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

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!

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.

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…

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

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.

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

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

Event: The Canberra Pie Cart
Event
4 December 2020
Event: The Canberra Pie Cart

Delicious pies! Cold Drinks! Tasty treats! Come and view Canberra’s original Pie Cart – now fully restored – and hear about its amazing history as you enjoy snacks in the sunshine.

Event
Curator Talk: Richard Heathcote and The Blade
21 November 2020
Cancelled

Join us in the CMAG theatre, to hear The Blade curator Richard Heathcote cut through the sward of myth and mystery to reveal how lawn grass became the most ubiquitous plant in twentieth century gardens

Sign of the Times
Exhibition
21 November 2020—20 February 2021
Sign of the Times

In any city there are certain signs and places you walk past all the time—the milk bar, a record store…

The Blade: Australia’s love affair with lawn
Exhibition
21 November 2020—20 February 2021
The Blade: Australia’s love affair with lawn

Australians love grass; kicking a footy, running under a sprinkler, having a barbeque in the backyard and spending time in the garden