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Mind Games: Art Alive
Chippendale
Tours & experiences
Mind Games: Art Alive
Designed for ages four and up, Mind Games: Art Alive offers more than 60 mind-bending installations
Code camp – free STEAM events for kids
Online
Talks, courses & workshops
Code camp – free STEAM events for kids
That's right, it’s totally free fun learning for Aussie kids
Creature 2025
Carriageworks
Children & family
Creature 2025
An adventure into the Australian bush through 360-degree interactive play space
The Hooligans
White Rabbit Gallery
Tours & experiences
The Hooligans
Exhibition at White Rabbit Gallery
Nudenight Life Drawing at Doodler
Marrickville
Talks, courses & workshops
Nudenight Life Drawing at Doodler
Life drawing with professional models and a unique creative atmosphere
Creative Expressive Experimental Art and Drawing Workshop
Surry Hills
Talks, courses & workshops
Creative Expressive Experimental Art and Drawing Workshop
Join us for these creative art and crafting workshops
Tech & Creative Holiday Camps for ages 5–12
Sydney
Children & family
Tech & Creative Holiday Camps for ages 5–12
Hands-on activities in coding, robotics, Minecraft, Roblox, animation, crafting and more for fun learning these holidays
Life Drawing on Wednesday
Darlington
Tours & experiences
Life Drawing on Wednesday
Come and practice life drawing in an informal setting with fellow art lovers, at Peach Black Gallery
Draw Your Mate or Date Mystery Portrait Workshop
Surry Hills
Talks, courses & workshops
Draw Your Mate or Date Mystery Portrait Workshop
Create a fun mystery drawing of your mate or date in this oil pastel workshop!
Phone Photography – Exploring Balmain (Birrabirragal)
Balmain
Tours & experiences
Phone Photography – Exploring Balmain (Birrabirragal)
Develop your creative Smartphone photography skills while exploring Balmain
Crochet class
Pyrmont Community Centre
Community & causes
Crochet class
Learn basic crochet skills and work on a project
Night Walk – Summer Socials
Sydney
Talks, courses & workshops
Night Walk – Summer Socials
Join us as we capture Sydney – from the light of day, to the dark of a Summer's night.
Free Sydney Photo Challenge – The Rocks (phones and cameras)
Museum of Contemporary Art
Tours & experiences
Free Sydney Photo Challenge – The Rocks (phones and cameras)
Walk around Sydney's "The Rocks" area while taking photos
Social sewing sessions
Reginald Murphy Community Centre
Community & causes
Social sewing sessions
Come along to sew and chat with friends.
Weave a Natural Wall Hanging with Lou Nade
Tiliqua Tiliqua
Talks, courses & workshops
Weave a Natural Wall Hanging with Lou Nade
Gather inspiration from the natural world and reclaimed materials to craft wall hangings with artist Lou Nade
Code Camp at Fortress Sydney: Epic Holiday Camps for kids
Fortress Sydney
Children & family
Code Camp at Fortress Sydney: Epic Holiday Camps for kids
Hands-on projects, tech challenges, and fun experiences for kids at Fortress Sydney
Create a Slow Stitched Vessel with Lou Nade
Tiliqua Tiliqua
Talks, courses & workshops
Create a Slow Stitched Vessel with Lou Nade
Learn how to use reclaimed textile waste to make your own slow-stitched vessel.
Hayden Orpheum Comedy Club
Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace
Theatre, dance & film
Hayden Orpheum Comedy Club
Household names, comedy cult favourites, and the best new talent
Wheel Throwing Short Course for Teens (Ages 12-17)
North Sydney Community Centre
Children & family
Wheel Throwing Short Course for Teens (Ages 12-17)
This holiday ceramics course for teens runs over two days and introduces the essentials of wheel throwing!
Unique Jewellery Making with Lou Nade
Tiliqua Tiliqua
Talks, courses & workshops
Unique Jewellery Making with Lou Nade
Remake ‘waste’ into unique jewellery in this one day workshop with artist Lou Nade
Life Drawing Class with Tutor
Darlington
Tours & experiences
Life Drawing Class with Tutor
Learn to draw the figure
School holidays: wheel throwing for kids, 9-12yrs
Pine Street Creative Arts Centre
Talks, courses & workshops
School holidays: wheel throwing for kids, 9-12yrs
Explore the wonderful medium of clay in this half-day workshop for kids
Mirror maker’s workshop
State Library of NSW
Children & family
Mirror maker’s workshop
Create and decorate a colourful frame for a mirror!
School holidays: Under the Sea, Ceramics for 6-9yrs
Pine Street Creative Arts Centre
Talks, courses & workshops
School holidays: Under the Sea, Ceramics for 6-9yrs
Create a crazy creature from under the sea in this 2.5 hour hands on clay workshop for kids
Mixing colour workshop
State Library of NSW
Children & family
Mixing colour workshop
Get ready to mix, play, and make your own colourful masterpiece in this hands-on colour mixing workshop!
Get a Grip! 5-Week Ceramics & Pottery Course: Hand Building
Glebe
Talks, courses & workshops
Get a Grip! 5-Week Ceramics & Pottery Course: Hand Building
Facilitated by ceramic artist Ellen Bagge, Get a Grip! is a 5 week course for anyone who is keen on clay.
School holidays: Creative coding masterclass 12-16yrs
Darling Square Library
Talks, courses & workshops
School holidays: Creative coding masterclass 12-16yrs
Push your creativity to the next level with advanced coding techniques!
Life Model in Clay with Richard Byrnes - one day workshop
Willoughby Arts Centre
Talks, courses & workshops
Life Model in Clay with Richard Byrnes - one day workshop
Working directly from the life model students are guided to create a dynamic figurative sculpture which is later fired.
School holidays: silver jewellery making, 12-17yrs
Pine Street Creative Arts Centre
Talks, courses & workshops
School holidays: silver jewellery making, 12-17yrs
Students will get to design and make their own jewellery pieces in this fun 2-half-day school holiday workshop.
School holiday art workshop
Marrickville
Children & family
School holiday art workshop
A fun day creating art for school children aged K-year 6
School holidays: Mythical metal keyrings, 10–13yrs
Pine Street Creative Arts Centre
Talks, courses & workshops
School holidays: Mythical metal keyrings, 10–13yrs
Create your own mythical metal keyring in the jewellery studio at Pine Street Creative Arts Centre
Sculpting the Head in Clay One day Workshop
Willoughby Arts Centre
Talks, courses & workshops
Sculpting the Head in Clay One day Workshop
Learn to sculpt a head in clay in this fun one day workshop in studio
Paint & Sip Cork & Chroma Vino & Vinyl: Desert Beats
Surry Hills
Children & family
Paint & Sip Cork & Chroma Vino & Vinyl: Desert Beats
For the record, we are ditching the canvas!
Ceramics: beginner wheel throwing and handbuilding (Mondays)
Pine Street Creative Arts Centre
Talks, courses & workshops
Ceramics: beginner wheel throwing and handbuilding (Mondays)
Discover a passion for ceramics in this 8-week wheel throwing and hand-building course
Maker and creator workshop 8-12 yrs
Darling Square Library
Children & family
Maker and creator workshop 8-12 yrs
Harness all things inspirational and inventive with our sensational series of creative workshops for kids
Japanese Drums for Beginners!
Ultimo
Music
Japanese Drums for Beginners!
Unleash your rhythm with the powerful art of Taiko drumming!
Year of the Novel with Ashley Kalagian Blunt
Lilyfield
Talks, courses & workshops
Year of the Novel with Ashley Kalagian Blunt
This course from bestselling author Ashley Kalagian Blunt will make 2026 the year you finally write that book.
Ceramics: studio access program (Thursdays)
Pine Street Creative Arts Centre
Talks, courses & workshops
Ceramics: studio access program (Thursdays)
Experienced students can further develop their own projects with support from an expert ceramicist in this 6-week course
Acting class
Reginald Murphy Community Centre
Community & causes
Acting class
Learn acting skills from an experienced tutor in this 2-hour weekly class for adults
Storytelling workshop at Ultimo Community Centre
Ultimo Community Centre
Talks, courses & workshops
Storytelling workshop at Ultimo Community Centre
Learn to share stories with friends and family in this fun workshop with writer Gary Paramanathan.
Create a Carmen Miranda-style Carnevale Head-Piece Workshop
Surry Hills
Shopping, markets & fairs
Create a Carmen Miranda-style Carnevale Head-Piece Workshop
Cha! Cha! Cha! Create a fabulous fruit headpiece with the help of The Fabulous Wonder Mama!
Phone photography – Coogee Beach – Playing with Time
Coogee
Tours & experiences
Phone photography – Coogee Beach – Playing with Time
Learn time-based photo/video techniques at Coogee Beach
Printmaking: studio access program (Saturdays)
Pine Street Creative Arts Centre
Talks, courses & workshops
Printmaking: studio access program (Saturdays)
Studio access for experienced printmakers
Jewellery shorts: make a ring and learn to silver solder
Pine Street Creative Arts Centre
Talks, courses & workshops
Jewellery shorts: make a ring and learn to silver solder
Make a ring in this 2.5-hour introductory jewellery workshop
Painting: introduction @ Ultimo Community Centre
Ultimo Community Centre
Talks, courses & workshops
Painting: introduction @ Ultimo Community Centre
Learn the basic skills needed to tackle any type of painting.
Sydney Destash Market
Marrickville
Community & causes
Sydney Destash Market
A market for secondhand fabric, yarn and other craft/sewing related items.
Watercolour skills: 6 week course
Waverley Woollahra Art School
Talks, courses & workshops
Watercolour skills: 6 week course
Dive into watercolours with this compact 6 week course
Everything to Know Before Getting Published w/ Irma Gold
Online
Talks, courses & workshops
Everything to Know Before Getting Published w/ Irma Gold
This seminar will give you the tools to navigate the publishing waters with confidence and a sense of direction.
Mardi Gras: Laser cut printmaking from the archives 16+yrs
Darling Square Library
Talks, courses & workshops
Mardi Gras: Laser cut printmaking from the archives 16+yrs
Be inspired by the City of Sydney Archives to create a relief print reflecting the vibrant history of Sydney Mardi Gras
Pasifika Printmaking Workshop
Australian Museum
Talks, courses & workshops
Pasifika Printmaking Workshop
A full-day workshop in crafting fine art prints and textiles, inspired by Pasifika storytelling and techniques.
Writing Romance: Tropes, Chemistry, and Craft w/ Saman Shad
Lilyfield
Talks, courses & workshops
Writing Romance: Tropes, Chemistry, and Craft w/ Saman Shad
In this one-day workshop with writer Saman Shad, you'll learn the secrets of crafting compelling romantic stories.
Cark It Café: Creativity Meets Death Chats for LGBTIQ+
East Sydney Community and Arts Centre
Community & causes
Cark It Café: Creativity Meets Death Chats for LGBTIQ+
Cark It Café: Queer, creative & death-positive — let’s plan our endings with flair, not fear
Jewellery Shorts: textured pendant or earrings
Pine Street Creative Arts Centre
Talks, courses & workshops
Jewellery Shorts: textured pendant or earrings
Make you own handcrafted textured jewellery in our 2.5-hour Sunday afternoon beginner workshop
Watercolour: beginners @ Ultimo Community Centre
Ultimo Community Centre
Talks, courses & workshops
Watercolour: beginners @ Ultimo Community Centre
Explore the beautifully fluid medium of watercolour
Online Feedback: Non-Fiction
Online
Talks, courses & workshops
Online Feedback: Non-Fiction
Sarah Malik will provide feedback on your essay/non-fiction work, enabling you to hone your skills over three months
Online Feedback: Poetry
Online
Talks, courses & workshops
Online Feedback: Poetry
Bronwyn Lea will provide feedback on your poetry, enabling you to hone your skills over five months.
Introduction to making jewellery with metal (5 weeks)
Pine Street Creative Arts Centre
Talks, courses & workshops
Introduction to making jewellery with metal (5 weeks)
Learn introductory metal working skills for making jewellery in this 5-week course for all levels with an expert tutor
Ceramics: hand building for all levels (Thursday evenings)
Pine Street Creative Arts Centre
Talks, courses & workshops
Ceramics: hand building for all levels (Thursday evenings)
Refine your ceramic skills in this 6-week course for all experience levels
Ceramics: studio access program (Saturdays)
Pine Street Creative Arts Centre
Talks, courses & workshops
Ceramics: studio access program (Saturdays)
Experienced students can further develop their own projects with support from an experienced tutor in this 6 week course
The Great Escape
Five Dock
Theatre, dance & film
The Great Escape
An hour of nonstop, Chaplin-style chaos as Constable Grump and Officer Goof stumble to stop a villain’s great escape.
Writing Compelling True Stories with Sian Prior
Lilyfield
Talks, courses & workshops
Writing Compelling True Stories with Sian Prior
Dr Sian Prior will introduce you to some of the essential skills required to write creative non-fiction.
Jewellery shorts: make a metal bangle or cuff
Pine Street Creative Arts Centre
Talks, courses & workshops
Jewellery shorts: make a metal bangle or cuff
Make you own handcrafted textured bangle or cuff in our Sunday afternoon beginner workshop
Painting: still life @ Ultimo Community Centre
Ultimo Community Centre
Talks, courses & workshops
Painting: still life @ Ultimo Community Centre
Still life acrylic painting workshop for beginners
An evening with Netflix Bridgerton Star Martins Imhangbe
Doltone House - Darling Island Wharf
Theatre, dance & film
An evening with Netflix Bridgerton Star Martins Imhangbe
Live Q & A + Acting Masterclass with Netlfix Bridgerton Star Martins Imhangbe
Potts Point Clothes Swap
Reginald Murphy Community Centre
Tours & experiences
Potts Point Clothes Swap
Join the reuse revolution
The Art of Poetry with Judith Beveridge
Lilyfield
Talks, courses & workshops
The Art of Poetry with Judith Beveridge
Uncover the issues surrounding the “making” of poetry and gain a fuller understanding and appreciation of poetry’s power
Writing for Middle Grade and YA with Will Kostakis
Lilyfield
Talks, courses & workshops
Writing for Middle Grade and YA with Will Kostakis
Join Will Kostakis is the journey of learning how to captivate young audiences with a series of practical exercises.
Introduction to 3D design with Blender 16+yrs
Darling Square Library
Talks, courses & workshops
Introduction to 3D design with Blender 16+yrs
Learn the fundamentals and start creating your own characters, environments and objects in this beginner class.
Trash to Treasure Workshop: Steampunk Fish
Marrickville
Talks, courses & workshops
Trash to Treasure Workshop: Steampunk Fish
Create your own unique creature of the deep using trash and reclaimed materials.
Voice in Contemporary Playwriting
Lilyfield
Theatre, dance & film
Voice in Contemporary Playwriting
Join Michelle Law to learn how to develop your own unique voice as a playwright.
Drawing : portraits for beginners @ Ultimo Community Centre
Ultimo Community Centre
Talks, courses & workshops
Drawing : portraits for beginners @ Ultimo Community Centre
Unleash your creativity in our fun and social beginner portrait drawing workshop
Drawing: Portraits for Beginners @ Ultimo Community Centre
Ultimo Community Centre
Talks, courses & workshops
Drawing: Portraits for Beginners @ Ultimo Community Centre
Unleash your creativity in our fun and social beginner portrait drawing workshop
Japanese ‘Tsumami’ flower accessory workshop with Izumi
Reverse Garbage
Talks, courses & workshops
Japanese ‘Tsumami’ flower accessory workshop with Izumi
Make a one of a kind brooch or hair piece
Writing Complex Characters with Rosie Dub
Lilyfield
Talks, courses & workshops
Writing Complex Characters with Rosie Dub
In this one-day workshop, author, Dr Rosie Dub will take you on a journey into the psychology of character.
Painting: Flowers in acrylics @ Ultimo Community Centre
Ultimo Community Centre
Talks, courses & workshops
Painting: Flowers in acrylics @ Ultimo Community Centre
Learn how to paint flowers using acrylics in this 2.5-hour Sunday morning workshop
How To Fiction: Craft Essentials with Kirsten Tranter
Lilyfield
Talks, courses & workshops
How To Fiction: Craft Essentials with Kirsten Tranter
Kirsten Tranter will take you through a deep dive of the six essentials of fiction.
Crafting the Travel Memoir with Jillian Schedneck
Online
Talks, courses & workshops
Crafting the Travel Memoir with Jillian Schedneck
In this one-week course with author Jillian Schedneck, participants will learn how to write compelling travel memoir.
Phone photography: Shoot, edit, organise & print
Randwick
Tours & experiences
Phone photography: Shoot, edit, organise & print
Learn how to shoot, edit, organise and print your work
Screenwriting fundamentals with Chris Phillips
Lilyfield
Talks, courses & workshops
Screenwriting fundamentals with Chris Phillips
Chris Phillips will show you how make your story shine through developing fundamental screenwriting skills.
Painting: landscapes @ Ultimo Community Centre
Ultimo Community Centre
Talks, courses & workshops
Painting: landscapes @ Ultimo Community Centre
For beginners, you will explore introductory painting techniques, including colour mixing, tone and composition.
Online: Tools and Tricks from Commercial Fiction
Lilyfield
Talks, courses & workshops
Online: Tools and Tricks from Commercial Fiction
Join Kate Cuthbert to deepen and strengthen your own writing by learning the lessons commercial writing has to teach.
Get Out of Your Own Way and Write with Natasha Rai
Lilyfield
Talks, courses & workshops
Get Out of Your Own Way and Write with Natasha Rai
Natasha Rai introduces strategies to help connect with your own immune system, maximising the creative flow and process.
I’m Innocent
Five Dock
Theatre, dance & film
I’m Innocent
Is he a killer, or just caught in the crossfire of a flawed system? “Did he do it?”
Online: Write to Speak with Miles Merrill
Online
Talks, courses & workshops
Online: Write to Speak with Miles Merrill
Join Miles Merrill in his online workshop to transform your ideas into crowd capturing narratives.
The Ghostwriter’s Toolkit with Erin O’Dwyer
Lilyfield
Talks, courses & workshops
The Ghostwriter’s Toolkit with Erin O’Dwyer
Dr Erin O'Dywer explores the all the intricacies of ghost writing and how to develop someone else's story step by step.
Watercolour: intermediate techniques
Ultimo Community Centre
Talks, courses & workshops
Watercolour: intermediate techniques
Learn advanced approaches to watercolour basics in this hands-on Sunday morning workshop.
Watercolour: intermediate techniques
Ultimo Community Centre
Talks, courses & workshops
Watercolour: intermediate techniques
Learn advanced approaches to watercolour basics in this hands-on Sunday morning workshop.
The Art of Tension and Twists with Darcy Tindale
Lilyfield
Talks, courses & workshops
The Art of Tension and Twists with Darcy Tindale
Join Darcy Tindale to master the art of perilous storytelling and using suspense, and twists to captivate readers.
Watercolour: plants & flowers at Ultimo Community Centre
Ultimo Community Centre
Talks, courses & workshops
Watercolour: plants & flowers at Ultimo Community Centre
An introduction to watercolours and botanical art for adults
Writing Setting in Fiction with Angie Faye Martin
Online
Talks, courses & workshops
Writing Setting in Fiction with Angie Faye Martin
In this one-week course with author Angie Faye Martin, participants will discuss the importance of setting in fiction.
Writing for Insight and Transformation with Jessica Raschke
Lilyfield
Talks, courses & workshops
Writing for Insight and Transformation with Jessica Raschke
Join writer Jessica Raschke at Writing NSW to explore the craft of inner work and self-exploration through writing.
Bead It Yourself Workshops
Newtown
Shopping, markets & fairs
Bead It Yourself Workshops
Create a unique upcycled necklace with second-hand beads at Daisy’s fun, sustainable Bead It Yourself workshop!
Story Design with Laurel Cohn
Lilyfield
Talks, courses & workshops
Story Design with Laurel Cohn
This workshop introduces strategies to help you understand the bigger picture of your works-in-progress
Writing for Children: Finding the Fun with Mick Elliott
Lilyfield
Talks, courses & workshops
Writing for Children: Finding the Fun with Mick Elliott
Join Mick Elliott as he shares the steps that will help you develop, write, pitch and publish your children’s book.
Self Promotion and Public Speaking with Jenny Valentish
Lilyfield
Community & causes
Self Promotion and Public Speaking with Jenny Valentish
Jenny Valentish will give you everything you need to know to navigate the world of self-promotion and public speaking.
Online: Writing Short Stories with Nick Earls
Online
Talks, courses & workshops
Online: Writing Short Stories with Nick Earls
Nick Earls will focus on key aspects of short-fiction, and how to make choices that deliver compelling short stories.
Japanese Fabric Ball – ‘Kimekomi Mari’ Accessory Workshop
Marrickville
Talks, courses & workshops
Japanese Fabric Ball – ‘Kimekomi Mari’ Accessory Workshop
Create a one-of-a-kind necklace or keychain using vintage Japanese fabric
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