No images? Click here
What’s on at your creative spaces
Songwriting Workshop with Will Baker
Sat 22 Mar, 10am - 12noon
Mona Vale Creative Space
Learn the craft of lyric and harmony writing with this established musician. An opportunity for young people interested in a career in music or the performing arts.
Underwater Photography Competition Exhibition
Until Fri 28 Mar
Curl Curl Creative Space
Showcasing the works of amateur, professional and youth finalists captured across local aquatic reserves.
Eclectic Two
Until Sun 30 Mar
Curl Curl Creative Space
An exhibition of works that blur the distinctions between art labels with humour and a touch of absurdity.
Workshop: Cyanotype Printing with Bella La Spina
Fri 4 & Fri 11 Apr
Avalon Creative Space
Learn how to use sunlight to create camera-less photographic prints.
School Holiday Creative Workshop
Tue 22 - Thu 24 Apr, 10am - 3pm
Curl Curl Creative Space
A program for kids aged 7 to 12 who are both creative and curious about looking after their local environment.
Open Mic Night
Fri 28 Mar, 5.30 - 7pm
Manly Library
Join this monthly showcase of original song, poetry, stories and comedy.
Exhibition: Artists' Book Award
Sat 5 - Sun 27 Apr
Manly Creative Library
View works from the finalists from this bi-annual award, where inspiration is drawn from the form or function of a 'book'.
What's on at MAG&M
Seniors Festival: Tour & Tea 2025
Mon 24 Mar, 10 - 11.30am
Join this morning tea and a bespoke tour hosted by the gallery's curator.
School Holiday Workshop: Storytelling Collage
Tue 15 Apr, 10.30am - 12.30pm
Budding artists will explore ideas from everyday life and current exhibitions.
Masterclass Series 2025: Plein air Drawing with Noel Thurgate
Mon 28 Apr, 10am - 3pm
Get inspired by Manly Cove landscape with this master drawer.
Music at MAG&M: Anna Setton Trio (BRA)
Sun 4 May, 4.30 - 6.30pm
A powerful performance from this Brazilian composer, guitarist and vocalist.
Signs in the Sand: Anna Madeleine Raupach's Climate Sign Archive
Until Sun 11 May
Use augmented reality to view and place your own digitised climate protest signs on the sand and in the gallery.
Creative community
Seniors Festival: Painting Workshop
Mon 24 Mar, 10 - 11am
Online
An opportunity to learn or develop skills in acrylics, pastels or fine crayons.
Manly Writers' Festival
Fri 28 - Sun 30 Mar
Various locations, Manly
Readers, writers and thinkers are invited to celebrate great storytelling.
The Wall with The Flaming Doghouse
Fri 4 & Sat 5 Apr, 7 - 11pm
Scotland Island Community Hall
Experience a live rendition of Pink Floyd’s iconic rock opera The Wall.
Local creatives
Spotlight on Cheeky Little
Meet the local animation studio behind shows like Kangaroo Beach, Ginger and the Vegesaurs and the upcoming Zac Power film.
News
Live Music Census Snapshot 2024
Read insights from the Live & Local program, supporting live music on the Northern Beaches.
Have your say
Manly Special Entertainment Precinct (SEP) trial
Comments close Fri 11 Apr
Share your thoughts on the development of a Special Entertainment Precinct (SEP) to help further enhance Manly as an iconic destination.
Image credits: 1. Courtesy Will Baker. 2. Clown doris nudibranch and ascidian by Peter McGee. 3. Courtesy of the artists. 4. Courtesy Bella La Spina. 5. Courtesy Reshaping Waste. 6. Courtesy Northern Beaches Libraries. 7. Courtesy Northern Beaches Libraries. 8. Photo by Karen Watson. 9. The Growing II by Nicole Zhang (2024). Photo by A. SINGLE.PIECE. 10. Courtesy Noel Thurgate. 11. Courtesy Anna Setton. 12. Climate Sign Archive by Anna Madeleine Raupach. 13. Courtesy Belong Club. 14. Courtesy Manly Writers' Festival. 15. Courtesy The Flaming Doghouse. 16. Courtesy Cheeky Little Media. 17. Photo by Lachlan Pecknice. 18. Courtesy Northern Beaches Libraries.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of these lands and show respect
to Elders, past, present and emerging.
Connect and share your creative posts with us
#creativenorthernbeaches
 |