Events

Qantas and Australian Business are sponsoring the fifth Qantas Australian Woman of the Year in the UK Award, which recognises the achievments of Australian women in the UK. Women from all walks of life can apply for the Award, whether success has been achieved through business or personal endeavours, the arts, sciences, professional disciplines, government, the community sector or any other field. For full details and nomination forms, click here.

The Awards evening reception will take place on International Women's Day, Thursday 8 March 2012, at the Langham Hotel in Regent Street, London. Event registration will open in January

Music

The Easton trio - Madeliene Easton (violin), Daniel Grimwood (piano ) and Jonathan Ayling (cello) - will be performing Beethoven's 'Ghost' trio, the piano trio by Ross Edwards,and the Mendelssohn C minor trio.
6.30, 12 February
Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London
http://www.conwayhall.org.uk/sunday-concerts

Queensland’s Sunshine Coast Oriana Choir are undertaking an international tour in 2012, which will take them to Vienna, Paris, London, and also to Wales to audition for entry into the Choir of the World competition at the Llangollen Eisteddfod in July.

Sunshine Coast Oriana Choir and the Sunshine Coast Oriana Youth Choir have over seventy members aged from 8 to over 65, who come from all over the Sunshine Coast and surrounding areas to attend weekly rehearsals in Buderim. Subject to an audition, anyone can join the choirs and among the members are teachers, doctors, nurses, therapists, managers, administrators, writers, lawyers, business owners, students, musicians, artists, accountants, retirees, homemakers and more.

Oriana enjoys a wide repertoire from classical, sacred and period works to modern, contemporary and world music. They are committed to not only developing an outstanding choral group but presenting other innovative and quality music, theatre and arts opportunities.

They will be performing in London as follows

Monday 2 July, 1.15pm – 1.45pm: Dome Dais, St Paul’s Churchyard, St Paul’s Cathedral

Tuesday 3 July, 1.00pm – 1.45pm: St Martin in the Fields Church, Trafalgar Square

http://www.oriana.org.au

Exhibitions

The Royal Opera House is staging Dame Joan Sutherland: A Tribute, an exhibition giving a comprehensive overview of Dame Joan Sutherland's career at the Royal Opera House from 1952 to 1990, displaying costumes, jewellery, photographs, programmes and posters which recall some of her most celebrated roles.
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Until 11 February 2012
Information

Theatre

Cate Blanchett brings the Sydney Theatre Company to the Barbican Centre, London to perform Gross und Klein (Big and Small) by Botho Strauss. This delicately surreal play takes us on a journey across contemporary Germany. This production will be part of the London 2012 Festival, the culmination of the Cultural Olympiad.
13 – 29 April 2012
Information/tickets

The spectacular musical Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is based on the hilarious and heart-warming movie about three friends who hop aboard a battered old bus (named Priscilla) and take their show to the middle of the Australian outback.
Palace Theatre London
Info/bookings

Events

Click here for a list of Australian organisations in the UK, some of which of host events for their members and guests.

Seminars and Lectures

The Menzies Centre for Australian Studies presents lectures, seminars and conferences throughout the year.

Links

www.arts.gov.au – Australian Government, Office for the Arts

www.australiacouncil.gov.au – Australia Council for the Arts

www.ozarts.com.au – Exporting contemporary Australian arts and culture

www.indigenous.gov.au – Links to sites on Aboriginal art and culture