Exhibitions at the Visitors Centre
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There’s always an exhibition in the Visitor Centre Gallery.
Exhibitions explore the Australian environment through diverse creative forms including fine art, craft, photography and sculpture.
Current and upcoming exhibitions
Australian Megafauna
23 June – 25 July; 9.30 am–4.30 pm — Visitor Centre Gallery
An exhibition featuring original large scale paintings of Australia's megafauna by Australian wildlife artist, author and paleontological illustrator, Peter Schouten AM.
Fruit, Flowers, Feathers and Fur
28 July – 15 August; 9.30 am–4.30 pm — Visitor Centre Gallery
An exhibition of botanical and wildlife treasures by four local artists - Wendy Antoniak, Maria Boreham, Cornelia Buchen-Osmond and Vivien Pinder.
Illustrating five Australian regions and their flora and fauna: illuminating the Book of Psalms
18 August – 12 September; 9.30 am–4.30 pm — Visitor Centre Gallery
An exhibition of naturalistic watercolour works depicting the regions of Tasmania, The Kimberley WA, Gariwerd (The Grampians) Vic, The Red Centre NT and The Hunter, NSW, and their flora and fauna.
Fired Earth: inspired by nature
6–31 October — Visitor Centre Gallery
An exhibition exploring the connection between the earth, the Australian flora, and humanity.
Our Forest in Focus
15 September – 3 October; 9.30 am–4.30 pm — Visitor Centre Gallery
A photographic exhibition showcasing some of the ACT region’s most spectacular trees, presented by the Canberra Tree Network.
Schools Photographic Competition Exhibition
4 November – 21 November, 9.30 am–4.30 pm daily — Visitor Centre Gallery
An exhibition of photographs showcasing retrospective works of creativity and photographic skills in colour, monochrome and altered reality of plants, wildlife and scenery.
Reclaiming the Bush
15 December – 23 January 2022; 9.30 am–4.30 pm — Visitor Centre Gallery
The exhibition brings an eye of the viewer into the intimate space of wildflowers, usually seen only when on the forest ground.
