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Image: David Helmers, 'Collapse to Emerge 2', 2026. Image courtesy of the artist.
27 Aug – 20 Sep 2026

Recognising yourself in a lineup | Messengers Youth Program

M16 Artspace, Griffith
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Woman drinking sparkling wine with art model sitting in background
8 Feb – 4 Oct 2026

Slow Sketch Sunday | Life Drawing at Wakefield's

Wakefield's Bar & Wine, Ainslie
Next on 4 Oct 2026 from 12:30pm to 3:00pm
A young child wearing a sunhat, mixing dirt and water in an old frying pan
7–11 Sep 2026

Nature Play at the Arboretum

National Arboretum Canberra, Molonglo
Next on today from 10:00am to 12:00pm
A child explores flowers at Science Time: Spring
1–12 Sep 2026

Questacon Science Time: Spring

Questacon, Parkes
Next on today from 10:00am to 10:45am
Jo Victoria
28 Aug – 20 Sep 2026

Land’s Edge: Sarah Ormonde & Jo Victoria

Canberra Potters, Watson Arts Centre, Watson
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Ross Andrews, Nangar 002, 2026. Image courtesy of the artist.
27 Aug – 20 Sep 2026

Testamur 8 | Canberra Art Workshop

M16 Artspace, Griffith
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Smitha Dudaga, Spirit in Motion, 2020. Image courtesy of the artist.
27 Aug – 20 Sep 2026

Echoes of Nature and Self | Smitha Dudaga

M16 Artspace, Griffith
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Messengers Youth Program, Messengers Collaborative Monsters, 2026. Image courtesy of the artist.
27 Aug – 20 Sep 2026

Recognising yourself in a lineup | Messengers Youth Program

M16 Artspace, Griffith
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Weereewa Jenny Blake
29 Aug – 24 Sep 2026

Exhibition by Jenny Blake

The Gallery Next Door, Duffy
Next on today from 9:00am to 4:01pm
Seniors sitting around a table talking
1–30 Sep 2026

ACT Seniors Month

Various venues, Hughes
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Al Munro: After Barcelona
5 Sep – 4 Oct 2026

Al Munro: After Barcelona

Civic Art Bureau, Canberra
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A monochrome pigment photographic portrait of a shirtless man laying on a bed, looking at the camera
22 Aug – 11 Oct 2026

National Photographic Portrait Prize

National Portrait Gallery, Parkes
Next on today from 10:00am to 5:00pm
A leather case displaying Grey Kangaroo fur beside a greyscale photograph of a family.
4 Jul – 13 Sep 2026

Thread: Connecting Stories and Community

National Portrait Gallery, Parkes
Next on today from 10:00am to 5:00pm
Visitors stand on an upper level of Parliament House, viewing a large framed historical painting.
7 Sep – 4 Dec 2026

125 Years of Federation: Our Parliament and its Presiding Officers Display

Australian Parliament House, Canberra
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Winter Weekend Buffet at the Yacht Club edit
2 Sep – 29 Nov 2026

Weekend Buffet at the Yacht Club

Canberra Southern Cross Club Yacht Club, Yarralumla
Next on today from 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Woman sits in preppy outfit with her mouth open, pink door in background
1 Sep – 30 Nov 2026

Spring Film Series

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Acton
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A view of Sidey Nolan Public Impressions wall decal in exhibition with Pix Magazine in front
6 Jun – 13 Sep 2026

Public Impressions: Sidney Nolan in Popular Media

Canberra Museum + Gallery, Canberra
Next on today from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Three people in a small inflatable boat looking at the large ice formation in front of them.
1 Jul – 11 Oct 2026

Antarctica

National Museum of Australia, Acton
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
A sea turtle swimming in blue water with brightly coloured coral
17 Jun – 12 Oct 2026

Life in the Great Barrier Reef

National Museum of Australia, Acton
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Vibrant large-scale tapestries
20 Jun – 18 Oct 2026

Arthur Boyd: tapestries

National Gallery of Australia, Parkes
Next on today from 10:00am to 5:00pm
A close-up image of red and blue yarn on weaving bobbins
20 Jun – 18 Oct 2026

The Weavers’ Studio

National Gallery of Australia, Parkes
Next on today from 10:00am to 5:00pm
Four children relaxing on Bunny Dearest
7 Jul – 22 Nov 2026

Hop In! - An immersive world of play featuring Beci Orpin's Bunny Dearest

Canberra Museum + Gallery, Canberra
Next on today from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Illustration of Australians in uniform
30 Apr – 20 Sep 2026

Remembering the War Exhibition

National Library of Australia, Parkes
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Kids Design Comp Previous Winners
20 Feb – 11 Sep 2026

Canberra Glassworks Kids’ Design Competition

Canberra Glassworks, Kingston
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