Art, Not Apart

{{Short description|Annual arts festival in Canberra, Australia}}

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Art, Not Apart is an annual Australian contemporary arts festival held in Canberra, providing an opportunity for artists to display their works and connect with the community.{{cite news |url= http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/art-not-apart-festival-once-a-year-and-its-a-big-day-art-20140314-34ssq.html |newspaper=The Canberra Times |publisher=Fairfax Media |title=Art, Not Apart festival: Once a year, and it's a big day art |first=Natasha |last=Rudra|date=15 March 2014 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20141215090241/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/art-not-apart-festival-once-a-year-and-its-a-big-day-art-20140314-34ssq.html |archivedate=15 December 2014}}{{cite news |url= http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/footloose-and-fancyfree-at-the-art-fair-20121027-28d08.html |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20121029143249/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/footloose-and-fancyfree-at-the-art-fair-20121027-28d08.html |archivedate=29 October 2012 |first=Christopher |last=Knaus |newspaper=The Canberra Times |publisher=Fairfax Media |date=28 October 2012 |title=Footlose and fancy-free at the art fair }}

The Art, Not Apart festival features exhibitions, performance art, numerous music stages, installations, strange interventions, street food, cafes and a dance party.{{Cite web|url=http://artnotapart.com/philosophy|title=About {{!}} Art, Not Apart|website=artnotapart.com|language=en|access-date=2017-09-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907123614/http://artnotapart.com/philosophy|archive-date=7 September 2017|url-status=dead}} The festival producer, David Caffery, told media that in producing Art Not Apart, he is consciously trying not to copy other events.{{cite news|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/canberra-life/canberras-most-significant-art-festival-art-not-apart-takes-over-new-acton-westside-20150312-142apq.html|title=Canberra's 'most significant' art festival Art, Not Apart takes over New Acton, Westside|first=Clare|last=Colley|date=13 March 2015|newspaper=The Canberra Times|publisher=Fairfax Media|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302103546/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/canberra-life/canberras-most-significant-art-festival-art-not-apart-takes-over-new-acton-westside-20150312-142apq.html|archivedate=2 March 2016}} Art, Not Apart is traditionally held on the Saturday after Canberra Day in mid-March.

The first Art, Not Apart was held in NewActon in 2011.{{cite news |url= http://www.canberratimes.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/art-not-apart-20140218-32xsy.html |newspaper=The Canberra Times |publisher=Fairfax Media |date=24 February 2014 |first=Emma |last=Kelly |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20141219225551/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/art-not-apart-20140218-32xsy.html |archivedate=19 December 2014 |title=Art, Not Apart}} Since the construction of the temporary pop-up Westside shipping container precinct in 2015, the festival grew to include Westside Acton Park in 2015 and 2016.{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/comment/art-not-apart-festival-time-for-canberra-to-become-a-design-leader-20150316-1m0c8l.html|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|publisher=Fairfax Media|date=20 March 2015|title=Art, Not Apart festival: Time for Canberra to become a design leader|first=Chris|last=Wallace|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307082558/http://www.smh.com.au/comment/art-not-apart-festival-time-for-canberra-to-become-a-design-leader-20150316-1m0c8l.html|archivedate=7 March 2016}} The festival has since included venues adjacent to its central location of NewActon, including The Shine Dome (Australian Academy of Science), National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA), ANU, Albert Hall, and other Canberra venues.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

Art, Not Apart has grown to attract over 15,000 attendees each year.