British artist Tracey Emin is best known for bold works of monumental self-confession, but her new artwork for Sydney is a world away from this approach. Her public artwork The …
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The NSW Government’s lockout laws have had an impact on how people in Sydney spend their evenings. That’s why we’ve given more than $360,000 in funding to live music venues, …
Sydney Chinese New Year is the largest Lunar New Year celebration outside of mainland China. It’s been going for over a decade now and has acquired a Sydney identity. To …
A City of Sydney library membership is free if you live in NSW. Here are 10 things you can do for free with a library card: 1. Watch movies and documentaries There …
Our latest creative live/work residents have well and truly settled into their William Street apartments – and they’ve been busy! We chatted to the 6 wonderfully productive artists about their …
As the weather outside heats up and people swarm our harbour, there’s no better time to get comfortable than inside a gallery. Plenty of quality work is showing over the …
Love contemporary painting? Here are 8 artists who use paint as their chosen medium. All works are available to buy with Art Money, a program that offers interest-free art loans.
If you’ve ever encountered an artwork and left feeling a little perplexed, you’re not alone. This is why we’ve created a ‘cheat sheet’ to prepare you for the world premiere …
These artists fix their lens on distinctive subject matter to explore the remarkable in the everyday. See something you like? All works are available to buy with Art Money. You …
Two new temporary artworks in our public libraries
New public artwork brings bottle trees into our newest suburb.
With Art Money, buying art is easier and more affordable. After paying a 10% deposit, you can take your artwork home and pay the remaining balance over 9 months, interest-free. …
2017 marks the 175th anniversary of the formation of the City of Sydney, the 2nd oldest council in Australia. To celebrate, we’ve commissioned Sydney composer Austin Buckett to write a …
If the name Agatha Gothe-Snape sounds familiar, it’s because this accomplished artist was recently the subject of a prominent Australian art event. Exhibiting talent on both sides of the canvas, …
The Opera House’s glimmering sails and familiar curves of the Sydney Harbour Bridge will soon be joined by a new landmark in our city centre. Conceived by Japanese artist and …
This year marks the 100th anniversary of a watershed moment in Australian history known as the Great Strike of 1917. The building that today hosts one of Sydney’s best-loved contemporary …
Always wanted to learn to paint or make prints, but don’t consider yourself an ‘artist’? Or perhaps you want to pick up where that almost-forgotten fine arts degree left off? …
Bangarra Dance Theatre’s upcoming production Bennelong (Sydney Opera House 29 June – 29 July) highlights a significant figure from our city’s history. It tells the story of Woollarawarre Bennelong, a …
NAIDOC Week (2 to 9 July), which stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee, is held in the first full week of July. It is a time to …
Tony Albert’s major Hyde Park artwork casts light on Australia’s dark history – the treatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander service people when they returned home from combat.
We chat to the 20-something creator of blockbuster podcast Millennial about what it takes to get narrative audio off the ground.
New South Wales is the heartland of Australia’s creative industries, hosting 40% of the nation’s creative workers. Around 86% of those live in the Sydney region. Yet data from the …
We’re looking for an artist to work with local community groups to create a mural at Wolloomooloo Playground. Even among rising towers and recent warehouse conversions, Woolloomooloo has a special character …
It’s now easier for street artists to exhibit their work. Artists no longer need to get council approval to paint a wall, provided they’re not using a heritage building, are …
As the weather gets wetter, there’s no better time to explore contemporary art around the city (especially, as you are aided by Art Month throughout March). But did you know that the …
The world-famous Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is more than a parade and parties that go all night. There’re plenty of arts and cultural events on offer. Storytelling Drag …
If you’re working on a project that has an arts or cultural focus and could use some cash to get it off the ground, you’re in luck. Until 13 March, …
Here’s a new way to do Art Month. Go to a talk or exhibition and on your way home, visit a sculpture or mural you haven’t seen before. Great for …
Get to know the stories behind the selected artworks in our creative hoardings program.
To get you a little more acquainted with our public art collection, City Art, we’re running a series of short interviews with Sydney’s cultural thought leaders. We want to know …
Whether Chinese New Year is celebrated in your family or it’s a whole new cultural experience, there’s lots to see around the city. Rickshaw tales Let Chinatown’s most exciting art and …
It all started over a beer. Having finished their studies, a group of young acting school and creative graduates were looking for a new project. Among them were Kathryn and …
Here are 5 things you need to know about HEARD•SYD before you see it in person. 1. Before you ask… No, this artist is not the former frontman of the Bad Seeds. …
By bringing together local and international artists, Sydney Festival helps us ‘travel’ as far as the Amazon, the far north of the globe, or even deeper into Sydney, experiencing the …
The inconspicuously named The Other Art Fair is back. This year, it has set up in a great new space at COMMUNE Waterloo and features more than 100 emerging artists handpicked …
To get you a little more acquainted with our public art collection, City Art, we’re running a series of short interviews with Sydney’s cultural thought leaders. We want to know …
The best thing about a film festival is that you get to see brilliant films that may never be available through mainstream release. Antenna Documentary Film Festival will help you …
Sydney artists Vanessa, Nat and Emma, who are taking part in our creative live/work program that offers a 12-month affordable apartment lease on William Street, take us into their homes. How …
Delving deep into the stories behind Sydney’s most beautiful post-war architecture has never been easier. We’ve just added a new walk to our Culture Walks app – so bring your …
Taking inspiration from the moveable lettering often used by churches and art deco cinemas, artist Astra Howard has created a public artwork that reflects changing community ideas in Surry Hills. The words …
There’s plenty of construction work around the city. To help keep our streets vibrant and promote local creativity, we are looking for artworks to grace hoardings across the city. Hoardings …
Sydney Fringe Festival is the largest platform for independent artists, spread across our parks, streets, pubs and theatres. It brings us a program brimming with surprising theatre, comedy, performances and …
As provocative as its subject, Hidden Sydney is an immersive Art & About performance that takes you into an amusement park for adults: Kings Cross in the 50s, 60s and …
Industrial buildings contain a particular type of sublime. In Sydney today, they’re almost synonymous with conversions into designer loft apartments or slick, contemporary workspaces and cafes. But over their lifetime …
We’re looking for artists to create unlikely pauses in the underused spaces of the inner city. As part of our City Centre Public Art Plan, which will enhance the changing …
To get you acquainted with our public art collection, City Art, we’re running a series of short interviews with Sydney’s cultural thought leaders. We want to know about their favourite …
About a year and a half ago, we began talking about bringing public art to the new Green Square town centre. The 278-hectare Green Square development will include a new …
Sydney Town Hall is much more than a pretty façade. Its cascading stairs, lovingly remembered by many as a meeting or late night hangout spot, have seen more than a …
Engaging new audiences is a priority for every theatre company in Sydney and the City’s new ‘Theatre Passport’ scheme is one way to make it happen Who doesn’t remember the …