Event
NAIDOC WEEK WORKSHOP: Bush Animal Weaving with Ronnie Jordan
7 July
Booked out

In this free drop-in workshop to celebrate NAIDOC week join Ronnie Jordan to create your own bush animals inspired by the techniques used by the Tjanpi Desert Weavers. 

Nutbush Flashmob @ Civic Square
Event
25 June
Nutbush Flashmob @ Civic Square

It’s time again! Be part of the biggest Nutbush dance flash mob to celebrate the legendary Tina Turner. 

CMAG Secondary School Photography Prize
Event
24 June—7 September
CMAG Secondary School Photography Prize

CMAG has called for ACT students in years 7-12 to submit their photographic work to the 2024 CMAG Secondary School Photography Prize

Jan Brown: A life with art
Exhibition
Jan Brown: A life with art

In the CMAG foyer display, a selection of sculptures from the CMAG collection reflect Jan Brown's journey as a maker of artworks

ARTIST'S TALK: Materiality - Reconciliation Week (Paul House)
Event
29 May
ARTIST'S TALK: Materiality - Reconciliation Week (Paul House)

Join Paul House as he tells stories of the beautiful cultural objects he has created using glass rather than traditional materials

SYMPOSIUM: Backyard Archaeology
Event
25 May
SYMPOSIUM: Backyard Archaeology

The Symposium will appeal to people interested in family history research and creating place history narratives.

Volunteer Open Day - National Volunteer Week
Event
23 May
Volunteer Open Day - National Volunteer Week

Are you interested in volunteering at CMAG or one of our Historic Places sites? Join us to find out more

ARTISTS' TALK: Materiality - Collaboration (Errol Evans, Tanya Singer, Trent Jansen)
Event
3 May
ARTISTS' TALK: Materiality - Collaboration (Errol Evans, Tanya Singer, Trent Jansen)

Join in for a conversation between artists Trent Jansen, Errol Evans and Tanya Singer as they discuss their collaborative sculptural work. 

CURATOR TALK: Materiality
Event
23 April
CURATOR TALK: Materiality

Join Senior Curator Virginia Rigney as she provides insights into the intriguing Materiality - but not as we know it exhibition

Event
CURATOR TALK: Duntroon Estate and It's People - Heritage Festival 2024
18 April

Duntroon Estate has a fascinating history, with equally fascinating characters.

PANEL TALK: Memory, Identity and the Past – Connecting Canberrans to Territory Collections - Heritage Festival 2024
Event
17 April
PANEL TALK: Memory, Identity and the Past – Connecting Canberrans to Territory Collections - Heritage Festival 2024

Curious about the similarities and differences between ACT Government cultural, community and archival collections?

KIDS WORKSHOP: Mintventures - People, Place, Portraits
Event
15 April—26 April
KIDS WORKSHOP: Mintventures - People, Place, Portraits

Explore how these stories can be told in something as grand as a sculpture or as small as a coin.

Change: Stories from your pocket
Exhibition
19 February—31 July
Change: Stories from your pocket

From technical innovation to celebration and commemoration, this special temporary exhibition curated by the Royal Australian Mint explores how the…

Riverbend
Exhibition
13 April—28 July
Riverbend

View Sidney Nolan's monumental nine panel work Riverbend

Exhibition
Backyard Archaeology
16 March—1 September

Backyard Archaeology tells the story of thousands of small objects that Steve Brown collected from around an ordinary suburban house and garden.

CMAG on Saturday: Imagination into the World
Event
9 March—16 March
CMAG on Saturday: Imagination into the World

Children will be inspired by the exhibition The Sphinx Bureau in preparation for an artmaking session in the CMAG studio. 

IN CONVERSATION: eX de Medici for International Women’s Day
Event
8 March
IN CONVERSATION: eX de Medici for International Women’s Day

Join artist eX de Medici and CMAG Senior Curator Virginia Rigney for a special in conversation event for International Women’s Day