Arts

A fantastical celebration of scraps and discards across costume, performance, film, illustration and music.

Experience the surreal humour and cyber futurism of Cao Fei’s art

A tribute to the unique creative talent of Sydney artist Peter Kingston.

Experience community life by the ocean through the works of First Nations artists

Street flag artworks at Sydney Lunar Festival

Street flag artworks at Sydney Lunar Festival

Street flag artworks at Sydney Lunar Festival

Street flag artworks at Sydney Lunar Festival

Gladdy Drawing Club is bringing their iconic life drawing classes, with a maritime twist, to the Sea Museum this summer.

Australia’s first retrospective of the celebrated surrealist

Street flag artworks at Sydney Lunar Festival

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

Street flag artworks at Sydney Lunar Festival

Develop vocal technique, care and preservation of the voice both in speech and in song singer Carmella Baynie

Street flag artworks at Sydney Lunar Festival

The artists in XSWL warn us that it’s all fun and games…until someone loses an eye.

Street flag artworks at Sydney Lunar Festival

A major new commission in the Tank by one of Australia’s most acclaimed contemporary artists

Immerse yourself in this creative Paint and Sip class in Sydney! Reserve your spot for our upcoming wokrshops!

A wonderland of art and play for kids

Consuelo Cavaniglia develops a contemporary art project to engage with the Chau Chak Wing Museum’s collections.

A brand new comedy disco musical

From headscarves to stadium seats. Celebrating Iranian Women's resilience in the pursuit of gender equality.

An untold story of the Wild (Wild) West

See the extraordinary story of the Dunera told through moving artworks and objects

Create your very own grass person or creature to take home and watch grow with time!

The Tony®, Grammy®, Olivier & Pulitzer prize winning musical.

Loti Smorgon Sculpture Terrace Commission

You will learn to use traditional hand-tools and techniques for carving directly onto the famous White Statuario Marble

An exhibition of one of Britain’s most influential and critically acclaimed artists.

A free exhibition examining representations of the body in art and popular culture over time.

Climate catastrophe from a First Nations perspective

This exhibition offers new ways of understanding Australia's oldest collections, pushing the boundaries of ceramics.

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

Micro:Macro explores the role of models in understanding and exploring our world.

The MCA’s annual exhibition of work by early-career artists living and working in Australia.

Ceramic exhibition re/JOY captures the diversity of migration stories and how people build different lives in Australia

Get creative in this resin art and sip class in Sydney!

A tale of fame, fortune and danger

Hillarious play perfect for the holiday season

This exhibition introduces Dupain’s modernist approach to photography in a series of candid shots.

Trapeze talent sky high

Join us at Art Masterclass Sydney for a Turkish Lamp Workshop!

Time and space explored in a Thirsty Mile artist takeover

5 Australian artists from Chinese diasporic communities embrace their histories to celebrate the process of becoming.

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

This dazzling exhibition showcases rare European works, contemporary Indigenous art and Australian modernism.

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

A gathering space for talks, workshops and performances

Weaving together our hopes for the future

Julia Trybala's solo exhibition continues to explore relationship dynamics through figurative painting.

Messy fun without the clean up!

exhibition of recent paintings

An exhibition that explores the five elements from a cross-cultural perspective

This is life drawing in an intimate and quite beautiful space. It’s a gentler, more social approach.

Paint and Sip classes offer a unique experience that blends the joy of painting with the pleasure of sipping your wine.

Create your favourite farm animals from clay!

What does it mean to be welcome in 'Australia'?

What does it mean to be welcome in 'Australia'?

Join our full-day art adventure and immerse yourself in the wonders of nature!

Wally debut at KXT on Broadway

Hong Kong's Kung Chi Shing Leads a Rooftop Sonic Journey – with Saskia Shearer, Damia O’Loughlin, Ben Lopes & More!

Create stunning beachscape artworks!

Create precious gems using oil pastels and acrylic paint

Get making with bookbinding

Learn how to make your own manga style comics in this introductory workshop

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

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

Painting with Puppies

Creativity and good company, and delicious pizza, come together for an unforgettable evening

Create a ceramic totem for your house or garden

A perfect introduction to the core skills of drawing in a one day workshop

Anonymous Millionaire Art Philanthropist Sponsors 1-Day Art Pop-up

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

A tribute to Chinese, Korean, Thai and Vietnamese architecture

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

If you love art and a chat, then pop down to the Juanita Nielsen Community Centre

Learn how to create their own unique pieces on the pottery wheel!

Create your own fantasy world today!

Stunning contemporary artist and sculptor Lina Kay releases her newest collection Naked at her second solo exhibition

Sydney's #1 Comedy Club on TripAdvisor with resident host Daniel Muggleton

Catch a glimpse of our 12 beautiful lanterns as they lead you down George Street and into Haymarket

Take a ride into the Year of the Snake!

Join us to explore your creativity and bring your ideas to life with clay.

Step into the colourful world of Henri Matisse with this creative class!

Get a head start in the competitive world of screen acting

Young artists will explore the world of abstract painting!

A provocative exhibition from one of Australia's finest tattooists.

Dive into the world of collage using colourful magazine images and other materials to create one-of-a-kind artworks!

A group show showcasing women and gender diverse artist's experience with medical misogyny

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

Join Tony Maniaty for an engaging talk as he delves into 12 iconic photographs that have shaped our image of Paris.

A ceramic sculpture workshop for creating flowers.

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

Explore how they shape personal and collective identities.

Enjoy a dazzling night of swing at the Art GalleryofNSW, featuring music by jazz greats like Count Basie&Duke Ellington.

Photographs from New York streets

Visit our Sydney music studios and experience the Liveschool culture, designed for creative learning.

Join artist Anthony Van Lam and ArtSHINE for the opening celebration

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

This brief course will help students undertake the basic techniques of carving

Learn how to play the ukulele in this fun class for Mandarin and Cantonese speakers

It’s never too late to learn! Trial courses for free during Open Week

Get ready to chase the unexpected.

Opera in a pub? You heard right! Opera Bites brings best-loved opera hits to the relaxed atmosphere of your local pub

Visual artist Matteo Bernasconi shares his extensive knowledge of painting

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

Join artist Neis Wai and ArtSHINE to celebrate this solo exhibition 'opening—'Objects of Desire!

Artist Barbara Licha will present her oeuvre at the Polish Club Ashfield’s newest gallery space

Uncover epic tales and masterworks in this year-long art lecture series. Enjoy a single lecture, or the whole year!

Studio access for experienced printmakers

Art exhibition of rice paper paintings by members of the Australian Chinese Painting Society

Join artist, Natalie Popovski, for a 5 week workshop to explore drawing and painting.

Sian Kelly is an emerging artist working in core disciplines of installation, sculpture, performance and drawing.

4-week studio access for experienced printmakers

Featuring the Waverley Studio Artists

Learn how to play Mahjong only in 45 min at THE ARTISTRY 2025

The evening will celebrate Barbara Licha’s solo exhibition opening at the Polish Club with a 3 course dinner

Join us at THE ARTISTRY 2025 on 7-9 FEB for a celebration of culture, food, live music, arts & entertainment

Let award winning portraitist and contemporary artist Mathew Lynn be your personal guide in a 4 week open studio!

Ukrainian organ music concert

Discover ceramics in this 8-week courses for beginner students

Come and knit squares to create blankets for Wrap for a lovely cause.

Join and discover this ancient oriental arts for relaxation, flexibility, body co-ordination and healthy living

Step into the world of Joyce Maynge like never before!

Exhibition of contemporary small works on wood blocks

Hear from representatives from the arts, politics, academia and media, as we explore power and politics in Shakespeare

Learn botanical art from Anna Voytsekhovich, scientist, illustrator and botanical artist.

Discover ceramics in this 5-week course for beginner students

Create your own one-off jewellery pieces in this Wednesday evening course

Experienced students can further develop their own projects with support from an expert ceramicist in this 6-week course

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

Arts and craft program for 9 - 12 year olds after-school

This Valentine’s Day, Shakespeare’s most iconic love story comes to life at the Capitol Theatre with Romeo and Juliet.

The chaotic cabaret cult!

Announcement of the 2025 winners

We draw a live performer/model on acrobatic apparatus

Design and make your own sterling silver earrings from sheet metal

Discover how LGBTIQA+ celebration and cultural milestones reflect transformation, identity, and creative expression.

Get hands-on with this fabulously fun erotic pottery workshop using air-dry clay!

Experienced students can further develop their own projects with support from an experienced tutor in this 6 week course

Illustrations, lino prints and screen prints

Studio access for experienced printmakers

Carlton-based artist, Shai De Vletter-Sont, presents ‘A Colourful Life’, exhibition in Sydney, Australia.

Discover ceramics in this directed 5-week course for beginner students

Learn the basics of painting in this fun 2.5-hour Sunday afternoon workshop

Discover the fundamentals of printmaking in this 5-week introductory course

Advance your sewing skills by following a pattern to make your own shorts or pants

Sydney's newest choir is a fun, energetic and friendly group of people. It's easy to get to after work on a Monday.

Dive into watercolours with this compact 5 week course

Featuring ‘90s-‘00s hits, this cabaret-comedy dances you through queer milestones and parodies heteronormative culture.

Join The fabulous Wonder Mama for her 5-star rated drawing workshop

Join Dan as he navigates a hidden world of lust, friendship and unorthodox working relationships.

Celebrate the Year of the Snake and explore themes of transformation with stories from the museum’s collection.

A practical online workshop that covers the basics of figuring out the price point for creative work

After a sold out season in Melbourne, this acclaimed murder mystery cabaret takes Sydney Mardi Gras!

A joyous and illuminating adventure about coming to terms with mental illness

Celebrate the 100th anniversary of art deco in this four-part lecture series led by Claudia Chan Shaw.

Dive into Weill & Brecht's Seven Deadly Sins and Mahagonny-Songspiel: powerful works blending opera, theatre and satire

Access your authentic voice in words, make great connections

An evening of entertainment from three of Sydney’s finest opera singers - Adam Player, Jonathan Alley & Ruth Strutt

Practical time management strategies specifically designed for creative practitioners and businesses.

A new performance work about the politics of joy, power and gender.

Learn the art of travel sketching. Capture your journeys using water-based pens and watercolor techniques.

A stellar line up of queer and queer ally comedians.

5,000 years of culture in one night. A beautiful, heavenly experience. This is what you have been waiting for.

This colourful midlife crisis promises to be camp cabaret gold with more than a touch of honesty.

This course from bestselling author Ashley Kalagian Blunt will make 2025 the year you finally write that book.

Join iconic Sydney drag queen, The Fabulous Wonder Mama, for her fabulous neon drawing class!

Living Landscape

A Council curated exhibition of student artworks selected from the 2024 NSW HSC

Tim Freedman is getting his cabaret on at Bondi Pavilion

Bell Shakespeare presents one of the most famous war plays of all time.

Learn how to create your own stunning artworks at Reverse Garbage

Learn the basics of working with clay in this 6-week course

Make you own handcrafted textured jewellery in our 2.5-hour Sunday afternoon beginner workshop

An online workshop that reframes and explains the business and strategic planning process.

The anthology-style show shares stories of connection, community, health, politics, bodily autonomy, and death.

Francis Cai & Zinnia Lo – photography & installation

A fun online workshop on personal and professional branding with specific focus on the arts and creative industries

A modern love story

Make you own handcrafted textured bangle or cuff in our Sunday afternoon beginner workshop

Soulful singer-songwriter whose smart pop songs delve deep into the heart

‘Cashflow for Creatives’ is an online workshop exploring practical ways managing the rollercoaster of finances.

Vienna Philharmonic’s Concertmaster, Yamen Saadi makes his Australian debut with star pianist Simon Tedeschi

An epic story of love, migration and identity unfolding across continents and decades.

A beginners online workshop for artists who are ready to sell their work online, and don’t know where to begin!

The metaphysics of disappearance

Create your own unique domed silver jewellery piece in this fun 2.5-hour introductory jewellery workshop

Surviving and thriving financially as a creative practitioner usually means doing more than one thing to make a living

Annual commemoration service held for school students by school students

Bell Shakespeare’s lively script reading series celebrating rarely read classics

Iconic murals return home to Bondi

This daring and critically acclaimed play is a must-see for anyone who’s ever questioned the path not taken.

Bell Shakespeare's exclusive subscriber event with Professor Liam E. Semler

Comic wunderkind Starr takes us on a literary adventure through the world’s most iconic works of fiction

Let the Memory Live Again!

Bell Shakespeare presents one of Shakespeare's most exhilarating works.

Poetic and electric, Shore Break is a riveting piece of storytelling with a tour de force performance by Chris Pitman.

Drew Gasparini’s jaw-droppingly gorgeous music comes to life in this brand new theatrical song cycle

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

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

Dance with the Brolgas of Anna-Wili Highfield

A story of Queer love, Pasifika identity and the struggle for family acceptance.

A new queer musical based on real female pirates of the 1700s.

A romantic (un)comedy about finding yourself falling in love, falling apart, and falling back together again.

Bell Shakespeare presents Shakespeare's greatest love story portrayed with elegance and clarity.

Sentimental moods and sweet musical delights

A love story about resilience, community, queerness and how choosing to love and love freely, can be the most important.