ACT
ACT art galleries and their OCTOBER 2024 exhibition schedules are listed below, grouped by region. For listings in other Australian states please use the What’s On menu above.
Civic, Inner North
Australian National Capital Artists (ANCA) Gallery
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1 Rosevear Place, Dickson 2602.
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96 Hoskins Street, Mitchell 2911.
(02) 6247-8736.
gallery@anca.net.au
www.anca.net.au
Wed–Sun 12.00 to 5.00. Closed public holidays.
Canberra Museum and Gallery
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Cnr London Circuit and Civic Square, Canberra City 2600.
(02) 6207-3968.
cmag@act.gov.au
www.cmag.com.au
Mon–Fri 10.00 to 4.00, Sat–Sun 12.00 to 4.00. Closed some public holidays, call to confirm.
Ongoing, Kamberri/ Canberra: Place & People.
To Oct 20 Materiality . . . but not as we know it.
To Nov 17 Shades of Shadows by Hannah Gason.
To Jan 26, 2025 That All Just Happened by Nathan Nhan.
To Feb 23, 2025 Nolan: For the Term of His Natural Life.
Craft + Design Canberra
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Level 1, North Building, 180 London Circuit, Canberra 2601.
craftanddesigncanberra.org
Wed–Sat 12.00 to 4.00, or by appointment. Closed Sun–Tues.
gallery of small things
27 Wade Street, Watson 2602.
Thurs–Sun 11.00 to 4.00, or by appointment.
Nancy Sever Gallery
0416-249-102.
nancy.sever@iinet.net.au
www.nancysevergallery.com.au
Facebook + Instagram: @nancysevergallery
While the physical gallery at City Walk is now closed, Nancy Sever Gallery continue to operate online.
Acton
Drill Hall Gallery
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Kingsley Street (off Barry Drive), Acton 2601.
(02) 6125-5832.
dhg@anu.edu.au
dhg.anu.edu.au
To Nov 3 Euan Macleod: Flux, and UK Frederick: Unseeded.
National Museum of Australia
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Lawson Crescent, Acton Peninsula 2601.
www.nma.gov.au
Daily 9.00 to 5.00. Closed Christmas Day.
Visit website for full exhibition program.
On now, Belonging: Stories from Far North Queensland, and First Australians.
Foreshore, Southside
Beaver Galleries
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81 Denison Street, Deakin, Canberra 2600.
(02) 6282-5294.
mail@beavergalleries.com.au
www.beavergalleries.com.au
Directors: Martin & Susie Beaver.
Tues–Sat 10.00 to 5.00.
Beaver Galleries is Canberra’s largest private gallery. Three spacious galleries, plus a dedicated print room, sculpture garden and gallery shop feature outstanding work by contemporary Australian artists.
Oct 17 to Nov 2 Solace prints by David Frazer, and This place, this time porcelain by Cathy Franzi.
Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Lakeside
44 Queen Elizabeth Terrace, Parkes 2600.
Tues–Sat 11.00 to 5.00.
Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Manuka
19 Furneaux Street, Forrest 2603.
Fri–Sun 11.00 to 5.00 during exhibition dates.
Canberra Glassworks
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11 Wentworth Avenue, Kingston 2604.
(02) 6260-7005.
contactus@canberraglassworks.com
canberraglassworks.com
Wed–Sun 10.00 to 4.00.
M16 Artspace
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21 Blaxland Crescent, Griffith 2603.
(02) 6295-9438.
exhibitions@m16artspace.com
www.m16artspace.com.au
Wed–Sun 12.00 to 5.00.
Oct 4 to 27 (opening Thurs Oct 3, 6–8pm Position x Perspective = Perception by Benni Phillips.
Also, Space Tracking Station, Orroral Village by Nick Offer, and Bird Guides by Jorji Gardener.
Nov 1 to 24 (opening Thurs Oct 31, 6–8pm) Notions of Place by M16 Studio Artists, and Marion’s Vision for Canberra – Canberra Art Workshop.
Benni Phillips, Pitkospuut (detail), 2021, pigment print on 1,026 pieces of bamboo paper, 130 × 1250cm. Courtesy the artist and M16 Artspace
Nick Offer, Remains of The Control Room, 2024. Courtesy the artist and M16 Artspace
Megalo Print Studio
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21 Wentworth Avenue, Kingston 2604.
(02) 6232-6041.
info@megalo.org
www.megalo.org
Tues–Sat 9.30 to 5.00.
Megalo Print Studio offers: artist residencies; creative and professional development opportunities; classes and workshops; a gallery program showcasing contemporary prints; commission and edition printing; and year-round studio access.
National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
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Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country, Parkes Place, Parkes 2600.
(02) 6240-6411.
information@nga.gov.au
nga.gov.au
Daily 10.00 to 5.00. Closed Christmas Day.
To Oct 7 Gauguin’s World: Tona Iho, Tona Ao, and SaVAge K’lub: Te Paepae Aora’i – Where the Gods Cannot be Fooled.
Paul Gauguin, Three Tahitians (Trois tahitiens), 1899, oil on canvas, 73 × 94cm. National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh. Presented by Sir Alexander. Maitland in memory of his wife Rosalind, 1960. Courtesy National Gallery of Australia
To March 2, 2025 Masami Teraoka and Japanese Ukiyo-e Prints.
To Aug 24, 2025 Ever Present: First Peoples Art of Australia.
Oct 25 to June 1, 2025 Lindy Lee.
National Library of Australia
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Parkes Place, Canberra 2600.
www.nla.gov.au
Visit website for opening times and exhibitions.
To Dec 1 William Yang’s Mardi Gras.
To Feb 2, 2025 Hopes & Fears: Australian Migration Stories.
National Portrait Gallery
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King Edward Terrace, Parkes 2600.
(02) 6102-7000.
info@npg.gov.au
www.portrait.gov.au
Daily 10.00 to 5.00. Closed Christmas Day.
To Oct 13 Darling Portrait Prize 2024, and National Photographic Portrait Prize 2024.
To Feb 2, 2025 Those trees came back to me in my dreams by Joan Ross.
Amos Gebhardt, Alexis with moon, 2024, pigment photographic prints on paper. Winner National Photographic Portrait Prize 2024. Courtesy the artist and National Portrait Gallery
photo access
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Manuka Arts Centre, 30 Manuka Circle, Griffith 2603.
(02) 6295-7810.
hello@photoaccess.org.au
www.photoaccess.org.au
Tues–Sat 10.00 to 4.00.
photo access presents an annual series of exhibitions featuring emerging and established artists and photographers, accessible public talks, events, performances and artist residencies that foster critical engagement with image practices.
Greater Canberra
Tuggeranong Arts Centre
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137 Reed Street, Greenway 2901.
(02) 6293-1443.
tuggeranongarts.com
Tues–Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat 10.00 to 4.00.
To Oct 12
Foyer Gallery: Kambah Turns 50 with Louise Curham, Leonie Andrews, Domenic Bahmann, Cathy Morison, Bec Schaefer, and Ian Marr.
Gallery 1: Anitu: Old Gods, Beliefs and Superstitions by IDioM.
Gallery 2: Longing & Belonging investigates migrant experience with ten female artists – Keiko Amenomori-Schmeisser, Kirandeep Grewal, Luna Ryan, Maiju Altpere, Pinal Maniar, Mariana del Castillo, Monique Van Nieuwland, Sarit Cohen, Savanhdary Vongpoothorn, and Valerie Kirk recall their cultural origins, contemplate their transition from one place to another or explore their surroundings.
Mariana del Castillo, Bitter wounds of fire, 2023, collage; monotype: re-purposed linen, cotton, sumi ink and clay paint, 62 × 62cm. Courtesy the artist and Tuggeranong Arts Centre
Oct 18 to Dec 14
Foyer Gallery: It’s a Wrap – a survey of wearable textiles.
Gallery 1: Youth art from Messengers.
Gallery 2: Objects In Motion – a glimpse into the imaginations and processes of this year’s FUSE Glass Prize winner, Tom Moore, sculptor Tom Buckland and award-winning stop-motion animators Eleanor Evans and Giovanni Aguilar. Marvel at fantastical worlds with whimsical inhabitants in animations, cardboard sets, glass and mixed material sculptures, plasticine models and more.
Tom Moore (glass), Grant Handcock (photos) and Johnathan Nix (animation), A Chorus of Wonders, 2020, animation still. Courtesy the artists and Tuggeranong Arts Centre
Tom Buckland, Fantastic Voyage, 2021, video still. Courtesy the artist and Tuggeranong Arts Centre