Over 70 works including prints, artist’s books, sketchbooks and printing plates from across Peter Kingston’s career are on display, in a moving tribute to the late artist.

In 2024, almost 50 years since his work was presented at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in the 1976 Biennale of Sydney, Lee Ufan returns to Sydney. Read our review here.

Angelica Mesiti is creating an immersive installation for the former wartime oil bunker beneath the Art Gallery of New South Wales’ North Building.

Drawing on both historical and contemporary references, Qureshi works in the space between tradition and experimentation, in a practice that extends to collage and photography. Born in Pakistan, she trained at the National College of Arts in Lahore, where she learnt the painting traditions that had been brought to the Mughal courts from Persia in the 16th century and developed in the region.

The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA Australia) will host a major exhibition by acclaimed American artist Julie Mehretu, the first exhibition of the artist's work to be shown in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.

How does music influence the way you draw?

Families of all ages are invited to draw inspiration from Julie Mehretu: A Transcore of the Radical Imaginatory at our free drop-in activity space this summer. Photos of the Family Space: Drawing Together and activities available here.

Outstanding artworks by Year 12 visual arts students from across New South Wales

The Intelligence of Painting throws a spotlight on the energy of contemporary painting in Australia today through the work of 14 Australian women artists.

Experience Sleeping Beauty like never before in this dazzling dance and light show.

An interactive card exchange celebrating the pleasure of birthdays and community

The first solo museum exhibition by Kamilaroi artist Warraba Weatherall.

Vaslav Nijinsky was at the height of his career during the early 20th century. His unparalleled performances brought him adoring fans while his evocative and sensual choreography caused riots in theatres in Paris. Read our review here.

Museums of History NSW is delighted to announce a dramatic new art installation by renowned multidisciplinary artist Hiromi Tango at the Hyde Park Barracks from 11 April 2025.

Turn your ideas into graphic storytelling with local comic makers! Create your own characters, jokes and stories in comic book form using illustration and comic techniques.

Australia’s most popular annual arts events

Colour is transformative, magical and political. 

From the extraordinary Bangarra Dance Theatre comes an iridescent new theatrical experience.

Cerith Wyn Evans creates epic contemporary environments of light and sound in our major winter exhibition.

The Makers & Shakers Sydney features a curated lineup of 130 handmade stalls including homewares, slow fashion, food and drink.

The art of Yirrkala is inextricably intertwined with its cultural, political and social history.

The first state art museum retrospective of one of Australia’s great artistic visionaries

Key works from the Kaldor Collection feature in an exhibition space created by Thomas Demand

A presentation of recent and new installations by Yasmin Smith.

Make yourself at home in an underground art park

Explores the art and lives of 50 trailblazing women artists

These works by Australian women artists are both a celebration and a challenge.

An earth-shattering experience from three of the world’s most inspired choreographers, Prism will leave you breathless with its raw intensity and revolutionary design.

This exhibition is the first of its kind in a major Australian museum and is presented as part of the Sydney International Art Series 2025–26.

Ten years since its spectacular premiere, David McAllister’s opulent production, The Sleeping Beauty, returns to whisk you away into a magical realm of fairies and spells, good versus evil and a royal romance.

The internationally celebrated artist returns to Australia with a major new exhibition.