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Manly Jazz
22 - 24 Sep
Venues around Manly
Set your jazz-loving hearts aflutter because Manly Jazz is this weekend. Featuring more than 50 outstanding artists across 4 stages, this year's festival is not one to miss.
What's on
Sydney Craft Week: Sharing Threads
Tue 10 - Sat 14 Oct
Mona Vale Creative Space Gallery
Celebrate the beauty and joy of handcrafted objects with workshops on First Nations' weaving, tapestry, dyeing yarn and more.
Heather + Kate Dorrough: Lineage
Until Sun 8 Oct
Manly Art Gallery & Museum
In conversations across time, mother and daughter explore a female creative lineage, body and landscape.
Jumaadi: At the End (My Love) Nature Wins
Until Sun 8 Oct
Manly Art Gallery & Museum
With a practice rooted in his Indonesian heritage, Jumaadi explores themes of migration, connection, nature and love.
Adam Cullen: Art is Pain Relief
Fri 13 Oct - Sun 3 Dec
Manly Art Gallery & Museum
Retrospective exhibition of Adam Cullen (1965-2012), one of the most important Australian artists of his generation.
Manhattan Short Film Festival
Sun 1 Oct
Glen Street Theatre
Join 100,000+ film lovers across 500 cities and 6 continents at the world’s only global film festival.
Life drawing at the Gallery
Fortnightly
Tue, 7 - 9pm at Manly Art Gallery & Museum
Wed, 10am - 12pm at Mona Vale Creative Space Gallery
Unleash your creativity with life drawing sessions. Discounted ten-class pass available.
Kids and families
Jumaadi
Kids holiday exhibition trail
Until 8 Oct
Manly Art Gallery & Museum
Drop by these holidays and explore the Jumaadi exhibition with this fun activity booklet in English and Indonesian.
Gulgadya Muru
Aboriginal self-guided walk
Manly Dam
See Manly Dam through new eyes, with evidence of Aboriginal life including rock engravings and paintings.
Creative community
Spotlight on musician
Darren Heinrich
September Local Creative
Meet Darren Heinrich, a virtuosic jazz organist with a passion for improvised music. Catch him at the Manly Jazz Festival!
Les Sculptures Refuses
14 Oct - 12 Nov
Q Station, Manly
Celebrating sculpture and the artistic spirit, this exhibition re-imagines an exquisite part of Sydney's harbour foreshore.
Jazz ‘n Art Soiree
Sat 30 Sep, 6 - 8pm
Curl Curl Creative Space
An indoor beach party celebrating art and music. Paintings by Sandra Garritano, live music by Flat Six Jazz and Brendan Clarke.
Lifeline Book Fair
Wed 27 - Sat 30 Sep
Forestville
Pre-loved books (and more) at a giant book fair. Proceeds provide support for crisis support and suicide prevention services.
Soundscapes by Susie Dureau
Mon 16 - Sun 29 Oct
Curl Curl Creative Space
Sounds become intricate colourful works of art through the use of spectographs. From roaring waves to delicate birdsong.
New public artwork at Curl Curl by Eve Bracewell
Bloom Wild is a vibrant celebration of life, emphasising the significance of reconnecting with the natural world that surrounds us.
Opportunities
Artist in Residence
Eramboo Artist Environment
Applications open Mon 25 Sep
Applications close Mon 16 Oct
Apply for six month's free studio space with a $3,000 allowance for materials, and community engagement.
Host your event at
Avalon Creative Space
Bookings now open
Looking for an affordable space to hold an end-of-year event, planning day or workshop? Book the Avalon Creative Space at the scenic Avalon Golf Club.
Image credits: 1. Courtesy James Valentine. 2. Courtesy Marianne Horton 3. Jumaadi, Kum Kum Sunan Kalijaga and Dewi Anjani, 2020. 4. Heather Dorrough, Self Portrait 1. Courtesy of artist's family. 5. Adam Cullen, Edward Kelly with Fitzpatrick (Ned with Fitzpatrick), 2011. Image courtesy the artist's estate. © Effy Alexakis.
6. Courtesy Manhattan Film Festival. 7. Drawing courtesy Evert Ploeg. 8. Image detail: Jumaadi, Tree heads, 2018. 9. Courtesy Northern Beaches Council. 10. Courtesy Darren Heinrich. 11. Courtesy Les Sculptures Refusees. High Water Mark - Target Anemones by Simon Reece. 12. Sandra Garritano, Beyond the Sea, 2023. 13. Courtesy Lifeline. 14. Susie Dureau, Bongin Bongin. 15. Evelyn Bracewell, Photo by Connor O'Neill. 16. Courtesy Eramboo Artist Environment. 17. Courtesy Northern Beaches Council.
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