Event
You Are Here - Elevator Vignettes
13 April 2016—17 April 2016

Elevator Vignettes is an experimental video work that employs the opening and closing of elevator doors as a metaphor for the very small fragments we ever experience of another individual’s life.

 CTC PERFORMANCE: Blood Links by William Yang
Event
12 April 2016—23 April 2016
CTC PERFORMANCE: Blood Links by William Yang

Blood Links tells us stories about the Chinese Diaspora, how Chinese migrants put down roots in Australian soil, and how…

SCHOOL HOLIDAY WORKSHOP: Sew what?
Event
Booked Out
20 April 2016—21 April 2016
SCHOOL HOLIDAY WORKSHOP: Sew what?
Booked out

Inspired by Sidney Nolan’s paintings and the whimsical work of his friend, artist Mirka Mora, children will design, create and…

CMAG ON SUNDAY: Put a bird on it – inspired by Bush Capital
Event
3 April 2016
CMAG ON SUNDAY: Put a bird on it – inspired by Bush Capital

Join us for an afternoon of structured workshops, led by local artist Jacqueline Bradley.

Seek out birds in the Bush

WALKS SERIES: ACT Parks and Conservation Service
Event
24 March 2016
WALKS SERIES: ACT Parks and Conservation Service

Join Rangers from the ACT Parks and Conservation Service for walking tours across the habitats featured in the exhibition, Bush Capital.

CURATOR FLOOR TALK: Ian Fraser and Rowan Henderson
Event
23 March 2016
CURATOR FLOOR TALK: Ian Fraser and Rowan Henderson

Join naturalist Ian Fraser and CMAG’s Social History Curator Rowan Henderson as they stride into the Bush Capital exhibition to explore the habitats, specimens and works of art that combine to illustrate the natural history of the ACT.

CMAG ON SUNDAY: Little boxes – inspired by Home in time
Event
6 March 2016
CMAG ON SUNDAY: Little boxes – inspired by Home in time

Join us for an afternoon of structured workshops, led by local artist Jacqueline Bradley.

$5 per child (ACT M&G Members…

PANEL: 2013-2113 – the next great 100 Canberra Houses
Event
4 March 2016
PANEL: 2013-2113 – the next great 100 Canberra Houses

What do we imagine we will see in the next century of Canberra’s domestic architecture?

 FLOOR TALK: Deborah Clark and Dale Middleby
Event
10 February 2016—10 February 2016
FLOOR TALK: Deborah Clark and Dale Middleby

Consider two aspects of the Historic Memorials Committee 1912-1913 competition for Australian artists to depict the site of the Federal Capital.

Event
CMAG ON SUNDAY: A Nolan summer
7 February 2016

Join us for an afternoon of structured workshops, led by arts educator Patrick Bugeja.

COLLECTOR FLOOR TALK: Peter Maloney
Event
3 February 2016
COLLECTOR FLOOR TALK: Peter Maloney

Hear a collector’s perspective on underground icon, Wendy Saddington. 

print + play + post
Event
29 January 2016
print + play + post

NOLAN PROFESSIONAL LEARNING WORKSHOP FOR TEACHERS

Are you an art teacher who is too busy to make your own art…

Community Program Printmaking Workshop: Print+Play+Post
Event
30 January 2016—30 January 2016
Community Program Printmaking Workshop: Print+Play+Post

Monoprinting is a one-off method of printmaking that favours a playful and spontaneous approach to art-making and this is why…

ON THE SCREEN: CANBERRA NATURE MAP
Event
1 January 2016—26 June 2016
ON THE SCREEN: CANBERRA NATURE MAP

Gain an insight into the Canberra Nature Map project, through viewing the live Twitter feed from this citizen-led portal for…

Event
CMAG ON SUNDAY: Black and White and Red all over
6 December 2015

Join us for an afternoon of structured workshops, led by local artist Jacqueline Bradley. Visit the Ramp Showcase and then create your own collage inspired by Millan Pintos-Lopez’s work.  There are a number of activities in the foyer and galleries for the Capital and Country Family Trail to creating tags for Christmas gifts. 

CURATOR FLOOR TALK - Capital and Country
Event
2 December 2015
CURATOR FLOOR TALK - Capital and Country

Lara Nicholls, Assistant Curator, Australian Paintings and Sculpture, at the National Gallery of Australia speaks about the Capital and Country exhibition

Capital and Country Family Trail
Event
21 November 2015—21 February 2016
Capital and Country Family Trail

Collect a Capital and Country family trail from the Museum Assistants and take a tour of Federation Australian landscape painting.