Arts and culture

Engage in NSW creative industries

Information for artists, organisers and industry. Find funding, support, communities and more.

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Experience NSW arts, culture and heritage

Find museums, galleries and libraries around the state. Visit heritage places to discover our past and learn more about Aboriginal cultural heritage.

Explore NSW events

Find upcoming arts and culture events in NSW, including concerts, exhibitions and festivals.

NSW Youth Week

NSW Youth Week is an opportunity for young people across NSW to come together in their local communities.

Arts and culture information

Get funding and support for arts and culture

Create NSW provides funding and support to artists, art practitioners and organisations across metro and regional NSW. Access grants, support and services.

First Nations NSW Artists and Organisations Hub

Showcasing some of the amazing Aboriginal arts, artists and organisations that make up the incredible culture here in NSW.

Create NSW

Create NSW is the NSW Government’s arts and cultural driver, which brings together arts, screen and culture functions in an integrated entity.

Latest arts and culture updates

Powerhouse Museum leadership update

Western Sydney’s first ever Cultural Institution, Powerhouse Parramatta, is on track for opening on 7 November 2026.

Ministerial media release

Summertime in Sydney to heat up with new concert series in Centennial Park

NSW will welcome a major new concert series next summer, with Sydney Summertime set to bring some of the world’s biggest music artists to Centennial Park across consecutive weekends in February and March 2027.

Ministerial media release

Cultural Grant recipients nurture culture and community connection across NSW

Aboriginal community organisations across NSW will host initiatives designed to celebrate and strengthen Aboriginal cultures through the Minns Labor Government’s NSW Cultural Grants program.

Ministerial media release

Keeping live music venues alive as cost crunch hits

Live music venues facing rising costs and falling revenues in regional and metropolitan NSW are getting support from the Minns Labor Government for vital stage, sound, planning and cost cutting works.

Ministerial media release

Full exhibition program for Powerhouse Parramatta revealed

From engineering feats, spectacular spaces for children, cutting-edge artistic commissions and scientific stories, Powerhouse Parramatta’s opening exhibition program has something for everyone.