▁for ▁the ▁dance ▁performance , ▁drama , ▁circ us , ▁and ▁music . ▁The ▁A CT ▁government ▁will ▁invest ▁$ 1 5 ▁million ▁over ▁three ▁years ▁to ▁en large ▁the ▁space ▁of ▁Bel con nen ▁Art ▁Center . ▁Res idents ▁in ▁the ▁community ▁will ▁gain ▁more ▁opportun ities ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁art ▁activities ▁through ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁facilities ▁at ▁the ▁community ▁focused ▁Bel con nen ▁Art ▁Center . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁A CT ▁government ▁has ▁appointed ▁Can ber ra ▁based ▁company ▁P BS ▁Building ▁to ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁phase ▁two . ▁Work ▁on - site ▁will ▁begin ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁facilities ▁are ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁completed ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁Ex hib ition ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Can ber ra ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁it ▁had ▁more ▁art ▁spaces ▁per ▁cap ita ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁place ▁in ▁Australia . ▁In ▁the ▁urban ▁art ▁scene , ▁the ▁dominant ▁position ▁of ▁institution al ▁culture ▁is ▁growing . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁amateur ▁organizations , ▁numerous ▁fr aming ▁stores , ▁c af es , ▁and ▁some ▁br ic - a - b rac ▁mer ch ants ▁who ▁they ▁also ▁hold ▁art ▁exhib itions , ▁the ▁special ization ▁of ▁art ▁scenes ▁leaves ▁little ▁room ▁for ▁non - inst itution al ▁experiments ▁and ▁community ▁art . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁art ▁cent ers ▁have ▁emer ged