Exhibitions Opening | Drawing Prize, Young Drawers Prize & EASS Residency Exhibition 2026

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

Opening Saturday 22 November, 6 - 8pm

This is a free event - register your interest via the ticket link! 

Gallery 1 | M16 Artspace Drawing Prize 

The M16 Artspace Drawing Prize is a highlight of the Australian arts calendar, presenting the work of 31 finalists artists working at the forefront of contemporary art practice. Encompassing works across traditional media as well as innovative, experimental formats, the M16 Drawing Prize champions artists that challenge and extend understandings of what constitutes drawing in contemporary practices. 

Gallery 2 | Young Drawers Prize

Championing the creative brilliance of young artists working in drawing, we are excited to present the 2026 M16 Artspace Young Drawers Prize and Young Digital Drawers Prize. Join us on opening night to celebrate and platform the next generation of artistic innovation.

Prize winners will be announced during the event, please join us to celebrate all of the finalists! 

Gallery 3 | Things [that do] Stuff

Nettie Coleman & Melissa Nickols

This exhibition presents new works by Nettie Coleman & Melissa Nickols, recipients of the 2026 ANU Emerging Artists Support Scheme (E.A.S.S). Across interactive video, printed forms, and folded sculpture, the exhibition presents objects and images that refuse to stay still, shift, or hold the possibility of more than one form.

Exhibitions run from Sunday 22 November - Sunday 13 December 2026 
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