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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 …
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. …
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 …
Get to know the stories behind the selected artworks in our creative hoardings program.
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 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 …
If you want to get an insight into emerging fashion designers, come by 72 Oxford Street in Darlinghurst and pick up new designs from these up-and-comers. Anne de la Motte, …
We have a really big ambition. We can only do this in partnership with an organisation who has the expertise and shares our vision. On any given night there are …
It’s been six months since 10 Group launched Art Money, an interest-free loan scheme to help you buy local art. Backed with seed funding by the City of Sydney as …
In the last 10 years, the number of Australians engaged in paid or unpaid artistic or cultural activity has increased by over 50%. Western Sydney University, Arts NSW, six local …
Artist Tracey Emin’s first acquaintance with Sydney, almost two decades ago, was emotional. Having begun her visit with a relationship break-up, she recalls her walks around Woolloomooloo were filled with …
There has never been a better time to apply for a grant with the City. We’ve overhauled the way our programs are structured, cut down the paperwork and moved the …
The Old Fitzroy Hotel’s intimate cellar theatre has inconspicuously backed emerging Sydney talent since 1997. Determinedly independent, it is a treasure of the Sydney art scene and has seen the …
Getting a behemoth like Maser’s ‘Higher Ground’ ‘off the ground’ is no mean feat. In their second year with Sydney Festival, Laura Pike and Anne-Louise Dadak of Province were part …
What does a dancer look like? A new, undaunted production puts bigger bodies on stage and reclaims their creative capacity in defiance of aesthetic norms. In her final work as …
Sydney Theatre Company, in partnership with the University of Sydney Faculty of Education and Social Work, has developed a unique program that helps primary school teachers to use drama to …
As if a day of sunning yourself with a gozleme in hand in Camperdown Memorial Rest Park isn’t reason enough to go, this year’s Newtown Festival is running a week-long …
Paddington Town Hall today is most commonly known as a venue to host wedding receptions, school concerts or the odd community event or warehouse sale, but in its prime, its …
This year’s BEAMS Arts Festival will be playing with the elusive notion of utopia. The memory of Chippendale’s industrial past is beginning to fade as the precinct materialises its potential …
Original artworks hung in private homes are traditionally seen as the domain for the elite, rich or famous – or generally a combination of all three. But the City is …
A haunting new photograph exhibition officially opened by Lord Mayor Clover Moore at Customs House boldly confronts one of the biggest global events of our time. The Story of Our …
In partnership with some incredible architects, we’re very excited to be recognised by the state’s architecture body, the Australian Institute of Architects Awards NSW, for three projects. Pictured are our …
‘Cultural Chernobyl’ is the term that’s been brazenly thrown at the stretch of Elizabeth Street between Campbell and Goulburn Streets. Indeed, walking past the bleak, brown-bricked parking lot as buses …
East Sydney Community and Arts Centre is perched on the corner of Burton and Palmer Streets and beside Albert Sloss Reserve, a small playground in Darlinghurst. Built in the 60s, …
At dusk, stroll down Glebe Point Road. You’ll hit Bicentennial Park, which has a great view of the Anzac Bridge. As you walk along the water’s edge, you will spot …
In October 2012 we started to formally investigate why live music and performance in Sydney have been under so much pressure. Working with 11 people with robust music policy experience, …
John Kaldor’s very first project is credited as a ‘defining moment’ in Australian contemporary art. Edmund Capon once said that Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s 1969 massive Wrapped Coast ‘moved the experience …
It’s no secret that the historic Royal South Sydney Hospital at Green Square is undergoing a major transformation. Located on the eastern side of the Green Square Town Centre currently …
Australian historian Robert Musil once said: “There is nothing in this world as invisible as a monument.” This is ironic, considering commemorative public art is both ubiquitous and familiar; looming …
We’re thrilled to announce the six talented artists taking up our very first residential tenancies. In late November last year we did a call out for people working in a …
Starting this year and for each of the upcoming three Biennales, the City of Sydney will commission a permanent work for our public art collection, City Art. If you’re thinking …
The Year of the Horse is fast approaching. As a large portion of our Asian community celebrates one of the biggest events of the year, we’re excited to see the …
2014 marks the Year of the Horse in the Chinese calendar and preparations for the Sydney Chinese New Year festival are well underway. We’d like to introduce Hu Ming, a renowned …
Darlinghurst natives would be familiar with the beautiful old Burton Street Tabernacle, sitting on the corner of Burton and Palmer Streets. The church was a favourite place of worship for …