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

Ministerial media release

Showtime in Sydney: If you only see one thing…make it the District Exhibits

The 2026 Sydney Royal Easter Show starts tomorrow, and the world-famous District Exhibits, the heart and soul of the Show, is bigger and better than ever.

Media release

Creative Residency in The Rocks to deliver a novel approach to supporting NSW writers

NSW authors, playwrights, illustrators and other literature creatives are invited to unlock a transformative opportunity to live and work in the heart of Sydney, at a subsidised, below-market rental rate, thanks to a new initiative The Rocks Creative Terraces Affordable Residencies Program.

Ministerial media release