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Lost in Palm Springs: Curator’s talk
Sat 9 Dec, 2 - 3pm
Manly Art Gallery & Museum
Free
Dr Greer Honeywill will outline the themes of the Lost in Palm Springs exhibition and provide insight into its curation.
News
Arts & Creativity Grants: Recipients announced
We're thrilled to announce $122,000 has been awarded to support live music, emerging artists, film projects, community theatre, and more.
What's on
Collection 100:
Gifted
Opens Fri 8 Dec
Manly Art Gallery & Museum
Free
The first in a series of special exhibitions celebrating 100 years of public collecting at MAG&M.
Surface Effect:
Ceramics Collection Stories
Opens Fri 8 Dec
Manly Art Gallery & Museum
Free
An exhibition blurring the lines between 2D and 3D art, with relationships between ceramics, painting and printmaking.
Opportunities
Creative spaces and studios available
Applications close Sun 19 Nov
Hold an exhibition, deliver a workshop or open a pop-up shop. We have the perfect venue for your next project.
Kids and families
Manly movie screening
Fri 1 Dec, 1 - 3pm
Manly Library
Free
A family-friendly 'mystery' film (guess the blurred poster above) screening on the big-ish screen at Manly Library.
Online painting workshop
Thu 23 Nov, 10am
Online
Free
Using a variety of accessible materials, build dimensional form as you create your own unique animal image.
Local creative
Spotlight on Kirsty Eager
Author, screenwriter and surfer Kirsty Eager talks about translating her award-winning novel Raw Blue into a feature film.
Creative community
Passing Through: An exhibition between the trees
Sat 25 Nov - Sun 3 Dec
Eramboo Artist Environment, Terrey Hills
Bronte Cormican-Jones presents sculptures and architectural installations developed during her artist residency at Eramboo, supported by Northern Beaches Council.
Manly Festival of Short Plays
Thu 16 - Sat 25 Nov
Darley Smith Theatre
Manly Theatre Group presents 13 short plays across 4 nights, written and directed by local creatives.
Writing Life Stories Course and Published Book
Feb - Dec 2024
Have you always wanted to write your life stories? Author Felicity Lenehan guides you through the process in this course.
ArtAbility painting class
Sun 26 Nov, 1 - 3pm
Manly Library
Free
Learn creative skills and meet people at this abstract painting class for adults living with a disability and their carers.
Warringah Printmakers Studio Annual Exhibition
Wed 15 - Sun 26 Nov
Curl Curl Creative Space
Members of Warringah Printmakers Studio showcase their work with a variety of printmaking techniques and themes.
Loosely Woven present: Zero Gravity
Sat 18 Nov - Sun 17 Dec
Various venues
Free
A light-hearted, folky, acoustic concert with performances across the Northern Beaches, from Pittwater Village to Humph Hall.
OCHRE: An exhibition by Tania Murphy and Melinda Jordi
Wed 29 Nov - Sun 10 Dec
Curl Curl Creative Space
Landscapes of earth and water are captured in ceramics, paintings, mixed media and prints.
Mindful Manly Reading Group
Tue 21 Nov, 10 - 11am
Manly Library
Free
Meet like-minded people, read together and engage in monthly discussions facilitated by our librarians.
Have your say
Manly Place Plan
Comments close Sun 19 Nov
What kind of arts and cultural activities or infrastructure would you like to see in Manly? Comment on the draft plan.
Image credits: 1. Image detail: 2350 by Kate Ballis (2017). Image courtesy the artist. 2. Courtesy Evergreen Music. 3. Blue Harbour by Wendy Sharpe (2018). 4. Image detail: Cat on Table by Noel McKenna (2017). 5. Curl Curl Creative Space, courtesy Northern Beaches Council. 6. Courtesy Manly Library. 7. Polar Bear by Paola Matthews. 8. Courtesy Kirsty Eager. 9. Courtesy Bronte Cormican-Jones. 10. Courtesy Manly Theatre Group. 11. Courtesy Felicity Lenehan. 12. Abstract painting by Colleen McCarthy. Courtesy ArtAbility. 13. Lawn Chair Life by Tim Denmead. 14. Courtesy Loosley Woven. 15. Courtesy Tania Murphy. 16. Courtesy Karolina Grabowska via Pexles. 17. Courtesy Northern Beaches Council.
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