Videogame joysticks, a fossilised radio, VHS tapes spun into haunting life-size figures ... this exhibition reanimates supposedly defunct media.
‘A cut-and-paste, punked-up look at my Country’ is how Peter Waples-Crowe describes his five-minute video installation Ngaya (I am), a self-portrait of the artist as a queer Ngarigo person from the Snowy Mountains region of south-eastern NSW.
Cast in cast out is inspired by Sydney-based Kamilaroi/Gamilaraay artist Dennis Golding’s experiences and childhood memories of growing up in ‘The Block’, an Aboriginal community in the inner Sydney suburb of Redfern.
Experience community life by the ocean through the works of First Nations artists in Coomaditchie: The Art of Place at the Museum of Sydney.
A dynamic new display that illuminates histories, trajectories and highlights of the MCA’s Collection.
Wendy Sharpe: Spellbound is a sumptuous aesthetic journey into the nature of creativity. Composed of drawings, sketchbooks, artist-made books, paintings, ceramics, sculptural forms and site-specific wall murals, it creates a complete artistic creation or gesamtkunstwerk (a German word meaning ‘total work of art’).
The Archibald Prize for portrait painting is Australia’s most celebrated and democratic – sometimes controversial – art award. Open to any artist living in Australia or New Zealand, since 1921 it has reflected the unique experiences of the people who live in this region, highlighting figures from all walks of life.
Be inspired by the incredible artworks by the finalists in our portrait competition for ages 5–18.
Experience breathtaking wildlife photography that captures the beauty and vulnerability of the natural world.
One of art’s great stylistic innovators, Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939) created some of most instantly recognisable and best-loved works in modern European art. In seductive, sinuous compositions, he developed a new language that defined the look of late 19th-century Paris to be the very spirit of art nouveau.
Celebrating our diverse and thriving arts and cultural community from 18 June - 24 July.
Berlin-based Australian artist Emily Hunt draws inspiration from the extraordinary history of the occult and spiritualism in Australia.
Nature is in focus with the 2023 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year, a South Australian Museum exhibition.
Plunge into the mysterious underwater world of the sharks of Sydney harbour in Guruwin (Shark) an unmissable new experience by world-renowned visual theatre makers and puppeteers ERTH Visual and Physical Inc.
Acclaimed multidisciplinary artist Julie Rrap has examined representations of the body in art and popular culture for over four decades, often using her own body as the subject.
From 7-14 July, Carriageworks acknowledges NAIDOC Week 2024, a time to honour the unyielding spirit of our First Nations communities.
Returning to the Gardens for its 100th exhibition, the Australian Watercolour Institute (AWI) works to ensure the future of watercolour painting as a vital medium.
Celebrate the culture and identity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples at the MCA this NAIDOC Week.
In this school holiday workshop held in conjunction with NAIDOC Week, create an artwork that represents a place that is special to you.
This school holidays, join us for a workshop inspired by the art of Alphonse Mucha, which often features people wearing elaborate headpieces.
Celebrate NAIDOC Week with a special workshop led by Ngarigo artist Peter Waples-Crowe.
This school holidays, join artist and children’s art educator Rose Strachen in the children’s art library at the Art Gallery of New South Wales for hands-on fun, creating three-dimensional artworks that explore the theme of ‘identity’.
This July, Sydney audiences are invited to experience "Convergence", a stunning fusion of martial arts and Chinese dance, brought to life by Hong Kong Dance Company at the Seymour Centre.
Part of the enduring appeal of Utzon’s work is the inspiration he took from nature.
Join Dennis Golding for a special creative workshop inspired by the social, political and cultural representations of contemporary First Nations experience as seen in his multifaceted artwork Cast in cast out, on display at the Museum of Sydney.
During the school holidays, add to an ever-growing tapestry of moments at the Museum.
For this 2-hr workshop we invite families across generations to come and experience art making together and collaborate to create zines and patches.
Join Ru Barb, Aspara Gus and Sir Paul McCarrotney for a berry wonderful music-making songwriting workshop.
Join us in the Paintings Galleries for drawing adventures!
SENSORY FRIENDLY SESSIONS - Plunge into the underwater world of sharks with renowned puppeteers and theatre makers ERTH Visual & Physical Inc.
Create a cardboard carnival scene straight out of your imagination!
Join the artists and technician from Italy’s famed Compagnia TPO, on the occasion of their Sydney Opera House season of their interactive dance and projection performance for young audiences, A Forest in the City.
Spanning more than five decades of Lesley Dumbrell's practice, this exhibition presents a selection of paintings and works on paper as well as recent forays into sculpture that demonstrate Dumbrell's unique abstract language, which probes the nuances of colour, rhythm and visual perception.
Learn the basics of ethical wildlife photography and how to get the most out of your digital camera in this interactive workshop for beginners.
Deep dive into ethical wildlife photography and the intricacies of your digital camera in this interactive workshop for intermediate photographers.
Time Machine brings together over 100 artworks and includes rarely-seen pieces from the photographer's own collection alongside works from the Odawara Art Foundation.
Global flower show sensation Fleurs de Villes returns to Sydney, for the third time with new show VOYAGE. A floral journey of discovery to destinations around the world.
Join us for a creative rag rug making workshop that explores how the Macarthurs of Elizabeth Farm turned their house into a home.
This workshop is inspired by Jørn Utzon's love and influence from his local forest in Hellebaek.
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. Within spaces designed by the artist, this new exhibition distils over six decades of considered experimentation into a series of new paintings and sculptures created especially for the Art Gallery.
Ku-ring-gai’s Sculpture Trail celebrates sustainable Art in the Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden.
Through the work of ten artists from around Australia, the 2024 edition of the Dobell Australian Drawing Biennial focuses on the compelling and allusive languages of abstraction.
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.
Angelica Mesiti is creating an immersive installation for the former wartime oil bunker beneath the Art Gallery of New South Wales’ North Building.
Sculpture by the Sea will return to the Bondi to Tamarama Beach coastal walk as the world’s largest free to the public sculpture exhibition in 2024.
Opening on 26 October, Magritte will feature more than 100 works and will be the first retrospective ever dedicated to the artist in Australia.
Leyla Stevens is an Australian–Balinese artist whose films and photographs uncover alternative histories, including of people, rituals and objects connected to the Indonesian island of Bali. Developed through extensive research and community collaboration, her works carry a potent emotive charge in their sensitive yet affecting retellings.
A specially commissioned new storytelling and meditation experience with digital projections. This is a sensory world of vivid storytelling, dreamy electronic music, animation, and the wonder of our Sydney harbour.
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.
Cao Fei: My City is Yours heralds the artist’s first retrospective in Australia.
Experience Creature, an immersive installation and workshop by Box of Birds/Stalker that explores our connection with the environment.
This program is designed for autistic children and children with disability to enjoy at their own pace, alongside friends and family.
Over three days, you'll dive into the microstructure of different marine organisms, starting with detailed tonal drawings in graphite on day one.
Affordable Art Fair is returning to Australia’s biggest city in 2024 with a wealth of talent from New South Wales and across Australia.
An exhibition of collage constructions telling the story of a boy discovering that the desert he feared is actually a place of endless wonders.
The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA Australia) is delighted to announce A World Undone, a major exhibition by Australian artist Nicholas Mangan, opening from 5 April to 30 June 2024.
