Creative Open
Art, design & music
25 - 28 July
Featured Events
![Katy B Plummer, We Believe You Babcia, 2024. Production still by Kuba Dorabialaksi](https://files-preprod-d9.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/nbc-prod-files/styles/promoted_event/azblob/media/images/2024-06/Katy%20B%20Plummer.jpg?h=92dba558&itok=3vaf2VI2)
Exhibitions at Manly Art Gallery & Museum
View the current exhibitions at Manly Art Gallery & Museum; Katy B. Plummer: We Believe You Babcia and Three Echoes: Western Desert Art.
![Warringah Printmakers](https://files-preprod-d9.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/nbc-prod-files/styles/promoted_event/azblob/media/images/2024-05/Warringah%20Printmakers%20.jpg?h=92dba558&itok=0D-grlHI)
Inking Up...Imagination
Meet the Warringah Printmaker artists and observe the process of creating a print using varied techniques.
![Eramboo](https://files-preprod-d9.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/nbc-prod-files/styles/promoted_event/azblob/media/images/2024-06/Eramboo.jpg?h=92dba558&itok=fgBVKwe4)
Illuminate: An evening group exhibition
Experiential art installations by Eramboo Artists, lit up amongst the trees for a winter evening.
![Inside the Belgrave Cartel restaurant, a crowd sits at cosy tables, enjoying each others company and the good vibes. An eclectic assortment of mirrors, artworks, and trinkets adorn the walls.](https://files-preprod-d9.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/nbc-prod-files/styles/promoted_event/azblob/media/images/2024-05/Belgrave%20Cartel%20-%20Carousel%20-%20863x396px%20-%2001.jpg?h=92dba558&itok=6xBdWGqg)
Cartel Culture Club Presents: Bentaro
A Belgrave Cartel Takeover featuring Ben Brown and Kentaro Yoshida.
![Tarot.jpg](https://files-preprod-d9.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/nbc-prod-files/styles/promoted_event/azblob/media/images/2024-06/Tarot.jpg?h=3e11c0db&itok=HYDriizK)
Art Tarot
Take in Art Tarot the exhibition before booking a reading with Frankie.
![Play with Clay.jpg](https://files-preprod-d9.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/nbc-prod-files/styles/promoted_event/azblob/media/images/2024-06/Play%20with%20Clay.jpg?h=92895650&itok=nJ0iS2kp)
Play with Clay
Demonstrations, Workshops on the Wheel & Hand Building.
![Le Corail Holly Mahoney.png](https://files-preprod-d9.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/nbc-prod-files/styles/promoted_event/azblob/media/images/2024-06/Le%20Corail%20Holly%20Mahoney.png?h=5459c5cd&itok=NKF9TGAr)
Pop-up at Le Corail
A fusion of music, art & retail: French Fashion, Music and Handmade goods.
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Be Centre Group Exhibition
A group exhibition that showcases works created by children during innovative art therapy programs.
![Mrs Robertsons Jazz.jpg](https://files-preprod-d9.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/nbc-prod-files/styles/promoted_event/azblob/media/images/2024-06/Mrs%20Robertsons%20Jazz.jpg?h=c78da9db&itok=8SxUmk1C)
Get Ready to Groove
Live Music Nights at Mrs. Robertson's Lounge Bar!
![SugarHouse Studios.jpg](https://files-preprod-d9.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/nbc-prod-files/styles/promoted_event/azblob/media/images/2024-06/SugarHouse%20Studios.jpg?h=a875ca43&itok=zRYCLspj)
Sugar House Studio Workshops
Things Happen at Brookvale's Sugar House Studios so get amongst it and try your hand at pottery and paint making.
![Northern Beaches Woodturners](https://files-preprod-d9.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/nbc-prod-files/styles/promoted_event/azblob/media/images/2024-05/NB%20Woodturners.jpg?h=92dba558&itok=Qc2IKoqT)
Learn to Turn: Creative Woodturning
Turn your dreams into reality in a modern workshop where you can create unique wooden articles for display, presents or sale.
![Arial view of a person working on a laptop. They have a tattoo of a leaf on their arm. Their desk is adorned with stylish notebooks and a vase with dried flowers.](https://files-preprod-d9.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/nbc-prod-files/styles/promoted_event/azblob/media/images/2024-06/Creative%20Open%20-%20AI%20Storytelling%20Workshop%20-%20Carousel%20-%20863x396px%20-%2001.jpg?h=92dba558&itok=UCs1Pg1g)
Storytelling with Generative AI: An Online Workshop
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a valuable storytelling tool, learn how to use generative AI as your creative partner in this online workshop.
![Jo's Herbadashery](https://files-preprod-d9.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/nbc-prod-files/styles/promoted_event/azblob/media/images/2024-06/Jo%27s%20Herbadashery.jpg?h=92dba558&itok=RKf2WVcp)
Herbal Bitters & Elixir Bar
Medicinal Mixology at Jo's Herbadashery.
![Coastal image with trees in the foreground](https://files-preprod-d9.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/nbc-prod-files/styles/promoted_event/azblob/media/images/2024-05/IMG_1265.jpg?h=6d293797&itok=SNEqdPBy)
The Aboriginal History of Coastal Living
Join us for a presentation about how First Nations peoples used the resources of the coastal fringe in their daily lives. Presented by the Aboriginal Heritage Office.
![performer at open mic night](https://files-preprod-d9.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/nbc-prod-files/styles/promoted_event/azblob/media/images/2024-03/open%20mic%20%282%29.png?h=508f63f6&itok=AMqFpMri)
Open Mic Night
Showcase your talent at Manly Library’s Open Mic Night.
![Harbord Diggers Stock.png](https://files-preprod-d9.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/nbc-prod-files/styles/promoted_event/azblob/media/images/2024-06/Harbord%20Diggers%20Stock.png?h=b4101f96&itok=i1GndnEF)
Live and Local at Harbord Diggers
With sweeping views of Freshwater Beach, the Harbord Diggers plays host to local singer/songwriters across the Creative Open weekend.
![Desire Books and Records](https://files-preprod-d9.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/nbc-prod-files/styles/promoted_event/azblob/media/images/2024-06/Desire%20Books%20and%20Records.jpg?h=92dba558&itok=twDxsZjN)
Bonfire@Desire
Bring your songs, prose, tiny dances, or musings to this long-standing open mic night at Desire Books and Records.
![Salsa at the Collaroy](https://files-preprod-d9.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/nbc-prod-files/styles/promoted_event/azblob/media/images/2024-06/Salsa%20at%20the%20Collaroy_0.jpg?h=92dba558&itok=bOkm7ByH)
Salsa at The Collaroy
Spice up your life with Salsa, get lost in live percussion by Willie Sabor & Friends, and dance to Latin party tunes, reggaetĂłn, and bossa nova late into the night.