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Thu 12 Dec
6.00 PM - 8.00 PM
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
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
Fri 13 Dec
10.00 AM - 11.00 AM
Members and Volunteers Preview: The Water Understands
Join us for a preview tour of our new exhibition, The Water Understands.
Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 1a West Esplanade Manly
Art and Culture, Collective for Environmental Art & Design, Council Events, MAG&M Talks and Events
Thu 9 Jan
5.00 PM - 9.00 PM
Art Up Late: Sydney Festival 2025
Soak up fresh perspectives with talks, deep dive into the art with our curators, and explore The Water Understands exhibition with live music and a refreshing glass.
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: Sydney Festival 2025
Soak up fresh perspectives with talks, deep dive into the art with our curators, and explore The Water Understands exhibition with live music and a refreshing glass.
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
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: Sydney Festival 2025
Soak up fresh perspectives with talks, deep dive into the art with our curators, and explore The Water Understands exhibition with live music and a refreshing glass.
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
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
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
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