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Sydney Olympic Park has a wonderfully diverse range of arts and cultural programs on offer throughout Autumn and Winter. Concerts, courses and exhibitions - there's something for every taste.
Spice it up - World Music at lunchtime
Warm up with this terrific series of free lunchtime concerts this winter. Fiery flamenco, hot afro jazz and Cuban rhythms to keep you humming in the sun. Weekdays in the town centre and weekends by the water. Watch this space - more programme details to follow.
Quad Café: Thursdays in July + August (12 - 2pm)
Newington Armory Wharf: Sundays in July + August (12 - 3pm)
From Mao to Now, 28th June to 28th September (weekends only)
Discover China's recent past through this ambitious exhibition of 65 Chinese sports and propaganda posters previously unseen in Australia. Experience contemporary responses to modern China through the eyes of Australian and Chinese artists. From 12 July to 20 July inclusive, visitors can learn about traditional Chinese cultural practices through workshops in calligraphy and paper cutting. More information available here.
Weather Cranes
Sydney sculptor Allan Giddy has created Weather Cranes, a lighting installation that has transformed the Navy cranes on Newington Armory wharf into a kinetic sculpture which responds to changes in temperature and humidity. Visible from twilight to midnight, the artwork can be seen from Blaxland Riverside Park, the Parramatta River and the Silverwater Bridge.
The artwork by Keith Lane consists of seven digital images printed twice onto fourteen 300cm x 90cm cloth banners and hung from existing light poles.
The piece is located in the central pedestrian area of the Yulang. This location is a significant part of the intention of the piece, which is to act as a visual linking element.
The seven images reference different architectural elements of the Park’s centre, most of which can be seen while standing in the Yulang itself.
This linking thread could potentially be extended to weave its way throughout the public domain of Sydney Olympic Park, forming a matrix of connections as people move through the precinct.
The figures on the banners have been designed as a dynamic but lighthearted way of encouraging visitors to engage with the environment they inhabit; they enable people to identify with the figures engaged in sporting activities as they move through the central precinct.
Specifically, artist’s mannequins are employed as a way of representing the human body in a familiar and non-confrontational way; they also serve to link art and sport as the major cultural expressions of our society.
The banners form a conceptual bridge between art and sport and a visual link between the different venues of the Park.
This project is part of Sydney Olympic Park Authority’s Temporary Public Art program.
Meet the Artists
Members of our artists' community provide guided tours of the Armory visual arts studios and talk about their work in the Meet the Artists at the Armory program on Sundays 25 May, 22 June and 27 July 2008 from 10.30 to 11.30am.
Cinewest, in partnership with Sydney Olympic Park Authority, presents a series of films by two giants of post-war French cinema – Robert Bresson and Jean Luc Godard. The season also includes winners of the Cinewest 2008 Festivals.
Where: Vernon Theatrette, Vernon Heritage Buildings, Sydney Olympic Park
When: 2pm to 4pm (see dates below)
Cost: Free
Program 2008
Robert Bresson Retrospective
Sunday April 27 Une Femme Douce (A Gentle Creature, 1969)
Sunday May 25 Mouchette (1967)
Jean Luc Godard Retrospective
Sunday June 29 A Bout de Souffle (Breathless, 1959)
Sunday July 27 Une Femme est une Femme (A Woman is a Woman, 1961)
Sunday August 31 Vivre Sa Vie (My Life to Live, 1962)
Sunday September 28 Masculin/Feminin (1966)
Sunday October 26 Je vous salue Marie (Hail May, 1985)
Festival best and winners
Sunday November 30 FLEXIFF 2008
Sunday December 28 Auburn International Film Festival for
Children and Young Adults 2008
Sydney Olympic Park provides many opportunities for young people to participate in the Arts. Programs running this Autumn at the Park include The Writing Workshop presented by Vogel award winner Bernard Cohen , Sing and Dance Star at the Overflow, and NIDA’s Screen Acting Workshops.
 Arts and Culture are a key part of everyday life at Sydney Olympic Park. The community of visitors and users of the Park, residents and workers alike are encouraged to embrace the concept of a creative community and to participate in arts and cultural activities.
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In addition to an ever-changing program of activities, the Park also features an outstanding program of annual arts and cultural events that cater to very diverse audiences.
| January | Sydney Festival | The Big Day Out | |
| February | Music by Moonlight | ||
| March | ArtExpress at the Armory | Acoustica |
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| April | The Royal Easter Show | ArtExpress at the Armory | |
| August |
India Australia Friendship Fair |
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| October | The Great Escape | Eid | |
| November | Fiesta Dancesports | Eid |
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| December | Carols by the Cauldron |
As is the case for the Park’s sporting facilities, enthusiasts, community members, elite artists and international events are all being catered to by the program, and operating side-by-side, in our range of unique arts and cultural venues.
A key precinct for the Arts at Sydney Olympic Park is Newington Armory. Fronting the Parramatta River, the former Royal Australian Navy Armaments Depot features the largest single room exhibition space in the southern hemisphere, a flexible theatre space, artist studios and a picturesque outdoor stage and natural amphitheatre. Click the link to view our Armory Venues slideshow.
One of the highlights is our new artist community program Artists at the Armory that combines casual hire and artist in residence facilities catering to painting, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics and writing disciplines and encourages collaborative, cross-cultural and cross-Artform activities.
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Sydney Olympic Park is uniquely positioned with our setting of cultural activity within the 432 hectares of parkland at the heart of a modern metropolis. The Park also offers the opportunity to explore the relationship between nature, heritage and the Arts.