Exhibition
Fly Fly! - Sidney Nolan's Birds
29 April 2023—24 September 2023
Final weeks

An exhibition for children and families in the Nolan Gallery

Light, Colour, Humanity – The Legacy of Alastair Swayn
Exhibition
11 March 2023—28 May 2023
Light, Colour, Humanity – The Legacy of Alastair Swayn

Through immersive light cubes and augmented reality installations, this exhibition combines the three elements of Light, Colour, Humanity inspired by the architectural legacy of Alastair Swayn and other Australian designers.

Colours of Canberra
Exhibition
Colours of Canberra

Colours of Canberra showcases objects from CMAGs collection to demonstrate how Canberrans embrace colour in everyday life – from businesses and sporting teams to art and fashion choices.

Settled / Unsettled
Exhibition
4 March 2023—24 June 2023
Settled / Unsettled

Settled/ Unsettled uses the universal language of visual art to address personal and profound issues faced by Australia’s asylum seekers, refugees and migrants.

Diprotodon: Megafauna @ CMAG
Exhibition
1 March 2023—26 March 2023
Diprotodon: Megafauna @ CMAG

Is that a giant wombat at the Canberra Museum and Gallery?

Making Their Mark: Canberra's Excellence in Handmade Design
Exhibition
1 March 2023—1 July 2023
Making Their Mark: Canberra's Excellence in Handmade Design

As an extension of Canberra/ Kamberri, Place & People, these design objects from our collection are made by some of the regions’ best-known makers 

Karena Keys: Wanna Sip
Exhibition
11 February 2023—6 August 2023
Karena Keys: Wanna Sip

Wanna Sip is a track on the 2017 album, Plunge, by Fever Ray. For Karena Keys, Wanna Sip’s lyrics resonate as an exploration of the dichotomies of self, such as: love vs loathing, vulnerability vs strength and desire vs protection, as well as the anxieties that can accompany the complexity of these emotions.

Stronger Together: Artists’ perspectives on the ACT COVID-19 frontline health response
Exhibition
4 February 2023—30 July 2023
Stronger Together: Artists’ perspectives on the ACT COVID-19 frontline health response

In late 2021,  local artists were comissioned to make works in response to the care provided to COVID-19 patients by Canberra Health Services

Platypus: A Curious Creature
Exhibition
16 January 2023—18 June 2023
Platypus: A Curious Creature

When you think of iconic Australian wildlife, the platypus is high on the list. A unique monotreme that is only found in Australia, the platypus has many endearing qualities (and some venomous ones too)

Exhibition
Delene White: Flower Power
4 December 2021—3 September 2022

Delene White presents a sculptural garden of giant cyclamens that sway and bow for CMAG on the Square.

JamFactory ICON Tom Moore: Abundant Wonder - featuring animation by Jonathan Nix
Exhibition
5 November 2022—12 February 2023
JamFactory ICON Tom Moore: Abundant Wonder - featuring animation by Jonathan Nix

Tom Moore’s Abundant Wonder is part of the JamFactory’s Icon exhibition series and celebrates the achievements of South Australia’s most influential artists working in craft-based media.

Blanche Tilden – ripple effect: a 25 year survey
Exhibition
5 November 2022—12 February 2023
Blanche Tilden – ripple effect: a 25 year survey

Blanche Tilden is an innovative artist forging an international reputation in the dual fields of contemporary jewellery and studio glass

DESIGN Canberra: Golden Years
Exhibition
2 November 2022—22 November 2022
DESIGN Canberra: Golden Years

Celebrating 50 years of Craft ACT: Craft + Design Centre makers, showcasing a curated selection of work from five decades…

Lindy Lee: Moon in a Dew Drop
Exhibition
17 September 2022—3 December 2022
Lindy Lee: Moon in a Dew Drop

Influential Australian Chinese artist Lindy Lee explores identity, history, spirituality and our relationship to the cosmos. She creates meditative works using light, shadow and scale across many artforms. Moon in a Dew Drop takes an in-depth look at four decades of extraordinary

Exhibition
From Guangzhou to Braidwood: Nomchong family history
9 September 2022—26 February 2023

After migrating to Australia for the Gold Rush in the 1860s, Braidwood became home for the Chinese Nomchong family in the 1880s

Continuous culture
Exhibition
2 August 2022—26 November 2022
Continuous culture

This display showcases works by Dr Danie Mellor, Jennifer Kemarre Martiniello OAM and Paul House -  established Indigenous Australian artists working in the Canberra region

Life is Art: Works by John Nixon from the collection of Susan Taylor and Peter Jones
Exhibition
30 July 2022—19 November 2022
Life is Art: Works by John Nixon from the collection of Susan Taylor and Peter Jones

John Nixon (1949-2020) was one of Australia’s foremost abstract artists, a prolific creator, experimenter, curator and teacher for over 50 years