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SUMMARY:Super Nature
DESCRIPTION:Artists’ rich creative responses to the natural world and our place within it. \nHumans are indivisible from nature – we are dependent on its systems and rhythms\, and subject to its whims. Artists have long engaged with nature as a place where we seek solace and meaning. \nThis exhibition from the Art Gallery’s collection charts the adventure of human immersion in nature. Across four spaces\, it explores places where humans and nature interact and intertwine\, the role of gardens as memorials\, the wild nature that lives alongside (and sometimes within) us\, and the cultivation of nature for survival and sustenance. \nSuper Nature includes collection favourites\, such as teamLab’s computer-generated interactive animation Flowers and people – gold 2015\, where flowers gradually bud\, blossom\, grow and decay on digital screens; Grayson Perry’s monumental woodcut Animal spirit 2016\, which skewers the pretentions of modern commerce; and Kathy Temin’s My monument: black garden 2010–11\, a towering installation of organic forms in synthetic fur. \nSeveral new acquisitions will also be shown for the first time\, including Wendy Stavrianos’s Celebration of the palms\, Darwin 1976–78\, a major drawing made in response to the intense natural forces unleashed by Cyclone Tracy\, and four brilliantly coloured paintings by Butcher Cherel Janangoo that tell of the medicinal properties of bush foods\, their significance as markers of seasonal change\, and their cultural significance to Gooniyandi people.
URL:https://schoolties.com.au/whats-on/super-nature/
LOCATION:Art Gallery of NSW
CATEGORIES:Design,Textiles,Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:Mechelle Bounpraseuth ສູ້ສູ້ Sou Sou
DESCRIPTION:A playful\, heartfelt tribute to the foods that connect us to home and each other. \nEncounter towers of mangosteens\, big bowls of dragon fruits and giant stacks of canned food in this new interactive exhibition that bursts with colour\, memory and ritual. \nMechelle Bounpraseuth is known for her hand-built\, glossy ceramics depicting food and other homely treasures. In this exhibition of newly commissioned works\, large-scale ceramic sculptures honour the family dining table and the labour of preparing and sharing food. Fruit – especially the kind from her Lao parents’ homeland – is given sacred status as a currency of love. \nVisitors of all ages are invited to gather at tables or ສາດ saat (Lao floor mats) to share the flavours\, dishes and stories that are unique to them. Create an offering to leave on the steps of an elaborate fruit shrine or decorate your own label for a can of food to add to the shelves. \nDrawing on childhood memories and family rituals\, the exhibition places special emphasis on the role of young people in the continuation of culture. Its title\, ສູ້ສູ້ Sou Sou\, is a Lao phrase of encouragement meaning ‘you can do it!’ or ‘stay strong!’ When expressed to children\, it is often voiced with strength – a steady\, heartfelt push to keep going and not lose heart.
URL:https://schoolties.com.au/whats-on/mechelle-bounpraseuth-%e0%ba%aa%e0%ba%b9%e0%bb%89%e0%ba%aa%e0%ba%b9%e0%bb%89-sou-sou/
LOCATION:Art Gallery of NSW
CATEGORIES:Design,Environmental Studies,Science,STEM
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260530
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SUMMARY:Proximate Cosmologies
DESCRIPTION:Artists consider the mythical and controlling forces that organise time\, space and galaxies. \nProximate Cosmologies draws from the Art Gallery’s rich collection to consider the universe as undefinable\, where different ways of thinking reveal porous boundaries between the spiritual and material worlds. \nArtists have long imagined the universe as dynamic\, indeterminate\, and continually unfolding through the interplay of human and non-human forces. In Daniel Boyd’s A Darker Shade of Dark #1–4\, a flicker of light in darkness is not simply light – it is dark matter or an overlapping universe pressing against ours. Or take Shan Turner-Carroll’s Edge of the garden series\, where otherworldly travellers journey through perceived nothingness\, promoting magic and change. \nIndigenous understandings are at the centre of Proximate Cosmologies\, highlighting the interconnection between mysticism and origin stories. The exhibition includes collection favourites – such as Michael Riley’s seminal 2000 photographic series cloud and Adrián Villar Rojas’ The End of Imagination IV\, a complex layered composite form of salvaged and organic materials – and new acquisitions\, such as Susan Te Kahurangi King’s drawings that consider imaginary forces\, the unseen\, and the spaces between worlds.
URL:https://schoolties.com.au/whats-on/proximate-cosmologies/
CATEGORIES:Design,Textiles,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260601
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261001
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SUMMARY:Brett Whiteley Chapters: 1970–79
DESCRIPTION:The newly renovated Brett Whiteley Studio opens in mid 2026 with Brett Whiteley: Chapters 1970–79\, an exhibition showcasing ambitious works produced by Whiteley during the 1970s\, including his 16-metre-wide autobiographical epic Alchemy 1972–73. \nOffering a rich array of 80 paintings\, drawings\, sculptures\, ceramics\, prints\, photographs and sketchbooks from the collections of the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the Brett Whiteley Studio\, Chapters 1970–79 reveals the energy\, variety and daring of Whiteley’s practice following his return to Australia after a decade of living and working abroad\, from 1960 to 1969. \nSublime landscapes\, sumptuous nudes\, reflective portraits and revealing interiors are shown alongside Alchemy\, an allegorical self-portrait that chronicles figures and events that shaped Whiteley’s life.
URL:https://schoolties.com.au/whats-on/brett-whiteley-chapters-1970-79/
LOCATION:Brett Whiteley Studio
CATEGORIES:Design,Textiles,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260912
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261026
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SUMMARY:My Fair Lady
DESCRIPTION:Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady comes to Sydney Opera House to celebrate 70 years since its glorious Broadway debut. \nThis lavish recreation is based on the 2016 Australian production directed by Julie Andrews\, who was catapulted into stardom when she originated the role of Eliza Doolittle\, an irrepressible Cockney flower girl who transforms into a lady of society. \nA heartwarming story of identity and change\, My Fair Lady brims with razor sharp wit\, unforgettable characters\, and a stunning score including ‘Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?’\, ‘I Could Have Danced All Night’ and ‘Get Me to the Church on Time’. \nFrom its groundbreaking Broadway debut to the iconic Oscar winning film\, My Fair Lady remains one of the world’s most enduring and loved musical treasures.
URL:https://schoolties.com.au/whats-on/my-fair-lady/
LOCATION:Joan Sutherland Theatre
CATEGORIES:Dance,Design,Drama,English,Music,Musicals,Performing Arts
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SUMMARY:Dobell Australian Drawing Biennial 2026
DESCRIPTION:Explore the immediacy and intimate power of drawing. \nDrawing is an intimate art form. Nimble\, economical\, universal and immediate\, drawing can lay bare the bones of how we look\, think and feel. The Dobell Australian Drawing Biennial 2026 brings together 11 artists from across Australia who use a range of materials – pastel\, pencil\, watercolour\, ceramic\, light and thread – to channel drawing’s intimate potential. \nFor some artists\, drawing encourages attention to the minutiae of the everyday\, or close observation of the people and places that make up their worlds. Others draw to give shape to the elusive forms of their imaginations. For several artists in this exhibition\, drawing is about the elaboration of a personal visual language – the putting down of lines and marks that are all their own. Looking beyond the medium’s physical attributes\, this edition of the Biennial proposes that the closest thing to a definition of drawing is its capacity for intimate expression. \nThe exhibiting artists are Stephen Benwell (Vic)\, Tom Blake (WA)\, Andrew Browne (Vic)\, Emily Ferretti (Vic)\, Rosemary Lee (NSW)\, Mary MacDougall (Vic)\, Julian Martin (Vic)\, Jennifer Mills with Darcy Luker (Vic)\, Ryan Nazzari (WA)\, Louise Weaver (Vic)\, and Gutiŋarra Yunupiŋu (NT). \nSupported by the Sir William Dobell Art Foundation\, this is the sixth Dobell Australian Drawing Biennial at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
URL:https://schoolties.com.au/whats-on/dobell-australian-drawing-biennial-2026/
LOCATION:Art Gallery of NSW
CATEGORIES:Design,Textiles,Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:Nolan Origins
DESCRIPTION:A major survey journeying through the landscapes and stories that transformed Australian art. \nExperience the astounding creativity and poetic power of Sidney Nolan’s art in this in-depth survey of the artist’s formative years in Australia. From indelible visions of the outlaw Ned Kelly to epic portrayals of Central Australia\, Nolan redefined perceptions of place and nation in Australia’s cultural imagination. \nIncluding his infamous series of paintings on bushranger Ned Kelly (1946–47)\, the exhibition brings together around 100 major works produced before Nolan relocated to the United Kingdom in 1953 – years in which he forged a reputation as one of this country’s most distinctive modernist artists. \nNolan: Origins examines the artist’s engagement with the places he painted as he evolved his singular\, enigmatic visual language\, including St Kilda\, Wimmera\, K’gari (also known as Fraser Island)\, Central Australia and the landscapes of Ned Kelly’s story in north-eastern Victoria. The exhibition also tells of how Nolan interrogated the idea of ‘Australia’\, invoking a sense of place through myths\, histories\, people and creatures imbued with his own personal inner meanings. \n 
URL:https://schoolties.com.au/whats-on/nolan-origins/
LOCATION:Art Gallery of NSW
CATEGORIES:Design,Environmental Studies,Geography,History,Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:And Still I Rise
DESCRIPTION:These works by Australian women artists are both a celebration and a challenge. \nNamed after Maya Angelou’s famous collection of poetry\, And Still I Rise brings together a group of culturally diverse women artists living in Australia\, many of whom are internationally recognised\, if less familiar at home. \nThe exhibition spans generations\, cultures and mediums\, featuring artists Kim Ah Sam\, Mia Khin Boe\, Mechelle Bounpraseuth\, Chun Yin Rainbow Chan\, Agnes Christina\, Rubaba Haider\, Gillian Kayrooz\, Jenna Mayilema Lee\, Eugenia Lim\, Kyra Mancktelow\, Haji Oh\, Mandy Quadrio\, Monica Rani Rudhar\, Marikit Santiago\, Devi Seetharam\, Sancintya Mohini Simpson\, Shireen Taweel\, Bic Tieu\, Suzann Victor and Wendy Yu. \nTheir works – encompassing textiles\, painting\, metalwork\, installation and video – are conceptually challenging\, philosophically layered and intricately crafted. Each piece draws on lived experience and inherited memory\, offering fresh perspectives on identity\, history and belonging. \nDrawn from the Art Gallery of New South Wales’ collection and supplemented with new commissions\, And Still I Rise reaches beyond established narratives to explore a multiplicity of experiences\, inviting a reconsideration of contemporary Australian art.
URL:https://schoolties.com.au/whats-on/and-still-i-rise-2/
LOCATION:Art Gallery of NSW
CATEGORIES:Design,Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:Takashi Murakami
DESCRIPTION:Takashi Murakami is one of the most influential and recognisable contemporary artists of our time. Immerse yourself in a Murakami takeover of the Art Gallery’s Naala Badu building with a major retrospective in the Ainsworth Family Gallery and the global premiere of new work in the atmospheric Nelson Packer Tank. \nDeveloped by the Art Gallery in collaboration with Takashi Murakami\, this Sydney-exclusive exhibition reveals the evolution of Murakami’s signature ‘Superflat’ aesthetic – where art\, subculture and commercial imagery meld with diverse influences from anime to historical Japanese painting. Early works demonstrate his search for a visual language that could respond to a rapidly globalising Japan\, while later paintings and sculptures expand this inquiry into a vibrant universe populated by cartoon-like characters\, smiling flowers and feverish\, saturated scenes populated with legendary figures. \nSpanning 30 years and more than 150 works\, the exhibition traces his practice from the explosive innovations of the 1990s to a suite of new works currently being created in the artist’s studio. Bringing together paintings\, sculptures\, video and large-scale installations\, the exhibition charts the artist’s emergence as a defining figure of contemporary art and popular culture\, and reveals how Murakami bridges tradition and technology\, humour and critique\, the playful and the profound. \nA defining force in contemporary visual culture\, Murakami is often compared to Andy Warhol and is celebrated for high‑profile collaborations with cultural icons such as Issey Miyake\, Virgil Abloh\, Marc Jacobs\, Pharrell Williams\, BLACKPINK\, NewJeans and Billie Eilish\, as well as brands including Louis Vuitton\, Hublot and Dom Perignon.
URL:https://schoolties.com.au/whats-on/takashi-murakami/
LOCATION:Art Gallery of NSW
CATEGORIES:Design,Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:Moulin Rouge! The Musical
DESCRIPTION:Experience the Spectacular\nEnter a world of splendour and romance\, of eye-popping excess\, glitz\, grandeur and glory. Pop the champagne and prepare for the spectacular spectacular… \nWelcome to Moulin Rouge! The Musical. \nWinner of 10 Tony Awards®\, Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film comes to life on stage in a new musical mash-up extravaganza featuring over 70 iconic songs and more than 160 years of music. \nMoulin Rouge! The Musical is a celebration of Truth\, Beauty\, Freedom — and above all — Love.
URL:https://schoolties.com.au/whats-on/moulin-rouge-the-musical/
LOCATION:Sydney Lyric Theatre
CATEGORIES:Design,Drama,English,Music,Musicals,Performing Arts
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