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Thu 12 Dec
6.00 PM - 8.00 PM
Artwork by Shaun Gladwell

Exhibition Opening: The Water Understands

Join us for the opening event of our new exhibition.
Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 1a West Esplanade Manly
Art and Culture, Collective for Environmental Art & Design, Council Events, MAG&M Talks and Events
Fri 13 Dec
Sun 16 Feb
Angela Tiatia. Still from Narcissus

The Water Understands

13 December 2024 - 16 February 2025. This exhibition takes Ralph Waldo Emerson’s poem Water as a starting point to interrogate water as a life-giving element.
Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 1a West Esplanade Manly
Art and Culture, Collective for Environmental Art & Design, Council Events, MAG&M future exhibition
Thu 9 Jan
5.00 PM - 9.00 PM
Art Up Late MAGM (Photo by Kayapa Creative Studio)

Art Up Late

Drop in to enjoy a welcome drink and walking conversations through The Water Understands exhibition at Manly Art Gallery & Museum, supported by Sydney Festival.
Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 1a West Esplanade Manly
Art and Culture, Collective for Environmental Art & Design, Council Events, Experiences and Performances, MAG&M Talks and Events
Thu 16 Jan
5.00 PM - 9.00 PM
Art Up Late MAGM (Photo by Kayapa Creative Studio)

Art Up Late

Drop in to enjoy a welcome drink and walking conversations through The Water Understands exhibition at Manly Art Gallery & Museum, supported by Sydney Festival.
Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 1a West Esplanade Manly
Art and Culture, Collective for Environmental Art & Design, Council Events, Experiences and Performances, MAG&M Talks and Events
Thu 16 Jan
6.00 PM - 7.30 PM
L-R: Jacob Nash, Shaun Gladwell (video still from Video still ‘Homo Suburbiensis’) and Sophie Hutchings (photo by Luke Dubbelde)

CURRENTS: The Water Understands panel discussion

Join three contemporary creatives in discussion with Arts Hub's Visual Arts Editor Gina Fairley as part of the 2025 Sydney Festival.
Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 1a West Esplanade Manly
Art and Culture, Collective for Environmental Art & Design, Council Events, Experiences and Performances, MAG&M Talks and Events
Thu 23 Jan
5.00 PM - 9.00 PM
Art Up Late MAGM (Photo by Kayapa Creative Studio)

Art Up Late

Drop in to enjoy a welcome drink and walking conversations through The Water Understands exhibition at Manly Art Gallery & Museum, supported by Sydney Festival.
Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 1a West Esplanade Manly
Art and Culture, Collective for Environmental Art & Design, Council Events, Experiences and Performances, MAG&M Talks and Events
Mon 10 Feb
10.00 AM - 1.00 PM
Watercolour monotype

Workshop: Two ways with watercolour with Leah Bullen

Join artist Leah Bullen and discover two approaches to watercolour - watercolour painting and watercolour monotype printing in this 3-hr workshop.
Manly Art Gallery & Museum 1A West Esplanade Manly
Art and Culture, Collective for Environmental Art & Design, Workshops and Talks, MAG&M Talks and Events, Education and Learning
Fri 1 Aug
Sun 14 Sep
Artwork by Donna Davis & Luke Lickfold

2025 Environmental Art & Design Prize

1 Aug - 14 Sept 2025. The annual Environmental Art & Design Prize showcases innovative and thought-provoking works that explore the theme of the environment.
Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 1a West Esplanade Manly
Art and Culture, Collective for Environmental Art & Design, Council Events, MAG&M future exhibition
Fri 19 Sep
Sun 30 Nov
Patrizia Biondi, Political Chaos (detail)

Beyond the Box

19 September 2025 – 30 November 2025. Corrugated cardboard, as an art-making material, only began appearing around the time of Pablo Picasso’s influential sculpture Still Life with Guitar (1913).
Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 1a West Esplanade Manly
Art and Culture, Collective for Environmental Art & Design, MAG&M future exhibition