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Hugo Weaving and Ruby Arrowsmith-Todd. Image: Supplied.
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Sydney finally has a Cinémathèque – what took so long?

For the first time in decades, Sydney has a cinémathèque dedicated to curated film.

Installation view, Iconic Loved Unexpected, Newcastle Art Gallery. Photo: Matt Carbone, Courtesy: the artists.
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Iconic Loved Unexpected review: Newcastle Art Gallery reopens with scale and sparkle

With a celebratory street party attached, the exhibition Iconic Loved Unexpected is a homerun showcase for the recently refurbished Newcastle…

Applications are now open for Sydney Fringe 2026. Photo: Paul McMillan.
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Sydney Fringe 2026: Australia’s fastest-growing indie arts festival wants your show!

Got an idea for a show? Sydney Fringe can help you put it in the spotlight – and creatives across…

Jumaadi, Upside-Down Garden, 2025. Courtesy the artist and Lendlease. Image: Mark Pokorny.
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Upside-Down Garden by Jumaadi turns corporate Sydney on its head

The first large-scale public artwork from Indonesian-Australian artist Jumaadi flips the city’s built and natural environment upside-down.

Kala Gare in the MTC production, My Brilliant Career. A young woman in a Victorian-era dresses stands atop a piano, holding one fist up triumphantly; an ornate chandelier hangs above her.
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My Brilliant Career wins Australia’s richest playwriting prize at AWGIE awards

The MTC's musical adaptation of My Brilliant Career has won the $120,000 David Williamson Prize for Excellence in Writing for…

Nat Jobe, Shay Debney, Manon Gunderson-Briggs, Amy Hack and Justin Smith in Hayes Theatre's production of Phar Lap: The Electro Swing Musical. Photo: John McRae.
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Supporting our stages: the NSW performing arts sector looks ahead

Over the past decade, state government support has helped independent theatres in New South Wales stay afloat. But they, and…

Installation view, Isabella Kennedy: Ballast, Firstdraft, Sydney. Photo: Supplied.
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Ballast review: emerging artist Isabella Kennedy considers submerged histories

Isabella Kennedy's solo exhibition Ballast is a delicate body of work around the sinking of HMAS Sydney II.

Animated film Arco screens as part of the Europa! Europa Film Festival. Image: Neon.
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10 films to see at the 2026 Europa! Europa Film Festival

This year's Europa! Europa Film Festival runs across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Hobart and Auckland.

The artHITects with their winning artwork Wambuul (Proclamation Park Bathurst), winner of the 2025 Environmental Art & Design Prize – Art category. Photo: Shane Rozario/Manly Art Gallery & Museum.
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It’s time: why you should enter the 2026 Environmental Art & Design Prize

Winning the prestigious Environmental Art & Design Prize marked a pivotal moment for radical artist/architect duo, the artHITects.

Sheridan Harbridge in Prima Facie at Griffin Theatre. Photo: Brett Boardman.
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Prima Facie: Sheridan Harbridge to star in influential Aussie play's homecoming tour

The original production of Suzie Miller's global phenomenon is returning to the Australian stage.

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