ACT art galleries and their JULY 2026 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 |Acton |Foreshore · Southside

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Civic Inner North

Australian National Capital Artists (ANCA) Gallery
1 Rosevear Place, Dickson 2602.
Also at 96 Hoskins Street, Mitchell 2911.

Canberra Museum and Gallery
Cnr London Circuit and Civic Square, Canberra City 2600.

Civic Art Bureau
⚲ Map
Upstairs, Smiths Alternative, 76 Alinga Street, Canberra 2601.
info@civicartbureau.com
Director: Adam Bell.
Thurs–Sat 12.00 to 5.00, Sun 2.00 to 5.00.
To July 19 All the Time by Chris Carmody. This exhibition brings together two series of work painted in parallel, one focussed on actual library book covers and the other propped up by imagined bookends.

Also, in the window gallery, Queue Ops by Andrzej Zielinski comprising vibrant prints and paintings of everyday electronic machines – printers, scanners, shredders, and laptops.
July 20 to Aug 9 in the window gallery, comics by Canberra artist Lee Evatt, coinciding with Sticky Beak’s Indie Comics Zine Fair at Civic Art Bureau on 8 August.
Aug 1 to 30 Move me! is Elisa Crossing’s instinctive response to the question: what do I want paintings to do? This exhibition explores the active and embodied nature of looking, incorporating scenes of the artist’s studio, the site of active looking, and inspiration from the bodily rhythm implied in Fragonard’s Rococo painting The Swing, 1767.

Craft + Design Canberra
Level 1, North Building, 180 London Circuit, Canberra 2601.

gallery of small things
27 Wade Street, Watson 2602.

Tributary Projects
Block B Gallery, Gorman Arts Centre, 55 Ainslie Avenue, Braddon 2612.

Acton

ANU School of Art & Design Gallery
Cnr Ellery Crescent and Liversidge Street, Acton 2601.

Australian Centre on China in the World
CIW Gallery, China in the World Building, 188 Fellows Lane, The Australian National University, Acton 2600.

Australian National University Drill Hall Gallery
⚲ Map
ANU School of Art & Design Gallery, Cnr Ellery Crescent & Liversidge Street, Acton 2601.
(02) 6125-5832.
dhg@anu.edu.au
Free entry.
The Gallery is closed for refurbishment until the end of 2026.

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA)
McCoy Circuit, Acton 2601.

National Museum of Australia
⚲ Map
Lawson Crescent, Acton Peninsula 2601.

Foreshore Southside

Canberra Contemporary
44 Queen Elizabeth Terrace, Parkes 2600.

Canberra Glassworks
11 Wentworth Avenue, Kingston 2604.

M16 Artspace
⚲ Map
Unceded Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country, 21 Blaxland Crescent, Griffith 2603.
(02) 6295-9438.
office@m16artspace.com
Wed–Sun 12.00 to 5.00.
July 2 to 26 (Opening July 2, 6–8pm). Three new exhibitions explore themes of survival, friendship, and memory through wearable art, textiles, and sculpture. Showcasing a diverse range of artistic practices and material storytelling.
Gallery 1: Embodied Trauma by Keziah Craven.
Gallery 2: Friends by Anna Bonshek.
Gallery 3: Guide to Surreal Urbias by Elliott June O’Dowd.

Megalo Print Studio
21 Wentworth Avenue, Kingston 2604.

Museum of Australian Democracy
at Old Parliament House
18 King George Terrace, Parkes 2600.

National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
⚲ Map
Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country, Parkes Place, Parkes 2600.
(02) 6240-6411.

National Library of Australia
Parkes Place, Canberra 2600.

National Portrait Gallery
⚲ Map
King Edward Terrace, Parkes 2600.
(02) 6102-7000.
info@npg.gov.au
Daily 10.00 to 5.00 Closed Christmas Day.
To July 19 John Brack × Noel McKenna: A face in the mirror.
To May 23, 2027 Power suits: The fit within the frame – the evolution of power dressing.

photo access
Manuka Arts Centre, 30 Manuka Circle, Griffith 2603.

Platform
19 Furneaux Street, Forrest 2603.

Scott Leggo Gallery
⚲ Map
33 Jardine Street, Kingston 2604.
(02) 6179-7422.
Mon–Sun 10.00 to 3.00. Gallery + Shop.
Discover stunning Australian landscape photography by photographer Scott Leggo.
Buy premium quality, Australian-made wall art, jigsaw puzzles, and gifts.

Greater Canberra

Australian War Memorial
Treloar Crescent, Campbell 2612.

Belconnen Arts Centre
118 Emu Bank, Belconnen 2617.

Humble House gallery
93 Wollongong Street, Fyshwick 2609.

Strathnairn Homestead Galleries
90 Stockdill Drive, Holt 2615.

Tuggeranong Arts Centre
⚲ Map
137 Reed Street, Greenway 2901.
(02) 6293-1443.
Tues–Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat 10.00 to 4.00.
To July 18 Ngiaga (I Am) by painter Leilani Dewis. Dewis grew up at Wreck Bay and is an up-and-coming First Nations artist. She draws on personal, First Nations cultural, spiritual, and social connections to present work that traces the arc of life – from birth and living to death and what lies beyond. The artist explores the ways in which all aspects of existence are interconnected.

To Aug 15 Dyeing Words: From Soil to Silk by Mariss McDowell, Rechelle Turner, and Us Mob Writers, is a play on words about belonging to re-birth, and continuation of story, language, and connection to Country. This immersive experience combines video projection onto fabric documenting the natural dyeing process, with poetry responding to Country, and a soundscape recording.

Also, to Aug 15 Fold Stitch Bind Artist Books. Curated from an open call, this exhibition showcases the breadth and creativity of book artists from Canberra and the surrounding region, including Julie Bradley, Kathryn Orton, Basil Hall, Saskia Haalebos, Slavicia Zivkovic, Caren Florance, Byrd, and many more.

And Sistahood, Circles, Cycles and Spirals – a powerful collaboration between Wallabindi and Harry’s Clarry. With sisterhood at its core, this interactive collection of works is an exploration of culture, sistahood, motherhood, memories, trauma, resilience, creativity, love, and history, through the symbolism of circles and spirals. It includes several interactive elements that will combine music, craft, and conversations.