Archie Party
For one night only, you can check out the winners and finalists in 2025's Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes over drinks and food with live tunes as a soundtrack.
Overview
Here's one way to throw a spectacular party: combine exceptional art, a lineup of live tunes and DJs spinning tracks, bites to eat including dessert, plus pop-up bars slinging drinks, all in an iconic venue that isn't normally open after hours. That's the Archie Party setup. 2025 is the fourth year that the Art Gallery of New South Wales is putting on a one-night-only shindig during its Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prize exhibition — and it's set to be a bustling celebration.
On Friday, July 4 between 7–11pm, you can check out the winners and finalists from AGNSW's annual accolades, with tunes from Pakistani instrumental group Jaubi providing the soundtrack — and music from Gayathri Krishnan, alongside Kafi, Jhassic and Munasib from Australia-wide South Asian artist collective Kerfew on the decks, too. You have Kerfew to thank for the lineup, in fact.
Learning more about being an Archies finalist from Bronte Leighton-Dore, Sassy Park and Mostafa Azimitabr is also on the agenda. Park and Azimitabr are hosting drop-in workshops as well, so you can make art as well as peer at it.
OGNI, from MasterChef alumni Sarah Tiong and Rashedul Hasan, is among the venues on food duties — as are Pocket Rocketz, Miss Pearl Bar + Dining, MOD, Crafted by Matt Moran and Mapo Gelato. You'll be buying whatever you're eating and drinking on top of your $45 ticket (or $36 for members).
To help you get home, a free shuttle bus is running from 9–11.30pm from the Art Gallery to Central Station.
Archie Party images: Anna Kucera.
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