Tours


Do you love night-time cities but don’t want to walk alone?
Join our female guides to discover stories of sheroes and experience the city in collective safety.


Lakeside Stories

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AlleyArt

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Forest Bathing

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Canberra is a city synonymous with architecture and politics. Join us for a night walk revealing hidden stories about Lake Burley Griffin. Along the way we screen works by some of CBR’s leading lights, on a mobile film and sound show. Enjoy a wonder wander, including archival and experimental film, dance, visual art, animation, songs, poetry, docos, and social yarning.


Dates: New events coming in 2024

Price: $40 Adults (limited capacity 30 people per night)
Ages: Suitable for all ages

Artists – Dr Kirsty Guster, The Concrete History Team, Sue Maslin OAM, Domestic Dirt, Jacquie Reid, Gordon Hookey, Melinda Smith, Caren Florance, Shane Breynard, Astrid Breuer, Nicole Voevodin-Cash, Artworks by ANU School of Art , Animation, Design, Printmedia and Drawing students, Ros Lemoh, Australian Dance Party, Lee Collins, and Mary Hutchison.
Supported by Australian National University, and Canberra Art Biennial.  Archival material supplied by National Film and Sound Archive, National Museum of Australia, National Library of Australia, and National Portrait Gallery.

Night walking is about going astray. Join us to tour the nightscape, alleys, plazas, and parks, as we project works by local artists and footage of the city’s past, along the way. It’s a moving film and sound show incorporating site-responsive art, film, animation, and songs. The coolest event in the Capital, reclaiming the streets with lights, melodies, dance, and zero carbon emissions.

Dates: New events coming in 2024
Price: $40 Adults (limited capacity 30 people per night)
Ages: Suitable for all ages over 15 years

Artists – Katie Hayne, Mary Hutchison, Lee Collins, Ellis Hutch, Inconvenient Groove, Robynne Murphy, Andrew Pike OAM, Tammi Gissell, Marissa McDowell, Sue Maslin OAM, Australian Dance Party, Somebody’s Aunt, Martyn Jolly, Jacqueline Bradley, Krista Schmeling, Nicci Haynes, Dr Ursula Frederick, Jacque Reid, Jane Duong, and Localjinni. ANU Urban X Suburban – Artworks by ANU School of Art and Design, Printmedia and Drawing students. Collection material supplied by NFSA.

Tree worship is universal, as is our symbiotic relationship to trees. Come and explore Canberra’s heritage listed, 100-year-old Cork Forest. Join a cohort of Localjinni’s as we throw light on this enchanted wood, make walking drawings, and meditate on the nature of trees. Wander with the moon and share the magic of night in collective safety.

Dates: Friday 3 or 4 November 2023
Time: 8pm – 10pm
Location: Meet in the Cork Oak car park, National Arboretum Canberra
SOLD OUT

Price: $40 Adults (limited capacity 30 people per night)
Ages: Suitable for all ages over 15 years

Artists – Dr Sally Clarke, Dr Tracey Benson, Jane Duong, Nicole Voevodin-Cash, Caroline Huff, Dr Ursula Frederick and Fiona Hooton. Supported by University of Canberra, Canberra Art Biennial, and the National Arboretum.


``It gave me a deeper and different experience of the lake - a very 3D all-sensory experience``


`` A great way to explore spaces and places that i wouldn't have thought to on my own``


`` Fascinating stories, facts shared and wonderful creative pieces involving the forest``

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