Inner Sydney events

Cute box making class

Wednesday 20 February 2019 to Sunday 22 May 2022 ,

Make your own cute boxes, including three tiered box sets, and decorate with some very pretty paper. All materials supplied, and you'll be guided by a professional box making artist. A great relaxing way to spend a day on a weekend in…

Metalsmithing for beginners workshop

Wednesday 20 February 2019 to Wednesday 13 December 2023 , Redfern And Waterloo

Create your very own artisan jewelry in this fun and hands-on class, where you'll learn to use metals like copper and silver along with tools of the trade. Learn from an expert and professional jewelry maker and unleash your creativity. …

Museum Of Magic

Wednesday 20 February 2019 to Wednesday 14 August 2019 , Darlinghurst

Spoil yourself with a secret affair. The history of magic as an art form has been shrouded in mystery in order to protect its secrets, often being handed down verbally from magician to magician, but in this secret museum of Sydney, this…

DIY terrarium - Jurassic forest style

Wednesday 20 February 2019 to Friday 20 May 2022 , Redfern And Waterloo

Make a terrarium in a fun and easy workshop held by creative director of ‘Merchant and Green’ Christopher Saban, who has over fifteen years experience as a florist. What is a terrarium, you may ask? Basically, a terrarium is a small…

The Ropes: Amrita Hepi and Adrian Piper

Wednesday 20 February 2019 to Sunday 03 March 2019 , Paddington

Building upon the rich history of skipping, this newly commissioned video installation explores cultural resilience and continuity through dance, gesture, video and performance. Commissioned by Cement Fondu and The Lock-Up, artist,…

Learn to draw with your iPad

Wednesday 20 February 2019 to Friday 01 April 2022 ,

In this class, beginners will learn how to use Procreate app or similar drawing apps on their tablets. If you are a new to digital art, drawing on an iPad is the perfect first step. If you are trying and having a hard time using drawing…

Flower Arranging with Seasonal Flowers

Wednesday 20 February 2019 to Thursday 31 March 2022 , Redfern And Waterloo

In this flower arrangement workshop, you'll snip and style beautiful fresh seasonal flowers to take away and gift to someone special or to beautify your home. You'll go behind the scenes at Merchant and Green, surrounded by flora and…

Koskela presents: Quietly by Wendy Mc Donald

Wednesday 20 February 2019 to Sunday 24 February 2019 , Alexandria And Rosebery

The Koskela Gallery presents Quietly: a body of landscape works by acclaimed artist Wendy McDonald. Get your dose of contemporary Australian art with a visit to The Koskela Gallery, located at Koskela in Rosebery, Sydney's greatest design…

Nick Cave: Until

Wednesday 20 February 2019 to Sunday 03 March 2019 , Redfern And Waterloo

A wonderland of shimmering crystals, thousands of wind spinners and ceramic birds, millions of plastic beads, 17 black-face lawn jockeys, 13 gilded pigs and a crocodile. That’s just a fraction of what you’ll encounter journeying through…

Whales | Tohorā

Wednesday 20 February 2019 to Sunday 28 April 2019 , Darlinghurst

Come eye-to-eye with the world’s largest animals. Dive into the immersive Whales | Tohorā exhibition that brings the incredible world of whales to life at the Australian Museum. Presenting the latest cetacean research from the…

The Beehive

Wednesday 20 February 2019 to Saturday 23 February 2019 , Paddington

On July 4, 1975, the crusading journalist, heiress and anti-development campaigner Juanita Nielsen went to a meeting at a Kings Cross underworld hang-out. She was never seen again. In this innovative fiction and documentary video…

The Moors

Wednesday 20 February 2019 to Friday 01 March 2019 , Chippendale

Two sisters and a dog live on the bleak English moors, and dream of love, power and notoriety. The arrival of a governess, the pointed schemes of a scullery maid, and the musings of a moorhen set this odd assembly on a strange and…

Fun block printing workshop

Wednesday 20 February 2019 to Thursday 29 April 2021 ,

Carving is a beautiful form of meditation. The single focus of tool cutting rubber helps to de-stress, plus you'll have something gorgeous to print with afterwards. Carving stamps is relatively inexpensive, does not require a lot of space…

Club Briefs

Wednesday 20 February 2019 to Friday 01 March 2019 ,

Australia’s favourite trash glamour disco circus is coming back to town for Mardi Gras. Cult cabaret hooligans and mischief-makers Briefs present a wild romp of disco dancing, circus, variety, and burlesque featuring a hand-picked…

Make your own terrarium class

Wednesday 20 February 2019 to Saturday 30 March 2030 , Redfern And Waterloo

Make a terrarium in a fun and easy workshop held by creative director of ‘Merchant and Green’ Christopher Saban, who has over fifteen years experience as a florist. What is a terrarium, you may ask? Basically, a terrarium is a small…

Capturing Nature: Early photography at the Australian Museum, 1857 to 1893

Wednesday 20 February 2019 to Sunday 21 July 2019 , Darlinghurst

The Australian Museum’s newest exhibition, Capturing Nature, will take you back to a time when photography was revolutionising art, science and society. This original exhibition features beautiful, haunting and sometimes strange…

Chiswick Lawn Series: Gin On The Lawn

Wednesday 20 February 2019 to Wednesday 27 February 2019 , Paddington

In collaboration with Bombay Sapphire, Gin On The Lawn is back this February. While you sip away, you can take a swing at a game of bocce or lawn bowls or have a seat and enjoy the acoustic stylings of different local musicians…

STEEL: Art Design Architecture

Wednesday 20 February 2019 to Wednesday 03 April 2019 , Darlinghurst

STEEL: art design architecture is a major JamFactory touring exhibition exploring innovative ways that steel is being used by artists, designers and architects in Australia in the 21st century. The exhibitors represent a broad range of…

Tea and Cheese Pairing Workshop

Wednesday 20 February 2019 to Friday 29 April 2022 , Balmain

Participants will learn and experience how tea and cheese pairings enhance both, through complex aromas and flavours, producing new third flavours. Naturally farmed teas from different world regions (Green, Oolongs, Black, and Pu-erh)…

Treasures Illuminated

Wednesday 20 February 2019 to Tuesday 31 December 2019 , Darlinghurst

One of the greatest collections of treasures in the nation’s history comes to life in an extraordinary new “light and sound” show to be unveiled at the Westpac Long Gallery in the Australian Museum. A world of spectacular storytelling and…

Screen printing workshop

Wednesday 20 February 2019 to Monday 25 March 2024 , Marrickville

Learn how to screen-print your own designs (or a studio design) from exposing screens with photo emulsion and a light box to printing then stripping the screens. Plenty of room for experimentation. Each participant shall receive an item…