Arts Practitioners
BeAN
(Belconnen Artists Network): a network to keep Belconnen
artists informed about happenings in the art world.
Members participate individually and as a group in exhibitions,
community events and workshops. BeAN produces a newsletter
and welcomes new members. Meetings are held in the Charles
Hawker Room at the Belconnen Soccer Club on the first
Tuesday of each month at 6.00pm.
Email: BeAN
Salut
Baroque: Belconnen-based chamber orchestra bringing
together Australia's finest baroque musicians. The ensemble
is well known to Australian audiences, performing annual
subscription series concerts in Canberra and Sydney.
Email: Email Salut
Baroque
SCOOP artists cooperative - run the Strathnairn arts
facility. See Strathnairn,
below, for more information.
Belconnen Arts Centre
Located on the shore of Lake Ginninderra (Emu Bank
Drive) this facility has exhibition spaces and performance
areas. All details are under Belconnen Arts Centre on
the What's On Page.
Galleries
Belconnen Gallery: located in the Belconnen Community
Centre, a community gallery that focuses on presenting
work by local and emerging artists and arts groups.
Theatres and Theatre Companies
Belconnen Theatre: a 174-seat performance space committed
to providing an exciting venue for community artistic
groups.
Tempo Theatre: a non-profit community organisation proudly
serving the Canberra region.
Two of Canberra’s theatre companies also located
in Belconnen are Free Rain Theatre in Charnwood and
G-String Productions in Hawker.
Studios and Rehearsal Rooms
Strathnairn:
an arts production facility run by SCOOP artists co-operative
and located in a delightful rural setting near Holt.
The heritage homestead holds 12 artists’ studios,
a gallery with exhibition space for the members of SCOOP
and a room for hire by non-member artists, a community
access workshop, ceramic firing facilities (including
specialised kilns) and even a wood-fired pizza oven.
Strathnairn Gallery is located in a charming early 20th
C homestead. You can find Strathnairn at 90 Stockdill
Drive , Holt, 1 kilometre on the right past the entrance
to the Belconnen Magpies Golf Club after turning at
the intersection of Spofforth Street and Drake Brockman
Drive.
Email Strathnairn
Phone: 6254 2134
Exhibition opportunity.
Strathnairn Homestead Gallery. Gallery Programme.
Looking for exhibition submissions for 2007
2 Gallery spaces are available at very reasonable rates
in a delightful rural setting.
Contact Jo Hollier for more information on mob: 0413
487 808
or by email strathnairn@netspeed.com.au
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