Exhibition
Sidney Nolan: Remembrances of my youth
20 March 2021—16 October 2021

Over 1982 and 1983 Sidney Nolan grew increasingly interested in the possibilities of working with spray paint on a large…

Curator talk: An introduction to HABITAT with Mark Bayly
Event
17 March 2021
Curator talk: An introduction to HABITAT with Mark Bayly

Join curator Mark Bayly in an introduction to the exhibition HABITAT: Ways of living

Guest speaker: Sidney Nolan’s encounters with popular culture
Event
10 March 2021
Guest speaker: Sidney Nolan’s encounters with popular culture

As an emerging artist in the early 1940s, Sidney Nolan returned to his childhood haunts of St Kilda and began…

CMAG on Saturday: Time after time
Event
Booked Out
6 March 2021
CMAG on Saturday: Time after time
Booked out

Investigate the concept of time in works of art inspired by the Unequal hours exhibition. Children will explore the exhibition…

Canberra Re-Seen Workshop Two: Secret Scenes
Event
6 March 2021—27 March 2021
Canberra Re-Seen Workshop Two: Secret Scenes

Join CMAG and PhotoAccess for a unique photography workshop program developing your unique vision of our city

HABITAT: Ways of living
Exhibition
6 March 2021—19 June 2021
HABITAT: Ways of living

Examining imagery alluding to the built environment, HABITAT: Ways of living features works by artists from Canberra and around Australia

Family Floor talk: Nolan and St Kilda
Event
20 February 2021
Family Floor talk: Nolan and St Kilda

Explore the extraordinary little-known story of the connection between the Civic Merry Go Round and Nolan's art practice

Canberra Re-Seen Workshop One: City of People
Event
6 February 2021—27 February 2021
Canberra Re-Seen Workshop One: City of People

Join CMAG and PhotoAccess for a unique photography workshop program developing your unique vision of our city

Talk: The Gents – vintage signs from the city to the outback
Event
3 February 2021
Talk: The Gents – vintage signs from the city to the outback

Who travels around Australia and takes 1000s of photos of old signs? The Gents, that’s who!

Exhibition
Matthew Thorne: Jingo was born in the Slum
1 October 2022—16 April 2023
Season extended

The exhibition features photographs and costumes from Justin Kurzel’s film, True History of the Kelly Gang, alongside Sidney Nolan’s iconic Ned Kelly paintings that influenced the film

Screening: NEON (2015)
Event
27 January 2021
Screening: NEON (2015)

Be entranced by the dazzling glow of neon as you discover the history of this unique artform.

Excursion: the Canberra Croquet Club
Event
23 January 2021
Excursion: the Canberra Croquet Club

Gather your friends around for a fun outing to the Canberra Croquet Club

Anna Madeleine Raupach: Unequal hours
Exhibition
23 January 2021—15 May 2021
Anna Madeleine Raupach: Unequal hours

Through reference to the theme of temporality in both local systems and global phenomena - from the Canberra light rail…

Collector Talk: Julie and Andrew Carter's Australiana ceramics
Event
16 December 2020
Collector Talk: Julie and Andrew Carter's Australiana ceramics

Join collectors Julie and Andrew Carter in conversation with Visual Arts Curator Sita McAlpine for a floor talk about their expansive collection of Australiana ceramics.

Exhibition
Pride of Place: Julie & Andrew Carter's Australiana Ceramics Collection
12 December 2020—20 March 2021

Julie and Andrew Carter share an affinity for Australiana ceramics, yet as a husband and wife duo they have amassed vastly different collections

Floor talk: Lawn with Paul Janssens from the Parliament House
Event
9 December 2020
Floor talk: Lawn with Paul Janssens from the Parliament House

Join us for a free lunchtime floor talk with Paul Janssens, Assistant Director of Landscape Services at Australian Parliament House

CMAG on Saturday: Backyard Fun
Event
5 December 2020
CMAG on Saturday: Backyard Fun

Calling all creative kids to be part of a workshop exploring backyard themes in THE BLADE exhibition