Arts

They will say a story ended, those who cannot understand, no-one’s story ends forever, our Dreaming is forever.

Contemporary art from the collections of MCA Australia and Tate Modern

MCA Australia's annual exhibition of exciting new work by Australian artists aged 35 and under.

An exhibition exploring the darker side of myth in the modern world

A free exhibition on show at the State Library of NSW.

Frances Keevil presents an evocative exhibition by Anna Glynn, blending Eastern and Western artistic traditions.

4A's 30th Anniversary Exhibition

Classical crossover live music, wine and cheese tasting

A four-day intensive workshop to build watercolour skills for botanical painting on paper

Discover ceramics in this directed 4-week course for beginner students

A funny, fast-paced cross-examination of moral dilemmas, family dynamics, and the true cost of success.

Brush off the week with a fun drawing workshop hosted by The Fabulous Wonder Mama

2-for-1 entry to Bloodsuckers, plus workshops, family films, after-hours fun and hands-on science at AM.

Emily's process-based practice explores stain as both material and metaphor

Let it go at Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace

Everyday life transformed into objects of wonder.

An international cirque-cabaret from the creators of Blanc de Blanc

What's better than spending your Sunday afternoon life drawing?

A nostalgic trip through southern Italy with artist LUCiA MiG

Margaret Olley: Australian Intimiste celebrates the legacy and significant achievements of Margaret Olley AC

A rare glimpse behind the lens of one of Australia’s most important photographers.

The landscape of Australian native flora and fauna by Mary T Nguyen.

The inaugural Inner West Choral festival celebrates the voices of the Inner West and beyond

A collection of original photographs and collages made predominately from original photographs.

Unleash your creativity! Explore clay, carving, casting, and more as you bring your ideas to life

Explore your voice on the page in this fortnightly creative writing workshop. No experience required.

Be transported into an overgrown dreamscape where art objects become the garden’s flowers.

More than 300 original artworks of landscape and portrait paintings on permanent display at the State Library of NSW.

Discover the work of the Anzac Memorial's 2024 Veteran Artist in Residence

A Funny, Fast-paced cross-examination of moral dilemmas, family dynamics, and the true cost of success

Travel back in time to early medieval Scotland and discover unique and mysterious Viking-age treasures.

Step into the powerful story of Tự do (Freedom), the boat that carried Vietnamese refugees to Australia in 1977.

Celebrating 40 years of Waverley Art Prize

Sip, snack and create at your own pace

A celebration of Jewish culture and the stories that shape us

Carve. Slow Down Embrace the imperfect.

Life drawing with professional models and a unique creative atmosphere

Artist and wharfie Sam Wallman’s provides a fresh, first-hand take on contemporary dock life.

14 artist-led projects, from foghorn orchestras and oyster shucking to printmaking, dance and hands-on workshops

The largest major exhibition of one of the most fearless and influential voices in Australian contemporary art.

A father’s curse, a daughter’s fate. As innocence is shattered, revenge becomes the only prayer.

Knit, crochet, paint or draw with like-minded people

A cut and paste session for collage artists, the collage curious, or a great idea for a relaxed, low-key date night.

This wax modelling for casting course introduces students to a variety of wax working for jewellery techniques

Basia latest series of work ‘Sydney Through a Migrant’s Palette’ portrays the natural Sydney Harbour landscape

GABO comprises ten works, eight of which are titled GABO i-viii. Two further works, Pulse and Hull

Learn this empowering style focused on confidence, posture, strong lines and fluid movement in heels.

Reconnect with your creativity, boost confidence and make your life more spontaneous

Join us every Monday for an inspiring Poetry Open Mic night! Read your original poetry and sell your work here

Learn the most popular latin dance in the world! Meet new people, make new friends and learn how to dance Salsa

Explore art, express yourself and connect.

Presents an ambitious body of work critiquing the procedures of institutional collection

Bachata is a popular Latin dance focusing on smooth footwork, body movement, and strong partner connection worldwide.

This welcoming group explores a wide range of art forms together, from drawing and painting to mixed media and beyond.

A cut and paste session for collage artists, the collage curious, or a great idea for a relaxed, low-key date night.

No obligation free introductory class to tango No partner or dance experience required

Discover some of the best new works publishing this season, featuring readings from established and emerging writers.

A solo exhibition of works in paint, ink and charcoal

A solo exhibition of ceramic works

Join us for an evening of talks and art featuring scientists, researchers and artists who have explored Antarctica.

Come discover the magic of sculpture with a term workshop class at TBSSS

Get creative with developing and critiquing sketches, pulling them apart and writing your own!

Strum your troubles away in this fun class for all ages and levels of experience

Get creative at this super casual art group – just good company, creativity and a cuppa.

Your child will learn the fundamentals of ballet technique in a fun, relaxed atmosphere where learning best takes place

Join us at Create and Make Workshop for our creative art and crafting workshops

A great way for your dancer to develop their movement skills and have fun dancing

Tell your story through art and meet new people

This course from bestselling author Ashley Kalagian Blunt will make 2026 the year you finally write that book.

Do you have an idea for an activity at Green Square? We'll help you get started.

Learn to work with oil paints with us

Admire the beauty and history of Sydney Harbour through the lens of the Gadigal people

Discover the joy of singing

A photography exhibition of Himalayan culture and Nepalese revolution

Australia's finest classical musicians from home and around the world return in August

A free weekly class for beginners, led by an experienced Mandarin speaking tutor

Painting and sculpture by Pollyxenia Joannou and Nuha Saad

National Science Week

Presented in collaboration with the Festival of Dangerous Ideas

Join our weekly crochet & knitting circle. Stitch, sip coffee, connect.

A cut and paste session for collage artists and the collage curious

A star-studded tribute to the voice that stopped the world — celebrating the 100th birthday of Joan Sutherland

Encouraging early art and fostering creativity, one craft at a time.

2-for-1 tickets at the MCA every Thursday night

Six teens. One accident. A darkly hilarious musical about what makes life worth living.

Don’t miss Bell Shakespeare’s illustrious night of collaboration between actor and winemaker

Lucy Chetcuti Thought forms from the queer utopia imaginarium

Emily Valentine: Native Narrative August 6-29, 2026

Come work on your stitching skills in a relaxed, social environment

Join a buggy tour around Australia's oldest botanic garden and a 30-hectare paradise adjoining Sydney Harbour

Toni Childs performs a solo retrospective of her best award-winning work for one night at the Hayden Orpheum

House teams improvise an hour-long comedy show 'Big House' based off your suggestions.

Bridges Tradition and Contemporary Expression in New Ink Tour, Hong Kong Artist Prudence Mak Unveils new art exhibition

An exhibition of new work by Yalmakany Marawili

Shakespeare reimagined through the eyes of his women forced into a terrible bargain: “die to live”

Starting at Customs House, you will discover some of Sydney’s CBD architectural masterpieces with a trained AAA guide

Spend two hours learning and crafting your very own candle in a Japanese ceramic

Based on your suggestions, the LGBTQ+ icons of history come alive in an unscripted comedy show!

Come and practice life drawing in an informal setting with fellow art lovers, at Peach Black Gallery

Curated pop up showcasing local and First Nations artists

Poetry in the gallery

Join a free portrait project with your friends, exploring queer friendship, connection, care and chosen family.

One relationship. Mutliple generations. An unscripted play about the patterns we inherit.

A series of art sessions with community members.

Special preview of the new documentary Tina Arena: Unravel Me + live on stage Q&A with Tina Arena and Mary Coustas

Create a small finished soapstone sculpture in this one day workshop.

Classical lyricism meets spectral electro-acoustics

Unplug and rediscover the art of seeing in this 2.5-hour workshop.

TAMPA The Turning Point – exclusive screening and panel discussion

Join us for a cosy afternoon of memory keeping! Learn to build beautiful road trip pages with vintage stationery.

A cut and paste session for collage artists, the collage curious, or a great idea for a relaxed, low-key date night.

Romeo and Juliet meets Happy Feet — the true story of Sydney’s iconic gay penguin couple.

A witty, intimate dive into modern dating, with a twist.

A maniacal cabaret fantasia of blood-soaked vengeance and glittering stardom.

Be enchanted by the magic of Sydney Town Hall's grand organ, at a free ticketed concert in the heart of the city.

National Science Week

Hear from three members of our prestigious Artist in Residence program about their creative responses to the Library.

In-person workshop about crafting confessional poems with poet and agony aunt Hera Lindsay Bird.

A cosy open mic for poets and writers in a brewery

Sketch in the galleries after hours.

Poetry’s night of nights

The Cult of Gloriana: Art, Music and Politics at the Court of the Virgin Queen

Double bill - two works seeking a language for the earth,

A creative intersection of two distinct artistic voices

Boy meets fish. Fish eats boy.

Join calligraphy instructor Xueyi Bai to progress your skills through these on going workshops.

Showstopping vocalist and musician Michael Paynter's 'Great Australian Songbook Tour

Being a parent is a full-time gig - and sometimes you just need a moment to breathe, to connect, and to create.

Three improvised comedy sets. Two performers at a time. One big twist.

Learn how to capture the energy of street scenes and our urban environment with us

Celebrating the best of the next generation of artists

Create your own personalised zipper purse using a stencil you design from scratch

Explore Sydney’s Metro from Waterloo to Victoria Cross. Discover buried artefacts, station art, remarkable engineering

Create a beautiful still life botanical painting using acrylics in a relaxed 2.5-hour Sunday morning workshop

Develop your skill and technique

Evoking Country: towards a land-based performing arts praxis

In this engaging two-hour seminar, Sunil Badami will share insider tips on how you can plan a successful launch.

Part singalong, part piano bar, all party!

Your experienced tutor will guide you through different techniques, styles and design ideas

In this week-long online poetry workshop with Vanessa Kirkpatrick, you will strengthen your authentic voice.

Australasia's premier art fair

A casual collage meet up for collage artists and the collage curious.

Featuring iconic hits from the 1960s and inspired by the energy of the Swinging Sixties

“The Citizen Kane of Bad Movies” – Entertainment Weekly

Learn how to create your own stunning artworks at Reverse Garbage

Sunday Vibes at Ultimo: paint your own Australian landscape

Capture the dynamism of wild animals in Watercolour

For collage artists, the collage curious, or a great idea for a relaxed, low-key date night.

Join us for a thought-provoking talk exploring how AI could reshape the creative industries.

Queer girlhood, Catholic school, Sappho and survival.

Household names, comedy cult favourites, and the best new talent

Join Art Club at Empower Create Thrive for hands-on fun, creativity, and good friends!

At the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall

Flourish and recover your creativity by joining this creative circle to follow the chapters in The Artist's Way.

The sacred, the now, the in-between

Elevate your art: explore advanced watercolour techniques in this hands-on Sunday morning workshop

Come on a wild ride deep into the twisted rabbit-hole of the human psyche

Bell Shakespeare’s lively script reading series celebrating rarely read classics continues in 2026.

Award-winning solo theatre exploring the neurodivergent mind through colour, movement and spoken word.

Curator-led tour of Tony Albert: Not a Souvenir, MCA's major winter exhibition

Playwright Eloise Snape delivers a whirlwind of laughs and truth bombs in this no-fluff office satire.

Sometimes the best place to find yourself…is up your a**. It’s time to finally feel w(hole) again.

California Legends performed by Wild Things Run – live!

Fierce and unflinchingly honest, this play is a tribute to the strength of women and the painful path of healing

A no-fluff office satire filled with a whirlwind of laughs and truth bombs

Learn the mindful Japanese art of golden ceramic mending to give new life to a damaged piece

Bell Shakespeare’s ‘A Night at the Library’, written by Joanna Erskine, takes audiences on an epic quest.

Experience the art of botanical painting through watercolour

Part woman, part spider, all cannibalistic blood lust. Arachnophobes encouraged.

This multisensory performance will transport you to the Irish bog landscape through scent.

Shakespeare re-told with relish (marmalade, dish soap and other bits and bobs)

An absurd and very silly journey through religion and the body

A conversation about the research, discoveries and curatorial decisions behind the definitive Max Dupain exhibition.

Art historian Steven Miller will trace David Hockney’s artistic journey, focusing on his works in Australian collections

Discover the rhythm of West Coast Swing this September!

The Great Age of the Shogun: Art and Culture in Edo Period Japan

An immersive new multimedia work created by Skye McIntosh, Artistic Director of the Australian Haydn Ensemble

Build skill, confidence and presence with The Actors Co.

Join Pamela on a Sunday morning adventure to paint watercolor animal portraits

Queens, kings, love, betrayal and power come alive in a thrilling afternoon of opera and music theatre

An evening with Shaun Micallef live on stage to discuss his new book, ‘Matthew Flinders’.

Immerse yourself in the world of still life painting over two inspiring days.

Missy Higgins plays her only Sydney show for 2026 on the harbour, at Fleet Steps, Mrs Macquaries Point.

Join us as The Teskey Brothers celebrate 10 years of Half Mile Harvest with a one-off Sydney show on the harbour.

Learn various techniques to utilize the variable states of wax as a medium

Curious unpacks the ideas shaping headlines, sparking debate and changing the way we see the world.

Learn the mindful Japanese art of golden ceramic mending in this one-day workshop!

THE 60 FOUR are turning back the clock with a brand new show that feels straight out of Las Vegas.

All levels and abilities welcome. Explore your medium. Develop your style.

Attention artists and art lovers: the annual Glebe Art Show is back in October 2025!

Alexander Gavrylyuk and Richard Tognetti perform an electrifying evening of Szymanowski, Prokofiev and Brahms.

Popular Playhouse returns to Flight Path Theatre with another hilarious Bible spoof!

The relentless cycle of training, cyphers and battles in a breaker’s search for identity.

Free entry. Rare books, maps, prints & ephemera for sale. The Glasshouse, State Library NSW. 22–24 October 2026.

Step into the vibrant world of David Hockney, one of the most celebrated artists of our time.

Scene Theatre Sydney presents a witty and thought-provoking stage adaptation of Jaroslav Hašek’s celebrated comic novel

Experience the unforgettable jazz-meets-rock pianist Tigran Hamasyan, with his new work, Manifeste.

SIMA Sydney International Women's Jazz Festival presents the captivating surrealist beat poet direct from New York.

Explore the mindful craft and learn best practices

A relaxed music/talk series at the State Library of NSW

Lee Miller's son Antony Penrose presents: Hand Grenades Like Cartier Clips: Lee Miller’s Life and Work in Fashion

An ambitious all-Haydn all-period instruments program

An exhibition of landscape paintings with glimpses of birds and animals by artist Geoffrey Adams.

A gothic horror – an intimate unravelling of womanhood, control, and the violence disguised as love.

A man wakes in the woods with no memory. A genre-smashing horror meets Arthurian fairytale.

Create beautifully handcrafted candles in this 1-day workshop!

Experience a stunning explosion of colour, fun and music, in Justin Peck’s Copland dance episodes.

An exhibition of works by our 2026 Master of Fine Art (MFA) and Doctor of Fine Art (DFA) graduate students.

Australia’s premier tattoo convention

Discover the art of transforming simple shapes into beautiful silver jewellery

A series of spectacular Organ Recitals on the St James Dobson Organ

World renowned magician Joshua Jay brings his acclaimed live show LOOK CLOSER to Sydney for one night only.

Experience an unforgettable evening with legendary cellist Mischa Maisky, joined by his daughter, pianist Lily Maisky.

Shakespeare’s most haunting thriller follows the story of Macbeth, a Scottish general, famed for his exploits.

Three sisters. One funeral. Grief, laughter, and the strange tides of memory.

An exhibition of ink painting by Biao Zhu

Fall into the unsettling world of Richard Foreman’s cult masterpiece of slapstick anarchy and existential bite.