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Creative Open 2024
Applications open Mon 29 Jan
Creative Open returns this winter to fire up the Northern Beaches. Start thinking about your application for a live gig, exhibition, talk, gathering or performance.
What's on
Workshop: Urban Fabric with Rosi Griffin
Tue 13 Feb, 10am
Manly Art Gallery & Museum
$54 - $60
Artist Rosi Griffin will guide you through painting watercolours of urban scenes. Rosi's work is part of our exhibition, Lost in Palm Springs.
Mardi Gras: Daniel Mudie Cunningham's Proud Mary
Wed 21 Feb - Sun 14 Apr
Manly Art Gallery & Museum
Free
Chosen as his funeral song, Daniel has vowed to lip-synch Proud Mary every five years until his death. See the Sydney premiere of his latest version.
Workshop: Contemporary Collage with Sydney Collage Society
Sat 10 Feb, 1pm
Manly Art Gallery & Museum
$54 - $60
Play with contemporary collage and create your own mid-century modern artwork inspired by our exhibition, Lost in Palm Springs. Ages 16+ years.
Classes:
Life Drawing
From Wed 31 Jan
Manly & Mona Vale
$27 - $30
We're back for 2024! Develop your creativity and hone your drawing skills. Receive a 15% discount when booking a ten-class pass.
Live at MAG&M: End of summer RAYN
Fri 23 Feb, 6pm
Manly Art Gallery & Museum
$27 - $30
Celebrate Mardi Gras and immerse yourself in the sublime acoustic sounds and soulful vocals of RAYN.
Opportunities
Emerging curator program
Applications open Mon 5 Feb
Develop your practice and grow your networks while shaping a funded exhibition with support from creative and professional mentors.
Kids and families
Marionette making with Reverse Garbage at Kimbriki
Wed 24 Jan, 10am
$75
Make your own whimsical puppet using reclaimed materials and bring your marionette to life. Ages 8-12 years.
Crafternoons at the Library
Mon 29 Jan - Fri 12 Apr
Free
Your local library is hosting a family drop-in creation zone every week during Term 1 after school. Ages 8-12 years.
Creative community
From the Holy City to the Northern Beaches
Wed 31 Jan - Sat 3 Feb
Curl Curl Creative Space
Robertus Kool's paintings depict the daily life inside the walled-in Old City of Jerusalem, a centre of culture and religion for thousands of years.
Live Music: Church Point Co-op Club
Fri 6pm & Sun 3.30pm
Throughout Jan - Feb
A summer program featuring Clayton Doley & The Flashy Dashbacks, Kate Lush's Hipnola, and Continental Rob Susz's Blues & Soul Shakedown.
Live Music: Dan Walsh & Jasmine Beth
Sun 4 Feb, 2pm
Humph Hall
$15 - $25
Virtuosic banjo player Dan Walsh (UK) and singer songwriter Jasmine Beth share an afternoon of musical storytelling.
Everything is Perfect with Maxine Fawcett
Tue 13 Feb, 6.30pm
Manly Library
$5 + booking fee
Local author Maxine Fawcett speaks with Ali Lowe about her debut novel, Everything is Perfect.
Sarah J. Maas Book Club
Thu 8 Feb, 6.30pm
Manly Library
Free
Chat about the Maasverse, speculate over future theories and meet like-minded fans at our Sarah J. Maas Book Club.
Manly Art Gallery & Museum
Available for hire
On the edge of Manly Cove, MAG&M is a multi-purpose function space ideal for cultural events, private dinners, workshops and corporate events.
Image credits: 1. Foxy La Fuzz, courtesy Kayapa Creative Studio. 2. Courtesy Rosi Griffin. 3. Still from Daniel Mudie Cunningham: Proud Mary (2007, 2012, 2017, 2022, ongoing every five years). Courtesy Daniel Mudie Cunningham. 4. Courtesy Sydney Collage Society. 5. Drawing courtesy Evert Ploeg. 6. Courtesy RAYN. 7. Courtesy Anne Numont. 8. Courtesy Reverse Garbage. 9. Courtesy Manly
Library. 10. Clayton Doley, courtesy Bruce Baker. 11. Courtesy Dan Walsh and Jasmine Beth. 12. Courtesy Maxine Fawcett.
13. Courtesy Manly Library. 14. Courtesy MAG&M.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of these lands and show respect
to Elders, past, present and emerging.
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