Tue, 15 Nov - Sat, 10 Dec 2011
4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Sydney
Former Sydney resident Shen Shaomin takes you to the edge of life and death.
Thu, 24 Nov - Thu, 22 Dec 2011
Artspace Sydney, Woolloomooloo
The music industry has spent a long time moving toward favouring the live performance over the recording to make their money. But Sydney Artists have also started going the way of the live performance, with while-you-wait graffiti wars and the seemingly inexorable rise of the Brown Council. Fresh from a series of water-based performances, Artspace is bringing you artists who put themselves back into their work for Nothing Like Performance.
Thu, 17 Nov - Fri, 2 Dec 2011
Gallery A.S. on Brisbane St, Surry Hills
Self Est. is a mini festival that brings together artists who put their artistic careers together themselves, be it by street art or through other more commercial avenues. Curated by Joseph Allen Shea, of the late Monster Children Gallery, and Marty Routledge, part of calm, alt-art championing Lo-Fi Collective, the festival turns its eye on four days of pavement focused, out-of-towner talent. Star imports favour a deliberate eye for the painted letter, or a knack for blending typography into art. They include the precise abstractions of Britisher Roid, American Jeff Canham's ordered lettering and the wild words of compatriot Dmote. Rounding out the lineup are the organic constructions of French star Horfé.
Sat, 19 Nov 2011 - Sun, 18 Mar 2012
Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo
Literature, magic and dangerous sports as Hogwarts comes to Sydney.
Mon, 14 Nov - Fri, 18 Nov 2011
Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park
Alan, Myf and Adam offer one last chance to get your trivia out before it's too late.
Thu, 24 Nov - Sat, 17 Dec 2011
Cinemas Everywhere, Various locations
Robert De Niro gets naked in this trilogy of shorts.
The artistic side of the Festival is in the mix from the beginning, with the Art Gallery of NSW staying open late to play with the Festival First Night crowd.
Sat, 12 Nov, 2011
Marrickville Town Hall, Marrickville
Ten hours of shaking musical education from Café Carnivale.
Sun, 13 Nov, 2011
Camperdown Memorial Rest Park, Newtown
Sit down with old ghosts at this year's Newtown celebration.
Thu, 10 Nov - Sun, 13 Nov 2011
Queen Street, Woollahra, Woollahra
Food, music and words lure you to Queen Street as its festival returns.
Fri, 28 Oct 2011 - Sun, 12 Feb 2012
Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo
A history of Korea via gold, relics and the everyday in this dagger-thin gallery.
Thu, 3 Nov - Sun, 20 Nov 2011
Bondi to Bronte Coast Walk, Bondi
Fifteen years on, sticking art by the ocean is still a big deal. This year's exhibition is bringing back some past glories, overseas artists and local entrants for its anniversary, and it's even shifted the whole thing a week later to allow a viewing by our local Danish royals. Which just means you can check it all the better, as later sunsets drag further and further in the realm of a doable after work adventure. Programs on sale benefit the ongoings of the festival, or you can choose to wander among the art in ignorance. Seeing it all splayed against the skyline, amongst mysterious names and the tide of fellow art lovers, it'll be hard not to find yourself lost in the art with all the extra feeling that comes with an infinity of sea.
Sun, 30 Oct - Sun, 6 Nov 2011
Parramatta Streets and Parks, Parramatta
The end of Diwali brings South Asia to the streets of Sydney.
Thu, 27 Oct, 2011
One of the most powerful people in the world of art comes to Sydney to give you a piece of her mind.
Sun, 30 Oct, 2011
Palace Verona, Paddington
A whole night of verse translated to the big screen.
Tue, 18 Oct - Sat, 29 Oct 2011
Oxford Street and surrounding areas, Darlinghurst
Oxford Street has had all sorts of phases. Starting out as a dirt track, it was done up as a High Street, demolished and widened for the bubonic plague, and home to rent control and slums in the fifties. Migration dominated in the seventies before it grew into the queer heart of Sydney. The Oxford Arts Festival reckons there's life yet in this pan-suburban road, and returns for a second year of filling it with art and performance.
Sat, 15 Oct - Sun, 16 Oct 2011
Heffron Hall, Darlinghurst
Queen Street Studios fits an insider's view of Darlinghurst and Surry Hills through a narrow lens.
Thu, 6 Oct - Tue, 18 Oct 2011
Gaffa Gallery, Sydney
Get cute — but not too cute — at Gaffa's latest offerings.