Get creative at our fortnightly life drawing classes!  Hone your skills in these untutored, relaxed and friendly sessions.

Get creative at our fortnightly life drawing classes in the inspiring surrounds of the Gallery. These classes are untutored and open to all…

Art therapy workshops are a great way to explore creativity, mindfulness and personal expression while connecting with others in a safe supportive space.

Artist Julie Nicholson teaches an all level art class focusing on drawing and painting.

Explore art making, creative expression and relaxation in our open studio art therapy workshop.

30 August – 13 October 2024. Clay on Country celebrates the richness of ceramic practice in the central desert region.

30 August – 8 December 2024. To celebrate 100 years of public collecting at the Manly Art Gallery & Museum, a major work by contemporary Australia artist Jude Rae has been specially commissioned.

2024 marks 100 years of public collecting at MAG&M. To celebrate, we are presenting a series of three special exhibitions throughout the year.

An exciting exhibition of paintings and drawings from local Northern Beaches artists.

Join artist Jude Rae in the final drawing masterclass of this series with a session focused on Still Life.

Sewing Workshop in the school holidays to sew a piece of decoration for a Sustainable Halloween.

Over two days Angus Fisher will introduce you to the enthralling medium of copper plate etching.

Join us for a preview tour of our new exhibition, Hyphenated.

18 October – 8 December 2024. Hyphenated thoroughly interrogates the hybrid qualities of hyphenated identities from multiple perspectives.

Join us for the opening event of our new exhibition.

A panel discussion with artists exhibiting in Hyphenated about the role of printmaking in their arts practices.

Explore monotype printing techniques and create your own artist book with artist, Millie Mitchell.

What is an artist's book? Discover Julia Kennedy-Bell's style of artist book in this hands on workshop.

The first solo show of recent National Art School Masters Graduate Joshua "Coppo" Copland-Nielsen, will playfully provoke your thoughts and senses about the domestic space and how we deal with grief through homely objects.

Join artist Jude Rae in the final drawing masterclass of this series with a session focused on Still Life.

Sandy Evans and Noriko Tadano fuse musical worlds for one electrifying performance as part of SIMA’s Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival.

We want to hear your ideas on what makes a vibrant music scene. Help shape the future of live music on the Northern Beaches.

What is an artist book? Discover Avril Makula's style of artist book in this hands on workshop.

Join us for a night of delicious food, art and conversation at our inaugural community ‘feast’ in the gallery.

Join ArtAbility for a free abstract painting class and enjoy learning creative skills and meeting new people.

Interested in learning more about nature journaling? In celebration of the Northern Beaches Ocean Festival, this workshop will teach you the practice of recording your personal observations and connect you with the natural world. Ages 18+

Join us for the opening event of our new exhibition.

13 December 2024 – 16 February 2025. In this exhibition, ceramics, paintings, prints and photographs from MAG&M’s varied Collection coalesce to focus our attention on water.

Join us for a preview tour of our new exhibition, The Water Understands.

13 December 2024 - 16 February 2025. The Water Understands takes Ralph Waldo Emerson’s poem Water as a starting point.

Join three contemporary creatives in discussion with Arts Hub's Visual Arts Editor Gina Fairley as part of the 2025 Sydney Festival.

21 February – 6 April 2025. Residue + Response: 5th Tamworth Textile Triennial is a celebration of 50 years of the National Textile Collection

21 February – 6 April 2025. A curated selection of artworks by HSC Visual Arts students from secondary schools across the Northern Beaches

11 April 2025 – 1 June 2025. Over the past decade, Art Incubator has supported innovative art practices and assisted in launching the careers of some of Sydney’s top emerging artists.

6 June – 27 July 2025. This exhibition foregrounds the work of artists who enfold time and space, positioning us in relationship to an “environment” that is shaped by cultural, spiritual, political, social, and intellectual forces.

1 Aug - 14 Sept 2025. The annual Environmental Art & Design Prize showcases innovative and thought-provoking works that explore the theme of the environment.

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).