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NewsTen Breathtaking Light Installations You Need to Catch at Vivid Sydney 2022
Bright lights, big city canvas — prepare to be dazzled by illuminations and immersive exhibitions at the return of Vivid Sydney.
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NewsSeven Artists and Galleries to Check Out at Affordable Art Fair Sydney
The global art fair lands in Sydney this June with an exciting roster of Australian and international artists and galleries showcasing the latest in contemporary art.
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NewsThe MCA Will Be Filled with Colourful Architectural Installations for Its Huge Do Ho Suh Exhibition
For its big summer showcase, the MCA will host the first-ever large-scale solo exhibition in the southern hemisphere by South Korean artist Do Ho Suh.
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NewsBlak Douglas' Portrait of Artist Karla Dickens in the Lismore Floods Has Won the 2022 Archibald Prize
Blak Douglas is the first NSW First Nations artist to win the Archibald with a painting of a NSW First Nations artist.
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NewsRegional New South Wales Just Scored a Permanent (and Super-Scenic) New Outdoor Sculpture Trail
The team behind Bondi's Sculpture by the Sea has created a new trail that spans 100 kilometres through historic towns, and features 25-plus pieces of art by Australian and international artists.
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News2022's Archibald Prize Finalists Are Here — and a Taika Waititi Portrait Won the Packing Room Prize
Fifty-two portraits have been shortlisted for this year's prestigious prize, with the winner announced on May 13.
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GuideSpectacular Autumn Events For Culture Vultures Seeking Their Next Fix
Make sure you add these must-do events to your Sydney culture calendar.
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NewsFrom the 'Mona Lisa' to 'Codex Atlanticus': A Look Inside The Lume's Multi-Sensory Leonardo da Vinci Exhibition
The only 360-degree exact replica of the world's most-famous enigmatic portrait, da Vinci's notebook pages, 40 of his machine inventions brought to life: they're all on display.
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GuideEight of the Best Sydney Festival 2024 Events You Can Hit Up for Under $50
Discover waterfront gigs, much-hyped art exhibitions, free fashion installations and overwater sculptures.
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GuideSix Spectacular Art Exhibitions Hitting Sydney in 2023
Famous Modern masters and significant contemporary artists from Australia and abroad are being celebrated in these unmissable exhibitions.
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GuideSix Exclusive Events in Surry Hills' Hollywood Quarter to Add to Your Bright Winter Lineup
During Vivid's takeover, this neighbourhood's got everything from exclusive set menus and rooftop hip hop parties, to arty installations and nightly live music.
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GuideEight of the Best Sydney Festival 2023 Events You Can Hit Up for Under $50
Discover aqua aerobics classes, immersive art exhibitions and hidden concert venues.
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GuideEnmore Road Is Expanding Its Entertainment Offerings This Spring — Here Are Our Top Picks
Expect comedy shows popping up in hair salons, Sydney Fringe Festival acts taking over bars and live music having even more rooms to ring out loud in.
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GuideSix Unmissable Exhibitions to See in Sydney This Winter
Looking to escape the wintery weather? Use this season as an excuse to explore some of Sydney's most spectacular art exhibitions.
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GuideSeven Vivid Sydney Highlights You Need to Add to Your Winter Calendar
With pop-up cabaret bars, thought-provoking conversations and free live music, the 2022 run of Vivid Sydney is set to shine bright.
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GuideImmersive and Impressive Blockbuster Exhibitions to Look Forward to Around Australia in 2022
Plan trips to dive into all things Disney, peer at Yayoi Kusama's finest in two different cities, scope out Picasso's best and fall in love with Elvis paraphernalia.
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NewsThe Art Gallery of NSW's New Sydney Modern Project Expansion Will Open Its Doors This Summer
Come Saturday, December 3, art lovers will be able to wander through AGNSW's $344-million new addition.
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NewsTen Quintessential After-Dark Activities in Sydney to Try This Autumn
You’ll hardly miss summer with our top picks to ensure a fun-filled autumn.
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NewsGorillaz, Lit-Up Zoos and Da Vinci-Inspired AI Art: Illuminate Adelaide's Huge 2022 Program Is Here
South Australia's huge winter arts, music and light festival is back for its second year with a jam-packed month-long lineup.
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NewsMelbourne's New NGV Contemporary Just Received a Massive (and Record-Setting) $100-Million Donation
Gifted by trucking magnates Lindsay and Paula Fox, it's the largest cash donation ever made to an Australian art museum by a living donor.
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NewsSeven Exciting Immersive Art Experiences to Sink Into In and Around Sydney
Mix up your culture consumption at these art-filled events.
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NewsA Giant Sculpture of the Moon Has Popped Up in Melbourne to Celebrate Marvel's 'Moon Knight'
The floating replica measures seven metres in diameter and features renderings of the celestial body's surface based on NASA imagery.
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NewsThe Art Gallery of NSW Will Launch Its Sydney Modern Project with New Works by Nine Artists
Yayoi Kusama, Jonathan Jones, Lorraine Connelly-Northey and Lee Mingwei are all creating original pieces for the art gallery's expansion.
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NewsGOMA Will Become a Maze of Red and Black Wool for Its Huge Chiharu Shiota Exhibition This Winter
Rescheduled from 2020, Brisbane's Gallery of Modern Art will host a showcase of weaved web-like installations by the Japanese artist — and that's just one exhibition on its 2022 slate.
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NewsMelbourne's Blockbuster Citywide Arts Festival Rising Will Finally Make Its Proper Debut This June
COVID might have crushed the festival's dreams two years in a row, but it's ready and raring for 2022 with a huge 12-day program featuring 225 events and 800-plus artists.
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NewsAfter-Dark Light Festival Lightscape Will Brighten Up the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne This Winter
Wander through 1.8 kilometres of light and colour, including a cathedral made out of 100,000 tiny globes, all while walking through nature.
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NewsThis Is What Melbourne's New NGV Contemporary and Its Rooftop Sculpture Garden Will Look Like
Sprawling across 30,000 square metres, it features a rooftop terrace with vistas over the city, plus an eye-catching spherical central hall reaching 40 metres in height.
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Guide
Immersive and Impressive Blockbuster Exhibitions to Look Forward to Around Australia in 2022
Plan trips to dive into all things Disney, peer at Yayoi Kusama's finest in two different cities, scope out Picasso's best and fall in love with Elvis paraphernalia.
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EventAll About Women 2026
Sun, 8 Mar, 2026
Sydney Opera House, Sydney
Hear centrepiece talks from change-making heads of government, justice-seeking journalists and razor-sharp authors as part of this powerhouse lineup.
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EventFelons Barrel Room Launch Weekend
Fri, 5 Dec - Sun, 7 Dec 2025
Felons Brewing Co. Manly, Manly
Experience this fully realised wharfside brewery, featuring three days of top-notch live music, Vietnamese cuisine and barrel-aged beers.
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EventOperation Sickie at The Bob Hawke Beer & Leisure Centre
Multiple single dates
The Bob Hawke Beer & Leisure Centre, Marrickville
It's every Australians right to chuck a sickie, so let this Marrickville boozer reward you with big discounts on six occasions this summer.
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EventCharlotte de Witte at The Hordern Pavilion
Fri, 6 Mar, 2026
Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park
Off the back of a headline festival appearance, this Belgian techno superstar is heading to Sydney for this tour's one and only sideshow.
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EventIggy's and PIÑA Takeover at Venroy
Sat, 6 Dec - Sun, 7 Dec 2025
VENROY, Bondi Beach
Some of Sydney's best matcha and pastries are coming together this December only.
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EventChristmas at Darling Harbour 2025
Mon, 17 Nov - Thu, 25 Dec 2025
Darling Harbour, Sydney
With a stacked lineup of free festive fun, Darling Harbour 2025 is ready to melt the heart of even the grinchiest among us.
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EventTHE WORKS at Carriageworks
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 - Fri, 16 Jan 2026
Carriageworks, Eveleigh
Get immersed in the inaugural season of this cutting-edge warehouse event, featuring groundbreaking electronic stars from around the globe.
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EventMov'In Bed Barangaroo Beach Cinema
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 - Thu, 30 Apr 2026
Barangaroo, Barangaroo
Catch up on classics and 2025's biggest movies on mattresses on the sand at Barangaroo.
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EventWaterworld Central Sydney 2026
Fri, 9 Jan - Sun, 1 Feb 2026
Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park
Get ready to cool off and make memories as you slip, slide, and splash your way through the holidays.
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EventThe Morning Circuit
Sat, 6 Dec, 2025
Circular Quay, Sydney
The first Saturday of summer is host to a delicious new run club and sandwich collab.
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NewsThe Guest Edit: Arts-Matter Curators Handpick Eight Events to Celebrate Women's History Month
Here's all the most exhilarating, thought-provoking and empowering things to do this Women's History Month.
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NewsAn Eye-Catching Exhibition Filled with Ancient Greek Artefacts Is Heading to Melbourne This Autumn
Co-created and presented with the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, 'Open Horizons: Ancient Greek Journeys and Connections' will feature 44 ancient works dating back to the early bronze age.
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NewsA Huge Exhibition Showcasing Works by Picasso and His Peers Is Coming to the NGV This Winter
World-premiering in Melbourne, 'The Picasso Century' will feature more than 70 works by the Spanish artist, as well as 100-plus others from over 50 of his contemporaries.
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GuideHow to Get Your Arts and Culture Fix in Tropical North Queensland
Explore beachfront markets, local art galleries and a tropical gin distillery.
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NewsA Huge Exhibition From the Tate with Art by Claude Monet and Yayoi Kusama Is Coming to Australia
Displaying at ACMI, Melbourne-exclusive showcase 'Light: Works from Tate’s Collection' will feature more than 70 works from the UK galleries, covering the past 200 years in art history.
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NewsSeven Sydney Arts and Cultural Spaces to Check Out This Summer (And Where to Get a Drink Afterwards)
Get your culture fix at one of these leading institutions — then make an afternoon of it at one of these excellent watering holes.
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NewsAustralia's Huge New Bushland Art Museum Is Opening on the NSW South Coast This Month
Sprawling over 500 square metres alongside a 160-metre-long bridge that doubles as a learning centre, the Bundanon Art Museum will showcase contemporary and First Nations art year-round.
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GuideTen of the Best Sydney Festival Events You Can Hit Up for Under $50
From free outdoor art exhibitions and extravagant stage shows to futuristic raves and a stacked live music lineup — these are the highlights of Sydney Festival you can head to without breaking the bank.
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NewsFive Spots in Marrickville to Get an Arts and Culture Fix
From volunteer-run creative spaces to some of Sydney's best live music venues, Marrickville's cultural landscape is one of the city's most vibrant.
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NewsSix Things We Learned From Our Chat with Vivid Sydney Festival Director Gill Minervini
We sat down with the legendary creative director to discuss career highlights, her creative process and her plans for the festive season.
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NewsEight Exciting Ways to Experience Barangaroo This Summer
Head to Barangaroo for some fun in the sun this summer.
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NewsA Look Inside ICC Sydney's Immersive Space Exhibition 'Neighbourhood Earth'
Marvel at the wonders of the galaxy at this mesmerising new exhibition.
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NewsPlant and Sculpture Exhibition 'Inside the Tide' Has Taken Over The Calyx at the Royal Botanic Garden
Over 20,000 plants have been installed, including one of the largest vertical green walls in the southern hemisphere.
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NewsOne of Yayoi Kusama's Pumpkin-Filled Infinity Rooms Is Popping Up in Adelaide in 2022
The vibrant installation is touring from its permanent home at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra.
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NewsThe Sydney Opera House Is Opening a New Arts Space Dedicated to Immersive and Hands-On Creative Experiences
The Centre for Creativity is all about interactive and tactile performances, artworks and workshops.
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NewsThe Biennale of Sydney Has Revealed Its Exhibition Venues and First Events for 2022
You won't be heading to Cockatoo Island for the event's 23rd edition, but you will be taking self-guided walks through the National Art School, MCA, Pier 2/3 Walsh Bay Arts Precinct and The Cutaway at Barangaroo.
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NewsExtremely Photogenic Pop-Up 'Happy Place' Is Bringing Its OTT Installations to Melbourne This Summer
It's Victoria's turn to explore "world's most Instagrammable exhibit", complete with a confetti dome, ball pit and room filled with 40,000 gold flowers.
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NewsWe're Giving Away an Art-Filled Night Out at The Other Art Fair Sydney for You and a Date (or Mate)
Score tickets to the opening night, as well as a voucher to put towards your next art purchase.
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NewsThe Guest Edit: Arts-Matter Curators Handpick Their Top Arts and Culture Events in Sydney to Round Out 2021
From a queer extravaganza bound for the Darlinghurst Theatre to iconic Japanese cinema, mark your calendar accordingly.
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NewsMelbourne's Multi-Sensory Digital Art Gallery The Lume Is Finally Set to Open Next Week
Kicking off with an immersive Van Gogh exhibition that combines moving images, music and smells, the permanent gallery will finally launch on November 1 after being delayed due to lockdown.
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GuideSix Unmissable Exhibitions to See in Sydney This Summer
Immerse in intergalactic experiences and connect at communal examinations of music.
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News
Arts-Matter is All About Art in Intimate Settings and We Want in on the Guestlist
Meet the curators who created a new way to experience art (and artists) that was born out of the pandemic.
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NewsNSW Government Is Putting $86 Million Into Helping the State's Arts Industry Reopen After Lockdown
The funding package includes $75 million to relaunch festivals and shows, $5 million for late-night culture events, plus $1 million to stage film fests to across Sydney.
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NewsSydney's Pop-Up Dessert Installation Is Returning for Another Round of Sugar Highs
Sugar Republic is making a comeback, complete with a marshmallow pool, a giant lolly jar, a sprinkles ball pit and a living room dedicated to iconic Australian biscuits.
