Exhibition
From Guangzhou to Braidwood: Nomchong family history
9 September 2022—26 February

After migrating to Australia for the Gold Rush in the 1860s, Braidwood became home for the Chinese Nomchong family in the 1880s

CMAG on Saturday: Bloom and Buzz
Event
3 September 2022
CMAG on Saturday: Bloom and Buzz

Buzz into CMAG and discover nature inspired creative activities with a sunny Springtime vibe

Curator talk: Kendrah Morgan on Nolan's Search for Paradise
Event
31 August 2022
Curator talk: Kendrah Morgan on Nolan's Search for Paradise

Join Kendrah Morgan from the Heide Museum of Modern Art, and her talk about Sidney Nolan and his lifelong fascination with the elusive notion of paradise and the consequences of its loss

Reel Classics: SIRENS (1993)
Event
27 August 2022
Reel Classics: SIRENS (1993)

Reel McCoy Film Society presents bi-monthly film screenings of classic cinema. 

Nolan’s Africa: The Paradise Paradox
Event
20 August 2022
Nolan’s Africa: The Paradise Paradox

Join Andrew Turley for this talk about Sidney Nolan’s four African works and his 1962 travels across Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania and Zanzibar

Reel Classics: WINGS OF DESIRE (1987)
Event
13 August 2022
Reel Classics: WINGS OF DESIRE (1987)

Reel McCoy Film Society presents bi-monthly film screenings of classic cinema. 

Sidney Nolan: Search for Paradise Highlights Tour
Event
10 August 2022—12 October 2022
Sidney Nolan: Search for Paradise Highlights Tour

Drop into CMAG during your lunch hour for a highlights tour of the exhibition Sidney Nolan: Search for Paradise with our Senior Curator of Visual Arts, Virginia Rigney

CMAG on Saturday: Big Art
Event
6 August 2022
CMAG on Saturday: Big Art

Have fun creating a collaborative abstract artwork on a larger than life-size scale. Children will explore the Life is Art: Works by John Nixon from the collection of Susan Taylor and Peter Jones exhibition and then participate in an artmaking session in the CMAG studio.

Continuous culture
Exhibition
2 August 2022—26 November 2022
Continuous culture

This display showcases works by Dr Danie Mellor, Jennifer Kemarre Martiniello OAM and Paul House -  established Indigenous Australian artists working in the Canberra region

Event
Reel Classics: CLOCKWISE (1986)
30 July 2022

Reel McCoy Film Society presents bi-monthly film screenings of classic cinema.   

Life is Art: Works by John Nixon from the collection of Susan Taylor and Peter Jones
Exhibition
30 July 2022—19 November 2022
Life is Art: Works by John Nixon from the collection of Susan Taylor and Peter Jones

John Nixon (1949-2020) was one of Australia’s foremost abstract artists, a prolific creator, experimenter, curator and teacher for over 50 years

SKI: from the CMAG collection
Exhibition
29 July 2022—3 September 2022
SKI: from the CMAG collection

Crisp winter days with snowfall on the ground can only mean one thing - get the skis out!

Heide and Nolan's Search for Paradise: Exhibition Tour with Lesley Harding
Event
15 July 2022
Heide and Nolan's Search for Paradise: Exhibition Tour with Lesley Harding

Join Lesley Harding, Artistic Director of Heide Museum of Modern Art, for a discussion on Sidney Nolan's time at Heide and a tour of the new exhibition Search for Paradise

Reel Classics: GIRLHOOD (2014)
Event
9 July 2022
Reel Classics: GIRLHOOD (2014)

Reel McCoy Film Society presents bi-monthly film screenings of classic cinema.  

Event
Back to the Boombox Party
8 July 2022
Booked out

Experience Civic Square after dark with live music and performances, art, street food and drinks.

School Holiday Workshop: My Journey, Your journey
Event
6 July 2022
School Holiday Workshop: My Journey, Your journey

To celebrate NAIDOC Week, CMAG invites teenagers to learn from contemporary Aboriginal artist Sarah Richards in a studio workshop

Creative Dementia Workshop: Watercolour
Event
15 June 2022
Creative Dementia Workshop: Watercolour

CMAG is offering a creative workshop for people living with early onset dementia and their carer