Bringing about social change through art is an ambitious goal and one that was at the heart of Art for Our Sake, a workshop run by Belconnen Arts Centre and Big hART Inc. Around two dozen participants of varying ages settled themselves on couches in The Record Store to network, share skills and unpack Community Arts […]

Fashion films are such an artistic way to showcase the vision of a designer, and the collaboration between fashion label Chorus with Australian musician Bertie Blackman is unlike anything I've seen before. Reviewed by Kara Bertoncini.

A small crowd is gathered at the merry-go-round in Garema Place. A man emerges with a sign. On it are three rules: 1) You’re Dead Now, 2) Respect the Fucking Horses and 3) Do What You’re Told. We take four sheets of paper, a pencil and are told to sit on the ground. “You’re dead. You […]

Rip, Drag & Ruminate is a double bill dance production by AC Arts’ graduating dancers, which explores social dynamics and needs in a technology-saturated culture. The dancers are physically impressive with tightly executed choreography. Patches of Society is a charming but disjointed show and was overshadowed by the more conceptually complete personwhowatchestoomuchtelevision. AC Arts is […]

Playing to a crowd of thirteen, Larry Dean starts his show as nonchalantly as possible. No one announces him, no one says a word. If you didn’t know who he was you might think a stranger had wandered in and just started talking into the mic. That’s because Dean isn’t playing the Garden, or 100+ […]