Arts

Art without Boundaries

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

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

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

Discover the joy of singing

Exhibition at White Rabbit Gallery

a solo exhibition by Holly Terry

A free festival of contemporary art, ideas and unforgettable experiences.

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

Discover the stories behind the art with our daily Rememory Art Tours.

An accessibility program allowing blind and low-vision guests to explore works in the 2026 Biennale of Sydney.

An accessibility program allowing deaf and low-hearing guests to explore works in the 2026 Biennale of Sydney.

Explore works in the 2026 Biennale of Sydney with University of Sydney art and art history students

Melbourne Musician-Artist Chris Watts unveils his WILD CARD in Sydney

Six teens. One rollercoaster. A game of life, death, and destiny. Who gets a second chance?

A panel discussion exploring practical ways in which artists and historians have collaborated on projects using archives

Artspace presents Event Horizon by renowned Australian conceptual artist Michaela Gleave

The Print Circle presents an exciting showcase of traditional and contemporary printmaking techniques

High Tides: Yuki Kihara and Morgan Hogg

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

Solo exhibition of paintings by Pearl Austin

A dynamic display that illuminates histories, trajectories and highlights of the MCA’s Collection.

MCA now opening late on Thursdays

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

The exhibition explores the intersections of perception, reality and technological mediation.

The National Art School Gallery and Institute of Modern Art present an exhibition of work by Sydney-based painter and Archibald Prize winner Mitch Cairns

A major survey exhibition of work by Sydney-based artist and NAS alum Mitch Cairns

Discover how to think of colour in ways that enables you to mix the exact colour that you want.

Author Emma Darragh will provide feedback on your story, enabling you to hone your skills over five months.

Sarah Malik will provide feedback on your essay/non-fiction work, enabling you to hone your skills over three months

Bronwyn Lea will provide feedback on your poetry, enabling you to hone your skills over five months.

Nick Earls will focus on key aspects of short-fiction, and how to make choices that deliver compelling short stories.

Join us on the third Thursday of every month, 1:30–3 pm at Gaden Community Centre. All materials included!

Are you new to painting or looking to expand your practice?

Develop your skill and technique

Blackwattle Distilling Co. X John Wren Art

Sally Scales’ new exhibition brings together a body of work grounded in Country, memory, and the presence of tjukurpa.

Get a head start in the competitive world of screen acting.

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

The complete filmography of Stanley Kubrick, screening April 2 - May 21

Step into the whimsical world of beloved author and illustrator Pamela Allen.

A solo exhibition by renowned master of modern Korean art, Sung Kun Lee

The Interior II brings together a group of represented artists whose practices move through the space of the interior.

Contemporary musical theatre at best. The Mad Ones may just be your new obsession.

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

Exhibition Workshops Talks

Transmedia Worldbuilding Residency Exhibition

Co-presented by the Power Institute and MCA Australia, as part of the Visual Research Program.

History becomes opera in Wael Shawky’s globally acclaimed work ‘Drama 1882’.

Join artist Iris Toren for an exhibition of paintings inspired by nature, in watercolours, acrylics and oils.

Fashion lovers can be a part of the AFW community with the exclusive Fashion Pass.

Featuring the Collection of Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO and Sir Nicholas Shehadie AC OBE

In this online writing course, author Jemima Shafei-Ongu will provide feedback on your writing for children.

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

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

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

Dharra, Final Fantasy, Grace Barr (Single Launch), Hextape & Lesbionica Great Southern Nights 2026 @ Red Rattler Theatre

An artwork exhibition inspired by the Allied campaigns in Greece and Crete in 1941.

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

World premiere of new Australian musical

Learn how to make wheel thrown ceramics in just 5 weeks!

A solo presentation of significant ceramic installations by Yasmin Smith.

Learn about the origins and significance of portrait painting, landscape painting and sculpture with Dr Michael Hill.

Works by Alice Pulvers, Sophie Pulvers and Lucy Pulvers

A feast of gypsy jazz, upbeat Latin and American swing

Do you want to learn to draw in a way that’s responsive to the unique qualities of your subject?

Experience the exquisitely serene colours and pure, effevescent joy of Poulenc’s Gloria and Duruflé’s Requiem.

Explore a variety of hands-on clay-building techniques.

Learn how to test, apply, and fire glazes to suit your own practice.

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

A delightfully cozy autumn-themed art market in the heart of the city

Unlock your creative potential in this dynamic and personalised painting and drawing course!

Learn to draw forms and structures of the human head, facial features and body dynamics.

"We aim to empower older performers and highlight that ageing out of performing doesn’t have to happen."

Hip-hop infused collection of hilarious and heartbreaking stories from the youth justice system

DirtyFeet invites people aged 16-30 with and without disabilities take part in four free contemporary dance workshops

Enhance your throwing skills to create larger, more intricate forms on the potter’s wheel.

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

Tiny Stories - enormous impact! Fall in love with Fiction in a Flash!

Let it go at Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace

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

Explore oil portrait painting in this 2 day intensive workshop!

"We aim to empower older performers and highlight that ageing out of performing doesn’t have to happen."

From washes to whispers: A 2.5hr hands-on watercolour journey

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

Explore art, express yourself and connect.

Explore the beauty of Australian banksias in this relaxing painting workshop

Have you always wanted to paint but haven’t known where to start?

Learn to paint expressively with an individual approach while increasing your knowledge and understanding.

Ready to take your drawing skills to the next level?

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

Free weekly music production sessions for young people (15-26). Professional studio, mentorship & safe creative space.

Develop your manga art skills in this monthly workshop and learn techniques to level up your art style.

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

Make 2026 the year you finally write that book in this course from author Amy Lovat.

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

Learn to use the potter’s wheel to create simple, elegant ceramic forms in this hands-on eight-week course.

Immerse yourself in the luminous world of watercolour.

This course presents a unique approach to understanding and applying colour

Develop your drawing skills and unleash your creativity in structured, live online classes led by Rachel Fairfax.

Art2Muse is proud to present Olivier Rasir's exhibition

Join a comprehensive, foundation course in figure drawing to develop your technical skills.

Enhance your poetry crafting skills with our experienced author/poet Roberta Rlowing.

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

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

Try an introduction to hand building and wheel throwing in a relaxed yet supported environment!

Tell your story through art and meet new people

Reignite your curiosity in this engaging course designed for beginners or those returning to the sketchbook.

“Two powerful women who use body and limb to depict a world gone mad. Radical.” — Hildegard Devuyst, audience member

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

Unlock your creative potential in this accessible art course designed for beginners to intermediate artists.

Six filmmakers race across 10 countries in 100 days, crafting bold films – only one will rise above the rest.

This 5-week course will lead you through the essential skills needed to compose a painting!

Miriam Hechtman and Vashti Whitfield guide a small group through Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way.

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

Learn to work with oil paints with us

Explore the mindful craft and learn best practices

Poetry as truth and meaning, beauty and feeling, resistance and connection

Sydney Conservatorium of Music’s Music Ethnography Forum presents ‘Two Poets and a River’ and its creator

Learn to paint still life in oils with award winning artist Michael Simms.

Palangi Gallery is delighted to introduce a new exhibition: ‘BOLD TONAL IMPRESSIONS’ by John Perkins

A curator led tour of Yasmin Smith: Elemental Life

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

Sketch in the galleries after hours.

Augmented Intervals brings Kenneth Lambert’s practice into direct engagement with material, time, and environment.

Experience live music performed by fourth-year students from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

Part of Vivid Sydney 2026, a bold vision of Oceanic futurism by Sāmoan/Australian artist Angela Tiatia

Uncovering the truth isn’t easy

Our largest Vivid Sydney program to date, celebrating Indigenous artforms and storytelling.

Explore a universe of light in this immersive, awe-inspiring and interactive adventure for young children.

Master drawing hands, feet, arms and butts. The tricky bits!

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

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

A playful, creative workshop to help you slow down, reconnect and create a sense of home within.

An interactive adventure for young children and their families, presented by Vivid Sydney.

A creative workshop using art, drama and movement to find your joy

Discover wine, beer, spirits and produce from regions across NSW.

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

Meet artist Tony Albert at the launch of his book Not a Souvenir

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!

Eleven-piece powerhouse groove band live on stage at Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace!

Join artist Tony Albert in conversation with guest curator Bruce Johnson McLean

A weaving demonstration and workshop led by Girramay artist and weaver Erica Muriata

Explore Italian craftsmanship in the heart of Sydney

Learn how to make striking natural artwork

Join our gentle Japan-themed travel journaling social. Fold paper pockets, use punches/stamps & find your flow.

Unlock your imagintion, reflection, connection, beyond journalling

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

Words of courage from Australia’s leading readers, writers and thinkers

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

Our upcoming Access Ideas and Insights panel will focus on Growing Inclusive Audiences.

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

A Selection of paintings from the 1980s to the present

A sexed-up Vatican tragedy that's also funny... Amen!

Discover ceramics in this 5-week course for beginner students

A talk with Sāmoan/Australian artist Angela Tiatia and MCA Curator Antares Wells.

Encouraging early art and fostering creativity, one craft at a time! Suitable for 2-5 years

A bold circus theatre experience in the Glimmerverse, blending pole, aerial, live music & improv into one performance

Join Poetica’s Miriam Hechtman for a writing workshop that uses prompts to get you writing.

An exhibition of urban landscape paintings

Reimagining the poetry of Gertrud Kolmar

An evening at NSW Parliament House

Learn to paint using acrylics

Piazzolla - Up Close and Personal

Meet the makers and discover unique hand made wares at our new venue Tramsheds.

Create customised lino printed tote bags in this one day intensive workshop!

A musical journey through faith, light and love.

‘Moonage Daydream’ shows at The Orpheum this May as we celebrate David Bowie’s life ten years since his passing

Master the Art of Theatre Directing with Kate Gaul.

Hands-on resin workshop in Marrickville. Create 3–4 pieces to take home. No experience needed. All materials provided.

Casual sketching, painting, and creating at the water's edge.

Biennale of Sydney: Picking Up The Pieces – First Nations History Tours, The Block

Join artist and teacher Monika Scarrabelotti for five evenings of life modelling in clay

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

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

A vibrant exhibition celebrating social housing residents, sharing lived stories of home, community, culture and country

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

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

The museum will transform into a vibrant harbour-side meeting place for one luminous night during Vivid Sydney.

When’s the last time you listened to a whole album from start to finish?

A chamber music masterpiece

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

Members of the Art Gallery are invited to the Art Gallery Society of New South Wales’ annual general meeting.

Abstraction, colour, and landscape weave together in this exhibition by artist Kate Paea

The Sydney Film Festival 2026 Opening Night, with the most important Australian film of the year: Selina Miles’ Silenced

Sydney Film Festival’s ‘Sartorial: Fashion on Film’ showcases premieres and classics that explore fashion and cinema.

Some films can’t be described – they have to be experienced. Sydney Film Festival, June 3 - 14. You’ll see.

This musical takes a deep and relatable look at relationships, success, and the art of keeping it together.

The Hub at Lower Town Hall is where Sydney Film Festival steps off the screen.

Think book club, but theatre edition.

Insightful, outspoken and unpretentious art critic Jerry Saltz brings his razor-sharp wit to Sydney Town Hall.

Champion members exclusive tour of the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2026

An electrifying, world-class celebration of the King of Pop.

An open-air extravaganza of aerial acrobatics, dance and unbelievable circus feats at the Sydney Opera House Forecourt.

Learn how to compose and create expressive landscapes using painting, drawing or assemblage!

Based on your suggestions, your fears come to life in this improvised comedy!

An exhibition for perfume lovers, art lovers, and curious minds

Join Poetica's Miriam Hechtman for a poetry workshop that uses poems as prompts. 

“The Citizen Kane of Bad Movies” – Entertainment Weekly

mosaics and etchings

Actors perform a rehearsed theatre scene with an unrehearsed improviser making up their dialogue!

In this introductory course you will be guided through a range of techniques for introductory jewellery making

The award-winning creator of ‘Fangirls’, Yve Blake, premieres her new work – a reimagining of Shakespeare’s Macbeth.

A rare and vibrant collaboration between the Sydney Symphony Fellows and The Choir of St James’

French fun, food and stalls

An acclaimed participatory lecture-performance revealing the pervasive origins of our digital tools.

Discover the art of ceramic clay marbling and create unique vessels in this three-week short course

Sunday Vibes at Ultimo: paint your own Australian landscape

Powerful voices of women in crime fiction

A monthly series where artists, poets, and musicians share stories in conversation with Danny Gardner.

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

Delve into intriguing mysteries and surprising discoveries within the State Library's collections.

Tenor Shanul Sharma will sing Evening Song from Phillip Glass’s Satyagraha at St Peter’s Church in Surry Hills.

Bold, camp and unfiltered — a series of short plays about queer identity, love, family, and living out loud.

Vivid Sydney’s Wednesday night gatherings for the creative industries and curious at the State Library of NSW.

Into the Wild: A bold photography exhibition in Surry Hills exploring raw moments, emotion, and the unexpected.

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

An immersive audio-visual experience of Astor Piazzolla's music and life at the Sydney Opera House.

Learn how to shoot, edit, organise and print your work

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

A Sydney Biennale project asking (and answering) what a constitution for the 21st century might look like

Flamenco dance and music performance with live music

In this fun, fast paced one day class, we will help you to get the most out of your butane micro torch

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

Explore drawing techniques and develop your own style

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

Learn painting skills and how to use oil paints with us

A Swingin' Sixties Variety Show

Cark It Café: Queer, creative & death-positive — let’s plan our endings with flair, not fear

Experience the art of botanical painting through watercolour

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

A renowned surgeon’s ambition. Her son’s Olympic dream. A secret that could cost them both everything.

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

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

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

Join us for a talk with Dr Greg Pritchard, whose practice sits at the intersection of art, ecology and philosophy

Led by artist Ally McLean Hennessy, this hands-on workshop covers the foundations of needle felting.

In this one-day taster class you will be introduced to lost wax casting techniques.

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

Welcome to Art Café, where creativity is always on the menu

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

Art2Muse Gallery presents an exhibition of oil paintings by Richard Stanley

Take a brilliant musical imagination, a creation story, and a radiant choir and orchestra and you get Haydn’s Creation.

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

Visual artist Matteo Bernasconi shares his extensive knowledge of painting

SMASH! Sydney Manga and Anime Show is an annual convention for everyone

Explore portrait painting techniques from the Old Masters in this one day intensive workshop!

This workshop introduces participants to ‘Time Design’, a creative methodology developed by Emele Ugavule.

Get warm dyeing your own winter scarf with plants from the garden.

Learn techniques in watercolour, pen and pencil to capture the sights and experiences of your adventures

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

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

Hans Christian Andersen has a very, very, very dark secret. McDonagh's twisted masterpiece.

Discover the art of transforming simple shapes into beautiful silver jewellery

Learn to sketch urban street scenes!

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

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

Craft your own candle creations!

Sex. Death. Life. And bodies... an outrageously black comic look at grief and love.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Learn how to create your own stunning artworks at Reverse Garbage

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

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

California Legends performed by Wild Things Run – live!

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

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

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.

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

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.