Step into the world of Sidney Nolan's iconic artwork Riverbend and embark on a creative journey inspired by the legendary tale of Ned Kelly

View Sidney Nolan's monumental nine panel work Riverbend

Designed for people aged 16+ who are members of the LGBTQIA+ community and their allies.

Stitch, sew and stuff your own soft sculpture in the CMAG Studio

View the exhibition Fly Fly! – Sidney Nolan’s Birds then participate in an art workshop with artist Mariana del Castillo in the CMAG studio.

Is it a bird? A flock of words? Or a poem?!
In this fun-filled workshop, be inspired by the exhibition ‘Fly Fly!: Sidney Nolan’s Birds’ to play with rhyme and words, and create a bird.

An exhibition for children and families in the Nolan Gallery

Join curators Virginia Rigney and Dr Jennifer Gall in their talk about Alice Babidge’s costumes for Justin Kurzel’s film The True History of the Kelly Gang and parallels with Sidney Nolan’s imagery in his Ned Kelly series.

Experience Sidney Nolan's ‘Search for Paradise’ with the Canberra Symphony Orchestra Chamber Ensemble

Drop into CMAG during your lunch hour for a highlights tour of the exhibition Sidney Nolan: Search for Paradise with our Senior Curator of Visual Arts, Virginia Rigney

Join Lesley Harding, Artistic Director of Heide Museum of Modern Art, for a discussion on Sidney Nolan's time at Heide and a tour of the new exhibition Search for Paradise

Join Virginia Rigney (Senior Curator, CMAG), Tim Bonyhady (Art Historian and Emeritus Professor, ANU College of Law), Tony Oates (Interim Director, Drill Hall Gallery) and Oscar Capezio (Curator, ANU Art Collection), for a conversation.

Hands on art making Workshops for children 6 to 10 years of age

Presented in dialogue with Sidney Nolan: Search for Paradise is a newly commissioned installation by Dean Cross