ACT
ACT art galleries and their APRIL 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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Also at 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 hols.
ANCA Gallery is a not-for-profit artist-run initiative. The Gallery presents a professional program of art exhibitions and events, supporting critical approaches to contemporary arts practice.
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 hols, call to confirm.
Ongoing, Canberra/ Kamberri: Place & People.
To May 26 Stephen Harrison: The Sphinx Bureau.
To July 17 Duntroon Estate: work with all your might.
To Sept 1 Backyard Archaeology.
To Oct 20 Materiality – but not as we know it.
Craft ACT
Craft + Design Canberra
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Level 1, North Building, 180 London Circuit, Canberra 2601.
(02) 6262-9333.
hello@craftanddesigncanberra.org
www.craftact.org.au
Wed–Sat 12.00 to 4.00 or by appt. Closed Sun–Tues.
Visit website for full exhibition program.
gallery of small things
27 Wade Street, Watson 2602.
Thurs–Sun 11.00 to 4.00, or by appt.
Nancy Sever Gallery
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Level 1, 131 City Walk, Civic, Canberra City 2601.
(02) 6262-8448, 0416-249-102.
nancy.sever@iinet.net.au
www.nancysevergallery.com.au
Instagram: @nancysevergallery
Wed–Sun 11.00 to 5.00.
Acton
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.
(02) 6125-9267.
ciw@anu.edu.au
ciw.anu.edu.au
Mon–Fri 9.00 to 5.00.
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
Free admission.
Closed until mid-2024. Visit website for updates.
National Museum of Australia
Lawson Crescent, Acton Peninsula 2601.
Daily 9.00 to 5.00. Closed Christmas Day.
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.
To April 6 The Village Within paintings by Derek O’Connor, and Colossal Wreck drawings by Kirrily Humphries.
April 9 to 27 Stockroom display.
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.
Canberra Glassworks
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11 Wentworth Avenue, Kingston 2604.
(02) 6260-7005.
canberraglassworks.com
Wed–Sun 10.00 to 4.00.
To April 28 Rosalind Lemoh: Told. Retold. Untold.
Rosalind Lemoh, Edges finding themselves, 2024. Courtesy the artist and Canberra Glassworks
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.
To April 14 # by Guy Morgan.
Also, HARD YAKKA by UK Frederick, and Layered Land by Barbara Dawson.
April 19 to May 12 (opening Thurs April 18, 6–8pm) The Daylight Moon by Francis Cai, and Life in the Old Dog, Yet by Brian Jones.
Also, Everlasting Happiness by Deborah White, and Dark Silhouette by Helen Heslop.
Guy Morgan, Have your say, 2023. Courtesy the artist and M16 Artspace
UK Frederick, Flanniegram 1, 2023. Courtesy the artist and M16 Artspace
Barbara Dawson, Configuration, 2022. Courtesy the artist and M16 Artspace
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 April 28 Emily Kam Kngwarray, and Jordan Wolfson: Body Sculpture.
Emily Kam Kngwarray, Anmatyerr people, Alhalker Country, 1994. Private collection, Narrm/Melbourn. © Emily Kam Kngwarray/Copyright Agency, 2023. Courtesy Deutscher and Hackett, Sydney and National Gallery of Australia
Emily Kam Kngwarray, Anmatyerre people, Untitled (awelye), 1994. National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased 2022 in celebration of the National Gallery of Australia’s 40th anniversary, with the assistance of the Foundation Gala Dinner Fund 2021. © Emily Kam Kngwarray/Copyright Agency, 2023. Courtesy National Gallery of Australia
To May 19 Deep inside my heart features work by Louise Bourgeois, Nancy Spero, Ana Mendieta, Lynda Benglis, Marlene Dumas, Kiki Smith, Bronwyn Oliver, Tracey Emin, Sarah Lucas, and I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih.
Lynda Benglis, Roberta, 1974. National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased 1975. © the artist, VAGA/Copyright Agency. Courtesy the artist and National Gallery of Australia
To July 21 Vincent Namatjira: Australia in colour.
To Aug 25 A Century of Quilts.
Kezia Hayter (designer), Unidentified women of the HMS Rajah convict ship (makers), The Rajah quilt, 1841. National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, gift of Les Hollings and the Australian Textiles Fund, 1989. Courtesy National Gallery of Australia
National Library of Australia
Parkes Place, Canberra 2600.
Visit website for opening times and exhibitions.
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 May 27 Ralph Heimans: Portraiture. Power. Influence.
Ralph Heimans, HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, 2006, oil on canvas, 170 × 250cm Museum of National History, Denmark. Courtesy the artist, Museum of National History, Denmark and National Portrait Gallery
PhotoAccess
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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.
To April 27 Volver (The Return): Judith Martinez Estrada, and Poison Berries: Janhavi Sharma.
Scott Leggo Gallery
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33 Jardine Street, Kingston 2604.
(02) 6179-7422.
info@scottleggo.com
scottleggo.com
Mon–Thurs 10.00 to 5.30, Fri 10.00 to 6.00, Sat 10.00 to 4.00, Sun 10.00 to 3.00.
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