Is our city a mecca for modernism?
Canberra’s modernist masterpieces could be a tourist magnet and money spinner, but we need to…
Arts & Exhibitions
A lover of books and beauty, a seasoned traveller and a creative thinker, Catherine Carter is passionate about Canberra. In 2018, with support from local business leaders, she established Salon Canberra with the aim of bringing together thought leaders and opinion makers to discuss issues that influence the future of the nation’s capital, sparking new conversations and cross-sector collaborations. Catherine is a past recipient of a National Australia Day Achievement Medallion, the Telstra Business Women’s ACT Community and Government Award and the National Association of Women in Construction Crystal Vision Award.
Film, Theatre & Music
Art on the line
Public art: whether a source of delight or derision, it is undeniably democratic. Beyond the…
Film, Theatre & Music
The Diggers’ Requiem
A full orchestra, a large choir, a lone piper and 62,000 bells – one for…
Culture
What can Canberra’s garden city learn from the mega city?
Densifying is a way for Canberra to maintain its DNA as a garden city, says…
Community
Is culture the secret to Canberra’s green growth?
In 1802, one of the greatest poets in the English language, William Wordsworth, stood on…
Arts & Exhibitions
Retelling the story of Canberra
Has Canberra evolved into the city that Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin envisaged? …
Conversation
Building connection on a lonely planet
Feeling lonely is integral to the human experience. We can all feel lonely, whether in…
Community
Can apartment living enhance our quality of life?
Reading the online forums of Melbourne renters and apartment-hunters is certainly illuminating. While lurking there…