Community Programs

VINTAGE NOIR

Big House Film Society presents monthly film screenings exclusively
for Big House and ACT M&G Members.
Cards must be shown at the door and memberships to both
organisations can be purchased on the day.

For: Members of Big House Films and ACT M&G
Cost: Free
Time:1.00–4.00pm
RSVP: cmagbookings@act.gov.au or 6207 3968
Theatrette

Sun 30 June: The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Sun 28 July: Ace In The Hole (The Big Carnival) (1951)
Sun 25 August: Sunset Boulevard (1950)

Big House Film Society
www.bighousefilm.com

FLOOR TALK: Greg and Ionë Peters

Sat 1 June: 12.30–1.30pm

Discover the conservation and research behind The Australiana Fund collection with Greg Peters,
Chief Conservator Patinations Conservation Services, and Ionë Peters, decorative arts researcher
and former Assistant to the Fine Art Advisor of The Australiana Fund.

FRIENDS AROUND THE LAKE: Members evening

Thu 27 June: 5.30–7.30pm

A last chance to see Australia Revealed at an evening viewing for members as part of the
Friends Around the Lake series of events. Join Mark Bayly, Assistant Director Exhibitions and Curatorial,
as he guides you on a tour exploring key moments in Australian taste, concluding with refreshments in the Foyer.

$5.00 for ACT M&G Members, bookings by Mon 24 June.

CURATOR’S FLOOR TALK

Thu 4 July: 1.00–2.00pm

Join Deborah Clark, CMAG’s Senior Curator of Visual Arts, for a discussion of the exhibition Gathered Together. Discover the stories behind CMAG’s collection of Indigenous art and examine works by Danie Mellor, Kevin Gilbert and Indigenous prints from the Studio One collection.

Free

WEAVING WORKSHOP: Wreck Bay Community

Sat 13 July and Sat 20 July: 12.00–3.30pm

Windsongs and Waterlines – where is, what is Wreck Bay? is a Centenary of Canberra project, proudly supported by the ACT Government and the Australian Government.

$65 per workshop, payment by Thu 11 July.

FLOOR TALK: Dr Robert Dyball and Bev Hogg

Wed 17 July: 1.00–2.00pm

Join Dr Robert Dyball, Australian National University Lecturer in the Fenner School of Environment
and Society, and visual artist Bev Hogg as they discuss Canberra’s food production future and the
work of art, Big Foot’s Feast. Bev Hogg describes her work as, ‘a telescopic pie-chart-wedding-cake’,
and it was created in response to Dr Robert Dyball’s speculative paper about food production in the Canberra region in 100 years.

FLOOR TALK: Dale Middleby and Paul Hendry

Wed 31 July: 1.00–2.00pm

Join Dale Middleby, CMAG’s Senior Curator of Social History, and art historian Paul Hendry for an overview of the exhibition and a discussion about artist Lawrence Daws. Find out more about Canberra’s past and
present and discover how academics and artists worked together to create this unique vision of Canberra’s future.

ARTISTS’ FLOOR TALK: Jenni Martiniello and Lyndy Delian

Thu 1 August: 1.00–2.00pm

Join artists Jenni Martiniello and Lyndy Delian for a conversation about their glass works of art, Fish trap 7 and Turtle on exhibition in Gathered together.

FLOOR TALK: Andrew Willett

Wednesday 7 August: 1.00–2.00pm

Andrew Willett, a long time telephone collector, will outline the development of the telephone service in Australia, from the Post Master General’s Department to Telstra. His talk will focus on both technical and operator staff aspects as well as his interest in collecting something as ubiquitous as the telephone.

FLOOR TALK: Fernando Pino and Christine Waring

Wed 14 August: 1.00–2.00pm

Join architecture graduate and artist Fernando Pino and milliner Christine Waring to learn about their professional practice. For this exhibition, Fernando Pino has created a model based on the Griffins’ winning entry in the 1911 competition to design Australia’s capital and Christine Waring has recreated theatrical headdresses worn by the Griffins.