ACT
ACT art galleries and their OCTOBER 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
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
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Upstairs, Smiths Alternative, 76 Alinga Street, Canberra 2601.
Craft + Design Canberra
Level 1, North Building, 180 London Circuit, Canberra 2601.
gallery of small things
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27 Wade Street, Canberra 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
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CIW Gallery, China in the World Building, 188 Fellows Lane, The Australian National University, Acton 2600.
ciw@anu.edu.au
Mon–Fri by appointment.
To Oct 30 The Unearthed: Chinese Funerary Ceramics – a selection of Chinese funerary art from the collection of the National Gallery of Australia. This rarely exhibited burial paraphernalia dates from formative periods of Chinese history, from the Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE) to the Song dynasty (960–1279). These objects offer a glimpse into the cultural practices and beliefs surrounding life and death, as well as insight into the craftsmanship of the funerary market, and the spatial arrangement of Chinese tombs.
Unearthed: Chinese Funerary Ceramics / Courtesy National Gallery of Australia
Unearthed: Chinese Funerary Ceramics / Courtesy National Gallery of Australia
Australian National University Drill Hall Gallery
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ANU School of Art & Design Gallery, Cnr Ellery Crescent & Liversidge Street, Acton 2601.
(02) 6125-5832.
dhg@anu.edu.au
Director: Anthony Oates.
Gallery will re open shortly following building works. See website for details.
National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA)
McCoy Circuit, Acton 2601.
National Museum of Australia
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Lawson Crescent, Acton Peninsula 2601.
Foreshore, Southside
Canberra Contemporary
44 Queen Elizabeth Terrace, Parkes 2600.
Canberra Glassworks
Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country, 11 Wentworth Avenue, Kingston 2604.
M16 Artspace
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Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country, 21 Blaxland Crescent, Griffith 2603.
(02) 6295-9438.
office@m16artspace.com
Wed–Sun 12.00 to 5.00.
To Oct 18 Gallery 1: See What I See! by NatureArt Lab.
Gallery 2: Imagining here from elsewhere by Olivia Gates.
Olivia Gates, Glass tool for print making 5 (Banksia), 10.5 × 15.5 × 10cm / Photograph: Brooke McEachern / Courtesy the artist and M16 Artspace
Gallery 3: Beyond the Palette by Wilay Designs.
Megalo Print Studio
21 Wentworth Avenue, Kingston 2604.
Museum of Australian Democracy
Old Parliament House, 18 King George Terrace, Parkes 2600.
National Gallery of Australia (NGA)
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Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country, Parkes Place, Parkes 2600.
information@nga.gov.au
Free entry.
Daily 10.00 to 5.00.
To Oct 18 Arthur Boyd: Tapestries.
To Jan 31, 2027 Blueprints for Temples.
Oct 24 to Feb 14, 2027 Rosalie Gascoigne.
Oct 24 to Feb 14, 2027 Blossom: Country in Bloom.
Oct 3 to Feb 21, 2027 Figure Drawing: 1901–2023.
To Mar 7, 2027 Migration and modernism: Émigré artists in post-war Australia.
Dec 5 to Apr 11, 2027 Full Throttle.
To May 9, 2027 David Hockney: Portraits in Print.
David Hockney (artist), Tyler Graphics (printer and publisher), An image of Celia, 1984–6, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri, Canberra, purchased with the assistance of the Orde Poynton Fund 2002 / © Estate of David Hockney, Tyler Graphics Ltd
National Library of Australia
Parkes Place, Canberra 2600.
National Portrait Gallery
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King Edward Terrace, Parkes 2600.
(02) 6102-7000.
info@npg.gov.au
Daily 10.00 to 5.00 Closed Christmas Day.
To April 26, 2027 Andy Griffiths: Brainstorm.
To May 23, 2027 Power suits: The fit within the frame.
photo access
Manuka Arts Centre, 30 Manuka Circle, Griffith 2603.
Platform
19 Furneaux Street, Forrest 2603.
Scott Leggo Gallery
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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
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137 Reed Street, Greenway 2901.
(02) 6293-1443.
Tues–Fri 10.00 to 5.00, Sat 10.00 to 4.00.
To Oct 17 Weaving the Coast by Christianne Keller.
Christiane Keller, Flat Rock 5, 2025, mixed media / Photograph: Colin MacDougall / Courtesy the artist and Tuggeranong Arts Centre
Also Lanyon Prize: Carried Moments – conceptual jewellery and adornments that transform everyday memories into wearable landscapes.
Lizette Richards, Tide Gifts, 2025, sterling silver, cast silver shells, bird bone, 9ct gold, diamond, 40 × 30cm / Courtesy the artist and Tuggeranong Arts Centre
And, Fast Furniture by Georgia Claridge and Benjamin Claridge – exploring the meaning of home and the fluid boundaries between private and public in miniature installations.
From Oct 23 Home Ground by Julie Ryder – explores the artist’s ongoing relationship with nature through plant-dyed and stitched textiles, mark-making, and works on paper.
Also, Alchemies by painter Nicola Dickson and ceramicist Malcolm Cooke engages in a personal alchemy, transforming diverse materials into objects and images that express the artists’ reflections on the natural world.
Nicola Dickson, Seeking Meaning (detail) / Courtesy the artist and Tuggeranong Arts Centre
And, Sixty by members of the Canberra Spinners and Weavers (CSW) present diverse works created over the past decade to mark 60 years of the organisation.