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Theatre & Shows Deakin, ACT
This exhibition explores the rich symbolism of flowers on coins. Struck into metal, these distinctive graphical floral symbols carry a diverse range of historical and cultural information about their place of origin. Floral coins convey symbolic messages to those to hold them, b…
Theatre & Shows Gymea, NSW
Curated by Claire Taylor and Elizabeth Day, Dreams Nursed in Darkness brings together art by people who know incarceration firsthand, alongside artworks that respond to Australia's prison and detention systems, past and present. The exhibition takes a close look at Australia's r…
Theatre & Shows Katoomba, NSW
Australia's biggest dinosaur experience is back at Scenic World, bigger and more exciting than ever before. Whether you're discovering Dinosaur Valley for the first time or returning for another prehistoric adventure, this brand-new season promises roarsome encounters. Step into…
Theatre & Shows Canberra, ACT
Subscribed is the name and theme of the 2026 Craft + Design Canberra Annual Members Exhibition. From trends and traditions to tools, techniques and social currents, creative lives are shaped by influence. Sometimes it is inherited. Sometimes it is resisted. Sometimes it is quiet…
Theatre & Shows Lavington, NSW
Cats and dogs have been cherished onboard ships for as long as people have made sea voyages. In a life from which children and families are usually missing, and are often very much missed, pets provide a focus for emotions and affection. Sydney photographer Sam Hood went onboard…
Theatre & Shows Melbourne, VIC
Acknowledge the past, present and future of Treaty with Victoria's First Peoples. In this exhibition, explore a historic collection of items related to the first and only known claim to 'treaty' in Australia, the Batman Treaty. The Batman Treaty was marked by John Batman and Vic…
Theatre & Shows Wagga Wagga, NSW
'The musicians were turning up their amplifiers to the point where they were blowing out your eardrums. I did the equivalent with the eyeballs.' Victor Moscoso Drawn from the National Gallery's expansive collection of Australian and international music posters spanning the 1960s…
Theatre & Shows Albury, NSW
This exhibition charts the history and spirit of the community through objects and photographs from the Albury City Museum & Social History permanent collection. From the Wiradjuri, who lived on and cared for this land for tens of thousands of years, to colonial settlers, to the…
Theatre & Shows Melbourne, VIC
Love doesn't follow the rules: it rewrites them. Rebel Heart: Love letters and other declarations is a tribute to defiant expressions of the heart, celebrating true stories of the rebels of romance from the past to the present. This stirring new exhibition explores romantic love…
Theatre & Shows Parkes, ACT
Between 1979 and 1990, the Papunya Literature Production Centre (PLPC) produced hundreds of Pintupi-Luritja bilingual readers guided by the community's Elders, among them pioneers of the Western Desert Art movement. The readers – illustrated books – were produced as literacy too…
Theatre & Shows Wagga Wagga, NSW
Affording Truth explores how we perceive and navigate truth in an era of global uncertainty, using the framework of affordances - the qualities of objects or environments that suggest or enable actions and interactions. Perceived, false or hidden, affordances are everywhere and…
Theatre & Shows Nubeena, TAS
Embrace the Tasman Region for 'A Natural Escape' - Celebrate all that nature has to offer physically, environmentally and culturally. 'A Natural Escape' is an all-ages festival created by the Tasman Council to celebrate and share the Tasman region's connection to nature, conserv…
Theatre & Shows Wagga Wagga, NSW
Musings from a Darkened Corner translates lived experiences with mental conditions into tangible physical objects, which can be perceived, assessed, and understood. Artist Dan De Nardis uses glass as the shears through which to cut back the curtain between the psychological worl…
Theatre & Shows Shell Cove, NSW
This September, PromenART returns with a new look. Following three incredible years of sculpture, PromenART 2026 will transform The Waterfront, Shell Cove into a large-scale outdoor photography gallery, showcasing remarkable work from established and emerging photographers acros…
Theatre & Shows Wagga Wagga, NSW
For 100 years, Calvary Riverina Hospital has cared for generations of Riverina families. The In Good Company exhibition marks this milestone through an exploration of the hospital's history, from its founding by the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary in 1926 to the present da…
Theatre & Shows Newcastle, NSW
A monumental solo project by internationally recognised, Newcastle-based contemporary artist Izabela Pluta as part of a major international co-commission with Trafo Center for Contemporary Art, Poland, and presented with key partner New Annual Festival. Cavitation unfolds across…
Theatre & Shows Pakenham, VIC
This experimental work blurs the lines of human and non-human beings. It is a collaboration between the artist, plants, robots, AI and you – with all the elements being actors and audience to these strange times, and the entanglements of living and semi-living entities. Inside t…
Theatre & Shows Albury, NSW
Tattoos are a conversation starter. Many members and veterans of the Australian Defence Forces have tattoos, and while their reasons for getting tattooed are as varied as the people themselves, self expression and belonging play a part. They also share a common purpose in gettin…
Theatre & Shows Sydney, NSW
Step into the whimsical world of beloved author and illustrator Pamela Allen at the State Library of NSW. With timeless classics like Mr Archimedes' Bath, Mr McGee and Alexander's Outing, Pamela Allen has captured the hearts of readers for more than 40 years. Her much-loved stor…
Theatre & Shows Melbourne, VIC
Back by popular demand, Animal Crossing™: New Horizons experience returns to SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium, bringing an even more immersive island adventure. Step into a unique underwater world where characters from the game meet real-life ocean wonders. Begin your journey by pick…
Theatre & Shows Melbourne, VIC
Jane Austen. Octavia Butler. Agatha Christie. Toni Morrison. Virginia Woolf. World of the Book returns in 2026 with State Library Victoria's largest ever tribute to women writers, alongside hundreds of extraordinary Australian and international works from the State Collection. N…
Theatre & Shows Adelaide, SA
Introducing Mini-Cine, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental's newest experimental project, bringing the magic of moving image to a miniature scale. Conceived by South Australian artist Sarah Tickle, Mini-Cine is a meticulously handcrafted model of a glamorous Art Deco picture hous…
Theatre & Shows Mount Gambier, SA
Shimmering Worlds invites you to experience the often-overlooked lifeblood of regional community life, where shared activities bring differing groups of people together in collective visions of care, craft and memory. Unfolding across several evocative vignettes, the film captur…
Theatre & Shows Adelaide, SA
Take a free Audio Tour of Monet to Matisse: Defying Tradition, narrated by former ABC Radio National presenter Rosa Ellen. Dive into the stories behind the artists and their masterworks. Exhibition ticket not included. Own device and earphones required. Transcript available.
Theatre & Shows Adelaide, SA
Jake Yang's evolving installation, Fire Horse, features over 600 handmade ceramic tiles bearing the intricate impressions of decorative Chinese placemats. The installation will grow and transform throughout the festival as children and young people take part in a series of artis…
Theatre & Shows Mount Gambier, SA
Theming their 2026 exhibition around fun, friends and frivolity, Mount Gambier Pine Tree Quilters Inc. brings together a collection of their members' imaginative and intricate creations to display at The Riddoch Arts and Cultural Centre. Featuring a diverse range of styles, tech…
Theatre & Shows Adelaide, SA
Apni's Alaap invites viewers into the world of Apni, a kinmaker and quantum listener whose name reflects her kaleidoscopic and porous identity. This contemplative video work features Apni as she moves slowly, listening through time, matter, and spirit. Transforming her body into…
Theatre & Shows Sellicks Beach, SA
Wilderness brings together a series of works where wildflowers take shape through layered, shifting surfaces, built using translucent tissue paper, paint, and line. There's a balance between control and unpredictability—forms that feel familiar, yet slightly undone. Light moves…
Theatre & Shows Adelaide, SA
Come and explore Pattern and Colour of the Market - an exhibition of artworks throughout the Adelaide Central Market. This exhibition brings together artworks by young artists aged 2-17 years, from Little Picassos' Glenelg, Magill, Hyde Park & Woodcroft Studios. You'll see imagi…
Theatre & Shows Adelaide, SA
These works form part of the Critical Indigenous Photographic Exchange (CIPX), an international Indigenous portraiture project conceived by Will Wilson, a Diné (Navajo) artist based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. The CIPX project invites Indigenous photographers from around the w…
