Public art in our city isn’t just grand monuments – it comes in different guises and sizes. Discover 6 artworks you might miss if you’re not watching closely. 1. The distance …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The evolution of great cities around the world has been reflected in a rich fabric of fountains, monuments, sculptures and other works of art in squares and public spaces. It’s …
Agatha Gothe-Snape is creating a new public artwork for our City Art collection, but she’s not interested in erecting any monuments. She wants to offer people a way to experience …
Cockatoo Island’s charismatic post-industrial backdrop is perfect for contemporary art. Ever wondered what it takes to get Australia’s biggest contemporary art festival into 16 different venues? Gina Hall, the 20th …
We’re right in the thick of Art Month, so there’s no better time than now to get yourself to a couple of special happenings. In no particular order, we’ve created …
Newell Harry’s Circle/s in the Round for (Miles and Miles +1) is an elegant neon wall sculpture in Temperance Lane. Running beneath the coloured concentric circles is text reading, and …
The 20th Sydney Chinese New Year Festival is more than delicious food, Lion Dancers and dragon boat races. We’ve picked out just a few of the fascinating art events around …
As Sydney Festival’s 40th anniversary draws to a close, we get inside the heads of its past artistic directors. Listen to the story of the festival’s beginnings, find out about …
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 …
If you find time slowing down as we get closer to the end of the year, there are plenty of cultural exhibitions to keep you centered. Here’s a list of …
Which public artwork makes you stop and look up? Some like Jason Wing’s piercing blue cherubs of In Between Two Worlds, which light up an unassuming Chinatown alleyway (shown above). …
The Other Art Fair (10-13 September) is where you can buy directly from local emerging artists, not yet represented by a gallery and maybe even discover future stars. The artists …
If its 2013 debut is anything to go by, this year’s Sydney Contemporary from 10 – 13 September, is going to be massive. The international art fair is Australia’s largest, …
Art in unusual places is now also surprising us at unusual times. Artworks will soon begin to spring up in alleys, gardens and on buildings when you least expect them, …
YININMADYEMI Thou didst let fall by Aboriginal artist Tony Albert is a significant new artwork launched last month in Hyde Park. You can listen to the incredible personal story behind …
Want to buy art, but don’t have all the money? Now you can get an interest-free loan to buy local art – so you can take that piece you’ve had …
107 Projects might be where you buy your morning coffee, or maybe you’ve been to exhibitions there before. Or, perhaps that’s where you saw that Canadian one-man-band that sings in …
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 …
The biggest annual event for art lovers is upon us again. There’s no better time than Art Month to discover an emerging artist, become a burgeoning collector and have a …
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 …
Veteran street artist Numskull has just painted his biggest wall to date. His mural Here, Now created as part of Art & About Sydney, reminds the hurried crowds of Pitt …
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 …
From colonial edifices, grand fountains and murals by Indigenous artists, to kinetic sculptures and neon buildings, the preservation work of our public art collection has our City Art team up …
Here at the City, we have a strong view that art should be an intrinsic part of Sydney and contribute to our everyday lives. The much-loved annual Art & About initiative …
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 case you missed the news, Green Square’s industrial landscape is undergoing a major makeover. We’re working on a $440 million project to redevelop the area over the next 10 …
This year’s smart ARTS exhibition, as part of Pine Street’s smart ARTS youth festival, brought together around 80 young artists from across Sydney. Artists between the ages of 15 and …
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 …
Well, we’re right in the thick of one of the biggest city-wide art events of the year. You’ve loitered around some of our best galleries, glass of white wine in …