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How Local Art Made Australia’s National Capital

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Canberra’s dual status as national capital and local city dramatically affected the rise of a unique contemporary arts scene. This complex story, informed by rich archival material and interviews, details the triumph of local arts practice and community over the insistent cultural nation-building of...

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Autor principal: Doyle Wawrzyńczak, Anni
Format: Online
Idioma:anglès
Publicat: ANU Press 2021
Matèries:
Canberra
Australia
local art
artists
galleries
history
Canberra history
Australian Capital Territory
thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1M Australasia, Oceania, Pacific Islands, Atlantic Islands::1MB Australia and New Zealand / Aotearoa::1MBF Australia
thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AG The Arts: treatments and subjects::AGK Small-scale, secular and domestic scenes in art
Accés en línia:ONIX_20200901_9781760463403_11
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Sumari:Canberra’s dual status as national capital and local city dramatically affected the rise of a unique contemporary arts scene. This complex story, informed by rich archival material and interviews, details the triumph of local arts practice and community over the insistent cultural nation-building of Australia’s capital. It exposes local arts as a vital force in Canberra’s development and uncovers the influence of women in the growth of its visual arts culture. A broad illumination of the city-wide development of arts and culture from the 1920s to 2001 is combined with the story of Bitumen River Gallery and its successor Canberra Contemporary Art Space from 1978 to 2001. This history traces the growth of the arts from a community-led endeavour, through a period of responses to social and cultural needs, and ultimately to a humanising local practice that transcended national and international boundaries.

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