ART + SOUND
Join us at Civic Art Bureau this Friday 21 August for art & sound in the gallery plus bands in the gig room next door, upstairs Smiths Alternative.
Gallery open all day from noon until late
6:30pm Sia Ahmad live guitar and electronics in the gallery, responding to Elisa Crossing’s MOVE ME!
7:30pm Lily Morris in the bar
8:15pm Dog Name in the band room
Free admission. Bar open. Three great Canberra makers of original sound and song.
Supported by City Renewal Authority and thanks to Sonic Business and Smiths Alternative.
Elisa Crossing MOVE ME!
Elisa Crossing’s solo exhibition of paintings continues until Sunday 30 August. Floor talk 2pm Saturday 29 August. All welcome.
REVIEWS
The labyrinthic world of Elisa Crossing’s paintings - Sasha Grishin, Region ACT 14.8.26
“Crossing presents a series of visual entrapments that will seduce the viewer who pauses long enough in front of them to create their own narratives about these beautifully realised and carefully observed oil paintings.”
20 Questions with Elisa Crossing - Anna Carlsson, Art Guide 29.7.26
“Elisa Crossing finds moments of stillness in everyday life, paying close attention to the shapes that form around her. Through this approach, Crossing creates windows within her frames that serve as portals to other worlds.“
Crossing leaves room for the imagination - Kerry-Anne Cousins, City News, 17.8.26
“This is an intriguing, beautifully realised exhibition that asks the viewer to move beyond the painting surface and engage with the artist’s imaginative vision in a creative dialogue.”
Vale Viv
This week we farewelled our dear friend and comrade Vivienne Binns OAM with a beautiful service at Gunghalin Memorial Hall, convened by her long term Brisbane dealer Josh Milani with tributes from family, friends and former students including Bureau artists Chris Carmody and Dionisa Salas, Viv’s studio manager of many years. Remarkably her solo exhibition Test pieces at Sutton Gallery opened the day that she died, Saturday August 1.
NEXT AT THE BUREAU
Opening 3pm Saturday 5 September:
Al Munro AFTER BARCELONA
Wendy Teakel ENTANGLEMENT
Claire Fletcher ALL EYES ON ME
CONGRATULATIONS
Art Bank acquired a suite of paintings from Chris Carmody’s exhibition ALL THE TIME
CMAG acquired three works by Liz Coats, including two exhibited in her solo show LIGHT IN MIND
See you at the Bureau! Cheers from Adam