Belconnen Arts Centre in Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory, Australia | Performance & event venue

Belconnen Arts Centre

Locality: Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Phone: +61 2 6173 3300

Address: Belconnen Arts Centre, 118 Emu Bank 2617 Belconnen, ACT, Australia

Website: http://www.belcoarts.com.au/

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22.01.2022 "Mess and Intimacy are artistic responses to the contradictions and paradoxes underpinning life in this pandemic, aiming to connect us as an audience in a time demanding we are kept apart." A beautiful article by HerCanberra diving deep into our two upcoming Belco Arts productions. Tickets are on sale now for Intimacy and Mess. With only a handful of tickets remaining for this week's performances of Mess be sure to get in quick to avoid disappointment: belcoarts.com.au/events

22.01.2022 A lovely feature by ACT Independent Dance Artists on Chenoeh Miller, one of our fabulous Live Programs Officers at Belco Arts. We're so fortunate at Belco Arts to work with such a talented and dedicated team of people. Chenoeh is the Producer and Assistant Director of our upcoming performance "Mess" opening this Thursday night. Tickets are selling fast, so be sure to book soon to avoid missing out: belcoarts.com.au/mess

21.01.2022 Canberra’s very own sirens of satire Sparrow-Folk are back with a musical sing-along comedy show like no other! Enjoy an online evening of side-splitting laughter as Sparrow-Folk take you through their back catalogue of hilarious hits. With special guest interviews and a variety of musical challenges and games, this is one Saturday night worth staying in for. Who knowsthey might even use Lark’s special kazoo. Don’t miss the chance to sing-along with Sparrow-Folk, 8pm this Sa...turday! This project was made possible by donations to Belco Arts’ Going the Distance campaign to support artists during COVID-19.

18.01.2022 Let the ultra glamorous Mad B knock you socks off with this classic for NAIDOC in the North

17.01.2022 \\ Artist spotlight: Marlné Claudine Radice \\ Marlene is an Australian composer who specialises in notated electroacoustic composition by exploring how art and sound complement one another. Taking recorded sounds away from their original sources, she processes and manipulates these into new musical structures. Raw industrial noises, looped voices and hypnotic soundscapes are layered to create a nuanced and original sound. Her creative practice primarily deals with the identity politics of queer femme bodies. To experience original sound design by Marlene this October, book your tickets to Mess today: belcoarts.com.au/mess

16.01.2022 Wait till you see this woman’s work. A stunning overview by Canberra CityNews of our next production, Mess, directed by emerging star Natsuko Yonezawa. Buy your tickets now at belcoarts.com.au/mess.

16.01.2022 It was so exciting hosting YouAreHere today! We are intensely proud to showcase Canberra's best new work in development!

14.01.2022 Calling all ceramic and glass artists! Do you make any type of vessel that takes the dining experience or home environment to another level? It's your last weekend to enter L I Q U I D a survey exhibition at Belco Arts run to showcase the beauty found in functional ware. Apply online by midnight Monday 28 September: belcoarts.com.au/liquid

13.01.2022 Red alert The live events industry has been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent social distancing regulations. Highly skilled professionals from production, lighting, audio visual and other industries have been without work since March. Amplify the industry’s voice; call for meaningful support at www.wemakeeventsaus.com, and help Australia to keep making events. #WeMakeEventsAus #gobotech

12.01.2022 Here's a few highlights from the NAIDOC in the North in person events. Thanks to everyone who joined us for NAIDOC Week 2020. Always Was, Always Will Be.

11.01.2022 Larry Brandy Aboriginal storyteller tells his story of growing up in Condobolin with the help of a special kangaroo skin created by Lynette Riley. Thank you for sharing this for NAIDOC in the North

06.01.2022 Jo has extensive experience working with remote Indigenous peoples, particularly women, across many regions of Australia, Timor Leste, Papua New Guinea and Pakistan. In this week's episode of Sage, Jo speaks to her experience of touch with her family through recent periods of isolation and compares it with the experience of her friends in PNG.

05.01.2022 \\ Artist Spotlight: Miriam Slater \\ Miriam is a multidisciplinary artist, primarily utilising comedy, physical theatre, and poetry. Interested in the innate desire that humans have to belong as well as to rebel, Miriam approaches creating with a strong focus on community, immersion and interaction. With an Honours in Visual Arts from ANU (2017), they have also undertaken training in areas such as Butoh dance and Action Theatre both in Australia and overseas. Miriam has wor...ked with Little Dove Theatre Art and Shadow House Pits, and toured shows nationally through the Fringe circuit (Ophelia’s Shadow, 2018). A founding member of Acoustic Theatre and half of the comedy duo Sweaty Pits, Miriam uses their diverse creative platforms to open discussions around connectivity, queer expression, and performance activism. To see Miriam perform this October, book your tickets to Mess today: belcoarts.com.au/mess

05.01.2022 \\ Artist Spotlight: byrd \\ byrd works in an ongoing capacity as a freelance muralist, producing signage and murals from the domestic to commercial in scale as well as producing compositions of his own in public spaces. byrd’s studio practice surveys a re-claim and reuse agenda, made evident in the ornamental surfacing and resurfacing of walls and other historied grounds (both built and found), with an accumulated library of marks, patterns and icons. byrd has works held in... the collections of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Museum and Gallery, the ACT Legislative Assembly Art Collection, the ARTBANK collection, Craft ACT and various private collections both locally and abroad. To see bryd's original set design this October, book your tickets to Mess today: belcoarts.com.au/mess

02.01.2022 \\ Artist Spotlight: Natsuko Yonezawa \\ Natsuko is an emerging multi-disciplinary artist who works with performance (dance), video, digital media (VR & AR) and visual arts. Her work uses a range of different creative disciplines to create immersive and unique performance and multimedia works. Her work is inspired by social issues and offers the audience an opportunity to view these issues from different perspectives and environments. Natsuko is the director of our upcoming B...elco Arts Production Mess. Tickets are on sale now, so visit our website to book and learn more about the show: belcoarts.com.au/mess Photo: Martin Ollman

01.01.2022 It's your last chance to vote! Help us to enrich the lives and health of our aged care residents when they need it most and vote for Belconnen Arts Centre via the Dreams for a Better World website: dreamsforabetterworld.com.au/vote We have a dream to deliver specialised dance programs promoting health and wellbeing to people living in ACT aged and residential care, but we can't do it without your help.... Voting closes tomorrow at 5pm AEST

01.01.2022 Do you remember your first date with Champagne? Well it's Grace's turn tonight, and we can only wish her luck. Do you have any advice for her in the latest episode of Grace Dates Grapes? She's sharing it all with you live on Instagram at 8pm, head over to @wineinaonesie to join the fun! Grace Dates Grapes is part of the Going the Distance project and is made possible through the generous support of our patrons.