ACT
ACT art galleries and their APRIL 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
⚲ Map
Upstairs, Smiths Alternative, 76 Alinga Street, Canberra 2601.
info@civicartbureau.com
Thurs–Sat 12.00 to 5.00, Sun 2.00 to 5.00.
Through April THE RIGHT TO BE LAZY by Jasmine Guffond, Sally Golding, Peachy, and Mosig.
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
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29 Kingsley Street, Acton 2601.
(02) 6125-5832.
dhg@anu.edu.au
Free entry.
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
11 Wentworth Avenue, Kingston 2604.
M16 Artspace
⚲ Map
21 Blaxland Crescent, Griffith 2603.
(02) 6295-9438.
office@m16artspace.com
Wed–Sun 12.00 to 5.00.
April 16 to May 10 (opening Thurs April 16, 6–8pm):
Gallery 1A: Sentient by Elliott Fox.
Gallery 1B: Shorelines by Helen Brancatisano, Miriam Cullen, and Trish Yates.
Gallery 2: Bloom by Egg Picnic, and Gallery 3: Dörte Conway.
Egg Picnic, Sulphur Crested Cockatoo, 2025 / Photograph: Ashley St George / Courtesy the artist and M16 Artspace
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)
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Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country, Parkes Place, Parkes 2600.
(02) 6240-6411.
information@nga.gov.au
Daily 10.00 to 5.00.
To April 27 5th National Indigenous Art Triennial: After the Rain.
To July 12 Richard Lewer: Steve.
To Aug 2 Proofs and Processes: The Kenneth Tyler Collection.
April 11 to Aug 23 Ngura Pu?ka – Epic Country.
To Sept 6 Trent Parke: The Christmas tree bucket.
April 2 to Jan 31, 2027 Blueprints for temples.
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 19 In Bloom.
To July 19 John Brack x Noel McKenna: A face in the mirror.
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.
Unique and inspiring Australian made artworks and gifts by Scott Leggo.
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.
April 14 to June 13 (opening Fri April 17, 6pm) Gallery 1: There And Back Again: Peter Bitmead – after farming in Tasmania for 14 years, Bitmead returned to Canberra, tracing differences and parallels between both landscapes. The work reflects a circular journey encompassing several themes through printmaking, painting, and ink.
Peter Bitmead, The Tracker, Arkaroola Waterhole, 2005 / Courtesy the artist and Tuggeranong Arts Centre
Gallery 2: Pigment, Powder, Wax, Sand: Jacqueline Bradley, Merryn Lloyd, Rosalind Lemoh, and Dionisia Salas – this exhibition unfolds as a constellation rather than a singular curatorial statement. Bringing together practices that have long run in parallel, each work retains its own force while resonating with the others in subtle, material ways.
Dionisia Salas, Untitled 3, 2024, oil on board, 33 × 25cm / Photograph: Stephen Best / Courtesy the artist and Tuggeranong Arts Centre
Foyer Gallery: Nature Speaks: Vladimir Gottwald & Kate Shaw. Shaw’s large 5-meter-long drawing, Lifelines and Detours, provides a counterpoint to Gottwald’s stone sculptures. He gathers naturally shaped black limestone near Burrinjuck Dam, revealing forms that evoke human and animal expressions, presenting the stones’ quiet magic for viewers to recognise and contemplate.
Public Programs: Artist panel with Bradley, Lemoh, Lloyd and Salas: Sat May 2, 1:30pm.
Artist Talk: Peter Bitmead Sat May 16, 1.30pm, and Vladimir Gottwald Fri 17 April 5–6pm.
Kate Shaw, Lifelines and Detours (detail), 2026, graphite and pigment on paper / Courtesy the artist and Tuggeranong Arts Centre