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Steps towards Simmerdim (and Facing Down the Roar)…

Arts & Parts exists in a community populated by driven and thoughtful individuals, and over the past few years, we have been so pleased to develop a relationship with the singer-songwriter and creative producer Merlyn Driver and his innovative artist development platform Making Tracks.

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The ides of March…

Arts & Parts had nothing to fear in the first two weeks of March, as we headed west from Sydney – where we’ve been working as well as enjoying the Australian summer – to follow the premieres of the fifth and sixth commissions of Finding Our Voice.

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Circling the roundabouts…the nation’s capital in summer 

Located on Ngunnawal, Ngunawal and Ngambri County and known for its innumerable roundabouts, Canberra – Australia’s bush capital – is not the first place you’d think of spending time in summer, mostly because the country’s plentiful and spectacular beaches hold sway over other landscapes.

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