What’s on

Explore Sydney’s art scene and be inspired by world-renowned touring exhibitions to small independently run galleries in the City of Parramatta and Hornsby local government areas. Please visit the gallery’s website for opening hours and check details before you plan your visit.

Information current as at 16th March 2024

  • Louise Bourgeois - Has the Day Invaded the Night or Has the Night Invaded the Day?

    On now until 28th April
    Art Gallery NSW Sydney

    Experience the strange beauty and emotional power of Louise Bourgeois’s art, in the largest exhibition of her work ever seen in Australia

  • A Blueprint for Ruins Exhibition

    On Now until 12th May
    White Rabbit Gallery

    The White Rabbit Gallery displays one of the world’s most significant collections of Chinese contemporary art.

  • Ocean Photographer of the Year Exhibition

    On now until 26th May
    Australian National Maritime Museum

    Features 100 photographs of beautiful and thought-provoking imagery from some of the world’s best ocean photographers.

  • Affordable Art Fair

    On 13th-16th June
    Royal Randwick Racecourse

    Affordable Art Fair is returning to Australia’s biggest city in 2024 with a wealth of talent from New South Wales and across Australia.

  • Reimagine Art Prize “Crossroads of Consumption”

    Call for entries closing 21st March
    Hornsby Art Society
    Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre

    Open to digital art stills, sculpture, mixed media, painting, photography, printmaking, ceramics and drawing.

  • Exhibition - Women (seen)

    On now until 26th April
    Margaret Whitlam Galleries
    Whitlam Institute Within Western Sydney University

    Women (seen) celebrates 20 women artists connected to Western Sydney through work, study, family or home.This exhibition speaks of identity, community and belonging.

  • Hornsby Art Prize 2024

    Dates TBC
    Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre

    Categories include Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Digital Art Stills and Sculpture. The non-acquisitive prize celebrates Australian Contemporary Art and is open to all Australian residents aged 18 years and over.

  • Three Edge Gallery Photography Exhibition

    On 14th June - 17th June
    M2 Gallery

    A group photography exhibition celebrating the Australian landscape and culture hosted by Three Edge Framing and Gallery

  • Arcadian Artists Exhibition & Art Trail

    Annual Event - Second weekend in November
    Participating venues in Dural, Galston, Arcadia and Berrilee.

    Date and program tba.

  • The Orange Blossom Festival Annual Art Awards and Exhibition

    September TBC
    Castle Hill Art Society

    Castle Hill Art Society (CHAS) was established in 1967, with the idea of promoting, encouraging and facilitating the practice of the visual arts in the Hills District of Sydney.