Visual Arts Ephemera
A typical file will include invitations to exhibition openings, flyers, posters and other promotional material.
The files are organised alphabetically by:
- name of event (including prizes, awards and competitions)
- group, organisation or association
- venue (including artists' studios and virtual galleries)
Catalogues of exhibitions are housed with other publications and are searchable by name of artist or name gallery in the library catalogue. They are not kept in these files.
To use or add to the collection, please contact the ACT Heritage Library.
GALLERY/EXHIBITION VENUE | CROSS REFERENCES | EARLIEST ITEM HELD | GALLERY DETAILS/ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|
10 Mowle Place, Weetangera | 2006 | Exhibition venue. | |
14 Breona Street, Lyons | 1995 | Marcia Schofield. Studio. | |
19 Ulverstone Street, Lyons | 1997 | Monika Leone, Elizabeth (Buffy) Jackson, Jennifer Lowe. Studio. | |
22 Syme Crescent, O’Connor | 1995 | Studio. | |
24:7 Dwell | 2005 | Virtual exhibition, initiative of ACT Government. Event. | |
30 Ipima Street, Braddon | 1982 | Exhibition venue. | |
2CA Theatrette | 1943 | Exhibition venue. | |
Aarwun Gallery | 2006 | Established by 2001. Shop 11, Federation Square, O’Hanlon Place, Nicholls. Commercial gallery. | |
Aboriginal Dreamings Gallery | 1996 | Established 1989. To 1999 at National Dinosaur Museum, Cnr Barton Hwy & Gold Creek Rd, Gungahlin. In 1999 moved to 19 O’Hanlon Place, Nicholls. Commercial gallery. Also in Sydney as galleryADG, from 22 Nov 2004. | |
Abraxas | 1974 | Established 1974; last exhibition 1985. 2 La Perouse Street, Griffith, ACT. Commercial gallery. | |
ACT Batik and Surface Design Association | Use: ACT Textile Arts Association (ACTTAA) | ||
ACT Batik Association | Use: ACT Textile Arts Association (ACTTAA) | ||
ACT Division of Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts (CEMA) | Use: Arts Council of the ACT | ||
ACT Heritage Library | See also: ACT Public Libraries | 1997 | Established ca 1994. To ca 2000, at 25 Blaxland Crescent, Griffith; then Level 1, Woden Library, Corner Corinna and Furzer Sts, Phillip; moved January 2019 to ground floor, 255 Canberra Avenue, Fyshwick. Exhibition venue. |
ACT Human Rights Commission Annual Art Award | 2012 | Established 2005 as an award for young people. Event. | |
ACT Legislative Assembly Gallery | 1994 | ACT Legislative Assembly Building, Civic Square, London Circuit, Canberra City. Exhibition venue. | |
ACT Porcelain Artists Association | 1993 | Established by 1977. Anglican Good Shepherd Church, Gillies Street, Curtin. Group. | |
ACT Public Libraries | Use for: all public library branches of the ACT Library and Information Service. | 1993 | Exhibition venue. |
ACT Textile Arts Association (ACTTAA) | Use for: ACT Batik Association; ACT Batik and Surface Design Association; Textile Art & Surface Design Association ACT (TASDA) | 1991 | Established 1976 as ACT Batik Association; 1992 incorporated and renamed ACT Batik & Surface Design Association Inc; 1998 renamed Textile Art & Surface Design Association Inc. ACT (TASDA); 2008 renamed ACT Textile Arts Association (ACTTAA). Group. |
ADFA | Use for: Australian Defence Force Academy | 2005 | Established 1986. Northcott Drive, Campbell. Exhibition venue. |
Aeonclave | Use for: Creative Catalyst; Aeoncademy | 2005 | Established by 2005. Yarralumla. Director: Teffany Thiedeman. Group. Represented as Ǽonclave. |
aGOG | Use: Australian Girls Own Gallery | ||
AIATSIS | Use for: Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies | 2014 | Established June 1964 as the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies (AIAS); in 1989 renamed Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. From 2001 in AIATSIS Building, Acton Peninsula. Exhibition venue. |
Albert Hall | 1976 | Established 1933. Canberra Avenue, Yarralumla. Exhibition venue. | |
Alliance Francaise | 1988 | 66 McCaughey St, Turner. Exhibition venue. | |
Altenburg Fine Art Gallery and Gift Shop | Use: Studio Altenburg | ||
ANCA Gallery | Use for: Australian National Capital Artists Inc Gallery | 1993 | Established 1992. 1 Rosevear Place, Dickson. Ca 2001 a separate studio complex established at 96 Hoskins St, Mitchell. Studios and commercial gallery. |
Anna Simons Gallery | See also: Macquarie Galleries Canberra | 1975 | Established early 1960s, closed ca 1977 (deregistered 21 February 1977). Initially at her home in Campbell, then at Canberra Theatre Centre Playhouse for Macquarie Galleries Canberra; 1969 moved with Macquarie Galleries to 23 Furneaux Street, Forrest; remained at Forrest when Macquarie Galleries withdrew in 1972. Commercial gallery. |
Anne and Steve’s Art | Use: Paintbox Fine Art | ||
ANU: Drill Hall Gallery | Includes National Gallery exhibitions held here in 1990s | 1990 | Established 1987. Kingsley St, Acton. Director: 1992-2013 Nancy Sever. Exhibition venue. |
ANU: Emerging Artists Support Scheme | Use for: EASS; Artist in Residence [school or college] | 2002 | Established 1988 for patrons of the ANU School of Art. Ellery Crescent, Acton. From 1990 funded scholarships, residencies, prizes, awards and commissions. Group. |
ANU: other venues | 1963 | Acton. Exhibition venue. | |
ANU: School of Art | Use for: Canberra School of Art; Canberra Institute of the Arts. | 1979 | Established 1976 as Canberra School of Art; from 2004 as faculty of ANU. Ellery Crescent, Acton. Exhibition venue. |
APSCON | Use for: Australian Photographic Society Convention | 1988 | Established ca 1970. Held in Canberra 1979, 1988, 2000. Event. |
Art and Public Places Network for the ACT | Use: CADENCE | ||
Art Gems Gallery | 1995 | Established by 1985. Hall Village Court, Palmer St, Hall, ACT. Exhibition venue. | |
Art Shed Gallery and Pottery Studio, The | Use: The Art Shed Gallery and Pottery Studio | ||
Art Space 71 | Use: Leichhardt Street Studios | ||
Art Thread Design | See also: Flairwear | 1998 | Established by 1998. Group. |
Art Wares | Use: Gorman House Arts Centre | ||
Artespresso | See also: Ben Grady Gallery; Giles Street Gallery | 2008 | Established by 1996. 31 Giles St, Kingston. Restaurant and gallery; began as Flat White Ben Grady / Artespresso. Exhibition venue. |
Artisans at Orana Inc | 1997 | Established by 1996; ceased 2002. Orana School, Unwin Place, Weston, ACT. Group. | |
Artist in residence, [college or school] | Use: ANU: Emerging Artists Support Scheme | ||
Artists Shed, The | Use: The Artists Shed | ||
Artists Ties Gallery | 2001 | Established by 2001. 31 Wollongong St, Fyshwick, ACT. Commercial gallery. | |
Artists’ Society of Canberra | Also known as ASOC. See also: Monaro Mall Art Prize | 1975 | Established 28 June 1927; in recess July 1934 to August 1945. From 1952 to ca 1966 at Riverside Centre, Barton; 2004-2006 at Canberra Technology Park, Watson; 2007 at Unit 2, Geils Court, Deakin West; from August 2010 at Blaxland Centre, 25 Blaxland Crescent, Griffith. Group. |
Artlinks Canberra | Use for: Right Brain Art Courses and School | 1990 | Established ca 1990 to teach drawing based on Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. Jamison Centre, ACT. Director: Margo Neale. Group. |
Arts Council of Australia ACT Division | Use: Arts Council of the ACT | ||
Arts Council of the ACT | Use for: Arts Council of Australia ACT Division; ACT Division of Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts (CEMA). | 1962 | Established October 1945 as ACT Division of Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts (CEMA); 1948 CEMA renamed Arts Council of Australia ACT Division; 1953-1961 lapsed; February 1962 reconstituted; 1993 became Arts Council of the ACT. Group. |
Arts Council Gallery | Use Arts Council of the ACT 1981- June 1987; use Canberra Contemporary Art Space Gorman House after July 1987. | Established 1981 when the Arts Council moved to Gorman House, Ainslie Avenue, Braddon; from 28 September 1998 also at 49 Wentworth Avenue, Kingston. Before 1981 the Arts Council used the Canberra Theatre Gallery for exhibitions. In July 1987 the Arts Council Gallery combined with the Bitumen River Gallery to become Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Gorman House. Directors: 1984 Ben Grady. Public gallery. | |
ARTS Factory Gallery | Use: Australian Catholic University Signadou Campus | ||
Artstop | 1990 | Established by December 1990; closed after 2000. Corner East Row, Civic. Shop window at bus interchange, coordinated by Nolan Gallery. Exhibition venue. | |
Arttec Warehouse | 1990 | Established ca 1990. Initially at 30 Lonsdale Street, Braddon; by 2009 at 42 Mort Street, Braddon. Group. | |
Arunta Galleries | 1973 | Established by 1973. Limestone Avenue, Ainslie. Commercial gallery. | |
ASOC | Use: Artists’ Society of Canberra | ||
Atelier, The | Use: The Atelier | ||
Atomic Art | 1993 | The art of David Mankey, also known as ‘Atomic Dave’. | |
Australia 75 | Use for: Festival of Creative Arts and Sciences | 1975 | Established 1975. Festival of Creative Arts and Sciences, held Canberra March 1975. Event. |
Australian Catholic University Signadou Campus | Includes: ARTS Factory Gallery | 1999 | College established 24 March 1963; ARTS (Adult, Recreation and Training Services) Factory Gallery established ca September 1998. 223 Antill St, Watson. Exhibition venue. |
Australian Craft Show (Canberra) | 1990 | Established 1989. National Convention Centre, 31 Constitution Avenue, Canberra City. Event. | |
Australian Defence Force Academy | Use: ADFA | ||
Australian Forum for Textile Arts (TAFTA), The | Use: The Australian Forum for Textile Arts (TAFTA) | ||
Australian Girls Own Gallery | Use for: aGOG. | 1989 | Established 16 March 1989; closed 24 December 1998. Reopened in different premises as Helen Maxwell Gallery. Kingston Art Space, 71 Leichhardt St, Kingston. Commercial gallery. |
Australian Heritage Galleries | 1994 | Established 1994. Australian Heritage Village, corner Antill St and Federal Highway, Watson, ACT. Commercial gallery. | |
Australian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies | Use: AIATSIS | ||
Australian Lace Guild ACT Branch | ca 1998 | Established after 1997; reincorporated with NSW Branch soon afterwards. | |
Australian National Botanic Gardens | Includes: Visitor Centre, Banks Building Use for: Friends’ Botanic Art Groups | 1988 | Visitor Information Centre and exhibition space established November 1985. Clunies Ross Street, Acton. Public Art program began 2 April 2004. Public art and exhibition venue. |
Australian National Capital Artists Inc Gallery | Use: ANCA Gallery | ||
Australian National Capital Folk Art & Decorative Artists Inc | 2002 | Established by 2002. In 2007 at Guides Hall, Lister Crescent, Ainslie. Group. | |
Australian Sculpture Centre | 1966 | Established 5 June 1966. 83 Dominion Circuit, Deakin. Commercial gallery. | |
Australian Sculpture Gallery | 1969 | Established 1966. 1 Finniss Cres, Narrabundah. Commercial gallery. | |
Bagels Cafe | 2002 | Established 2002. Farmers’ Market, Bunda Street, Canberra City. Exhibition venue. | |
Beaver Galleries | 1975 | Established 1975. From 1975 to 1984 at 9 Investigator St, Red Hill. From 1984 at 81 Denison St, Deakin. Directors: Betty and Ron Beaver. Commercial gallery. | |
Behind the Lines | 2005 | Established 1997. Directors: National Museum of Australia. Event. | |
Belconnen Artists’ Network | Use for: BeAN; Belconnen Entertainment and Artists Network | 1999 | Established by 1999 as Belconnen Entertainment and Artists’ Network; by 2005 known as Belconnen Artists’ Network. Belconnen Community Centre, Swanson Court, Belconnen. Group. |
Belconnen Arts Centre | 2010 | Established 2009. 118 Emu Bank, Belconnen. Exhibition venue. | |
Belconnen Community Arts Gallery | Use: Belconnen Gallery | ||
Belconnen Gallery | Use for: Belconnen Art Gallery, Belconnen Community Arts Gallery. Includes: Reflections Gallery | 1991 | Reflections Gallery established 15 November 1991; apparently renamed Belconnen Gallery by 1999. Belconnen Community Centre, Swanson Court, Belconnen. Exhibition venue. |
Belconnen Open Art | Use: Open Art ACT | ||
Ben Grady Gallery | See also: Artespresso; Kingston Art Space; Leichhardt Street Studios; Spiral Arm Gallery; | 1987 | Established 5 July 1986; closed 2002. To early 1992 at Kingston Art Space, 71 Leichhardt Street, Kingston; from 28 April 1992 at 19 Kennedy St, Kingston; by November 2000 at 1/285 Canberra Avenue, Fyshwick. Commercial gallery. |
Benedict House | 2008 | Established 1882 as a convent; gallery established by 2004. 39 Isabella St, Queanbeyan. Studio and commercial gallery. | |
Bev Hogg Ceramic Studio | 2005 | Established by 2005. 8 Brennan Street, Hackett. Studio. | |
Beverley Hall’s Studio | 1984 | Old Canberra Brickworks, Yarralumla. Studio. | |
Bimbimbi Potters | Includes: Bimbimbi Ceramic Study Group, Bimbimbi Ceramic Group. | 1984 | Established 1974 by Hiroe Swen. Group. |
Bitumen River Gallery | See also Canberra Contemporary Art Space Posters from 1981-1982 also in HMSS 0413 Amanda Walker Poster Collection | 1986 | Established 4 April 1981; closed 1987 when amalgamated with Arts Council Gallery at Gorman House to form Canberra Contemporary Art Space. Carpark, corner Bougainville and Furneaux Sts, Manuka. Reopened as CCAS Gallery Manuka in 1993.Coordinator: 1981-? Alison Alder. Directors: 1984 Ann Virgo and Mark Denton. Exhibition venue. |
Blasted Glass Designs | 1995 | Established 1990. Australian Heritage Village, corner Federal Highway and Antill Street, Watson. Studio. | |
Blue Folk Community Arts | Use: Strathnairn | ||
Blue Gum Art Market | 2012 | Established October 2012 by Friends of Blue Gum to raise funds for Blue Gum Community School. 114 Maitland Stret, Hackett. Event. | |
Bogong Theatre | Use: Gorman House Arts Centre | ||
Boulevard Artists | Use: The Boulevard Artists | ||
Br Don Gallagher Studio/Gallery | 1971 | Established 24 July 1994; earlier exhibitions held in Br R J Wallace Hall. St Edmund’s College, 110 Canberra Avenue, Griffith. Student gallery established ca 2008. Exhibition venue. | |
Brazilian Embassy | 2007 | Established 1985. 19 Forster Crescent, Yarralumla. Exhibition venue. | |
Brindabella Art Prize | Use for: Capital Chemist Brindabella Art Prize; Capital Chemist Art Award; Tuggeranong Regional Art Prize; TRAP. See also: Tuggeranong Arts Centre | 2002 | Established 1999. From 2002 to 2004 known as Tuggeranong Regional Art Prize (TRAP). Event. |
Brindabella Arts Community | Use: Strathnairn | ||
Brindabella Community Arts Farm | Use: Strathnairn | ||
Broadcast Shopfront Gallery | See also: Canberra Contemporary Art Space (Gorman House) | 2005 | Established 2005; closed ca December 2005. Garema Place, Canberra City (near Essen, Milk and Honey). Exhibition venue. |
Bungendore School of Arts | 2005 | Established late 1880s. 55 Gibraltar Street, Bungendore. Venue. | |
Bungendore Wood Works Gallery | Includes: The Octagon Art Space Use for: Wood Works Gallery, Bungendore | 1983 | Bungendore Wood Works Gallery established 4 September 1983 in Coast Road [Malbon Street or Kings Highway], Bungendore, opposite current premises. Opened in new building 1994, including first floor art gallery The Octagon Art Space. Kings Highway, Bungendore. Director: David MacLaren. Commercial gallery. |
Burrunju Aboriginal Art Gallery | 2009 | Established October 2009; official opening 27 May 2010. 245 Lady Denman Drive, Yarramundi Reach. Director: Greg Joseph. Commercial gallery. | |
CADENCE | Use for: Community Art Design Environment Network for Canberra and Environs; Art and Public Places Network for the ACT | 1995 | Established ca 1993 as Art and Public Places Network for the ACT; name changed 1995. Directors: 1995 Ann Cleary and Pedro Geleris. Group |
Caloola Farm | Includes: Caloola Homestead; Caloola Retreat | 1980 | Established ca 1988. Top Naas, via Tharwa. Exhibition venue. |
Calvary Hospital | 1985 | Established 1979. Corner Belconnen Way and Haydon Drive, Bruce. Annual art show from 1979. Event; exhibition venue. | |
Canberra. Everything Nothing Projects | Established 8 November 2011. Level 1, Centre Cinema Building, 50 Bunda Street, Civic. Director: David Sequeira. Commercial gallery and exhibition space. | ||
Canberra Art Club | Use: Canberra Art Workshop | ||
Canberra Art Workshop | See also: Kingston Art Space; Leichhardt Street Studios; M16 | 1960 | Established 1948 as Canberra Art Club with premises at 8 Riverside Centre, then at B Block, Kingsley Street, Turner until 1982. In 1975 incorporated as Canberra Art Workshop Group. At ANU Arts Centre 1982-1984; 1984-2002 at Studio 13, Kingston Art Space (later Leichhardt Street Studios), 71 Leichhardt St, Kingston; 2002-2009 at M16, 16 Mildura Street, Fyshwick; from 2010 at Blaxland Centre, 25 Blaxland Crescent, Griffith. Group. |
Canberra Botanical | 2005 | Established 2003. In 2013 became a not-for-profit entity; committee Wendy Antoniak, Katrine Scott-Findlay, Vivien Pinder, Maria Boreham. Annual exhibition. | |
Canberra Calligraphy Society | 1987 | Established 25 February 1986. In 2007 at Urambi Village Hall, Crozier Circuit, Kambah. Group. | |
Canberra Church of England Girls Grammar School | Use: Canberra Girls’ Grammar School | ||
Canberra City Framing Gallery – Kaori Gallery | Use: Kaori Gallery | ||
Canberra Cloth Doll Makers | 1997 | Established by 1997. Group. | |
Canberra Contemporary Art Space (Gorman House) | Includes: Gorman House Gallery 1 (MAINspace), Gallery 2 (MIDDLEspace), and Cube; CCAS Mount Majura. | 1987 | Established July 1987 by amalgamation of former Bitumen River Gallery and the Arts Council Gallery. In 1996 also had gallery space at Mount Majura Vineyard. In 2005 associated with Broadcast Shopfront Gallery. Gorman House, Ainslie Avenue, Canberra. Directors: 2015 David Broker. Commercial gallery. |
Canberra Contemporary Art Space (Kaori Gallery) | Use for: CCAS Kaori; CCAS Civic See also: Kaori Gallery | Established 15 April 2015 within Kaori Gallery, corner London Circuit and Hobart Place, Canberra City. | |
Canberra Contemporary Art Space (Manuka) | Use for: CCAS Manuka, also called Gallery 3. See also: Arts Council of the ACT; Bitumen River Gallery | 1993 | Established 1993; previously Bitumen River Gallery. 19 Furneaux St, Manuka. Commercial gallery. |
Canberra Craft Bookbinders’ Guild (Inc) | Use for: Craft Bookbinders’ Guild (Inc) | 1982 | Established 1981 as Craft Bookbinders’ Guild. By 2006 as Canberra Craft Bookbinders’ Guild. Group. |
Canberra Girls’ Grammar School | Use for: Canberra Church of England Girls’ Grammar School | 1996 | Established 1926 as St Gabriel’s School, Glebe House, Canberra. Ca 1928 moved to Melbourne Avenue, Deakin; renamed Canberra Church of England Girls Grammar School 1933. In 1972 the Junior School moved to Grey Street, Deakin. Exhibition venue. |
Canberra Glassworks | 2007 | Established 25 May 2007. 11 Wentworth Avenue, Kingston, ACT [in old Kingston Power House]. Studio and commercial gallery. | |
Canberra Grammar School | Includes: Canberra Grammar School Gallery | 1991 | School established 1929; Craft Centre opened 1971; renamed Design Centre 1991. Monaro Crescent, Red Hill. Exhibition venue. |
Canberra Handmade.com | 2009 | Established April 2009. Virtual gallery. | |
Canberra Hospital | Use for: Woden Valley Hospital | 1992 | Established 1973 as Woden Valley Hospital; in 1991 amalgamated with Royal Canberra Hospital; from 1996 as Canberra Hospital. Extensive public art installed 1993. Exhibition venue; public art venue. |
Canberra Institute of Botanical Art | Use for: CIBA | 2005 | Established 2005. CSIRO Discovery Centre, Clunies Ross Street, Black Mountain. Group. |
Canberra Institute of the Arts | Use: ANU: School of Art | ||
Canberra International Hotel | Use: Pavilion Hotel | ||
Canberra International Motor Inn | 1984 | Established ca 1982. Exhibition venue. | |
Canberra Lacemakers Association | 1980 | Established 1979. From Sep 1997 at Weston Creek Community Centre, Parkinson Street, Weston Creek. Group. | |
Canberra Living Artists Week (CLAW) | 2007 | Established 2007 by Canberra Arts Marketing. Event. | |
Canberra Museum and Gallery | Use for: CMAG | 1998 | Established 1998. 176 London Circuit (Corner Civic Square), Canberra City. From 2007 housed Nolan Collection. Exhibition venue and public gallery. |
Canberra National Sculpture Forum | 1995 | Established 1995; ceased 1998. Canberra Sculpture Forum Inc disbanded 2002. Held triennially. Event. | |
Canberra Photographic Society | 1961 | Established 11 September 1945. 1945-1951 at 2CA Theatrette, Mort St, Civic; 1951-1952 at Institute of Anatomy, Acton; 1952-1966 at Riverside Centre, Barton; 1966-2005 at Griffin Centre, Bunda St, Civic; from 2005 at PhotoAccess, Manuka. Incorporated Monaro Camera Club in mid 1980s. Group. | |
Canberra Potters Society | Includes: Potters Place (shop) | 1976 | Established 1975. Watson Arts Centre, 1 Aspinall Street, Watson. The Potters Shop renamed Potters Place: Creations in Clay in October 2001. Group. |
Canberra Quilters Inc | 1984 | Established 1976 as The Patchwork Group. Group. | |
Canberra Region Arts, Crafts and Community Activities Association Gallery | Use: CRACCA Gallery | ||
Canberra Region Feltmakers | 1998 | Established December 1994; first exhibition 1997. Lions Youth Haven, Westwood Farm, Kambah Pool Road, Kambah. Group. | |
Canberra Repertory Theatre, Riverside | Use: Riverside Centre | ||
Canberra Rex Hotel | 1986 | Established 1960. 150 Northbourne Avenue, Braddon. Exhibition venue. | |
Canberra School of Art | Use: ANU: School of Art | ||
Canberra Seniors Centre | 1981 | Established 1965. 10 Watson Street, Turner. Group. | |
Canberra Spinners & Weavers | Established 1966. “Kurrajong”, Majura Oval, corner Angas and Sherbrooke Streets, Ainslie. Group. | ||
Canberra Theatre Centre | Includes: Playhouse Gallery, Canberra Theatre Gallery, The Link Gallery. Use for: Theatre Gallery, Arts Council of Australia. | 1966 | Centre opened 24 June 1965; Playhouse opened 18 August 1965, rebuilt 1998. Theatre Gallery established by June 1966; closed? after 1978. Playhouse Gallery established by 1 May 1969; closed ?. Link Gallery established January 1977 by Craft ACT; closed October 2001; new Link building opened October 2006. Civic Square, Canberra City. Exhibition venue. |
Canberra Theatre Gallery | Use: Canberra Theatre Centre | ||
Canberra Times Crafts Expo | Use for: Royal Canberra Show Crafts Expo | 1997 | Established by 1997. Royal Canberra Show. Event. |
Canberra Times National Art Award | 1983 | Established by 1983; closed ca 1987. Event. | |
Canberra Times Outdoor Art Show | Catalogues held separately as serial. | 1985 | Established by 1985; held in conjunction with Canberra Festival. Event. |
Capital Chemist Brindabella Art Prize | Use: Brindabella Art Prize | ||
Capital Chemist Art Award | Use: Brindabella Art Prize | ||
Capital Crafters | 2008 | Established by 2008. Duntroon Community Centre. Group. | |
Catt Furniture Shop | 1980 | Established 1980; closed [destroyed by fire] March 1984. Manuka Village, corner Furneaux and Bougainville Streets, Manuka. Exhibition venue. | |
Chapman Gallery | Includes: New Chapman Gallery (from 2007). | 1979 | Established 1976. 15 Beaumont Close, Chapman (1976-ca 1984); 31 Captain Cook Cres, Griffith (ca 1984-2006). Reopened 2007 at 1/11 Murray Crescent, Griffith. Directors: 1976-2006 Judith Behan; 2007 Kristian Pithie. Commercial gallery. |
Chartwell Gallery | Use for: Chartwell Crafts Inc. | 1992 | Established 11 April 1992. Chartwell Crafts, 88 Parramatta Street, Phillip, ACT. Commercial gallery. |
Chenka | Includes: Slate Gallery, Minerva Bookroom | 1990 | Established 1979. Corner Barrier and Pirie Streets, Fyshwick. Exhibition venue. |
Chez Paul Restaurant Francais | 1980 | 4 Colbee Court, Phillip. Exhibition venue. | |
Chisholm Street Gallery | 2000 | Established 1990s. 13 Chisholm Street, Ainslie, ACT. Commercial gallery. | |
CIBA | Use: Canberra Institute of Botanical Art | ||
CIT (Canberra Institute of Technology) | Use for: TAFE (Canberra College of Technical and Further Education) | 1985 | Established 1928 at Telopea Park secondary school; moved to Kingston in 1933; became Trade School in 1936; became Canberra Technical College in 1939; moved to Constitution Avenue Reid in 1964; became Canberra TAFE in 1984; renamed Canberra Institute of Technology in 1987. Various campuses. Exhibition venue. |
City Heart Disability Art Prize | 2005 | Established 2004. Event. | |
City Pilates | 2006 | Suite 1, 1st floor, 8 Petrie Plaza, Canberra City. Exhibition venue. | |
Civic Permanent Art Award | 1974 | Established by 1971. Held annually. Event. | |
Clarry’s Arts Café | Use: Gorman House Arts Centre | ||
CLAW | Use: Canberra Living Artists Week (CLAW) | ||
CMAG | Use: Canberra Museum and Gallery | ||
COCAS (Choice and Opportunity Community Arts Season) | See: Open Art ACT | ||
Collector Gallery | 2005 | Established by 2005. 22 Church St, Collector, NSW. Commercial gallery. | |
Colour Society of Australia, ACT Division | 1989 | Established by 1989; ceased. Group. | |
Community Cultural Inclusion Program | Use for: CCIP | 2014 | Established 2012 as part of ACT government arts policy. Cultural Inclusion Officers based at Belconnen and Tuggeranong Arts Centres. Program. |
Companions in Clay | 1990 | Established by 1990. Group. | |
Cooleman Court | 1999 | Established March 1978. Brierly Street, Weston. Exhibition venue. | |
CRACCA Gallery | Use for: Canberra Region Arts, Crafts and Community Activities Association Gallery | 1994 | Established by 1994. No. 1, The Boulevard, Cnr Akuna St and City Walk, Civic. Exhibition venue. |
Craft ACT | Use for: Craft Association of the ACT; Crafts Council of the ACT; Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre | 1972 | Established 1971 as Craft Association of the ACT; 1973 became Crafts Council of the ACT; 1998 became Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre. Initially at 1 Aspinall St, Watson; 13 Oct 2000 reopened in North Building, Civic Square, London Circuit, Canberra City. On 1 October 2015 Agency opened in Ori Building, 30 Lonsdale Street, Braddon as Craft ACT’s store. Directors: 1973-1974 Derek Wrigley [Vice-President]; 1975 Barbara McConchie; 1984 Meredith Hinchcliffe; ca 1995-2000 Jenny Deves; 2000-2003 Catrina Vignando; 2003-2009 Barbara McConchie; March 2010- Avi Amesbury. Exhibition venue; shop. |
Craft Association of the ACT | Use: Craft ACT | ||
Crafts Council of the ACT | Use: Craft ACT | ||
Cranleigh – Capital Chemist Art Show | 2010 | Established 2008. Cranleigh School, Starke Street, Holt. Event. | |
Crisp Galleries | 2009 | Established 1993. ‘Gap Range’, Bowning, NSW. Directors: Crisp family. Studio, commercial gallery. | |
CSIRO Discovery Centre | See also: Canberra Institute of Botanical Art | 2005 | Established August 2000. Clunies Ross Street, Black Mountain, ACT. Exhibition venue. |
Cuppacumbalong | Use for: Cuppacumbalong Gallery; Cuppacumbalong Craft Centre. See also: Narek Galleries, Cuppacumbalong | 1987 | Established as rural property 1839; December 1975 to 1999 as Cuppacumbalong Art and Craft Centre; craft centre closed 1999; gallery continued, subject to access via Tharwa Bridge. Naas Road, Tharwa. Directors: 1975-? Doug Alexander; ca 1997-1999 Rosina and Bob Akhurst; 2001- Bruce Gibbs. Studio and commercial gallery. |
Curtin Primary School Art Show | 2011 | Established 12 April 2011. Theodore Street, Curtin. Event. | |
D Block Studio | Use: Gorman House Arts Centre | ||
DADA-ACT | Use for: Disabled and Disadvantaged Artists – ACT | 1995 | Established 1995. 19 Gorman House Arts Centre, Ainslie Avenue, Braddon. Group. |
Daramalan College | 1963 | Established 1962. 2 Bancroft St, Dickson. Exhibition venue. | |
David Jones (Canberra) | 1970 | Established by 1971. David Jones, Canberra Centre, 260-262 Alinga St, Canberra City. Exhibition venue. | |
Deakin High School | 1975 | Established 1966. 111 Denison Street, Deakin. Exhibition venue. | |
Design Plus Gallery | 1995 | Established by 1995; closed? after 1997. 134 Monaro Street, Queanbeyan. Commercial gallery. | |
Disabled and Disadvantaged Artists – ACT | Use: DADA-ACT | ||
EASS | Use: ANU: Emerging Artists Support Scheme | ||
Embassy Motel | 2002 | Established early 1960s; closed 2009. Hopetoun Circuit, Deakin. Exhibition venue. | |
Embassy of Brazil | Use: Brazilian Embassy | ||
Embassy of Finland | 2005 | Established by 2005. 12 Darwin Ave, Yarralumla. Exhibition venue. | |
Embassy of Mexico | Use: Mexican Embassy | ||
Embroiderers Guild (ACT) | 1973 | Established 1962. In 1969 named Embroiderers’ Guild ACT; incorporated 1983. Gorman House Arts Centre, Ainslie Avenue, Braddon. Group. | |
Endeavour House | 2000 | Corner Captain Cook Crescent and Franklin St, Manuka. Exhibition venue. | |
EPIC | Use for: Exhibition Park | Ca 1995 | Flemington Road and Northbourne Avenue, Mitchell, ACT. Formerly Canberra Showgrounds. |
Exhibition Park | Use: EPIC | ||
Fantasia Galleries | 1974 | Established by 1970. 7 Broadbent Street, Scullin. Director: Susan Gillespie. Commercial gallery. Exhibition venue. | |
Fashion Flair & Fantasy | Use: Flairwear | ||
Festival of Creative Arts and Sciences | Use: Australia 75 | ||
Festival of the Contemporary Arts | Use for: FoCA | 1995 | Established 1995; ceased 2001.Gorman House Arts Centre, Ainslie Avenue, Braddon. Director: 1997, 1999 Greg Marginson; 1996 Mark Ferguson. Event. |
FFF | Use: Flairwear | ||
Fireside Room | Use: Gorman House Arts Centre | ||
Flairwear | Use for: Fashion Flair & Fantasy; FFF. See also: Art Thread Design | 2006 | Established 1999 as fantasy section of Art Thread Design and TASDA exhibitions. Flairwear established 2006. Director: Marlene Greenwood. Event. |
FoCA | Use: Festival of the Contemporary Arts | ||
Form Studio and Gallery | 2014 | Established August 2011. 1/30 Aurora Avenue, Queanbeyan, NSW. Commercial gallery. | |
Forrest Inn Gallery | Use for: Forrest Hotel Gallery | 2007 | Established by 2005. 30 National Circuit, Forrest. Commercial gallery. |
Front Studio and Gallery, The | Use: The Front Studio and Gallery | ||
Fyre Gallery | 2005 | Established November 2005. 84 Wallace Street, Braidwood. Director: Cheryl Hannah. Commercial gallery. | |
GAD | Use: Gallery of Australian Design | ||
Gaia | 1990 | Established by 1990; closed [?] after 1999. Gaia Womanspace, 38 Canberra Avenue, Forrest. Exhibition venue. | |
Galerie de Mar | 2005 | Established ca 1995; closed 2005. 27 Swinden Street, Downer. | |
Galerie Fred | 1995 | Established by 1995. Old Canberra Brickworks, Yarralumla. Studio. | |
Gallery, Canberra Grammar School | Use: Canberra Grammar School | ||
Gallery 12 | Use: Pialligo Plant Farm | ||
Gallery 41 | Use for: Gallery Number Forty-One | 1985 | Established by 1984; closed? After 1987. 41 Whyalla Street, Fyshwick. Directors: Leslie Williams, Robert Small. Commercial gallery. |
Gallery A (Canberra) | Use for: Town House Motel | 1965 | Established 1964; closed after 1966. Town House [Motel], Rudd St, Canberra City. Commercial gallery. |
Gallery Huntly | 1978 | Established by 1974; closed? After 1995. 11 Savige Street, Campbell, ACT. Director: 1974-2005 Ruth Prowse. Commercial gallery. | |
Gallery of Australian Design | 2010 | Established May 2009. 44 Parkes Place, Parkes ACT. Partners: University of Canberra, National Museum of Australia, Australian Institute of Architects, Australian Institute of Landscape Architects. Public gallery, exhibition venue. | |
Garden Gallery | 1985 | Established by 1985. Avoca Cottage, 32 Victoria Street, Hall. | |
Garry Palecek Studio | See also: Canberra Potters Society | 2006 | Established by 2006. 9 Rooth Place, Watson. Studio. |
George Paton National School of Silversmithing | 1990 | Established ca 1990. Inner north Canberra. Artist is Georgina Paton. Studio. | |
Gigmanity Gallery | 1991 | Established by 1991; closed? after 1995. 31 Giles Street, Kingston. Commercial gallery. | |
Giles Street Gallery | See also: Artespresso | 1986 | Established by 1986. 31 Giles St, Kingston, ACT. Commercial gallery. |
Gorman House Arts Centre | Use for: Gorman House Community Arts Centre. Includes: ACT Community Arts Network; Art Wares; Bogong Theatre; Clarry’s Arts Café; D Block Studio (also called Studio D); Fireside Room; Gorman House Gallery; Jigsaw Theatre; Ralph Wilson Theatre . | 1984 | Established 1981; official opening 15 September. To ca October 1990 named Gorman House Community Arts Centre. Ainslie Avenue, Braddon. Offices for arts groups (lists of tenants published in Gorman House annual reports), studios, commercial galleries, exhibition venue. |
Gorman House galleries (1 – MAINspace; 2 – MIDDLEspace; Cube) | Use Arts Council of the ACT 1981- June 1987; use Canberra Contemporary Art Space Gorman House after July 1987. | ||
Griffin Centre | 1971 | Established 1963 at Bunda Street, Civic; reopened 15 September 2005 at 20 Genge Street, Civic. Exhibition venue. | |
Griffith Gallery | See also: Lasseters Gallery | 1975 | Established 1975. 14 Bremer St, Griffith, ACT. Commercial gallery. |
Gundaroo Village | Use for: various locations in Gundaroo. See also: Wright Space Gallery | Exhibition venue. | |
Hackett Primary School | 1986 | Established 1964. Maitland Street, Hackett, ACT. Exhibition venue. | |
Hands On Studio | See also: M16 | 1991 | Established by 1991. In grounds of M16 Studios and Gallery, 16 Mildura Street, Fyshwick. Studio. |
Happiest Boy in the World School of Decorative Arts | 1995 | Established ca 1995. 63 Owen Dixon Drive, Evatt. Directors: Michael Gill & Christine Payne. Studio. | |
Harrison Art Show | 2012 | Established 29 June 2012. Harrison Primary School, Wimmera Street, Harrison, ACT. Event. | |
Hayes St Gallery & Pottery Studio | 1990 | Established by 1984. 18 Hayes St, Queanbeyan. Directors: 1984 Robert and Maruta Pearson. Studio and commercial gallery. | |
Helen Maxwell Gallery | See also: Australian Girls Own Gallery (aGOG) | 2000 | Established March 2000. 42 Mort St, Braddon. Commercial gallery. |
Helen Nankivell Studio | 1985 | Established ca 1979; closed by 1994. 16 Boote Place, Spence. Studio. | |
High Court of Australia | 1991 | Established 1901; officially opened at Parkes Place 26 May 1980. Exhibition venue. | |
Hill Station Restaurant & Gallery | 1985 | Established ca 1985. 51 Sheppard Street, Hume. Exhibition venue. | |
Hive, The | Use: The Hive | ||
Hot to Pot Workshops | Use: Jane Crick Studio | ||
Huw Davies Gallery | Use: PhotoAccess See also: Manuka Arts Centre | ||
Hyatt Hotel Canberra | 1992 | Established 1924 as Hostel No. 1; January 1925 renamed Hotel Canberra; 23 July 1988 reopened as Hyatt Hotel Canberra. Exhibition venue. | |
Hyperdome | Use: Tuggeranong Hyperdome | ||
Ilios Gallery | 2011 | Established ca 2010. Wilbur’s Cafe/Bar, Hackett Shops. Commercial gallery. | |
Impressions on Paper Gallery | 2005 | Established 10 June 2004; closed as a physical gallery September 2008; became virtual gallery January 2009. June 2004-September 2005 at 225 La Perouse St, Red Hill. From 1 September 2005 at 6/7 Lonsdale St, Braddon. Commercial gallery. | |
Inanna Inc | Use for: Wednesday Art Arvo Group | 2005 | Established by 2005. Wednesday Art Arvo exhibits at galleries and online at website gallery. Group. |
International Connections | 1996 | Exhibitions coinciding with the 8th National Ceramics Conference, Canberra. Various venues. Event | |
International Tenants Day Art Show and Competition | 2011 | Established by 2008. Sponsors: The Tenants’ Union ACT and Housing ACT. Event. | |
Italian Cultural Centre | 2011 | Established 2 June 1996. 80 Franklin Street, Forrest. Exhibition venue. | |
Jan Vincent Studio | 2010 | Established 1999. 25 Marrakai Street, Hawker. Studio and exhibition venue. | |
Jane Crick Studio | Includes: Hot to Pot Workshops | 2009 | Established by 2003. ‘Moonshill’, 3739 Lumley Road, Tarago, NSW. Studio. |
Jardine Street Gallery | 1994 | Established by 1994. 39 Jardine Street, Kingston. Commercial gallery. | |
Jerrabomberra Community Centre | 2002 | Established by 2002. Jerrabomberra Parkway, Jerrabomberra, NSW. Exhibition venue. | |
Jigsaw Theatre | Use: Gorman House Arts Centre | ||
John Curtin House | 1978 | Established by 1978. Brisbane Avenue, Barton. Exhibition venue. | |
Jonathan Baskett Studio Glass | 2008 | Established ca 2004. 25 Fergus Road, Queanbeyan, NSW. Studio. | |
Judy Witherdin Glass | 2006 | Established by 2006. 19 Cloncurry Street, Kaleen. Studio. | |
Kamberra Glass Art Gallery | 2006 | Established ca 1998, closed end 2006. Kamberra Winery, Corner Northbourne Avenue and Flemington Road, Lyneham. | |
Kaori Gallery | Use for: Canberra City Framing Gallery – Kaori Gallery See also: Canberra Contemporary Art Space (Kaori Gallery) | 2011 | Established by November 2011. Canberra City Framing Gallery, Corner London Circuit and Hobart Place, Canberra City. Commercial gallery. |
Kemarre Arts | 2010 | Established 2010. Directors: 2010- Jenni Kemarre Martiniello. Studio, virtual gallery. | |
KIKU ARTs Gallery | 2008 | Established 2005. 10 Gibraltar St, Bungendore NSW. Commercial gallery. | |
Kingston Art Space | See also: Australian Girls’ Own Gallery; Ben Grady Gallery; Canberra Art Workshop; Leichhardt Street Studios; Studio One. | 1984 | Established ca 1984; re-established March 1992 as Leichhardt Street Studios. First floor, BBC Hardware building, 71 Leichhardt Street, Kingston. Studios and commercial galleries. |
La Perouse Gallery | 1977 | Established 1976; closed after 1980. 57 La Perouse St, Manuka, ACT. Commercial gallery. | |
Lake Tuggeranong Moon Festival | Use: Tuggeranong Arts Centre | ||
Lasseters Gallery | See also: Griffith Gallery | 2007 | Established May 2006, at Manuka Court (formerly Thetis Court), Bougainville Street, Manuka. Moved to 14 Bremer St, Griffith. Commercial gallery. |
Lavender Art Studios | 2009 | Established ca 1998. Director: Greg Devenny-Mackay, alternatively Greg Mackay. Studio. | |
Legacy House | 2005 | 33 Geils Court, Deakin. Exhibition venue. | |
Leichhardt Street Studios | Includes: Art Space 71; The Gallery. See also: Australian Girls’ Own Gallery; Ben Grady Gallery; Canberra Art Workshop; Kingston Art Space; M16; Spiral Arm Gallery; Studio One. | 1992 | Established March 1992; re-established 2002 as M16. First floor, BBC Hardware building, 71 Leichhardt Street, Kingston. Studios and commercial galleries. |
Les Arts | 1957 | Established by 1957. Room 5, Adams’ Buildings, Kingston. Exhibition venue. | |
Life’s Reflections Photographic Competition | 2006 | Established by 2006. Directors: ACT Department of Housing and Community Services. Event. | |
Link Gallery | Use: Canberra Theatre Centre | ||
Lions Youth Haven | 2000 | Established ca 1988. Westwood Farm, Kambah Pool Road, Kambah. Exhibition venue. | |
Liquid Gallery | 2010 | Established 2010. 7 Clint Place, Macquarie. Directors: 2010 Lisa Kenny. Commercial gallery. | |
M16 | Includes: M16 Artspace; Foyer Space; Backspace. See also: Canberra Art Workshop; Leichhardt Street Studios; StudioMAP; Hands On Studio | 2003 | Established 2002 as continuation of Leichhardt Street Studios and Kingston Art Space, at 16 Mildura St, Fyshwick; from 1 August 2010 at Blaxland Centre, 25 Blaxland Crescent, Griffith. Director: 2007- Joseph Falsone. Studios, community workshops, exhibition venue. |
MacKillop College Art and Craft Show | Use for: Padua Art and Craft Show | 1999 | Established 1979 as Padua Art and Craft Show; continued as MacKillop College Art and Craft Show. Mackinnon Street, Wanniassa. Event. |
Macquarie Galleries Canberra | See also: Anna Simons Gallery | 1966 | Established 1965; closed after 1978. In 1965-1967 exhibited at Canberra Theatre; 1969-1972 at Macquarie House, 23 Furneaux Street, Forrest; 1976-1977 at 35 Murray Crescent, Manuka. Director: 1965-ca 1972 Anna Simons. Commercial gallery. |
Made From Australia Galleries | See also: Paintbox Fine Art | 2000 | Established ca 1999; closed December 2004; re-established as Paintbox Fine Art in February 2005. 36 Grey Street, Deakin, ACT. Directors: Steve and Ann Watson. Commercial gallery. |
Mamingo Workshop | 1992 | Established by 1992. 13 Hyde Place, Hughes. Studio. | |
Manning Clark House and Gallery | 2014 | Established after 2000 in Manning and Dymphna Clark’s house, 11 Tasmania Circle, Forrest. Exhibition venue. | |
Manuka Art Centre | See also: PhotoAccess | 1979 | Established by 1979. Shop 20, Style Arcade, Manuka. Commercial gallery. |
Marcia Hill Galleries | See also: Southlands Gallery | 1980 | Established by 1979. No permanent location in Canberra. Commercial gallery. |
Marsden Group | Use for: Marsden Arts Group | 2005 | Established ca 2004. 22 Marsden Street, Dickson. Director: Barbara van der Linden. Group. |
Mawson Gallery | 2005 | Established 2004. 63 Wilkins Street, Mawson. Director: Monika Leone. Commercial gallery. | |
Megalo | Use for: Megalo Print Studio and Gallery; Megalo Kingston; Megalo Access Arts; Megalo Screenprint; Megalo Grafix; Megalo Graphix. | 1980 | Established 1980 as Megalo Print Studio and Gallery. Initially at 71 Leichhardt Street, Kingston; this location continued in use until July 2003, when it relocated to 16 Mildura Street, Fyshwick. Main studio to 1992 at Ainslie Village, Quick Street, Ainslie; from July 1992 at old Hackett Primary School, corner Maitland and Madigan Streets, Hackett. In 2000 incorporated equipment from Studio One Print Workshop and became Megalo Access Arts. From 2003 to September 2010 at Canberra Technology Park, 49 Phillip Ave, Watson. From 2013 at Old Bus Depot, Kingston, renamed Kingston Arts Precinct ca 2014. Directors: to 2014 Alison Alder; July 2014 Ingeborg Hansen. Studio and commercial gallery. |
Megamemes.com | 2003 | Established ca 2003. Director: Megan Jones. Virtual gallery. | |
Melba High School | Use for: Melba Copland Secondary School, High School Campus. | 1998 | Established 1976; amalgamated with Copland College 2008 to form Melba Copland Secondary School. 15 Conley Drive, Melba. Exhibition venue. |
Messengers Program | Use: Tuggeranong Arts Centre | ||
Metis | Use: National Science Week Exhibitions | ||
Mexican Embassy | Use for: Embassy of Mexico | 1989 | Embassy established 13 May 1966 at Mugga Way, Red Hill; moved to 14 Perth Avenue, Yarralumla 31 May 1982; gallery space in Perth Ave building. |
Michelago Community Hall | 1994 | Ryrie Street, Michelago, NSW. Exhibition venue. | |
Monaro Mall Art Prize | See also: Artists’ Society of Canberra | 1965 | Established 1965. Monaro Shopping Mall Merchants’ Association and Artists’ Society of Canberra. Event. |
Montmartre Cultural Association | Use for: Montmartre Gallery | 1982 | Established by 1982. 35 Murray Crescent, Manuka. Director: 1982-1983 Nancy Sever. Exhibition venue. |
Multicultural Fringe Festival | 2006 | Established | |
Museum of Australian Democracy | Use for: MOAD; MOADOPH | 2013 | Established 9 May 2009 within Old Prliament House, Parkes. Exhibition venue. |
Namadgi National Park Visitor Centre | 1999 | Established 1990. Naas Road, Tharwa. Exhibition venue. | |
Nancy Tingey Studio | 1993 | Established ca 1973, initially at 25 Hall Street, Hall; by 2007 at Strathnairn Arts Association, 90 Stockdill Drive, Holt. Studio. | |
Narek Galleries | See also: Cuppacumbalong; Pialligo Plant Farm | 1977 | Established by 1972. Old Tanja Church, 1140 Bermagui Road, Tanja, via Tathra NSW. To June 1977 at 23 Grey Street, Deakin; from 16 July 1977 to ca 1996 at ‘Cuppacumbalong’, Naas Road, Tharwa; from 1996 to ca 2001 at Pialligo Plant Farm. Closed; reopened December 2004 at Tanja. Director: 1984 Karen O’Clery. Commercial gallery. |
National Archives of Australia | 1998 | Established 1998 at Queen Victoria Terrace, Parkes. Exhibition venue. | |
National Arts Week in Canberra | 1988 | Established 1988. Arts Council of Australia. Event. | |
National Gallery of Australia | Use for: exhibitions and related events. Use: General ephemera – National Gallery of Australia for administration, building, etc. | 1983 | Established 24 Oct 1982. Parkes Place, Parkes, ACT. Public gallery. |
National Gallery of Australia: Drill Hall Gallery | Use: ANU: Drill Hall Gallery | ||
National Jewish Centre | Use for: Jewish Memorial Centre | 1978 | Established 1971 as Jewish Memorial Centre. National Circuit, Forrest. Exhibition venue. |
National Library of Australia | Use: General ephemera | Almost all National Library static and travelling exhibitions include books and artefacts. | |
National Methodist Church (Wesley Centre) | Use: Wesley Uniting Church (Wesley Centre) | ||
National Museum of Australia | Use: General Ephemera. See also: Behind the Lines | ||
National Museum of Erotica | 2001 | Established March 2000; closed ca 2003. 37A Northbourne Avenue, Civic. Public gallery. | |
National Photography Festival | Use: Vivid | ||
National Portrait Gallery | See also: Old Parliament House | 1994 | Established 1994; 1994-2008 at Old Parliament House, Parkes; 14 November 2002-2008 also at annex at Commonwealth Place, Parkes. From 4 December 2008 at Parkes Place, Parkes, ACT. Director: 1994-1998 managed by National Library of Australia; from April 1998 Andrew Sayers. Public gallery. |
National Science Week Exhibitions | Use for: Metis | 1999 | Art exhibitions are occasionally held in conjunction with National Science Week. They may have individual titles, and are held at various venues. Event. |
National Sculpture Forum, Canberra | Use: Canberra National Sculpture Forum | ||
Neilroberts.com | 2004 | Established ca 2004 by trustee of estate of Neil Roberts. Virtual gallery. | |
Nishi Gallery | 2015 | Established ca 2015. 17 Kendall Lane, NewActon, ACT 2601. Performance and exhibition venue. | |
Nolan Gallery | Use for: Nolan Collection; Nolan Gallery Collection. | 1976 | Established 1974 in Lanyon Homestead; in March 1980 moved to Nolan Gallery, Lanyon; from 2007 temporarily located at Canberra Museum and Gallery, permanently from November 2009. Corner London Circuit and Civic Square, Canberra City. Directors (Curators): from ca 1987 David Dolan; from ca 1992 Angela Philp; from ca 1998 Peter Haynes. Public gallery. |
Nomad Art Gallery | 2012 | Established 2005 in Darwin, 2011 in Canberra. Shop 11, M Centre, Palmerston Lane, Manuka ACT. Directors (Darwin): Angus and Rose Cameron. Commercial gallery. | |
Nova Art Gallery | 1994 | Established by 1994; closed. Northbourne Avenue, Civic; later at Aranda Shops. Director: Sally Marchant. Commercial gallery. | |
Nundah Gallery | Use for: Nundah Galleries; Studio Nundah | 1963 | Established 1962; closed ca 1974. Began as Studio Nundah, in 1966 renamed Nundah Gallery. Director: Mrs Riek LeGrand. 4 Macarthur Ave, O’Connor, ACT. Commercial gallery. |
Oaks Brasserie | Use: Yarralumla Gallery and the Oaks Brasserie | ||
Oikos Gift Gallery | Use: Pavilion Hotel | ||
Old Bus Depot Markets | 1996 | Established 1994. 21 Wentworth Avenue, Kingston. Commercial gallery. | |
Old Canberra Brickworks | See: Beverley Hall’s Studio; Galerie Fred | ||
Old Parliament House | See also: National Portrait Gallery | 1993 | Established as public space 15 December 1992. King George Terrace, Parkes. Exhibition venue. |
Old Saint Luke’s Studio Gallery | 2006 | Established 1982; ceased operation 1989-1999; reopened 2000 as Old Saint Luke’s Studio Gallery; May 2011 house and gallery destroyed by fire; rebuilt and reopened 31 August 2013. 1045 Shingle Hill Way, Gundaroo, NSW. Director: Ian Jones. Studio and commercial gallery. | |
Open Art ACT | See also: Belconnen Community Centre; Tuggeranong Arts Centre. | 2000 | Established 1998. Initially at Belconnen Community Centre, later also at Tuggeranong Arts Centre. In 2000 was associated with COCAS (Choice and Opportunity Community Arts Season) grant program. Studio. |
Orion Sculpture Park | Use: Stephanie Burns Fine Art | ||
Outsider Gallery | 2010 | 86 Foxlow Street, Captain’s Flat, NSW. | |
Padua Art and Craft Show | Use: MacKillop College | ||
Paintbox Fine Art | Includes: Anne and Steve’s Art See also: Made from Australia Galleries | 2004 | Established 8 February 2005 by directors of Made from Australia Galleries. 32 Lonsdale Street, Braddon, ACT. Directors: Steve & Anne Watson. Commercial gallery. |
Painting for Pleasure | Use: University of the Third Age | ||
Painting with Parkinson’s | 1996 | Established November 1994 by Nancy Tingey. Joseph Banks Building, Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra. Facilitators: Nancy Tingey 1994-1995, John Pratt and Roberta Turner from 1996. Group. | |
Palangi Persian Art Gallery | 2006 | Established ca 2002. 2/21 Tea Gardens, Gungahlin. Director: Fatemah Palangi. Commercial gallery and studio. | |
Parliament House | 1997 | Established 1988. Exhibition venue. | |
Pastoral Gallery | See also: Bimbimbi Potters | 1975 | Established 1973. Bimbimbi, Old Cooma Road, via Queanbeyan. Director: Hiroe Swen. Commercial gallery. |
Patchwork Group | Use: Canberra Quilters Inc | ||
Pavilion Hotel | Use for: Canberra International Hotel; Pavilion on Northbourne | 1991 | Established as Canberra International Hotel 1981; 1992 renamed Pavilion Hotel; ca 1994 became Pavilion on Northbourne Hotel and Serviced Apartments. 242 Northbourne Avenue, Dickson. Exhibition venue. |
Peter Latona Studio | Established ca 1977. 115 Starke Street, Holt. Studio. | ||
Phoenix Prize for Spiritual Art | Use: ANU School of Art | ||
Photex 94 | 1994 | Established 1994. Belconnen High School, Murranji Street, Hawker. Event. | |
PhotoAccess | Includes: Huw Davies Gallery | 1986 | Established September 1984. Initially at Kingsley Street, Acton; 2002 moved to Manuka Arts Centre, corner Manuka Circle and New South Wales Crescent, Griffith. Studio and gallery. Manuka Arts Centre reopened ca 2002 as a community arts venue; from 1965 to ca 2000 it housed the Canberra School of Music. Directors: 2005- PhotoAccess, on behalf of ACT Government. |
Pialligo Estate Winery | 2009 | Established by 2005. 18 Kallaroo Road, Pialligo. Exhibition venue. | |
Pialligo Fine Art Gallery | Use: Pialligo Plant Farm | ||
Pialligo Plant Farm | Includes: Pialligo Fine Art Gallery; Gallery 12 See also: Narek Galleries. | 1986 | Established ca 1985. 12 Beltana Road, Pialligo. Various incarnations; Pialligo Fine Art Gallery August 2007 to June 2008; Gallery 12 from September 2008. Directors: Rhondda and Geoff Cleary. Commercial gallery. |
Playhouse Gallery | Use: Canberra Theatre Centre | ||
Pot Shop | 1976 | Established by 1976; closed after 1981. 34 Endeavour Street, Red Hill. Director: Eleanor Scott-Findlay. Possibly a studio. | |
Potters’ Place | 1978 | Established by 1978. Upstairs in The Boot and Flogger, 32 Giles Street, Kingston. Director: Norma Shields. Exhibition venue. | |
Potters Place: Creations in Clay | Use: Canberra Potters Society | ||
Public Art | Use for: permanent and temporary art works in outdoor spaces. See also: Canberra Hospital; Canberra Museum and Gallery | 2001 | Temporary works: Domain November 2007. |
Q Exhibition Space | Includes: The Q; The Light Well; Door 3 | 2008 | Established March 2008. Q Performing Arts Centre, 253 Crawford Street, Queanbeyan. Exhibition venue. |
Queanbeyan Art Society | 1990 | Established by 1983. O’Neill’s Cottage, 6 Trinculo Place, Queanbeyan. Group. | |
Queanbeyan City Council Art Award | 2008 | Established 2008. Event. | |
Queanbeyan City Library | 2008 | 257 Crawford Street, Queanbeyan. Exhibition venue. | |
Quilting Circle A.C.T. | 1988 | Group. | |
Rainbow, The | Ca 2004 | Established by 2004. H Block, Canberra Technology Park, 49 Phillip Avenue, Watson. Psychosocial rehabilitation program under the Mental Health Foundation, ACT, including an art and ceramics program. Group. | |
Ralph Wilson Theatre | Use: Gorman House Arts Centre | ||
Ranamok Glass Prize | 2002 | Established 1994, ended 2014. Work of finalists shown at the Glass Artist Gallery, Sydney, 1994-2006, then at Canberra Glassworks 2007-2014. Acquisitive collection (annual prizewinners) given to National Gallery of Australia 2014. Directors: 1994 Maureen Cahill, Andy Plummer; 2010 Jane Burns, Maureen Cahill, Damien Clarke, Andy Plummer, Deirdre Plummer. Event. | |
Rarified | 2006 | Established August 2004. Shop 8/55 Woolley St, Dickson. Commercial gallery. | |
Reflections Gallery | Use: Belconnen Art Gallery | ||
Regatta Point Restaurant | Includes: The Deck | 1994 | Established ca 1984. National Planning Exhibition Building, Regatta Point, Commonwealth Park. Exhibition venue. |
Right Brain Art Courses and School | Use: Artlinks Canberra | ||
Riverside Centre | Includes: Riverside Gallery; The Studio; Canberra Repertory Theatre | 1962 | Established 1950s, closed 1966. Riverside Gallery [established 1953] and The Studio [established 1964] at 7 Riverside Centre, Barton. Commercial galleries, exhibition venue. |
Robijn Ong Studio | 2003 | Established ca 1982; closed 1998. Studio. | |
Rose Cottage | Use for: Rose Cottage Craft Barn | 1998 | Corner Monaro Highway and Isabella Drive, Gilmore. |
Royal Hotel Bungendore | 2006 | 34 Gibraltar Street, Bungendore, NSW. Exhibition venue. | |
RSL National Headquarters | 1979 | Current building established 1963 at corner Constitution Avenue and Blamey Crescent, Campbell. Exhibition venue. | |
Rydges Capital Hill Hotel | 2001 | Established 1988. Corner National Circuit and Canberra Avenue, Forrest, ACT. Exhibition venue. | |
Rydges Lakeside Hotel | 2001 | Established 1970s as Lakeside Hotel. 1 London Circuit, Canberra City. Exhibition venue. | |
Saint Barnabas Ministry Centre | 2007 | Established May 2003. 10 Charnwood Place, Charnwood. Exhibition venue. | |
Salvation Army | 2010 | Level 1, corner Anketell and Reed Streets, Tuggeranong. Group, exhibition venue. | |
School art exhibitions | See: ANU: Emerging Artists Support Scheme; Artisans at Orana Inc; Canberra Girls’ Grammar School; Canberra Grammar School; Cranleigh – Capital Chemist Art Show; Curtin Primary School Art Show; Daramalan College; Deakin High School; Hackett Primary School; Harrison Art Show; MacKillop College Art and Craft Show; Melba High School; Photex 94 | ||
SCOOP [Strathnairn Co-op shop] | Use: Strathnairn | ||
Senior Citizens | Use: Canberra Seniors Centre | ||
Solander Gallery | 1975 | Established March 1974. 1974-1987 at 2 Solander Court, Yarralumla. By August 1986-ca 1997 at 36 Grey St, Deakin. From May 1997 at 10 Schlich St, Yarralumla. Director: Joy Warren. Commercial gallery. | |
Southlands Gallery | See also: Marcia Hill Galleries | 1981 | Established by 1978; closed ca 2000. Shops 4-5, Southlands Centre, Mawson. Directors: to ca 1981 possibly Marcia Hill, 1982 to ca 1991 Dianne and Geoff Lean, ca 1991 to 2000 Aileen and Bill Maloney. Commercial gallery. |
Southside Community Services Gallery | Use: Southside Gallery | ||
Southside Gallery | Use for: Southside Community Services Gallery | 2006 | Established 2005. Southside Community Services, 63 Boolimba Crescent, Narrabundah. Community gallery. |
Spiral Arm Gallery | See also: Ben Grady Gallery; Leichhardt Street Studios | 1992 | Established 1992; closed ca May 2002. Exhibition space of Leichhardt Street Studios, Kingston Art Space, 71 Leichhardt St, Kingston. |
St Andrew’s Church | 1995 | Established 1934; extended 1979. State Circle, Forrest. Exhibition venue. | |
St. Cyr’s Gallery | 1993 | Established October 1993. 53 Dundas Court, Phillip. Director: Helen Sinko. Commercial gallery. | |
St John’s Church | 1994 | Established ca 1846. Constitution Avenue, Reid, ACT. Exhibition venue. | |
Stephanie Burns Fine Art | Use for: Orion Sculpture Park | 2003 | Established 2002; closed 2007. From 2002 to October 2003 at 31 Wollongong Street, Fyshwick. From November 2003 to 2005 at 107 Strickland Crescent, Deakin. From 21 September 2005 to 29 September 2007 at Shop 2, 25 Bentham St, Yarralumla. From 2008, developing sculpture park and gallery at 17 Archer Close, Yass, NSW; opened 2010 as Orion Sculpture Park. Commercial gallery, then permanent exhibition. |
Stitchery ACTers | 1986 | Established ca 1986. Group. | |
Strathnairn | Includes: Blue Folk Community Arts; Brindabella Arts Community; Brindabella Community Arts Farm; SCOOP | 1989 | Established 1970s as Blue Folk Community Arts centre (director Domenic Mico); ca 1985 to 1997 as Brindabella Community Arts Association; from 1998 as Strathnairn Arts Association. 90 Stockdill Drive, Holt. SCOOP [Strathnairn Co-op shop] opened ca 2006. Directors: 1984 Nan Harrison; from ca 1990 Michael Sainsbury, then management committee with Sainsbury as manager/caretaker. Studio, exhibition venue and commercial gallery. |
Street Theatre Gallery | Includes: Healthpact Gallery | 1994 | Established 1994. Corner Childers Street and University Avenue, Canberra City. Included Healthpact Gallery 1998-2001. Exhibition venue |
Studio Altenburg | Includes: Altenburg Fine Art Gallery and Gift Shop | 2006 | Established 1978. 104 Wallace St, Braidwood, NSW. Director: Christoph Altenberg 1978-Aug 2008. Commercial gallery. |
Studio D | Use: Gorman House Arts Centre | ||
Studio MAP | See also: M16 | 1995 | Established January 1995 in former City Parks Depot, Throsby Lane, Griffith; 2007-July 2010 in M16 Artspace, 16 Mildura Street, Kingston; from 1 August 2010 at M16 Artspace, Blaxland Centre, 25 Blaxland Crescent, Griffith. Director: Jeffree Skewes. Studio. |
Studio Nundah | Use: Nundah Gallery | ||
Studio One | See also: Kingston Art Space; Leichhardt Street Studios | 1985 | Established 1983; closed 2000. Set up as Studio One Printmaking Workshop by Dianne Fogwell and Meg Buchanan. Kingston Art Space, 71 Leichhardt St, Kingston. Studio. |
Sutherland Studios | 2001 | Established December 1997. Weston Creek, Canberra. Director: Denise Sutherland. Studio. | |
Suzanne Bellamy Studio | Includes: Mongarlowe Studio Workshops | 1994 | Established 1994. Director, Mongarlowe Studios, Northangera Road, Braidwood, NSW. Studio. |
TAFE (Canberra College of Technical and Further Education) | Use: CIT (Canberra Institute of Technology) | ||
TAFTA, The Australian Forum for Textile Arts | Use: The Australian Forum for Textile Arts (TAFTA) | ||
Textile Art & Surface Design Association ACT (TASDA) | Use: ACT Textile Arts Association (ACTTAA) | ||
Textile Network ACT | 1993 | Established 1993. Initially at ‘Kurrajong’, corner Angas and Sherbrooke Streets, Ainslie; by 1997 at Canberra School of Art, ANU. Directors: founding committee Betty Hudson and Audrey Ford. Group. | |
The Art Shed Gallery and Pottery Studio | 1994 | Established 1992. 7 Naas Road, Tharwa. Director: Malcolm Cooke. Studio and commercial gallery. | |
The Artists Shed | See also: The Photography Room | 2006 | Established 1995 as studio, and from November 2004 with public gallery. Unit 2, 14 Foster Street, Queanbeyan, NSW. Director: Margaret Hadfield. Studio and gallery. |
The Atelier | 1978 | Established by January 1978. 31 Rutledge St, Bungendore, NSW. Director: Ysabel Hoyos. Studio. | |
The Australian Forum for Textile Arts (TAFTA) | 1984 | Established 1974 at meeting held Sturt Crafts Centre, Mittagong, NSW. Headquarters in Brisbane; biennial conferences held around Australia. | |
The Boulevard Artists | Use for: variable group of public installation and performance artists who exhibit at The Boulevard Plaza. | 2001 | Established by 2001. Boulevard Building, Akuna Street, Civic. Group. |
The Centre Gallery | 1959 | Established by 1959. 33 Ainslie Avenue, Civic, just off London Circuit. Commercial gallery. | |
The Front Studio and Gallery | 2005 | Established 8 July 2005. Shops 1-2, Wattle St, Lyneham. Commercial gallery. | |
The Hive | Includes: Kingston Hive | 2001 | Established 1999 as Kingston Hive, adjacent to Old Bus Depot Markets, Wentworth Avenue, Kingston; March to June 2001 in Old Bus Depot Markets building; from March 2001 as The Hive, 25 Lonsdale Street, Braddon. Director: Jenny Shaw. Commercial gallery. |
The Link Gallery | Use: Canberra Theatre Centre | ||
The Oaks Brasserie | Use: Yarralumla Gallery and the Oaks Brasserie | ||
The Photography Room | See also: The Artists Shed | 2012 | Established 2011. Upstairs at The Artists Shed, 14 Foster Street, Queanbeyan, NSW. Director: Sean Davey. Exhibition venue. |
The Q | Use: Q Exhibition Space | ||
The Studio, Riverside | Use: Riverside Centre | ||
Theatre Gallery, Arts Council of Australia | Use: Canberra Theatre Centre. See also: Arts Council of the ACT | ||
Theo Notaras Multicultural Centre | 2006 | Established 8 December 2005. 2nd floor, North Building, 180 London Circuit, Canberra City. Exhibition venue. | |
Thursday Painting Group | 2011 | Established by 2009. Group. May have changed name in 2011 to Women @ Work. | |
Thursday Potters | 1980 | Established possibly ca 1980. Group. | |
Tilley's Devine Cafe Gallery | 1990 | Established January 1984. Corner Wattle and Brigalow Streets, Lyneham. Exhibition venue | |
Tin Shed Art Group | 2001 | Established ca 1993. Group. | |
Tin Sheds Gallery | Use: venue | Tin Sheds Gallery is part of Faculty of Architecture, University of Sydney. | |
Town House Motel | Use: Gallery A (Canberra) | ||
Trading Partners | Use: venue | Established in Victoria by Australian Council of Churches as non-profit group supporting direct marketing of goods from Third World self-help groups. | |
TRAP | Use: Brindabella Art Prize | ||
Treadles Gallery | 1995 | Established by 1995. 30 Howitt Street, Kingston. Commercial gallery. | |
Treeart | 1990 | Established in 1990s. Studio. | |
Trish Bridges Studio | 1990 | Established by 1990. To ca 1996 at 16 Lamington Street, Deakin; 1996 to ca 1998 at 28 MacRobertson Street, Mawson; from 1999 at 19 Shepherdson Place, Isaacs. Studio. | |
Tuffin’s Music Studios | 1976 | Established by 1976. Altree Court, Phillip. Exhibition venue. | |
Tuggeranong Arts Centre | Includes: Gallery; Lake Tuggeranong Moon Festival; Tuggeranong Community Arts Association. See also: Brindabella Art Prize; Rotary Youth Art Award. | 1992 | Established 1991 as Tuggeranong Community Arts Association; Arts Centre built 1998. Corner Reed and Cowlishaw Streets, Greenway. Exhibition venue. Sponsors Brindabella Art Prize; Tuggeranong Rotary Youth Art Award; Messengers early intervention art program. |
Tuggeranong Community Arts Association | Use: Tuggeranong Arts Centre | ||
Tuggeranong Homestead | 2001 | Established 1999 as an events venue. Johnson Drive, Richardson. Director: Neil Gillespie. Exhibition and workshop venue. | |
Tuggeranong Hyperdome | 1988 | Established 1987. 175 Anketell Street, Tuggeranong. Exhibition venue. | |
Tuggeranong Open Art | Use: Open Art ACT | ||
Tuggeranong Regional Art Prize | Use: Brindabella Art Prize | ||
Tuggeranong Rotary Youth Art Award | See also: Tuggeranong Arts Centre | 1994 | Established 1994. Held annually in conjunction with Tuggeranong Community Festival. Event. |
Tuggeranong Valley Artists Group | 1990 | Established May 1989. Group. | |
University of Canberra | See also: Gallery of Australian Design | 1986 | Established 1967 as Canberra College of Advanced Education; from 1 January 1990 as University of Canberra. Kirinari Street, Bruce. Various venues including Design Gallery, Gallery Restaurant, Staff Club. Exhibition venue. |
University of the Third Age | Use for: U3A art groups | 2006 | Established 1986. Painting for Pleasure established ca 1996. Group. |
Vivi | 2000 | Established ca 2000. 7 Andamooka Street, Fisher. Director: Leslie McIntyre. Commercial gallery. | |
Vivid National Photography Festival | 2008 | Established 2008; held in Canberra 11 July-12 October 2008. Event. | |
Watson Arts Centre | Use for: Crafts Council Gallery (to 1998); Watson Community Arts Centre. | 2000 | Established 1973 as Watson Community Arts Centre. 1 Aspinall Street, Watson. To 1998 occupied by Craft ACT; from ca 1998, managed for ACT Government by Canberra Potters Society. Exhibition venue, studios. |
Wednesday Art Arvo Group | Use: Inanna Inc. | ||
Wednesday Group | 1977 | Established 1960s. Group. | |
Weeweera – A Festival of Lake George | 2002 | Established 1999. 23 Molonglo Street, Bungendore, NSW. Director: Elizabeth Cameron Dalman. Event. | |
Wesley Centre | Use: Wesley Uniting Church (Wesley Centre) | ||
Wesley Uniting Church (Wesley Centre) | Use for: National Methodist Church (Wesley Centre) | 1971 | Established 1955 as National Memorial Methodist Church. 22 National Circuit, Barton. Exhibition venue. |
Westfield Woden Plaza | Use: Woden Plaza | ||
Wildlife and Botanical Artists (ACT) | 2003 | Established by 1999. Group | |
Woden Churches Centre | 1970 | Established 14 September 1974, closed January 2002. Town Square, Woden. Exhibition venue. | |
Woden Plaza | Use for: Woden Shopping Square; Westfield Woden | 1982 | Established in stages during 1970s. Woden Town Centre, Phillip. To ca 2006 as Woden Plaza except for brief period as Woden Shopping Square; from ca 2006 as Westfield Woden. Exhibition venue. |
Woden Valley Hospital | Use: Canberra Hospital | ||
Women @ Work | Use: Thursday Painting Group | ||
Wood Works Gallery Bungendore | Use: Bungendore Wood Works Gallery | ||
Woodcraft Guild ACT, Inc. | Use for: Wood Guild of the ACT | 1988 | Established 1980. The Shed, Lions Youth Haven, Kambah Pool Road, Kambah. Group. |
WOT [Watercolour Outdoors on Thursday] | 2005 | Established 2003; first exhibition May 2005. Group. | |
Wright Space Gallery | 2012 | Established January 2012. 47 Cork Street, Gundaroo, NSW. Commercial gallery. | |
X Gallery | 2007 | Established ca 2005. 32 Gibraltar Street, Bungendore, NSW. Director: Xanthe Gay. Commercial gallery. | |
Yarralumla Gallery and the Oaks Brasserie | 2003 | Established by 2002 in cottage built ca 1921. Cottage 1, Weston Park Road, Yarralumla, ACT. Directors: Brent and Elaine Richter. Commercial gallery. | |
Yarralumla Marine Centre | 1975 | Established ca 1975, closed ca 1991. Corner Novar Street and Kintore Crescent, Yarralumla. Exhibition venue. | |
Yarralumla Uniting Church Midwinter Arts and Crafts Show | 1992 | Established ca 1980. Uniting Church Centre, Denman Street, Yaralumla. Event. | |
YMCA | 1975 | Established 1971 at Phillip; later closed. Exhibition venue. |