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Exhibitions

Contemporary art in our beautiful galleries

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A painting of women with figurative lines and bright colours

France-Lise McGurn: The Charm Offensive

Sat 22 Aug - Sun 15 Nov 2026

Exhibition events

Drop-in
A printed image of a women with paint covering it, her eye just visible. The thin outline of a women smoking is on the white paint

Quiet Preview: France-Lise McGurn

Duration: 1hr
Galleries
Fri 21 Aug 2026
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Drop-in
A painting of women with figurative lines and bright colours

Masked Preview: France-Lise McGurn

Duration: 1hr
Galleries
Fri 21 Aug 2026
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Sold Out
A painting of women with figurative lines and bright colours

Meet the Artist: France-Lise McGurn

Duration: 1 hr
Galleries
Fri 21 Aug 2026
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Drop-in
The poster for the film Looking for Mr Goodbar with painted figures on it a painting by F

Exhibition Preview: France-Lise McGurn

Duration: 2hr
Galleries
Fri 21 Aug 2026
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Events
A painting of women with figurative lines and bright colours

Exhibition Tours: France-Lise McGurn

Duration: 1h
Galleries
Thu 3 Sep - Thu 19 Nov 2026
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Artist's Choice
A girl stands in front of the sea with a 80s style

Artist's Choice Screening: Wish You Were Here

Duration: 1h28m
Mon 14 Sep
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Workshops
A painting of women with figurative lines and bright colours

Drawing and Collage with Katie McGroarty

Duration: 1h30m
Galleries
Thu 17 Sep 2026
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Artist's Choice
Diane Keaton sitting in a bar looking to the side

Artist's Choice Screening: Looking for Mr. Goodbar (35mm)

Duration: 2h16m
Tue 20 Oct
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Workshops and Events
A printed image of a women with paint covering it, her eye just visible. The thin outline of a women smoking is on the white paint

Murals, Mums and What Every Woman Wants: France-Lise McGurn, Fashion and Public Space

Duration: 1h30m
Galleries
Sat 24 Oct 2026
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Upcoming exhibitions

Exhibition
A painting of women with figurative lines and bright colours

France-Lise McGurn: The Charm Offensive

Sat 22 Aug - Sun 15 Nov 2026
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Exhibition
a dark gallery space red lighting pushes up with screens on the wall

John Akomfrah: Listening All Night To The Rain

Sat 5 Dec 2026 - Sun 21 Mar 2027
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Exhibitions stories

A pair of silver slippers on a ruby red carpet

Our 2026/27 Exhibitions programme

Wed 1 Oct 2025
Person looking at a hanging artwork in DCA galleries as groups of people talk in the background

Introducing our new Head of Exhibitions

Thu 11 Sep 2025
Two people smile and hold glasses of wine as they look at Michelle William's Gamaker's work in a hanging round vitrine.

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