
Week 1: The challenge begins
Starting this week, Time Out Sydney is kicking off one of its biggest editorial campaigns to date – here's why.
Take Time Out Sydney's challenge: commit to trying one cultural event or activity each week for 2017
This year Time Out Sydney is inviting all Sydneysiders to see and participate in more culture in their city – one thing per week. Why? Because it makes you a happier and better person who is more satisfied with their city. We know, because you told us: our City Index survey revealed that while Sydneysiders REALLY don't like living in their city, the ones who HAVE found true love with Sydney are those who see more theatre (in particular) and culture generally.
Each week in our Thursday newsletter we'll be recommending our top pick for what to do that weekend or following week – for free, or at least for cheap.
We'll also be inviting a different guest blogger each month (all of them Sydney culture hunters we love) to share what they saw and loved that week.
We also want YOU to tell US what's good: share your favourite slices of Sydney theatre, dance, public art, comedy, performance or live music – with the hashtag #sydculture. We'll be throwing free tickets and other treats your way, to help you live your best Syd lyf in 2017.
Starting this week, Time Out Sydney is kicking off one of its biggest editorial campaigns to date – here's why.
City of Sydney councillor and former Vivid Ideas honcho Jess Scully is our culture selector for January. Here's her hot tips.
Of all the things she saw over the last week, Jess recommends you see two immersive installations – both of which are free, but close soon.
This is the week to celebrate strong women and strong men in two must-see exhibitions by Indigenous artists.
In her fifth – and final – blog, Jess rails against the death of Sydney nightlife and how it diminishes our cultural life too.
This Art Deco bar is a hidden gem in Sydney’s deflated live music scene.
Pussy cats, pole dancing, a goddess on a bed of nails, a merman in a wading pool... Where were YOU on Thursday night?
"Of all of the events on the Mardi Gras calendar, Koori Gras is my number one pick. And the opening night at 107 Projects in Redfern was incredible..."
The Heaps Gay founder, Mardi Gras board member and Time Out Sydney's 2017 'Queen of the Party' is spruiking $3 live music for her final blog.
"My goal for the year is to see more live music, and this week I went to catch an old favourite, PVT, spinning their fifth album at Oxford Art Factory."
"As with many people, I confess I find it increasingly difficult to engage with the refugee debate in Australia. ... [This show] gives me determination...
"I appreciated the warmth and trust which was cultivated in this show, and the way that it draws back the curtain again and again, allowing me to sit in this...
"No matter how many times we get locked in, locked out, shuffled through queues, told to stop eating here, stop drinking there, to not make any noise...
“To travel along a Desire Line is to engender an alternate direction of behaviour or thought. Desire Lines traverse both physical and cognitive space,...
At the most recent NAS Nights event, a fake Real Housewife (and real artist) interviewed a real Real Housewife – and things got pretty...
Sydney needs less Pop Ups and more STAY UPs. Enter: new arts space Down/Under, housed under one of the inner city's favourite bars and party spots.
"This week I went to Firstdraft to check out artist JD Reforma’s exhibition Coconut Republic, an exhibition that explores how American corporate ideology...
"This creative haven has allowed under-25s to make innovative new work and meaningful connections for over four decades, and yet I’d never sampled...
Broken treasures and unusable heirlooms are given a new life in this inspiring project.
Sydney Dance Company's latest work is masterclass in the marvels of contemporary dance.
This experiential theatre show turns a gallery visit into an art heist.
There's a free weekly gathering where you can engage with and learn about Aboriginal culture, history and knowledge.
June's culture selector, NITV and Koori Radio journalist/producer Emily Nicol, reckons you should brave the crowds for this Vivid Light work.
This week Emily's crushing on a fabulous dance/comedy/strip tease/song extravaganza served up with some social activism by an all-female cast; and it’s...
This week celebrates the power of positive storuies: Rumble –a missing chapter in the history of modern music – and Djuki Mala.
This week's culture trip features two transportive exhibitions that touch on human reverence for nature and the sublime.
Caro drops in to a free pop-up interactive sound laboratory in Marrickville.
July’s culture selector is Caroline Gates: Program Director at FBi Radio.
Want to save Sydney’s live music scene? Here’s how
Play with friendly robots and miniature dolls in this interactive exhibition.
This year's Sulman Prize winner is complex, timely, and utterly captivating.
You'll want to poke your fingers into this ceramicist's holes.
This pseudo-retro work makes you constantly wonder what will happen next.
Get beyond the 'western world' of art with these two exhibitions focusing on South Asian art.
Add some culture to your love lyf with these dating tips from a rising art star.
Abdul dives deeper into Sydney's artsy dating scene, and comes up with two cute gallery tours to impress your date with this month.
This week's focus is artsy dating tips to spice up your long-term relationship...
For his final column, Abdul has one piece of advice: forget dinnner and movie – take your lover to the f*cking theatre!
Head to the beach via an exhibition this week.
Your mission: have an art date at a gallery opening this week.
These performers are the elite athletes of the arts world.
This art transcends time and space to hit you in the feels...
We watched this dancer simulate sex with a vacuum cleaner – and loved it.
If you've got the plebiscite blues, these artists have the cure.
These '2 Boys in Saris' will bring your food dreams to life.
Meet the next generation of Sydney artists changing the game
All of these are on through November, most of them are free.
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