Ainslie and Gorman Arts Centres

Welcome to Canberra’s creative heart. Our twin arts centres, Ainslie and Gorman, host the national capital’s largest collective of professional artists and arts companies a stone’s throw from the city centre. If it takes a village to raise an artist, this is the village. 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. At Ainslie Arts Centre, we dedicate everything to music. Through education, rehearsals, and public performances, our music hub unites music-makers and music-lovers in an expansive and exciting program. Diversity and inclusiveness are key, with a strong emphasis on youth and on community music programs.