Block 2 Exhibitions Opening

M16 Artspace is pleased to announce the opening of four new exhibitions.

𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 Thursday 20 February 𝟲 – 𝟴𝗽𝗺

𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝟭a | Soft Edges

Shan Crosbie, Ann McMahon, and Heidi Smith

Soft Edges is an exhibition by four artist friends. They share an interest in environmental and creative sustainability. They all work in community development and for Soft Edges, they have created a community of four, exploring the overlap of their love of material experimentation, combining their focus to create a series of sculptures, textiles, drawings and installation. The artworks in this exhibition are adornments of a talking, walking process. The community of four soften the edges of seemingly impossible ideas of conservation and sustainability.

𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝟭b | Inside Out

Manuel Pfeiffer                      

Manuel Pfeiffer’s exhibition Inside Out presents sculptures, drawings, and paintings that stand as authentic counterpoints to the fast-paced, time-driven rhythm of modern life. Each piece invites viewers to pause, reconnect, and reflect on their own inner worlds and values. Through his art, Manuel offers a sincere exploration of the enduring beauty found in nature and the human experience, encouraging a deeper contemplation of what truly matters in a society often consumed by fleeting trends.

𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝟮 | Pages from a Diary of a Weatherwatcher

Di Broomhall

Coming from a childhood family strongly connected to the land, gardening, sport and fishing; rain gauges, barometers, sky gazing and weather watching are second nature to Di Broomhall. She eats her meals outside in her eucalyptus garden taking note of the weather, the light and the atmosphere.

This diary of the weather in her eucalyptus garden spans a period of 12 months from March 2023 to March 2024. The pages were set up to indicate the same place, palette, scale and proportion. Indicators of change and stability with 3 vertical lines and 3 horizontal lines against which to work were always drawn in before painting. Stable elements such as the sky, sun, tree trunks and ground were, for the most part, located in the same spot in each diary entry. With these control elements in place a diary entry was made more or less weekly, sometimes more often if there was a particularly special weather event.

Colour, light, atmosphere and sensation were prioritised in this diary.

𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆 3 | In.Plane.Site.

Dörte Conroy

In.Plane.Site by Dörte Conroy consists of a number of small hard-edge paintings.

During the process of making these carefully planned images much experimentation takes place - trying out different shapes, colours and arrangements. Resulting is a body of work that demonstrates Conroy’s enduring interest in design and colour, informed by her decades long experience in the graphic design industry.

𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 Friday 21 February to Sunday 16 March 2025

Gallery opening times: Wednesday to Sunday, 12 - 5pm.

M16 Artspace operates on the lands of the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people. We honour and pay our respects to their traditional custodians. We acknowledge this land always was and always will be the country of Australia’s First Nations People. Sovereignty was never ceded.

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𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁

Routes 2, 6, 56, 182

𝗥𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝟲

Stuart Street, 4 minute walk

Stop ID: 2367 and 2368

𝗥𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝟱𝟲

Captain Cook Crescent, 10 minute walk

Stop ID: 3229 and 3294

𝗥𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝟮

Closest stop on school days:

McMillan Crescent, 9 minute walk

Stop ID: 1609 and 1608

Closet stop at other times:

Wentworth Avenue, 4 minute walk

Stop ID: 2234 and 2235

𝗥𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝟭𝟴𝟮 - Only operates during peak hour

Wentworth Avenue, 14 minute walk

Stop ID: 3321 and 336

Please go to https://www.transport.act.gov.au/ to view timetables as they are subject to change.

Parking: M16 Artspace has free parking and dedicated disability parking spots outside the entrance.

Wheelchair access: Ramp access at the entrance of M16, however this can be too narrow for some wheelchair users. If this proves to be the case the studio access entrance has no stairs and connects directly to the gallery, please contact us for more information!

Bathrooms: We have one wheelchair access and gender-neutral bathroom behind the lobby in addition to two gendered bathrooms.

If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to reach us at exhibitions@m16artspace.com or through the number provided below!

Office: Wednesday - Friday, 12 - 5

Gallery: Wednesday - Sunday, 12 - 5

For general enquiries: (02) 6295 9438