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Be part of Creative Open
Applications close Sun 3 Mar
We’re calling for applications for live entertainment and events, exhibitions, and creative activations to be part of our winter festival program.
Emerging Curator Program
Applications close Mon 4 Mar
Bring your vision to life. Curate a funded exhibition and public program working with themes and artists of your choice, supported by a mentorship with MAG&M's curators.
What's on at MAG&M
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. Proudly sponsored by Little Ripples Wine.
Out Front 2024: Thirty years of Express Yourself
Opens Fri 1 Mar
Manly Art Gallery & Museum
This annual exhibition by HSC Visual Arts students showcases the extraordinary talent of local young artists.
Bleeding Hearts and Morning Glory
Opens Fri 1 Mar
Manly Art Gallery & Museum
Neurodivergent people discuss climate change. Developed with Guy Fredericks, Studio A and Dr Chloe Watfern.
Meet the artist: Daniel Mudie Cunningham
Sat 16 Mar, 3pm
Manly Art Gallery & Museum
Free
Hear about the works, ideas, and stories behind the Proud Mary exhibition and the artist's practice of queer self-portraiture.
What's on at Curl Curl Creative Space
As beautiful as a bullet
Mon 26 Feb - Sun 3 Mar
Curl Curl Creative Space
See works on female outlaws by French artist Charlotte Bourrilly, with live music from Makeda, Cone of Confusion and Almost Toast.
Stunning
Wed 20 - Sat 31 Mar
Curl Curl Creative Space
View works from 30 Northern Beaches artists exploring the natural beauty of their surroundings.
Luminosity of Spirit
Thu 7 - Sun 17 Mar
Curl Curl Creative Space
Catriona Pollard's solo exhibition explores our spiritual connection to nature using woven sculpture to access the visceral landscapes of spirit within nature.
Looping Basketry with Catriona Pollard workshop
Sun 10 Mar, 10am
Curl Curl Creative Space
$120
Learn the ancient basketry technique of looping, used for thousands of years.
Local Creative
Spotlight on Jo Neville
Opens Wed 21 Feb
Mona Vale Creative Space
Paper artist Jo Neville discusses her creative career and the launch of a paper floristry at the Mona Vale Creative Space.
Kids and families
Rainbow Story Time
Mon 26 Feb - Thu 29 Feb
Northern Beaches Libraries
Free
In celebration of Mardi Gras, join us for Rainbow Story Time featuring stories and songs about family, love and pride.
Creative community
Introduction to nature journaling
Thu 14 Mar, 10am
Coastal Environment Centre
$10
Try sketching with pictures and words to record your observations of nature. No art experience necessary.
Manly Writers' Festival
Thu 14 - Sat 16 Mar
Darley Smith Centre, The Corso
$20 - $75
Readers, writers, and thinkers, explore a program that will leave you inspired. Proudly sponsored by Council.
Venue for hire
Expressions of Interest: Community space for hire in Avalon
EOI closing Sun 17 Mar
Not-for-profits and community groups are invited to apply for exclusive hire of this community space.
Image credits: 1. Photos courtesy Kayapa Creative Studio. 2. Photo of Anne Numont, courtesy Kayapa Creative Studio. 3. Courtesy RAYN. 4. Detail of Solitude by Eden Stewart. 5. Guy Fredericks artwork in progress at Canberra Glassworks. Photo Studio A. 6. Daniel Mudie Cunningham, On a Queer Day You Can See Forever, Neon, 61 x 200cm, 2023. 7. Courtesy Charlotte Bourrilly. 8. Courtesy Northern Beaches Gallery. 9. Courtesy Catriona Pollard. 10. Courtesy Catriona Pollard. 11. Courtesy Jo Neville. 12. Courtesy Northern Beaches Library. 13. Courtesy Lachlan Wren and Quakers Hat. 14. Courtesy Manly Writers' Festival. 15. A canoe of New South Wales by Thomas Watling. 16. Courtesy Wendy Orchard. 17. Courtesy Northern Beaches Council.
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to Elders, past, present and emerging.
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