Event
Curator talk: Canberra reimagined through the artists’ lens
21 April 2021

As it developed, artists have seen Canberra through different lenses, and these have shaped the way they understood and interpreted…

Suburban Archaeology Symposium
Event
17 April 2021
Suburban Archaeology Symposium

 A half-day event on how archaeology assists in the 'reimagining' of Canberra's past and heritage and in conservation practice

NFSA Events: Flash Gordon Reimagined
Event
16 April 2021
NFSA Events: Flash Gordon Reimagined

Presented by the Friends of the National Film and Sound Archive as part of the ACT Heritage Festival

School holiday workshop: My house
Event
Booked Out
14 April 2021—15 April 2021
School holiday workshop: My house
Booked out

The exhibition HABITAT: Ways of living explores how contemporary artists respond to the built environment and how individuals, families and…

Canberra Re-Seen Workshop Three: Ambivalent Landscapes
Event
10 April 2021—1 May 2021
Canberra Re-Seen Workshop Three: Ambivalent Landscapes

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

Don’t forget the Milk: Celebrating 50 Years of Canberra Milk
Exhibition
3 April 2021—31 July 2021
Don’t forget the Milk: Celebrating 50 Years of Canberra Milk

Proudly sponsored by Capitol Chilled Foods, this exhibition celebrates 50 years since the ACT Milk Authority was established

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

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…

Event
CMAG on Saturday: Time after time
6 March 2021
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

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

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

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