Event
CMAG on Saturday: Fantastic Creatures
5 November 2022

Children will create a three-dimensional fantastical creature sculpture using interlocking and joining techniques

Symposium: Design thinking, learning and making in Canberra – Legacies and new initiatives
Event
4 November 2022
Symposium: Design thinking, learning and making in Canberra – Legacies and new initiatives

Canberra is now recognised as a place of excellence in making but how did we get here and what is going to be important for growing this reputation?

Nolan's Paradise
Event
19 October 2022
Nolan's Paradise

Experience Sidney Nolan's ‘Search for Paradise’ with the Canberra Symphony Orchestra Chamber Ensemble

In conversation: Dean Cross and Daniel Riley
Event
30 September 2022
In conversation: Dean Cross and Daniel Riley

Join Dean Cross and Daniel Riley as they discuss their creative works in art, design and dance

Artist talk: Lindy Lee
Event
Booked Out
29 September 2022
Artist talk: Lindy Lee
Booked out

Join us for an exclusive talk by artist Lindy Lee, as she presents her major exhibition Lindy Lee: Moon in a Dew Drop

2022 Kids’ Design Competition: Fantastic Creatures
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26 September 2022—16 October 2022
2022 Kids’ Design Competition: Fantastic Creatures

Canberra Glassworks is presenting the Kids’ Design Competition in partnership with Canberra Museum and Gallery as part of the DESIGN Canberra Festival 2 – 20 November 2022 and the International Year of Glass

CMAG on Saturday: Bloom and Buzz
Event
3 September 2022
CMAG on Saturday: Bloom and Buzz

Buzz into CMAG and discover nature inspired creative activities with a sunny Springtime vibe

Curator talk: Kendrah Morgan on Nolan's Search for Paradise
Event
31 August 2022
Curator talk: Kendrah Morgan on Nolan's Search for Paradise

Join Kendrah Morgan from the Heide Museum of Modern Art, and her talk about Sidney Nolan and his lifelong fascination with the elusive notion of paradise and the consequences of its loss

Nolan’s Africa: The Paradise Paradox
Event
20 August 2022
Nolan’s Africa: The Paradise Paradox

Join Andrew Turley for this talk about Sidney Nolan’s four African works and his 1962 travels across Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania and Zanzibar

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Sidney Nolan: Search for Paradise Highlights Tour
10 August 2022—12 October 2022

Drop into CMAG during your lunch hour for a highlights tour of the exhibition Sidney Nolan: Search for Paradise with our Senior Curator of Visual Arts, Virginia Rigney

CMAG on Saturday: Big Art
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6 August 2022
CMAG on Saturday: Big Art

Have fun creating a collaborative abstract artwork on a larger than life-size scale. Children will explore the Life is Art: Works by John Nixon from the collection of Susan Taylor and Peter Jones exhibition and then participate in an artmaking session in the CMAG studio.

Heide and Nolan's Search for Paradise: Exhibition Tour with Lesley Harding
Event
15 July 2022
Heide and Nolan's Search for Paradise: Exhibition Tour with Lesley Harding

Join Lesley Harding, Artistic Director of Heide Museum of Modern Art, for a discussion on Sidney Nolan's time at Heide and a tour of the new exhibition Search for Paradise

Back to the Boombox Party
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Booked Out
8 July 2022
Back to the Boombox Party
Booked out

Experience Civic Square after dark with live music and performances, art, street food and drinks.

School Holiday Workshop: My Journey, Your journey
Event
6 July 2022
School Holiday Workshop: My Journey, Your journey

To celebrate NAIDOC Week, CMAG invites teenagers to learn from contemporary Aboriginal artist Sarah Richards in a studio workshop

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Creative Dementia Workshop: Watercolour
15 June 2022

CMAG is offering a creative workshop for people living with early onset dementia and their carer

Gathering Threads
Event
8 June 2022
Gathering Threads

Join us during lunchtime from 1pm on Wednesday 8 June, when CMAG will showcase the latest work by Canberra Dance Theatre’s GOLD Company

CURATOR TALK: Riverbend
Event
14 June 2024
CURATOR TALK: Riverbend

Join Virginia Rigney (Senior Curator, CMAG), Tim Bonyhady (Art Historian and Emeritus Professor, ANU College of Law), Tony Oates (Interim Director, Drill Hall Gallery) and Oscar Capezio (Curator, ANU Art Collection), for a conversation.