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M16 Artspace

Canberra Art Gallery and Studios
Open 12 - 5 Wednesday to Sunday
On Ngunnawal and Ngambri Land

Founded in 1985, M16 Artspace is an inclusive organisation that supports a thriving arts community of emerging and established artists, writers and curators of any age, background or culture. We present high-quality exhibitions from both emerging and established artists and curators from Canberra, interstate and overseas. We are partially supported by the ACT Government for our gallery program. To

day, M16 Artspace runs three gallery spaces, manages 31 artist studios and houses five arts organisations that offer art classes. With new exhibition blocks beginning their cycle every four weeks, it is an ideal place to experience art in Canberra.

19/06/2026

📣 M16 Artspace is excited to be accepting EOI's for Bespoke Utopia, an exhibition curated by Lucy Chetcuti as part of the 2026 Craft + Design Festival.

Bespoke Utopia is open to ACT-based artists embracing slow design and creative practices grounded in material knowledge and long-term thinking. Linking global design conversations with Canberra’s craft history, this exhibition encourages audiences to consider how design shapes everyday life and how creative choices can challenge fast, disposable production models.

To be eligible, artists must:
🔸Live within 100km of the ACT
🔸Be aged 18 or over
🔸Have work available for sale

🔗Visit our website for full details via the link in our bio!

15/06/2026

💥There are only 2 weeks left to apply for an M16 Artspace exhibition in 2027💥

🔗For more information on how to apply head to our link in bio!🔗

10/06/2026

We’re partway through our Annual Appeal and the support so far has been incredible. 🌈

Thanks to our community, we’re already making progress toward our $6,000 goal to upgrade essential exhibition equipment at M16 Artspace. Every contribution is helping us build a more accessible, ambitious space for artists and audiences. ✨🕑🙏

Your support is helping us upgrade the equipment that keeps M16 accessible, ambitious, and artist-centred. This campaign is to support the tools behind the scenes, the lighting, technology, and accessibility upgrades that make exhibitions possible and meaningful. 💻📸🎧🎤

If you’ve been thinking about giving, there’s still time. Every donation before 30 June makes a real difference and is tax deductible.

Because art is for all. Always.

📷 Cassie Abraham

🖼️ Image 1: Bold white text “M16 Artspace Annual Appeal 2026” with an image of two people with long hair in the gallery, standing in front of the Hands On Fashion exhibition. There is a hot pink and white gradient background. Image 2: Bold white text that reads “ We have reached 25% Thank you for your generous support” on a hot pink and white gradient background.

09/06/2026

New Exhibition Opening Friday 12 June,
Day-time opening from 11:30am - 12:30pm, and the evening opening from 6-8pm💫

M16 Artspace Gallery | Break Through
Years (K - 12) Public School Artists

Now in its 20th year, Step into the Limelight 2026 invites you to Break Through - a bold and imaginative exploration of challenge, change, and innovation through the eyes of Canberra’s K–12 public school artists.
Across three gallery spaces and Chutespace, Step into the Limelight highlights the talent, imagination, and diverse perspectives of the next generation of artists while celebrating the value of creative learning in education.
From abstract interpretations of pushing the boundaries to deeply personal reflections on overcoming obstacles, these works showcase the incredible creativity and courage of young people engaging with life’s possibilities.
Expect a dynamic and diverse collection of paintings, sculpture, digital art, textiles, and mixed media pieces that challenge expectations and celebrate the power of change.

🍷 As always, a big thank you to our sponsor, Quarry Hill Wines for keeping our glasses full!

💌 RSVPs are not essential but welcomed. See you there!

🔗 Click the link in our bio or head to our website to learn more!

Follow:

🔸The M16 galleries are open Wednesday to Sunday, 12 - 5.
🔸Exhibitions run until Sunday 28 June 2026.
M16 Artspace is supported by the ACT Government.

🖼 Image lists: Step into the Limelight 2025. Images courtesy of Jen Everart.

07/06/2026

Applying for a 2027 exhibition with M16 Artspace? We’ve prepared some important information about how applications are assessed to help guide you while preparing your proposal ✨

For more detailed information, head to the link in bio to download our Information Packs, available in PDF and plain text formats.

⚠️ Applications close 30 June.

06/06/2026

✨ ⏳ Final Days ⏳ ✨

Don't miss out on seeing M16's current exhibitions before they close tomorrow!

💎 The Quiet Between | M16 Studio Artists, curated by Eason Lin
The Quiet Between is a group exhibition bringing together M16 studio artists, aiming to create a space that is not predefined, presenting artistic practices that engage with diverse dimensions of landscape, material, memory, and perception. The exhibition cultivates a quiet and open environment in which meaning gradually emerges through attentive viewing, encounters with artworks, and sustained observation.

💎 Blockwork | Fiona Little
Fiona Little’s exhibition Blockwork examines the interplay of light, shadow, and geometric form. Using controlled lighting, simple wooden blocks are transformed into architectural structures where negative space becomes integral. The work reflects an interest in repetition, balance, and material presence, inviting close attention to texture, tone, and spatial relationships.

💎 JUNKYARD | Charlie Jay & Grace Walters
As we strive for progress and abundance, are we failing to appreciate what's already there? And do we really know what we are creating? The natural and the constructed worlds are at odds with each other, and a growing junkyard spirals out of sight and out of control.

🔸 Exhibitions close 5pm Sunday 7 June

🔸 M16 Galleries are open Wed - Sun 12-5pm

📸 Brenton McGeachie

05/06/2026

M16 Artspace is pleased to announce the opening of Step into The Limelight exhibition 'Break Through'. With two openings next Friday, 12th June, Day-time opening from 11:30am - 12:30pm, and the evening opening from 6-8pm.

⭐ M16 Artspace Gallery | Break Through

Years (K - 12) Public School Artists

Now in its 20th year, Step into the Limelight 2026 invites you to Break Through - a bold and imaginative exploration of challenge, change, and innovation through the eyes of Canberra’s K–12 public school artists.

Across three gallery spaces and Chutespace, Step into the Limelight highlights the talent, imagination, and diverse perspectives of the next generation of artists while celebrating the value of creative learning in education.

From abstract interpretations of pushing the boundaries to deeply personal reflections on overcoming obstacles, these works showcase the incredible creativity and courage of young people engaging with life’s possibilities.

Expect a dynamic and diverse collection of paintings, sculpture, digital art, textiles, and mixed media pieces that challenge expectations and celebrate the power of change.

🍷 As always, a big thank you to our sponsor, Quarry Hill Wines quarryhillwines for keeping our glasses full!

💌 RSVPs are not essential but welcomed. See you there!

🔗 Click the link in our bio or head to our website to learn more!

Follow:

M16 Artspace is supported by the ACT Government.

🖼 Image lists: Step into the Limelight 2025. Image: Jen Everart.

03/06/2026

🌟 Now Showing 🌟

JUNKYARD | Charlie Jay & Grace Walters

What are we building for? And where are we going?

As we strive for progress and abundance, are we failing to appreciate what's already there? And do we really know what we are creating? The natural and the constructed worlds are at odds with each other, and a growing junkyard spirals out of sight and out of control. Humans and animals are carving out pockets to survive in an ever growing shadow of the junkyard - what we wish to ignore but refuses to disappear. Ghosts haunt and panic grows, and you'll wonder if it's all beyond our control.

Put on your hard hats - it's sure to be a wild ride.

Follow the artist:
.jagger99

🔸 M16 Galleries are open Wednesday to Sunday, 12 - 5.

🔸 Exhibition runs until Sunday 7 June

📸 Brenton McGeachie

02/06/2026

💥 M16 Artspace is hosting an Information Session for our 2027 Exhibition Callout💥

This information session is an opportunity to find out more about having an exhibition at M16 Artspace and what the application process looks like.

In this session we will talk about the following:
🔹 Key dates
🔹 What to prepare for your application
🔹 How we assess applications
🔹 How we can best support you and your application

📅 17 June 2026
🕑 5:30pm
📍Online

✨ Register your interest via the link in our bio ✨

29/05/2026

Help ensure art at M16 Artspace continues to be accessible, ambitious, and for all of us ✨

This June, we’re raising $6,000 to upgrade essential exhibition equipment and technology. Every contribution helps us continue to support artists and our community through our galleries, artist studios and workshops, and programs.

Donate via the link below before 30 June and be part of what's next for M16 Artspace 💫

⛓️⛓️https://www.m16artspace.com.au/checkout/donate?donatePageId=6a13e75078a4b31266796553⛓️⛓️

Because art is for all. Always.

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21 Blaxland Crescent, Griffith
Canberra, ACT
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Opening Hours

Wednesday	12pm - 5pm
Thursday	12pm - 5pm
Friday	12pm - 5pm
Saturday	12pm - 5pm
Sunday	12pm - 5pm

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+61262959438

Website

http://www.m16artspace.com.au/, https://linktr.ee/exhibtions

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