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Eat Art Truck launchHave your art and eat it too as one of the first food trucks hits Sydney's streets. |
May
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Wish You Were HereA group of Sydneysiders lose themselves, literally, on holiday in Cambodia. |
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May
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Dimension CrossingWelcome to a state of being where you will be rained upon, whispered at and witness... |
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Vivid LIVE 2012Sufjan Stevens, Karen O, and Florence and the Machine light up the Opera House. |
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TEDx Sydney 2012Katie Noonan, robots and an animated corpus bring this year's Sydney ideas fest to life. |
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Brisbane Indesign After PartyIf you’re attending Brisbane Indesign, then surely you will be talking the talk and schmoozing the greats at the Brisbane Indesign after party this Saturday. |
May
27
Pyrmont Festival of Wine, Food & Art 2012Relax in the park with a variety of cuisines for lunch, live music, and the Small... |
May
27
This American Life - Live!Because there's all kinds of stuff you just can't do on the radio. |
May
27
Vladimir Kravchenko: A Glimpse at Anti-TerraPro-Terra or Anti-Terra? Let's go with one and see where it leads. |
May
30
Boy & BearBoy & Bear, the lovechild of Triple J Unearthed and Australia’s indie folk scene, will be... |
May
30
The Five-Year EngagementA rare romantic comedy where both lead characters have complex lives that hinge on more than... |
May
30
King of Devil's IslandA slice of Norwegian history told with strength, heart, potency and Stellan Skarsgard. |
May
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Jun
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Human Rights Arts and Film Festival 2012The cultural festival devoted exclusively to human rights issues is back with a feast of docos,... |
Jun
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Head On Photo Festival 2012Urban market gardens, Rio nights and roller derby at Head On's third instalment. |
Jun
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Local Positioning SystemsFrom naked art tours to philosophical doctors, the MCA and Performance Space present seven surprising performance,... |
Jun
3
Food - Belvoir and Force MajeureIn a takeaway joint along a lonely stretch of highway, two sisters serve Chiko Rolls to... |
Jun
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Vivid LIVE 2012Sufjan Stevens, Karen O, and Florence and the Machine light up the Opera House. |
Jun
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Archibald, Wynne and Sulman PrizesWhile we can always count on this annual crowd magnet to deliver awe-inspiring celebrations of Aussie... |
Jun
3
Christian Marclay: The ClockWe visit the MCA at 2am for an extraordinary spot of clock-watching. |
Jun
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Marking TimeOpening the show as the first temporary exhibition for the newly-refurbished MCA is an exhibition whose... |
Jun
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Reasons to Be PrettySpend a funny and touching night watching the deterioration of a relationship. |
Jun
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Be Your Self - Australian Dance TheatreA new dance work that fuses audacious choreography with spoken word, video and architectural design. |
Jun
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Les Liaisons Dangereuses - Sydney Theatre CompanyHugo Weaving and Pamela Rabe shine in a play that has the ability to grip and... |
Jun
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Angela's Kitchen - Griffin TheatrePaul Capsis's touching ode to his deeply loved grandmother and their homeland of Malta returns for... |
Jun
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Women With Clever HandsBean reds, cyanide greens and earthy oranges bring Arnhem Land to Sydney. |
Jun
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Culture Jammers: Dean SewellA covert movement with overt messages gets exposed at the Museum of Sydney. |
Jun
11
Vivid Sydney 2012Now in its fourth year, the biggest annual winter festival in the Southern Hemisphere is back:... |
Jun
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Vivid Ideas 2012Cory Doctorow, Henry Holland, and VICE and Etsy CEOs set our minds alight. |
Jun
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The DictatorConsistently offensive, and not in a way that should automatically be excused as 'edgy' or 'provocative'. |
Jun
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Dark ShadowsTim Burton once again collaborates with Johnny Depp to create a weird and creepy world where... |
Jun
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Thursday LatesGet your week's fill of art and culture at the MCA's new late night. |
Jun
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Strange Interlude - BelvoirA moving, must-see show that reminds you you've got years of love and heartbreak ahead of... |
Jun
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Sydney Film Festival 2012Two cinema-packed weeks that make us excited about seeing way more than just the latest blockbusters. |
Jun
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Sydney Film Festival HubCurated by those cultured revellers The Festivalists, the Hub will be the nerve centre of 2012’s... |
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Women of LettersRecover the lost of art of letter-writing with a dream line-up of pen pals. |
Jun
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The Other's OtherExplore that feeling of finally seeing a real, flawed place you've previously imagined as more glamorous. |
Jun
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Frankenstein - NT LiveThis version of the gothic classic is directed by Danny Boyle, stars Benedict Cumberbatch and blew... |
Jun
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Joeseph Beuys and the Energy PlanGet a pretty little overview of Joseph Bueys strange art. |
Jul
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Flight of the ConchordsThe comedy duo is finally returning to Australia, "mostly to apologise". |
Jul
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Under Milk Wood - Sydney Theatre CompanyDylan Thomas's legendary play for voices chronicles in rich musical language the lives and loves and... |
Jul
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Die Tote Stadt - Opera AustraliaHolograms and other groundbreaking tech will make this a truly 21st-century opera. |
Jul
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Australian Symbolism at AGNSWGet a rare view of some of the lesser known works from some of our best... |
Aug
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Down the Rabbit HoleWhite Rabbit's latest exhibition takes us on a trip to the East, via China and Taiwan. |
Aug
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2012 Redlands Westpac Art PrizeEstablished artists invite emerging artists to exhibit, where something by everyone ends up with something for... |
Aug
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The ExhibitionStep through the wardrobe and into another world. |
Oct
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The Force: 150 Years of NSW PoliceExplore your semi-complicated relationship with the police at this exhibition. |
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Field Day 2012From hosting the massive Shore Thing on New Year's Eve, festival promoters Fuzzy get straight back to business on New Year's Day with Field Day. Fuzzy... |
Dec
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Nothing Like PerformanceThe music industry has spent a long time moving toward favouring the live performance over the... |
artfreeEat Art Truck launch
Wednesday, 23rd May - 6PM
@ Queen's Square
Have your art and eat it too as one of the first food trucks hits Sydney's streets.
filmWish You Were Here
Thursday, 26th April - Wednesday, 23rd May
@ Various cinemas
A group of Sydneysiders lose themselves, literally, on holiday in Cambodia.
artplayARTBAR
Friday, 25th May - 7PM
@ Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
Try out the MCA's inaugural artist-curated evening of art, music, performance and booze.
musicBlack Gold Vinyl Fair
Saturday, 26th May - 11AM
@ The Local Taphouse
Be amongst it, grow your library and get spinning.
artfreeperformingDimension Crossing
Wednesday, 18th April - Saturday, 26th May
@ Performance Space at CarriageWorks
Welcome to a state of being where you will be rained upon, whispered at and witness work between life, death and virtual reality.
musicVivid LIVE 2012
Saturday, 26th May - 9PM
@ Sydney Opera House
Sufjan Stevens, Karen O, and Florence and the Machine light up the Opera House.
freethinkTEDx Sydney 2012
Saturday, 26th May - 9AM
@ CarriageWorks
Katie Noonan, robots and an animated corpus bring this year's Sydney ideas fest to life.
freeBrisbane Indesign After Party
Saturday, 26th May - 7PM
@ Oh Hello!
If you’re attending Brisbane Indesign, then surely you will be talking the talk and schmoozing the greats at the Brisbane Indesign after party this Saturday.
artfreemusicPyrmont Festival of Wine, Food & Art 2012
Friday, 18th May - Sunday, 27th May
@ Pirrama Park
Relax in the park with a variety of cuisines for lunch, live music, and the Small Is Beautiful art show.
filmperformingThis American Life - Live!
Saturday, 26th May - Sunday, 27th May
@ Various cinemas
Because there's all kinds of stuff you just can't do on the radio.
artfreeVladimir Kravchenko: A Glimpse at Anti-Terra
Friday, 27th April - Sunday, 27th May
@ Mils Gallery
Pro-Terra or Anti-Terra? Let's go with one and see where it leads.
artfreeBehind the Lines
Wednesday, 11th April - Sunday, 27th May
@ Riverside Theatres
Check out a snapshot of 2011 in politics. And laugh.
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