Program of Events
Friday 15 February 2008
Barometer at Canberra Glassworks
6.00 pm: Launch of this innovative exhibition based on a two-week residency of four local artists: Wendy Teakel, Kirsten Farrell, John Pratt and Sharon Peters, curated by Kirstie Rea. Four artists from other disciplines explore glass as a medium to express their reflections on the lake landscape with an amazing clarity and boldness of ideas, materials and processes.
Canberra Glassworks
11 Wentworth Avenue Kingston ACT
Tel 02 6260 7005
www.canberraglassworks.com
Exhibition runs from 16 February to 30 March
Wednesday to Sunday 10 am to 4 pm
Entry free
Thursday 6 March 2008
Weereewa Print
6.00 pm Launch of exhibition of some of Canberra’s best printmakers, continuing a tradition of lake visits to inspire varied interpretations of the lake landscape. Curated by Peter Zanetti.
Megalo Print Studio + Gallery
Canberra Technology Park
49 Phillip Ave
WATSONACT 2602
Tel: 02 6241 4844
Exhibition runs from 6 to 29 March
Tuesday - Saturday 9.30 am to 5.00 pm
Entry free
Wednesday 19 March 2008
Lake Gathering
6.00 pm Launch of exhibition of five prominent Canberra artists who have been inspired by the lake over many years but with entirely different approaches through painting drawing, collage and ceramics:
Micky Allan
Katharine Campbell
Christine James
Anita McIntyre
Peter Smith
Gathered by Philippa Kelly
6.30 pm David Pereira will play his composition for cello ‘Lake Ghost’, inspired by the lake, in the gallery courtyard
ANCA Gallery
1 Rosevear Place, Dickson, ACT, 2602
02 6247 8736
http://www.anca.canberra.net.au/
Entry free
Exhibition runs from 20 to 30 March 2008
Wednesday to Friday 12.00 to 5.00 pm
Saturday 22 March 2008
Weereewa Collective
6.00 pm Launch of group exhibition of works in various media.
X Gallery
32 Gibraltar Street,
Bungendore NSW 2621
02 6238 0550
Email xgallery@msn.com
Entry free
Exhibition runs from 22 March to 19 May
Friday to Sunday
11 am to 5 pm
Entry free
28 March 2008
Announcement of The Weereewa Festival Short Story Competition awards including the Milton Simms Medal
The medal is named in honour of Milton Simms, a former Australian National University librarian and former long-time Bungendore resident who lobbied in his position as Yarrowlumla deputy mayor to secure funds to build the Bungendore Library and school hall. The medal for the open section will be of silver and designed by X Gallery’s Xanthe Gay. There are awards in the other two sections for stories by Junior primary school children and Intermediate primary school children.
5.00 to 6.00 pm
Outside A Suitable Book
Bungendore Village Square
Malbon Street
Bungendore NSW 2621
Free
28 March 2008
Weereewa Works on Paper Prize and Exhibition
6.00 pm Launch at Bungendore Woodworks Gallery
An interesting cross section of media, all works on paper, selected for the first Weereewa Works on Paper Prize in association with Bungendore Woodworks Gallery. The two prizewinners, judged by Helen Maxwell of Helen Maxwell Gallery, Canberra, will be announced at the launch.
Bungendore Woodworks Gallery
Malbon Street
Bungendore NSW 2621
Free
(For more details of the prize please check Weereewa festival website)
28 March 2008
Bowling for Bungendore
7.30 pm Doors open : 8.30 pm Performance
Comedy duo Shortis and Simpson return to Bungendore for two nights at the best venue in town, the Bungendore Bowling Club. They are renowned for their sharp political satire, and with a whole host of new targets in Parliament House, they’ll have a batch of brand new material. Mixed with that will be a selection of some of their general comedy songs, and a few songs with local flavour. Bowling for Bungendore is witty, irreverent, original, surprising, poignant, and very funny. Come with a friend or with a crowd. Seating is at tables of 4, 6 and 10. The bar is open and the ticket price includes a light supper. Book now, don’t miss it.
Bungendore Bowlng Club
Turallo Terrace
Bungendore NSW 2621
$30 per person (including light supper)
Table bookings accepted (tables of 4, 6 and 10)
Send cheque or money order with your booking to:
Weereewa A Festival of Lake George
PO Box 170
Bungendore NSW 2621
Or pay by cheque, money order or cash at
X Gallery
32 Gibraltar Street,
Bungendore NSW 2621
X Gallery opening hours: Fri- Mon 11am-5pm
Tel: 6238 0550 or 0417730087
Saturday 29 March
Shoreline walk from Geary’s Gap to Silver Wattle.
8.30 am 5 km walk with expert commentaries on pastoral history and natural history.
Bring water; sturdy footwear and trousers recommended..
(For more details and map please check Weereewa website)
Saturday 29 March
Shoreline: Weereewa Sculpture Trail
11.00 am Launch of Sculpture at Silver Wattle entrance
Ten artists who have been selected to create site specific works on the shores of the lake will make your trip along Lake Road enthralling and give you a new perspective on this extraordinary landscape.
Silver Wattle gate
at end of
Lake Road
Bungendore NSW 2621
Saturday 29 March
Passion on the Lake
12 noon to 6 pm Passion on the Lake is a one-day event held in the grounds of Mirramu Creative Arts Centre and on the lake-bed of Weereewa/Lake George.
The program features dance artists from Mirramu Dance Company performing excerpts from their recent Tango Lament production, and community dance groups from the ACT and local regions.
Workshops and presentations in Tango, Salsa and other world dance styles will be led by members of the Tango Social Club of Canberra, Racquel and Andrea Paez from the Salsabor Dance Company and Naomi Lieberfreund from Wild Earth Dance Theatre. Artistic wares, many with a South American flavour, will be on sale at the colourful stalls, and sculptured installations will be on show under the trees.
Bring a picnic basket and celebrate this special place
Mirramu Creative Arts Centre
849 Lake Road, Bungendore
02 6238 1492
Gate sales: Adult $12, Concession $8, family $28
Saturday 29 March 2008
BATS Weereewa Concert
4.00 to 10.30 pm
Bring your own food and drink to the Weereewa Concert featuring local musicians and BATS members. Bands include the Firepigs, Eagle Medicine, The Bond Traps, Honey Groove, Larry King Band plus soloists and Bush Poets.
Bungendore Memorial Hall
Molonglo Street
Bungendore NSW 2621
Contact: Danny Velnaar 6238 1673
Entry Adult: $10 U/16 Free
Saturday 29 March 2008
Bowling for Bungendore
(See previous entry)
Sunday 30 March 2008
FORUM: Shorelines - Palaeo, Pre and Present. A Story of Weereeewa
Since its inception in 1999, the Weereewa Festival has featured a one-day forum to bring together specialists in various fields and disseminate information to a wider audience. The aim of the Weereewa Festival forums has been to raise awareness and understanding of the unique values of Weereewa (
This year’s Forum Shorelines Palaeo, Pre and Present, tells the story of the Weereewa region across a broad sweep of time. Speakers include Dr Geoffrey Hope Dr Kathryn Fitzsimmons and Dr Philip Hughes from the ANU, George Main of the National Museum of Australia, Beth Hatton, artist and Adam Muyt, ecologist. Barry Cohen will launch the forum, which is convened by Rainer Rehwinkel.
Silver Wattle
Lake Road
Bungendore NSW 2621
For registration forms ring:
02 6238 0119
Or Email weereewafestival@ozemail.com.au
Registration fee: $65
Concession: $50
(includes lunch and light refreshments)
(For full details and map please check Weereewa website)
Bookings:
A Suitable Book
Village Square
Bungendore NSW 2621
02 6238 1648
Sunday 30 March 2008
Living across the Cultural Divide
Literary Dinner - an evening with writer Kim Mahood
7.00 pm Champagne Opening at A Suitable Book; Dinner at Wood Works Café
Kim Mahood grew up in the Tanami Desert. Despite time away at boarding school and later teaching at the Canberra School of Art, Kim is constantly drawn back to her heartland. Her identity is defined across two cultures. In her memoir, Craft for a
$45.00 & BYO
Bookings:
Village Square
Malbon Street
Bungendore NSW 2621
02 6238 1648
Saturday 5 April
Shoreline walk from Geary’s Gap to Silver Wattle.
8.30 am 5 km walk with expert commentaries on pastoral history and natural history.
Bring water; sturdy footwear and trousers recommended..
(For more details and map please check Weereewa website)
Saturday 5 April
Lake George Gardens
AGHS members $15 non members $25
For booking information please contact
Australian Garden History Society
GPO Box 1630
Canberra ACT 2601
(For more details check Weereewa website)
Sunday 6 April
Open gardens of Bungendore
10 am to 4.00 pm: Country, cottage, native and vegetable gardens to delight you.
(For more details and maps please check Weereewa website)
Entrance $5 per garden or $10 for all four gardens
The day ticket to be picked up at X Gallery (see below) on the day.
Sunday 6 April
Farmers market with regional food and wine
10 am to 2.00 pm: at X Gallery gardensX Gallery
32 Gibraltar Street,
Bungendore NSW 2621
02 6238 0550
Email xgallery@msn.com
For all producers interested in holding a stall please ring 02 6238 0119
Sunday 6 April
Harvest Restaurant lunch
12 noon to 2.00 pm: A sumptuous lunch in the back garden featuring local produce and local wine
Bookings:
Royal Hotel
Gibraltar Street
Bungendore
02 6238 1219
Sunday 6 April
Lynwood concert
3.00 to 6.00 pm: Corinna Steel and support bands at Lynwood Café, Collector
Tickets at the door.
Collector
02 4848 0200
26 March - 6 April
Concurrent Exhibitions
During the festival there will be exhibitions at:
Frances
Old St Lukes Studio & Gallery
For information on Frances Clarice Gallery go to :http://www.canberraregion.info/directory/index.php?pid=4034
For information about Old St Lukes Studio and Gallery go to http://australianceramics.com/home/index.php/Details/Jones.-Ian-Laughing-Frog-Pottery.html
email: weereewafestival@ozemail.com.au
Website: www.weereewafestival.org