Art Biennial has been driven by place. Now in its sixth edition, the biennial has expanded far beyond its original…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (334+ words) Vale Vivienne Binns, born Wyong NSW, December 6, 1940; died Canberra, August 1, 2026. One of Australia’s most admired and influential artists, Vivienne Binns, has died in Canberra aged 85. Loved by many for her warm and accessible personality, Binns was also recognised as an…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (231+ words) The gallery is showing works by 30 selected finalists (and selected finalists from previous years). This review only discusses this year’s artworks. The chosen winner is MAE KHONG, 2026 by Nathan Beard. The image has previously been published in City News, so…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (224+ words) Here’s HELEN MUSA’s latest Arts in the City column. This year is the 20th anniversary of Canberra’s Stellar Company. Canberra writers and literary figures have featured in the shortlist for the 2026 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards. Journalist and author Tom McIlroy is…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (394+ words) Visual Arts/Elisa Crossing: Move Me! Civic Art Bureau, until August 31. Reviewed by KERRY-ANNE COUSINS Elisa Crossing is one of Canberra’s well known artists and a long established lecturer in painting at the ANU School of Art and Design. The…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (219+ words) Music / Nicolas Altstaedt and Thomas Dunford for Musica Viva Australia. At Llewellyn Hall, August 13. Reviewed by NICK HORN Nicolas Altstaedt on baroque cello and Thomas Dunford on archlute presented a well conceived and superbly executed recital at the very highest…...