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Two people clinking gin and tonic glasses across a restaurant table
18–24 May 2026

Fever-Tree G&T Week Canberra

Various venues, Canberra
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Rectangle patchwork textile artwork with blue, yellow, red and green colours as well as thread.
2–24 May 2026

Extra Padding

Platform, Forrest
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Ross Andrews, SCARP001, 2026. Image courtesy of the artist.
14 May – 7 Jun 2026

The Quiet Between | M16 Studio Artist Show

M16 Artspace, Griffith
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Fiona Little, Shadow Construct (counting Ones), 2025. Image courtesy of the artist.
14 May – 7 Jun 2026

Blockwork | Fiona Little

M16 Artspace, Griffith
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Grace Walters, In Flight, 2026. Image courtesy of the artist.
14 May – 7 Jun 2026

junkyard | Charlie Jay & Grace Walters

M16 Artspace, Griffith
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Bling Bling exhibition Image
15 May – 14 Jun 2026

Bling Bling

Canberra Potters Society, Watson
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A photograph of mooncakes sitting on a tray
16 Apr – 23 May 2026

Exhibition: Mooncake World: Yan Nan (Lulu) Xu (Curator), Chanel Nguyen, Natalie Loos

photo access, Griffith
Next on today from 10:00am to 4:00pm
A photograph of a woman sitting down wearing a blue dress in front of multiple layers of fabrics
16 Apr – 23 May 2026

Exhibition: nanuma : Karlina Mitchell

PhotoAccess, Griffith
Next on today from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Image | Michelle Grimston Held in place (detail 4) 2025 | Photography Geoff Roberts
9 Apr – 23 May 2026

Rewild | 2025 Artists-in-Residence Exhibition

Craft + Design Canberra, Canberra
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Image | Sandy Harvey Tasmanian Blue Gum (Eucalyptus globulus) 2026 | Photograph provided by the Arti
9 Apr – 23 May 2026

STAUNCH.

Craft + Design Canberra, Canberra
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stacked glass and red bricks. TV instillation in the background featuring the artist lifting bricks.
2 May – 20 Jun 2026

BLAZE

Canberra Contemporary, Parkes
Next on today from 11:00am to 5:00pm
Install shot, Stitching Stories
5 Mar – 24 May 2026

Stitching Stories: 50 Years of Canberra Quilters

Canberra Museum + Gallery, Canberra
Next on today from 10:00am to 4:00pm
Woman with two swords
5 Mar – 31 May 2026

From Truth to Fantasy: NFSA’s Autumn Film Season

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Acton
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A painting of a man with a grey beard and a green bowtie who stands in front of a hanging portrait.
3 Apr – 19 Jul 2026

John Brack x Noel McKenna: A face in the mirror

National Portrait Gallery, Parkes
Next on today from 10:00am to 5:00pm
Installation view of large and colourful first nation's works
11 Apr – 23 Aug 2026

Ngura Puḻka – Epic Country

National Gallery of Australia, Parkes
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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
Four children relaxing on Bunny Dearest
18 Apr – 11 Oct 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
Mangroves - Tales of the Tide exhbition space at Questacon
26 Dec 2025 – 21 Jun 2026

Mangroves: Tales from the Tide

Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre, Parkes
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Yellow and black illustrations of families in the remote Aboriginal community of Papunya
4 Apr – 11 Oct 2026

Wangka Wakaṉutja: The Story of the Papunya Literature Production Centre 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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Ethos
11 Dec 2025 – 31 Aug 2026

Canberra: A Monumental Vision

National Capital Exhibition, Parkes
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Child enjoying the Illuminate exhibition
20 Feb – 22 Nov 2026

Illuminate: How Science Comes to Light

Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre, Parkes
Next on today from 9:00am to 5:00pm
A visitor exploring the Royal Australian Mint Floral Impressions Exhibition
14 May 2026 – 31 Mar 2027

Floral Impressions Exhibition at the Mint

Royal Australian Mint, Deakin
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Colourful butterflies on a black background.
25 Oct 2025 – 1 Oct 2026

Animals in the Parliament House Art Collections exhibition

Australian Parliament House, Canberra
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