PAST EVENTS

All Installations and Exhibitions

Juncture Exhibition and Panel Discussion

Emerging artists Rory Gillen, Sophie Dumaresq, and Emily O'Neil exploring technology's social, political, and economic impacts at The Juncture Collective.

All Installations and Exhibitions

Something You Have, Something You Know, Something You Are

Artwork by Dr Baden Pailthorpe explores cyber security through a new visual language on micro, meso, and macro scales.

Robot looking straight at you
All Installations and Exhibitions

A Conversation with a Robot

Interact with Pepper, the world's most advanced AI retail robot, in Canberra. Join discussions and shape the future of AI.

Aerial view on Canberra at sunrise
All Presentation

Journey Through Seasons: A Hypnotic Hyperlapse of the Canberra Centenary Trail

Embarking on a mesmerising visual journey, this hyperlapse traverses the 145km Canberra Centenary Trail.

All Installations and Exhibitions

Virtual Production in Filmmaking with AIE

Get hands-on with the latest technology used in the game development, and filmmaking industries with the AIE.

All Participatory Event

ANU MakerSpace Pop-Up

Visit the ANU MakerSpace pop-up space for access to various tools including 3D printers and laser cutters.

firefighters extinguishing forest flames
All Past Events

Burning Innovations: The developments and future of bushfire research

20 years after the Canberra bushfires, Burning Innovations highlights the latest research and explores the advancements in bushfire research.

All Installations and Exhibitions

Robotic Zen

Delve into the tranquil space of ‘Robotic Zen’, where robotics, digital design, and ancient spiritual practices converge.

Tessellated image of an alleyway stitched up together
All Installations and Exhibitions

Portal_

A series of digital public artworks on Google Maps. Carefully collaged images create an immersive, asynchronous depiction of place.

All Music Performance

Ainslie Salon: Midpoint

Ainslie Salon presents Midpoint: two days of live music curated by Arts Capital, celebrating experimental music practices in the region.

All Participatory Event

Uncharted Silence: Transverse Digital Sound – Silent Disco

Transverse the universe of digital sound at this all ages activation, which brings together live music, dancing and community.

Three children read a picture book in front of a mural of a cartoon city
All Family

Pop up City Art Workshop

Kids will create their very own pop-up artwork using cardboard, paper, glue and coloured pencils.

All Participatory Event

Game On

The Free ANU Hangout in Joplin Lane Where Gaming Meets Art

A child plays in the Canberra Museum and gallery
All Family

Design your Vehicle Art Workshop

Discover the future of transportation with Illustrator James Gulliver Hancock who will guide children in creating fantastic futuristic vehicles!

All Installations and Exhibitions

First Kiss: A Robotic Pas de deux

Witness the mesmerizing robotic dance: two arms with human faces perform a looped sequence, ending in an intimate, tender kiss.

All Panels and Forums

Will Sex Robots Get the Vote? Setting the Robotic Record Straight

Human-oriented interaction is a challenge in robotics. Two installations set the scene for a discussion on our relationship with tech.

AIE Virtual Production Studio image
All Past Events

Virtual Production Studio – Observation Session

Come and watch the latest in cutting-edge filmmaking technology at AIE’s Virtual Production Studio observation session!

Four people hold an artwork at the lakeside in Canberra
All Panels and Forums

CABX

A panel discussion considering the role of arts festivals as provocation for new directions, experimentation, and upscaling in artist’s practices.

All Participatory Event

Vacuum Forming – ANU MakerSpace Pop-Up

You’ll learn the basics principles of mould-making, and create your own vacuum-formed objects to take home.

All Panels and Forums

Back and Forth: An Intergenerational Arts Forum

Intergenerational conversation forum unites early/mid-career and established artists to discuss similarities and differences in forging an artistic career.

All Installations and Exhibitions

Day Dreamer / Night Thinker – Saskia Halelobos

Day Dreamer / Night Thinker explores how we process grief, loss and memory with a sense of poetic curiosity.

All Participatory Event

Collisions (VR) – Lynette Wallworth 

Join a journey to the land of indigenous elder, Nyarri Nyarri Morgan and the Martu tribe in the remote WA desert.

All Workshop

Imagine the Future – Mural Painting Workshop with Faith Kerehona

Learn how street artists create their artworks and get creative yourself with Faith Kerehona!

All Installations and Exhibitions

CLUBSCORE’s Fantasy Museum of Trans Sporting Excellence and Portal to Other Dimensions

A portal into a queer universe where trans and gender non-conforming athletes and celebrated.

All Panels and Forums

Street Art, Science & Engagement – Public Symposium

Street art can be a vehicle for creative grassroots environmental communication.

Two children play together in the Canberra Museum and gallery
All Family

Build a City Drop-in Workshop

Kids build a collaborative cardboard city! Join us to create using cardboard, paper, glue, and pencils.

All Participatory Event

3D Printing Workshop – ANU MakerSpace Pop-Up

This workshop demystifies 3D printing, teaching basic steps like designing, slicing, and printing on a consumer 3D printer.

All Panels and Forums

To Be Continued: Lost Literature and Textual Technologies

ANU launches "To Be Continued" podcast, uncovering lost literary fiction from bushrangers to ghost stories and modernity.

A blonde female dancer leans her body in a straight line on a male dancer with short brown hair sitting in a wheelchair. Their faces touch as they look intensely at each other. They are in a black theatre space, wearing black and theatre lights highlight the sheen on their bare arms. The words I Dance II in white sits on the left of the image.
All Dance Performance

I Dance II

A conference celebrating the creation and distribution of Australia dance films created by artists living with disability.

All Panels and Forums

Founders Fireside Chat

Meet the founders of local start-up Samsara Eco, who are delivering climate repair through infinite plastic recycling.

All Participatory Event

Vinyl Cutting Tote Bag Workshop – ANU MakerSpace Pop-Up

Be introduced to the vinyl cutting and heat pressing process and decorate yoursown tote bag!

All Panels and Forums

Starting Up and Spinning Out: Taking Smart Ideas to Market 

Gain insights, tips, and advice from Canberra's leading entrepreneurs and innovative thinkers on turning innovation into a business.

All Panels and Forums

Panel Discussion: Cyber and Culture

A panel discussion about cybersecurity, culture and the artwork Something you know, something you have, something you are.

All Panels and Forums

Poetry as Innovation Machine

A curated symposium of diverse speakers from mathematicians to glass and textile artists, offering multidisciplinary approaches to poetry.

All Family

Powering Your Future – Belconnen

Discover the science and technology behind Canberra’s transition to clean energy in this fun, interactive family science show.

All Family

Powering Your Future – Dickson

Discover the science and technology behind Canberra’s transition to clean energy in this fun, interactive family science show.

All Panels and Forums

Assembly for the Future

Assembly for the Future is a participatory gathering where the public creates new visions for realistic, idealistic, or fanciful futures.

All Participatory Event

Dance with Drones: Rapport and Relationships 

Robotic and autonomous systems are our next dance partners.

All Panels and Forums

From Stars to Sustainability: Exploring Space Innovation’s Power to Transform Life on Earth

An engaging conversation with industry leaders and scientists that explores the intersection of space innovation and sustainability on Earth.

All Networking

Canberra Innovation Network Open Day

Meet the companies, universities and people on the forefront on innovation in Canberra.

All Installations and Exhibitions

Light of Heart By Blaide Lallemand

Generate an artwork through the power of your heart!

All Family

Powering Your Future – Gungahlin

Discover the science and technology behind Canberra’s transition to clean energy in this fun, interactive family science show.

All Family

Powering Your Future – Tuggeranong

Discover the science and technology behind Canberra’s transition to clean energy in this fun, interactive family science show.

All Participatory Event

Sewing Circuit Workshop – ANU MakerSpace Pop-Up

Learn to make soft circuits in this workshop that brings together two skills rarely used together: hand sewing and electronics.

Adults play with string and blocks in a creative space
All Participatory Event

Found in Translation​

A cutting-edge tabletop game for grown ups, meticulously designed for collaboration and creative thinking.

All Past Events

The Waves

Experimental video work blending scientific, literary, queer histories with personal narratives. Explores erasure and envisions a just future.

All Participatory Event

EnergiZine: Nurturing Energy Transitions

Join us for an absurd wellness ritual, guided by the sunset’s allure and a gentle summer breeze.

All Panels and Forums

ACT Play Symposium: Canberra as the Laboratory of the Possible

Canberrans love to play. Explore the power of play to transform places and communities.

All Panels and Forums

Unleashing the Power of Canberra: ThinkPlace’s Journey to Make a Positive Impact on the World

Hear how a little firm from Canberra is changing the world for the better.

Banner with event information
All Panels and Forums

Early Career Cyber Stories

Hear from early career professionals about how they launched their career and what it is like working in the industry.

Banner with event information
All Panels and Forums

Women at the Helm

Industry leaders will discuss the critical role women play in the cyber landscape and how diversity enhances the sector.

Banner with event information
All Panels and Forums

Exploring Cyber’s Uncharted Territory

Leading cyber researchers will uncover Australia's bleeding edge cyber research being conducted to secure our future.

Banner with event information
All Panels and Forums

Secure Futures: Empowering Australia’s Cyber Workforce​

Prominent industry leaders discuss cyber resilience and securing the digital domain in Australia's current threat environment.

All Installations and Exhibitions

Protecting Our Future: Securing the Digital Domain Cyber Career Symposium

Upskill for a career in cyber security! Connect, learn and explore at this Cyber Career Symposium.

All Family

Powering Your Future – Kippax

Discover the science and technology behind Canberra’s transition to clean energy in this fun, interactive family science show.

All Family

Powering Your Future – Woden

Discover the science and technology behind Canberra’s transition to clean energy in this fun, interactive family science show.

All Networking

Collab Lab: City of Design

What is next to grow our reputation for design practice and elevate our creative design industries?

All Past Events

AI Arts and Crafts

We have long thought creative spaces were safe from automation, but are they?

All Panels and Forums

Designing Playful and Vibrant Places

How can governments, organisations and individuals help design public places that surprise and delight?

Woman dressed in white, reaches out to a small drone on a blue backdrop
All Dance Performance

Lucie In the Sky

Six Dancers. Five drones. Endless Emotions.

All Family

Powering Your Future

Discover the science and technology behind Canberra’s transition to clean energy in this fun, interactive family science show.

Artist, Aphir poses.
All Music Performance

The Halo Is Shapeless

Aphir, Happy Axe and George Goodnow join forces for an evening of ambient music in an immersive sculptural installation.

All Installations and Exhibitions

Block Unlock: Unleashing Blockchain Knowledge

Discover the transformative power of blockchain, demystify complexities, and explore new possibilities.

Man poses with headphones around his neck, in the dark surrounded by people moving past
All Theatre Performance

Sympathetic Resonance

An original work of experimental theatre that traces how one word can change the course of our lives.

Picture of Bob Brown standing amongst trees
All Panels and Forums

The Giants: Screening + Q&A with Bob Brown

The Giants intertwines the stories of Bob Brown, ancient trees, and environmental activism, igniting urgent conversations about preserving forests.

All Installations and Exhibitions

HYPERSPECTRAL

HYPERSPECTRAL is an immersive outdoor event showcasing diverse digital media, video, and sound artworks responding to the theme of “Rebirth”.

All Participatory Event

Laser-Cut Jewellery Workshop – ANU MakerSpace Pop-Up

Create personalized jewellery and ornaments! Learn laser cutting principles, design vectors, cut acrylic, and assemble with hand tools.

All Music Performance

Shoeb Ahmad – ‘Double checks against the corner’ Album Launch

Canberra-based experimentalist Shoeb Ahmad performs her intimate "song cycle" record, Double checks against the corner, with a 5-piece band.

9 women wearing sparkly black costumes stand in semi circle pointing up their left arms up to the words Stars in 3D in blue. Their arms and feet contrast are bare and contrast with the deep black theatre space they are standing in.
All Dance Performance

Stars in 3D

An exquisite experience of immersive beauty founded in extraordinary science and technical skills.

All Workshop

Experience the Power of NFT Development

Get your hands dirty and develop a Solidity smart contract to mint your very own NFT.

Harp player on stage at the orchestra
All Music Performance

Music to Your Ears – Science of Hearing though Classical Music

Explores the science of hearing through a classical music lens, bridging disciplines in an interactive, accessible format.

All Panels and Forums

Street Art, Pop Culture and Science Communication – Public Symposium

Explore the societal power of street art from different perspectives in theory and practice.

All Panels and Forums

How Beer, Art and Our Cultural Institutions Can Lead the Transition to a Regenerative Future

A conversation with leaders taking action on climate to discover what inspires them and the unique role they play.

All Panels and Forums

Innovative First Nation’s Storytelling

How can First Nations storytelling be told using newly developed technology through innovation in non-linear spaces?

All Panels and Forums

Entering Ouroboros

Lindy Lee discusses her new, immersive sculptural commission for the National Gallery.

A blonde female dancer leans her body in a straight line on a male dancer with short brown hair sitting in a wheelchair. Their faces touch as they look intensely at each other. They are in a black theatre space, wearing black and theatre lights highlight the sheen on their bare arms. The words I Dance II in white sits on the left of the image.
All Dance Performance

I Dance II

A conference celebrating the creation and distribution of Australia dance films created by artists living with disability.

Woman dressed in white, reaches out to a small drone on a blue backdrop
All Dance Performance

Lucie In the Sky

Six Dancers. Five drones. Endless Emotions.

9 women wearing sparkly black costumes stand in semi circle pointing up their left arms up to the words Stars in 3D in blue. Their arms and feet contrast are bare and contrast with the deep black theatre space they are standing in.
All Dance Performance

Stars in 3D

An exquisite experience of immersive beauty founded in extraordinary science and technical skills.

Three children read a picture book in front of a mural of a cartoon city
All Family

Pop up City Art Workshop

Kids will create their very own pop-up artwork using cardboard, paper, glue and coloured pencils.

A child plays in the Canberra Museum and gallery
All Family

Design your Vehicle Art Workshop

Discover the future of transportation with Illustrator James Gulliver Hancock who will guide children in creating fantastic futuristic vehicles!

Two children play together in the Canberra Museum and gallery
All Family

Build a City Drop-in Workshop

Kids build a collaborative cardboard city! Join us to create using cardboard, paper, glue, and pencils.

All Family

Powering Your Future – Belconnen

Discover the science and technology behind Canberra’s transition to clean energy in this fun, interactive family science show.

All Family

Powering Your Future – Dickson

Discover the science and technology behind Canberra’s transition to clean energy in this fun, interactive family science show.

All Family

Powering Your Future – Gungahlin

Discover the science and technology behind Canberra’s transition to clean energy in this fun, interactive family science show.

All Family

Powering Your Future – Tuggeranong

Discover the science and technology behind Canberra’s transition to clean energy in this fun, interactive family science show.

All Family

Powering Your Future – Kippax

Discover the science and technology behind Canberra’s transition to clean energy in this fun, interactive family science show.

All Family

Powering Your Future – Woden

Discover the science and technology behind Canberra’s transition to clean energy in this fun, interactive family science show.

All Family

Powering Your Future

Discover the science and technology behind Canberra’s transition to clean energy in this fun, interactive family science show.

All Installations and Exhibitions

Juncture Exhibition and Panel Discussion

Emerging artists Rory Gillen, Sophie Dumaresq, and Emily O'Neil exploring technology's social, political, and economic impacts at The Juncture Collective.

All Installations and Exhibitions

Something You Have, Something You Know, Something You Are

Artwork by Dr Baden Pailthorpe explores cyber security through a new visual language on micro, meso, and macro scales.

Robot looking straight at you
All Installations and Exhibitions

A Conversation with a Robot

Interact with Pepper, the world's most advanced AI retail robot, in Canberra. Join discussions and shape the future of AI.

All Installations and Exhibitions

Virtual Production in Filmmaking with AIE

Get hands-on with the latest technology used in the game development, and filmmaking industries with the AIE.

All Installations and Exhibitions

Robotic Zen

Delve into the tranquil space of ‘Robotic Zen’, where robotics, digital design, and ancient spiritual practices converge.

Tessellated image of an alleyway stitched up together
All Installations and Exhibitions

Portal_

A series of digital public artworks on Google Maps. Carefully collaged images create an immersive, asynchronous depiction of place.

All Installations and Exhibitions

First Kiss: A Robotic Pas de deux

Witness the mesmerizing robotic dance: two arms with human faces perform a looped sequence, ending in an intimate, tender kiss.

All Installations and Exhibitions

Day Dreamer / Night Thinker – Saskia Halelobos

Day Dreamer / Night Thinker explores how we process grief, loss and memory with a sense of poetic curiosity.

All Installations and Exhibitions

CLUBSCORE’s Fantasy Museum of Trans Sporting Excellence and Portal to Other Dimensions

A portal into a queer universe where trans and gender non-conforming athletes and celebrated.

All Installations and Exhibitions

Light of Heart By Blaide Lallemand

Generate an artwork through the power of your heart!

All Installations and Exhibitions

Protecting Our Future: Securing the Digital Domain Cyber Career Symposium

Upskill for a career in cyber security! Connect, learn and explore at this Cyber Career Symposium.

All Installations and Exhibitions

Block Unlock: Unleashing Blockchain Knowledge

Discover the transformative power of blockchain, demystify complexities, and explore new possibilities.

All Installations and Exhibitions

HYPERSPECTRAL

HYPERSPECTRAL is an immersive outdoor event showcasing diverse digital media, video, and sound artworks responding to the theme of “Rebirth”.

All Music Performance

Ainslie Salon: Midpoint

Ainslie Salon presents Midpoint: two days of live music curated by Arts Capital, celebrating experimental music practices in the region.

Artist, Aphir poses.
All Music Performance

The Halo Is Shapeless

Aphir, Happy Axe and George Goodnow join forces for an evening of ambient music in an immersive sculptural installation.

All Installations and Exhibitions

Block Unlock: Unleashing Blockchain Knowledge

Discover the transformative power of blockchain, demystify complexities, and explore new possibilities.

All Music Performance

Shoeb Ahmad – ‘Double checks against the corner’ Album Launch

Canberra-based experimentalist Shoeb Ahmad performs her intimate "song cycle" record, Double checks against the corner, with a 5-piece band.

Harp player on stage at the orchestra
All Music Performance

Music to Your Ears – Science of Hearing though Classical Music

Explores the science of hearing through a classical music lens, bridging disciplines in an interactive, accessible format.

All Networking

Canberra Innovation Network Open Day

Meet the companies, universities and people on the forefront on innovation in Canberra.

All Installations and Exhibitions

Protecting Our Future: Securing the Digital Domain Cyber Career Symposium

Upskill for a career in cyber security! Connect, learn and explore at this Cyber Career Symposium.

All Networking

Collab Lab: City of Design

What is next to grow our reputation for design practice and elevate our creative design industries?

All Installations and Exhibitions

Virtual Production in Filmmaking with AIE

Get hands-on with the latest technology used in the game development, and filmmaking industries with the AIE.

All Panels and Forums

Will Sex Robots Get the Vote? Setting the Robotic Record Straight

Human-oriented interaction is a challenge in robotics. Two installations set the scene for a discussion on our relationship with tech.

Four people hold an artwork at the lakeside in Canberra
All Panels and Forums

CABX

A panel discussion considering the role of arts festivals as provocation for new directions, experimentation, and upscaling in artist’s practices.

All Panels and Forums

Back and Forth: An Intergenerational Arts Forum

Intergenerational conversation forum unites early/mid-career and established artists to discuss similarities and differences in forging an artistic career.

All Panels and Forums

Street Art, Science & Engagement – Public Symposium

Street art can be a vehicle for creative grassroots environmental communication.

All Panels and Forums

To Be Continued: Lost Literature and Textual Technologies

ANU launches "To Be Continued" podcast, uncovering lost literary fiction from bushrangers to ghost stories and modernity.

A blonde female dancer leans her body in a straight line on a male dancer with short brown hair sitting in a wheelchair. Their faces touch as they look intensely at each other. They are in a black theatre space, wearing black and theatre lights highlight the sheen on their bare arms. The words I Dance II in white sits on the left of the image.
All Dance Performance

I Dance II

A conference celebrating the creation and distribution of Australia dance films created by artists living with disability.

All Panels and Forums

Founders Fireside Chat

Meet the founders of local start-up Samsara Eco, who are delivering climate repair through infinite plastic recycling.

All Panels and Forums

Starting Up and Spinning Out: Taking Smart Ideas to Market 

Gain insights, tips, and advice from Canberra's leading entrepreneurs and innovative thinkers on turning innovation into a business.

All Panels and Forums

Panel Discussion: Cyber and Culture

A panel discussion about cybersecurity, culture and the artwork Something you know, something you have, something you are.

All Panels and Forums

Poetry as Innovation Machine

A curated symposium of diverse speakers from mathematicians to glass and textile artists, offering multidisciplinary approaches to poetry.

All Panels and Forums

Assembly for the Future

Assembly for the Future is a participatory gathering where the public creates new visions for realistic, idealistic, or fanciful futures.

All Panels and Forums

From Stars to Sustainability: Exploring Space Innovation’s Power to Transform Life on Earth

An engaging conversation with industry leaders and scientists that explores the intersection of space innovation and sustainability on Earth.

All Panels and Forums

ACT Play Symposium: Canberra as the Laboratory of the Possible

Canberrans love to play. Explore the power of play to transform places and communities.

All Panels and Forums

Unleashing the Power of Canberra: ThinkPlace’s Journey to Make a Positive Impact on the World

Hear how a little firm from Canberra is changing the world for the better.

Banner with event information
All Panels and Forums

Early Career Cyber Stories

Hear from early career professionals about how they launched their career and what it is like working in the industry.

Banner with event information
All Panels and Forums

Women at the Helm

Industry leaders will discuss the critical role women play in the cyber landscape and how diversity enhances the sector.

Banner with event information
All Panels and Forums

Exploring Cyber’s Uncharted Territory

Leading cyber researchers will uncover Australia's bleeding edge cyber research being conducted to secure our future.

Banner with event information
All Panels and Forums

Secure Futures: Empowering Australia’s Cyber Workforce​

Prominent industry leaders discuss cyber resilience and securing the digital domain in Australia's current threat environment.

All Installations and Exhibitions

Protecting Our Future: Securing the Digital Domain Cyber Career Symposium

Upskill for a career in cyber security! Connect, learn and explore at this Cyber Career Symposium.

All Networking

Collab Lab: City of Design

What is next to grow our reputation for design practice and elevate our creative design industries?

All Panels and Forums

Designing Playful and Vibrant Places

How can governments, organisations and individuals help design public places that surprise and delight?

All Installations and Exhibitions

Block Unlock: Unleashing Blockchain Knowledge

Discover the transformative power of blockchain, demystify complexities, and explore new possibilities.

Picture of Bob Brown standing amongst trees
All Panels and Forums

The Giants: Screening + Q&A with Bob Brown

The Giants intertwines the stories of Bob Brown, ancient trees, and environmental activism, igniting urgent conversations about preserving forests.

All Panels and Forums

Street Art, Pop Culture and Science Communication – Public Symposium

Explore the societal power of street art from different perspectives in theory and practice.

All Panels and Forums

How Beer, Art and Our Cultural Institutions Can Lead the Transition to a Regenerative Future

A conversation with leaders taking action on climate to discover what inspires them and the unique role they play.

All Panels and Forums

Innovative First Nation’s Storytelling

How can First Nations storytelling be told using newly developed technology through innovation in non-linear spaces?

All Panels and Forums

Entering Ouroboros

Lindy Lee discusses her new, immersive sculptural commission for the National Gallery.

All Participatory Event

ANU MakerSpace Pop-Up

Visit the ANU MakerSpace pop-up space for access to various tools including 3D printers and laser cutters.

All Installations and Exhibitions

Robotic Zen

Delve into the tranquil space of ‘Robotic Zen’, where robotics, digital design, and ancient spiritual practices converge.

All Participatory Event

Uncharted Silence: Transverse Digital Sound – Silent Disco

Transverse the universe of digital sound at this all ages activation, which brings together live music, dancing and community.

All Participatory Event

Game On

The Free ANU Hangout in Joplin Lane Where Gaming Meets Art

All Installations and Exhibitions

First Kiss: A Robotic Pas de deux

Witness the mesmerizing robotic dance: two arms with human faces perform a looped sequence, ending in an intimate, tender kiss.

All Participatory Event

Vacuum Forming – ANU MakerSpace Pop-Up

You’ll learn the basics principles of mould-making, and create your own vacuum-formed objects to take home.

All Participatory Event

Collisions (VR) – Lynette Wallworth 

Join a journey to the land of indigenous elder, Nyarri Nyarri Morgan and the Martu tribe in the remote WA desert.

All Participatory Event

3D Printing Workshop – ANU MakerSpace Pop-Up

This workshop demystifies 3D printing, teaching basic steps like designing, slicing, and printing on a consumer 3D printer.

All Participatory Event

Vinyl Cutting Tote Bag Workshop – ANU MakerSpace Pop-Up

Be introduced to the vinyl cutting and heat pressing process and decorate yoursown tote bag!

All Family

Powering Your Future – Belconnen

Discover the science and technology behind Canberra’s transition to clean energy in this fun, interactive family science show.

All Family

Powering Your Future – Dickson

Discover the science and technology behind Canberra’s transition to clean energy in this fun, interactive family science show.

All Panels and Forums

Assembly for the Future

Assembly for the Future is a participatory gathering where the public creates new visions for realistic, idealistic, or fanciful futures.

All Participatory Event

Dance with Drones: Rapport and Relationships 

Robotic and autonomous systems are our next dance partners.

All Networking

Canberra Innovation Network Open Day

Meet the companies, universities and people on the forefront on innovation in Canberra.

All Family

Powering Your Future – Gungahlin

Discover the science and technology behind Canberra’s transition to clean energy in this fun, interactive family science show.

All Family

Powering Your Future – Tuggeranong

Discover the science and technology behind Canberra’s transition to clean energy in this fun, interactive family science show.

All Participatory Event

Sewing Circuit Workshop – ANU MakerSpace Pop-Up

Learn to make soft circuits in this workshop that brings together two skills rarely used together: hand sewing and electronics.

Adults play with string and blocks in a creative space
All Participatory Event

Found in Translation​

A cutting-edge tabletop game for grown ups, meticulously designed for collaboration and creative thinking.

All Participatory Event

EnergiZine: Nurturing Energy Transitions

Join us for an absurd wellness ritual, guided by the sunset’s allure and a gentle summer breeze.

All Family

Powering Your Future – Kippax

Discover the science and technology behind Canberra’s transition to clean energy in this fun, interactive family science show.

All Family

Powering Your Future – Woden

Discover the science and technology behind Canberra’s transition to clean energy in this fun, interactive family science show.

All Family

Powering Your Future

Discover the science and technology behind Canberra’s transition to clean energy in this fun, interactive family science show.

All Participatory Event

Laser-Cut Jewellery Workshop – ANU MakerSpace Pop-Up

Create personalized jewellery and ornaments! Learn laser cutting principles, design vectors, cut acrylic, and assemble with hand tools.

Harp player on stage at the orchestra
All Music Performance

Music to Your Ears – Science of Hearing though Classical Music

Explores the science of hearing through a classical music lens, bridging disciplines in an interactive, accessible format.

Aerial view on Canberra at sunrise
All Presentation

Journey Through Seasons: A Hypnotic Hyperlapse of the Canberra Centenary Trail

Embarking on a mesmerising visual journey, this hyperlapse traverses the 145km Canberra Centenary Trail.

AIE Virtual Production Studio image
All Past Events

Virtual Production Studio – Observation Session

Come and watch the latest in cutting-edge filmmaking technology at AIE’s Virtual Production Studio observation session!

All Participatory Event

Collisions (VR) – Lynette Wallworth 

Join a journey to the land of indigenous elder, Nyarri Nyarri Morgan and the Martu tribe in the remote WA desert.

Picture of Bob Brown standing amongst trees
All Panels and Forums

The Giants: Screening + Q&A with Bob Brown

The Giants intertwines the stories of Bob Brown, ancient trees, and environmental activism, igniting urgent conversations about preserving forests.

Harp player on stage at the orchestra
All Music Performance

Music to Your Ears – Science of Hearing though Classical Music

Explores the science of hearing through a classical music lens, bridging disciplines in an interactive, accessible format.

All Panels and Forums

How Beer, Art and Our Cultural Institutions Can Lead the Transition to a Regenerative Future

A conversation with leaders taking action on climate to discover what inspires them and the unique role they play.

firefighters extinguishing forest flames
All Past Events

Burning Innovations: The developments and future of bushfire research

20 years after the Canberra bushfires, Burning Innovations highlights the latest research and explores the advancements in bushfire research.

All Past Events

The Waves

Experimental video work blending scientific, literary, queer histories with personal narratives. Explores erasure and envisions a just future.

Man poses with headphones around his neck, in the dark surrounded by people moving past
All Theatre Performance

Sympathetic Resonance

An original work of experimental theatre that traces how one word can change the course of our lives.

All Participatory Event

ANU MakerSpace Pop-Up

Visit the ANU MakerSpace pop-up space for access to various tools including 3D printers and laser cutters.

Three children read a picture book in front of a mural of a cartoon city
All Family

Pop up City Art Workshop

Kids will create their very own pop-up artwork using cardboard, paper, glue and coloured pencils.

A child plays in the Canberra Museum and gallery
All Family

Design your Vehicle Art Workshop

Discover the future of transportation with Illustrator James Gulliver Hancock who will guide children in creating fantastic futuristic vehicles!

All Participatory Event

Vacuum Forming – ANU MakerSpace Pop-Up

You’ll learn the basics principles of mould-making, and create your own vacuum-formed objects to take home.

All Workshop

Imagine the Future – Mural Painting Workshop with Faith Kerehona

Learn how street artists create their artworks and get creative yourself with Faith Kerehona!

Two children play together in the Canberra Museum and gallery
All Family

Build a City Drop-in Workshop

Kids build a collaborative cardboard city! Join us to create using cardboard, paper, glue, and pencils.

All Participatory Event

3D Printing Workshop – ANU MakerSpace Pop-Up

This workshop demystifies 3D printing, teaching basic steps like designing, slicing, and printing on a consumer 3D printer.

All Participatory Event

Vinyl Cutting Tote Bag Workshop – ANU MakerSpace Pop-Up

Be introduced to the vinyl cutting and heat pressing process and decorate yoursown tote bag!

All Participatory Event

Sewing Circuit Workshop – ANU MakerSpace Pop-Up

Learn to make soft circuits in this workshop that brings together two skills rarely used together: hand sewing and electronics.

All Participatory Event

EnergiZine: Nurturing Energy Transitions

Join us for an absurd wellness ritual, guided by the sunset’s allure and a gentle summer breeze.

All Past Events

AI Arts and Crafts

We have long thought creative spaces were safe from automation, but are they?

All Participatory Event

Laser-Cut Jewellery Workshop – ANU MakerSpace Pop-Up

Create personalized jewellery and ornaments! Learn laser cutting principles, design vectors, cut acrylic, and assemble with hand tools.

All Workshop

Experience the Power of NFT Development

Get your hands dirty and develop a Solidity smart contract to mint your very own NFT.