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Cao Fei: My City is Yours

Cao Fei: My City is Yours

Experience the surreal humour and cyber futurism of Cao Fei’s art
Today 10am to 5pm
XSWL: xiào sǐ wǒle”

XSWL: xiào sǐ wǒle”

The artists in XSWL warn us that it’s all fun and games…until someone loses an eye.
Today 10am to 5pm
Beauty Rich and Rare

Beauty Rich and Rare

Immerse yourself in a 180-degree visual experience depicting Australia’s unique flora and fauna
Today 10am to 5pm
Peter Kingston

Peter Kingston

A tribute to the unique creative talent of Sydney artist Peter Kingston.
Today 10am to 5pm
Creator Summit: Powered by Fujifilm

Creator Summit: Powered by Fujifilm

A new event for Australia’s content creation community to come together, collaborate, learn, and celebrate creativity.
Today 9am to 4pm
100 Years of Art Deco with Claudia Chan Shaw

100 Years of Art Deco with Claudia Chan Shaw

Celebrate the 100th anniversary of art deco in this four-part lecture series led by Claudia Chan Shaw.
Today 10.30am to 12.30pm
ADC Maker marketplace

ADC Maker marketplace

Throughout 2025 ADC presents a regular Maker marketplace on selected Saturdays at the Centre in Darlinghurst
Today 11am to 3pm
Afternote: In the Shade of Cinema

Afternote: In the Shade of Cinema

Explore the history of movie theatres in Yamaguchi, Japan, and the latest work by video artist Nobuhiro Shimura
Today 10am to 6pm
Angelica Mesiti: The Rites of When

Angelica Mesiti: The Rites of When

A major new commission in the Tank by one of Australia’s most acclaimed contemporary artists
Today 10am to 5pm
Balgo Horizons | Stories & Places Across Time

Balgo Horizons | Stories & Places Across Time

'Balgo Horizons' offers a glimpse into the history and evolution of one of Australia’s most vibrant artist communities.
Today 10am to 5pm
Beasties Exhibition

Beasties Exhibition

A fantastical celebration of scraps and discards across costume, performance, film, illustration and music.
Today 6pm to 11pm
Chains of Empire

Chains of Empire

Explores Australia’s history with Atlantic Ocean slave trade and the effects of Britain abolishing slavery in 1833
Today 10am to 4pm
Common Ground

Common Ground

Featuring the Waverley Studio Artists
Today 10am to 5pm
Consuelo Cavaniglia: seeing through you

Consuelo Cavaniglia: seeing through you

Consuelo Cavaniglia develops a contemporary art project to engage with the Chau Chak Wing Museum’s collections.
Today 12pm to 4pm
Derek Jarman: Delphinium Days

Derek Jarman: Delphinium Days

This first exhibition in Australia of English artist and activist Derek Jarman.
Today 12pm to 5pm
Dunera: Stories of Internment

Dunera: Stories of Internment

See the extraordinary story of the Dunera told through moving artworks and objects
Today 10am to 5pm
Eora by Michael Riley

Eora by Michael Riley

Eora, is a 20-minute digital film that tells the story of Sydney’s First Nations people – before and after colonisation.
Today 10am to 5pm
Face Value

Face Value

See the work of Archibald-Prize winning Aboriginal artist Blak Douglas in a free exhibition at NSW Parliament
Today 9am to 5pm
Immersion by Bendan Art Gallery

Immersion by Bendan Art Gallery

Anonymous millionaire art philanthropist sponsors 1-day art pop-up
Today 12pm to 4pm
Infrangible Matter; Tracing the Elements

Infrangible Matter; Tracing the Elements

An exhibition that explores the five elements from a cross-cultural perspective
Today 11am to 5pm
Instrumental: Collections from Science

Instrumental: Collections from Science

This is the 4th display in our ongoing series showcasing a range of tools used by physiologists and university students.
Today 12pm to 4pm
Inundated

Inundated

Explores the harrowing impacts of the 2022 floods in Lismore told through the lens of photographer Natalie Grono.
Today 10am to 4pm
James Barth: The Clumped Spirit

James Barth: The Clumped Spirit

New paintings, video and 3D-printed sculptures by the acclaimed Australian artist.
Today 12pm to 5pm
Jenna Caspary: From Bud to Bloom

Jenna Caspary: From Bud to Bloom

Art2Muse Gallery presents 'From Bud to Bloom' by Jenna Caspary
Today 9am to 4pm
Kerameikos the potters' quarter

Kerameikos the potters' quarter

This exhibition offers new ways of understanding Australia's oldest collections, pushing the boundaries of ceramics.
Today 12pm to 4pm
Libre: the art of being

Libre: the art of being

Mardi Gras Festival themed exhibition
Today 10am to 6pm
Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru: an immersive exhibit
Today 10am to 5pm
Mel Deerson: The Dream of the Mirror

Mel Deerson: The Dream of the Mirror

New commission accompanying the exhibition Derek Jarman: Delphinium Days
Today 12pm to 5pm
Metamorphosis III by Sian Kelly

Metamorphosis III by Sian Kelly

Sian Kelly is an emerging artist working in core disciplines of installation, sculpture, performance and drawing.
Today 10am to 6pm
Micro:Macro – models of insight and inspiration

Micro:Macro – models of insight and inspiration

Micro:Macro explores the role of models in understanding and exploring our world.
Today 12pm to 4pm
Ngabu

Ngabu

Honouring a long lineage of shell artists
Today 12am to 1pm
Peter Godwin: Space, Light & Time

Peter Godwin: Space, Light & Time

This is the first survey of leading Australian artist Peter Godwin's practice featuring significant works from 2000–2025
Today 11am to 5pm
Queer Contemporary: Chaosophy

Queer Contemporary: Chaosophy

Three generations of queer artists make & break language across intersections of art, activism, poetry & performance.
Today 11am to 5pm
Queer Materials

Queer Materials

Queer Materials’ features seven LGBTQIA+ artists that use textiles to narrate diverse Queer experiences
Today 10am to 4pm
Sculpture workshops

Sculpture workshops

Come discover the magic of sculpture with a term workshop class at TBSSS
Today 10am to 1pm
Student Life: Max Dupain at the University of Sydney

Student Life: Max Dupain at the University of Sydney

This exhibition introduces Dupain’s modernist approach to photography in a series of candid shots.
Today 12pm to 4pm
Tangled Unity

Tangled Unity

A captivating free exhibition by Sydney artist Zeina Saadie at NSW Parliament
Today 9am to 5pm
The Centenary Exhibition

The Centenary Exhibition

The evolution of Australian military service, focusing on the personal stories of NSW service.
Today 9am to 12am
The Country Cries for Truth: Dr Bronwyn Bancroft

The Country Cries for Truth: Dr Bronwyn Bancroft

A powerful and personal exhibition exploring family, connection to Country and legacies of colonisation.
Today 10am to 5pm
The Self ‘n The Toys

The Self ‘n The Toys

Art exhibition. Peter Cerneaz presents paintings of the face and toys.
Today 11am to 5pm
The trace is not a presence ...

The trace is not a presence ...

5 Australian artists from Chinese diasporic communities embrace their histories to celebrate the process of becoming.
Today 12pm to 4pm
Treasures of the Anzac Memorial

Treasures of the Anzac Memorial

Discover 90 treasures that have been donated to the Anzac Memorial from its opening in 1934
Today 9am to 5pm
Union Made: Art from the University of Sydney Union 

Union Made: Art from the University of Sydney Union 

This dazzling exhibition showcases rare European works, contemporary Indigenous art and Australian modernism.
Today 12pm to 4pm
Veteran Artist in residence exhibition

Veteran Artist in residence exhibition

Discover the work of the Anzac Memorial's 2024 Veteran Artist in Residence
Today 9am to 5pm
Working from the life model with Jenny Pollak

Working from the life model with Jenny Pollak

This workshop will guide students through the process involved in working with clay from the life model.
Today 10.30am to 3.30pm
Film Series | Magic Mirror: A Derek Jarman Retrospective

Film Series | Magic Mirror: A Derek Jarman Retrospective

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Derek Jarman: Delphinium Days on display at UNSW Galleries
Tomorrow
The Luxury Travel Event

The Luxury Travel Event

Discover your next luxury travel experience at Australia’s finest luxury travel showcase.
Tomorrow
On the Road to Justice: Remembering the Freedom Ride

On the Road to Justice: Remembering the Freedom Ride

Dive into photos and stories from this defining moment in Aboriginal activism.
24 Feb 2025
You're Welcome?

You're Welcome?

What does it mean to be welcome in 'Australia'?
24 Feb 2025
Splendid Guangxi Photo Exhibition

Splendid Guangxi Photo Exhibition

Let's enjoy the Guangxi photo exhibition to explore the largest ethnic minority population in China.
24 Feb 2025
Catching Light – Colleen Frances

Catching Light – Colleen Frances

Each painting offers a moment of experience, shared familiarity – as transcendental as light, we share common feelings.
25 Feb 2025
Sarah McGrath: Feathered friends and treasured things

Sarah McGrath: Feathered friends and treasured things

Upcoming contemporary realist painting exhibition 'Feathered friends and treasured things' at Art2Muse Gallery
25 Feb 2025
Travel Sketchbook Drawing Workshop with Sheila Posner

Travel Sketchbook Drawing Workshop with Sheila Posner

Learn the art of travel sketching. Capture your journeys using water-based pens and watercolor techniques.
25 Feb 2025
Eyes First – An exhibition of paintings, drawings & collage

Eyes First – An exhibition of paintings, drawings & collage

Exploring the bond between generations and showcasing the first artistic collaboration between uncle and nephew.
26 Feb 2025
Legendary stories behind iconic art: Art Appreciation 2025

Legendary stories behind iconic art: Art Appreciation 2025

Uncover epic tales and masterworks in this year-long art lecture series. Enjoy a single lecture, or the whole year!
26 Feb 2025
Queer Art After Hours

Queer Art After Hours

Presented by the Art Gallery of New South Wales with Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
26 Feb 2025
Smart Expressions 2025

Smart Expressions 2025

A Council curated exhibition of student artworks selected from the 2024 NSW HSC
27 Feb 2025
Tara Johns — Under a Strange Sun

Tara Johns — Under a Strange Sun

An exhibition of paintings and photographs exploring the ancient beauty of the Australian landscape
27 Feb 2025
Special event - ADC Maker marketplace

Special event - ADC Maker marketplace

ADC presents a special Maker Marketplace with 14 artists working in ceramics, jewellery, textiles, woodwork, and glass.
28 Feb 2025
My Chinatown: A Journey Through Culture and Heritage

My Chinatown: A Journey Through Culture and Heritage

Journey through culture and heritage with Neon Playground artists, celebrating identity, tradition, and storytelling.
5 Mar 2025
Seniors Festival library tour

Seniors Festival library tour

To celebrate Seniors Festival, we warmly invite all seniors to join an exclusive small group tour of the Library!
5 Mar 2025
Michelle Connolly — Encore

Michelle Connolly — Encore

Improvisation and play in artist Michelle Connolly's third solo show at Tiliqua Tiliqua
6 Mar 2025
In Suburbia: Recent Detours

In Suburbia: Recent Detours

An exhibition featuring the work of 18 contemporary artists from across the country.
8 Mar 2025
Neon Playground 2.0

Neon Playground 2.0

Sydney largest Asian-Australian cultural arts festival
15 Mar 2025
The Unbound Art Show

The Unbound Art Show

Barnardos Australia is excited to announce our annual fundraising art show, the Unbound Art Show.
20 Mar 2025
One Minute Mountain

One Minute Mountain

The metaphysics of disappearance
21 Mar 2025
CBD Expo '25

CBD Expo '25

Get excited & think differently
25 Mar 2025
Banksia and Co by Sara Buchner

Banksia and Co by Sara Buchner

This works invites viewers to slow down, look closer, and discover the beauty in what has been left behind.
27 Mar 2025
Dual Nature

Dual Nature

A solo painting exhibition by Pete Finlay.
9 Apr 2025
Souter's Bondi

Souter's Bondi

Iconic murals return home to Bondi
10 May 2025
Nature's Mysteries (Delicate Dance of Existence)

Nature's Mysteries (Delicate Dance of Existence)

A solo exhibition of paintings by Nasser Palangi exploring the mysterious world of plant life.
28 May 2025
Sydney's Annual Wedding Expo 2025

Sydney's Annual Wedding Expo 2025

Our Sydney Annual Wedding Expo is our largest wedding expo in Australia
10 Aug 2025
Sydney Tattoo Convention

Sydney Tattoo Convention

Immerse yourself in Sydney's tattoo culture at Sydney Town Hall : Top artists, live shows, and endless inspiration!
15 Aug 2025
Mating Dance

Mating Dance

Dance with the Brolgas of Anna-Wili Highfield
29 Aug 2025
Sydney International EV AutoShow

Sydney International EV AutoShow

Australia's largest consumer EV event - explore and engage with the latest & greatest EV technology
31 Oct 2025