St Ives · On now
Ku-ring-gai Sculpture Trail 2026
More than 55 sculptures by professional and amateur artists are installed through the Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden, with every work made from recycled or repurposed materials.
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Local-first edition · Updated 25 September 2026
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Hornsby · Ku-ring-gai · Upper North Shore
Hornsby · This week
HKCC 19th Annual Art Exhibition
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Community College presents student and tutor art and craft at its Hunter Street campus, with selected works available to purchase.
Event details →Hornsby · On now
Four Seasons
Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre presents a current exhibition of work by local artists, bringing another fresh visual-arts show into central Hornsby.
See current exhibitions →Make something
Local Workshops
Ku-ring-gai Art Centre · Roseville
Roseville
Nature Print Tote Bags
Young artists aged 5–10 can print botanical forms onto a tote bag and create a clay plaque in this school-holiday eco-art workshop.
Workshop details →Roseville
Nature in Words & Colour
Children aged 8–12 combine creative writing and visual art while exploring the colours, forms and stories found in nature.
Workshop details →Roseville
Nature’s Colour Lab
Young artists aged 5–10 experiment with colour-changing turmeric art and make paints from natural ingredients including coffee, beetroot and spirulina.
Workshop details →Open now
Art Prizes & Artist Opportunities
Local first, then opportunities across NSW
Pymble · Entries open
$30,000 Pymble Values Art Prize
Australian female artists aged 18+ are invited to submit an original two-dimensional work responding to the 2026 value of Courage. The winning artwork is acquired by Pymble Ladies’ College.
Prize details & entry →Newcastle · Open call
The 2026 Leda Art Prize
Abstract and expressionist artists can respond to the theme “TENSION”. First prize includes a three-week solo exhibition at Leda Gallery plus $1,000 cash.
Enter the prize →Woollahra · Entries open
Woollahra Super Small Sculpture Prize
Primary school-aged artists 5–12 can enter the inaugural free prize with an original sculpture no larger than 15cm. Finalists will be shown alongside the 25th Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize.
Young artist prize details →Greater Sydney
Sydney & Northern Sydney
Selected visual arts events worth the trip
North Sydney
One Vessel, One Realm Ceramic Art Festival
Thirteen local ceramic artists come together at Rochfort Gallery in a free celebration of contemporary craftsmanship, material and handmade objects.
View festival →Lane Cove
2026 Lane Cove Art Award
Gallery Lane Cove presents the finalists in one of the North Shore’s longest-running community art prizes. The acquisitive first prize is $15,000.
Exhibition details →Woollahra · Opens 2 October
25th Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize
Forty-nine finalists selected from 724 local and international entries show the breadth of contemporary small-scale sculpture. The winner is announced 1 October before the free exhibition opens 2 October.
Prize & exhibition details →Beyond Sydney
Regional NSW
Exhibitions and art events across the state
Moruya · Opens tomorrow
River of Art Prize 2026
Finalists from across Australia bring painting, drawing, mixed media, sculpture, photography and more to the Moruya Mechanics Institute. Winners are announced at the 25 September opening.
View the prize →Nowra · On now
Meroogal Women’s Art Prize 2026
Finalist works by NSW women artists respond to the historic house of Meroogal through ceramics, illustration, painting, textiles and sculpture.
View exhibition →Lake Macquarie · Starts Saturday
Of This Earth
The National Gallery touring exhibition brings more than 29 works by 28 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists to Museum of Art and Culture yapang.
Exhibition details →Around Australia
Major Australian Art Events
Current exhibitions from leading public galleries
Melbourne · NGV Australia
Margaret Preston
A major NGV exhibition at The Ian Potter Centre revisits the influential Australian modernist artist and her distinctive approach to colour, design and printmaking.
Visit NGV →Brisbane · GOMA
Make, Believe, Magic: The Worlds of The Jim Henson Company
GOMA explores 70 years of creative process, puppetry, character-making and world-building in an exhibition developed with The Jim Henson Company.
Exhibition details →Gold Coast · Final days
5th National Indigenous Art Triennial: After the Rain
Ten large-scale immersive and multidisciplinary installations bring established and emerging First Nations artists together at Home of the Arts.
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