New South Wales

Raising the Bar 2025: combining your night out with some new ideas
One night, 20 free talks, and a lot to learn.

Exhibition review: Thinking together: Exchanges with the natural world, Bundanon
An exhibition that communes with nature in surprising and disparate ways.

Musical review: MJ The Musical, Sydney Lyric Theatre
‘MJ the Musical’ is a dazzling production. But be warned: you may come away from it feeling uncomfortable, sad and…

Lake Macquarie City Council
Manhattan Short Film Festival
Over 100,000 film lovers in 500+ cities across 6 continents gather to view and vote on Films in the 28th…

Lake Macquarie City Council
Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase Warners Bay Theatre
The Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase Tour will be tearing up the freeway to bring the best of the 2025 Festival…

Strong like the forest: how a regional gallery’s ecosystem connects artists and community
Guest curator Christine Willcocks discusses the environmental and creative themes behind the Grafton Regional Gallery exhibition, ‘True North: From the…

Road worthy: standout regional gallery exhibitions in Autumn 2025
Regional galleries play a vital part of the arts ecosystem, so plan your road trip and catch some of these…

Chau Chak Wing Museum returns human remains to Papua New Guinea
In a moving ceremony, 16 human crania have been repatriated to PNG’s Rai Coast.

Museums & Galleries of NSW
Leg Up Grants
Leg Up Grants are quick response skill development grants for workers in volunteer managed museums and Aboriginal cultural spaces throughout NSW.…

Theatre review: The Children’s Hour, Old Fitz Theatre
Ninety years on from when Lillian Hellman first wrote the play, its story is still relevant.