Gorman Arts Centre is located at Canberra ACT.Gorman Arts Centre is where new ideas, new works, and new artists are made and where they rub shoulders with audiences and each other in a bustling, multi-arts environment. At Gorman, we support creative development and excellence across all art forms – dance, visual arts, theatre, literature and more – and we encourage critical debate about the arts and their power to change the world.

We invite you to discover our arts centres and the work of our talented residents. You’ll be entertained and enriched by the spirit of a genuinely creative precinct where art comes first, and where passionate and enquiring people devote their life and work to turning visions into reality.

Our centres are also ideal places to host a meeting or event or simply to escape the city in the city. Savour a meal at one of Australia’s finest restaurants, Sage Dining Rooms, unwind in the Mint Garden Bar, or relax in our tranquil heritage gardens.

We believe that art thrives in a dynamic social environment. To flourish, artists need more than just facilities or funding: they need stimulus, example and informed criticism from their peers, mentors, rivals and audiences. Communities, in turn, must be involved in a genuine conversation about how and why art is made, and interact directly with the people who make it.

We aim to encourage a full, vibrant program of arts activity at our centres, including core programs, our residents’ activities, and external hirers looking for meeting, rehearsals, or workshop space. Your booking request will be assessed in line with our programming objectives. Due to the high demand for space we cannot guarantee that all requests can be accommodated.