Brett Whiteley Studio

While the Studio is temporarily closed for an upgrade of the building – including the addition of a lift, accessible toilets and new stairs – we’re showcasing some of Brett’s works in collections at home and abroad.

Tap through through to see four of Brett’s works in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, on Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country.

The National Gallery of Australia, Canberra has 60 works by Brett that highlight the breadth of his practice across painting, printing and even a still from a proposed 16mm film!

View the NGA's collection online: https://bit.ly/3XhHbMJ

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Images:

1. Brett Whiteley ‘Interior with time past’ 1976, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
2. Brett Whiteley ‘Figures on an ochre background’ 1961, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, gift of Mrs Ruth McNicoll, 1979
3. Brett Whiteley ‘Bookplate: Barbara Corrigan’ 1970s, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, gift of Pat Corrigan 1983
4. Brett Whiteley and Chris Prater (printer) ‘10 Rillington Place, WII, (still from a proposed 16mm film)’ 1965, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

These works appear on the screen courtesy of the estate of Brett Whiteley and the National Gallery of Australia.

In 1959 Brett won a travelling scholarship at age 20 – though the newspaper cutout in this post incorrectly says 21 😄

The award of £43 a month for ten months also had a trip to Europe attached to it: the opportunity which sparked a career that would make its mark in the hearts of so many art lovers around the world.

Since 1999, Mrs Beryl Whiteley generously allocated funds for a scholarship to offer young Australian painters the same opportunities Brett had in the early stages of his career.

The 2024 Brett Whiteley Travelling Scholarship is open for entries until 29 July and, thanks to Mrs Beryl, we’re able to offer a bit more than £43 a month.

This year the BWTAS awards:

🎨 1 x scholarship of $50,000 cash prize and a three-month residency at the Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
🎨 5 x scholarships of $10,000 cash prize and a two-week residency at Shark Island, Kangaroo Valley each

Australian painters aged between 20–30 years are eligible to apply.

This year's scholarship will be judged by guest artist Jelena Telecki.

Apply now: https://bit.ly/3wwQp7e

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Image: Daily Telegraph page reporting Brett Whiteley’s Italian Government Travelling Art Scholarship award, 1959. archive.

Yes, we're back for more! Entries are now open for the 2024 Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship, closing 29 July.

Australian painters aged between 20 and 30 years are eligible to apply, with artists entered for two types of scholarship with a single application – and best of all, there's no entry fee.

In 2024, the scholarship will consist of:

✨ one recipient receiving $50,000 and a three-month residency at the Cité internationale des arts France

✨ five recipients each receiving $10,000 and a two-week residency at Shark Island Institute, Kangaroo Valley.

This scholarship was founded by Mrs Beryl Whiteley, who generously allocated funds in memory of her late son, Brett Whiteley, to offer young artists career development opportunities like the one that helped launch Brett's career.

This year's scholarship will be judged by guest artist Jelena Telecki.

Find out more on our website, or tag a young artist who needs to know about this wonderful career opportunity: https://bit.ly/3wwQp7e

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Image: 2023 Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship recipients Lauren O'Connor, Angus White, Oliver Scherer, Visaya Hoffie and Joseph Christie Evans at the Shark Island Kangaroo Valley residency. Photo: Beatrice Gralton

The Studio closed temporarily for building upgrades on the 24 June, to reopen late 2025. To farewell the ‘Stude’, we gathered our Front of House team for one last drawing session with our amazing art tutors. The team took turns drawing and modelling.

If you've ever visited the Studio, you have probably interacted with our team of friendly and knowledgeable hosts, all drawn from the wonderful Visitor Experience team at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

This is a thank you from the Studio to you: Alex, Grace, Brenton, Laura, Daisy, Dean, Debora, Claudia, Nelia, Caitlyn, Olivia, Sabina, Robyn and Sebastian – and of course, to our art tutors Amy and Lina – for all the outstanding work you do!

See you all soon on the floor in 2025.

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Images. Moments from the Brett Whiteley Studio staff Farewell Drawing session, June 2024. Photos: Fabio Marques

It's literally your last chance to visit the Studio before we close temporarily for building upgrades, from 24 June until late next year!

Drop in from today until Sunday 23 June, 10am–4pm to take a look at Brett's last home and workplace, as well as the exhibition 'Chapters 1959-69' which covers the first decade of Brett's career. Entry is free.

Check out, amongst other things, this cheeky page from his 1967 sketchbook, on display on the Studio's second floor.

While we'll be closing our doors for a while, we'll still be here online to explore the question 'what is art' with you – especially as we know in Brett's work, the answer will always remain open-ended.

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Brett Whiteley, page from 'New York sketchbooks' 1967, Brett Whiteley Studio collection © Wendy Whiteley/Copyright Agency

GET READY! The Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship 2024 will open for entries on 1 July.

At 20 years of age, Brett won an art scholarship to travel and create artworks – in this image from our archive, you can see young Brett during his residency in Italy around 1960.

To encourage excellence in painting and offer young artists similar career development opportunities to Brett's in his formative years, his mother, Mrs Beryl Whiteley, generously allocated funds to create a scholarship in her son's name after Brett passed away.

Australian painters aged between 20 and 30 years of age are eligible to apply, and in 2024, the Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship awards a total of $100,000 and 6 scholarships under the one application.

Here’s the breakdown:

🔵 1 x scholarship of $50,000 with the recipient also awarded a three-month residency at the Cité internationale des arts Paris

🔵 5 x scholarships of $10,000 with each recipient also awarded a two-week residency at Shark Island Institute, Kangaroo Valley

🖌️ Entries open from 1 to 29 July 2024

🎨 Artists are entered for both types of scholarship with a single application, and it's free to apply!

This year's guest judge is artist Jelena Telecki, and the finalist exhibition will be held in the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

Find out more on our website: https://bit.ly/3wwQp7e or tag someone who you think should apply for this incredible opportunity.

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Image. Brett Whiteley in Rome, Italy c. 1960. archive. Photographer unknown

The sky might not be this blue or the grass this green in Sydney this weekend – so why not drop into the Studio and spend some time with vivid artworks in a creative haven?

It's the second-last weekend to visit Brett's former home and studio before we temporarily close for a building upgrade on 24 June, so come check out the free exhibition 'Chapters 1959–69', examine Brett's record shelves and art materials, and read every piece of his mysterious, hilarious and profound graffiti!

We're open 10am–4pm, Saturday and Sunday – free entry, and we'd love to see you.

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Brett Whiteley 'The green mountain (Fiji)' 1969, Art Gallery of NSW, gift of Patrick White 1979 © Wendy Whiteley/Copyright Agency

With just a short time left to visit the Studio before our temporary closure, don't miss the exhibition 'Brett Whiteley: Chapters: 1959–69'. Free to explore, the exhibition is open 10am–4pm Thursdays to Sundays, and concludes Sunday 23 June.

And what about the Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship in 2024? We're delighted to let you know it will still be held this year, with two types of residences offered under the one application. Entries will open 1 July, with the winners and finalist works selected by guest artist judge Jelena Telecki and exhibited at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in October and November.

Find out more on eligibility and entry: https://bit.ly/3wwQp7e

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Image: Installation view, featuring ' : Chapters 1959–69'. Photo © Art Gallery of NSW, Mim Stirling

While the Studio is temporarily closed, we’re touring a selection of Brett's artworks across Australia – including some of his most iconic paintings – in the exhibition 'Brett Whiteley: Inside the Studio'.

Drawn from the Studio collection and from the Art Gallery of New South Wales, this exhibition presents a selection of Brett's works across various media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, collage and ceramics.

Rarely-seen archival photographs depicting Brett at work (and sometimes at play!) offer a glimpse into his creative world, while a playlist from Brett's vinyl record collection adds a lively soundtrack, highlighting the significant role that music played in his artistic process.

The exhibiton opens 20 July at Logan Art Gallery in Queensland, then travels to John Curtin Gallery in Western Australia, followed by Orange Regional Gallery in NSW, and concludes at Art Gallery of Ballarat in Victoria.

Find out more and start planning your art road trip: https://bit.ly/3VeKRwm

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Brett Whiteley 'Self portrait in the studio' 1976, Art Gallery of New South Wales © Wendy Whiteley / Copyright Agency

We're excited to let you know our cherished Brett Whiteley Studio is getting an upgrade, which will require a temporary closure, from 24 June this year until late 2025.

Designed by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer (TZG), the proposed alterations and additions within the existing building footprint will improve accessibility for our visitors, including the addition of a lift, accessible toilets and new stairs. A key component of the upgrade is a new purpose-built roof, which will encase plant and mechanical equipment and ensure a controlled interior environment.

These critical works will safeguard the care of important artworks by Brett and provide access for many generations to come, with the Studio reopening next year in time to celebrate our 30th anniversary as a public museum.

While we are sad to close our doors for a time, we'll be taking advantage of the pause to showcase Brett's works across four states in a new touring exhibition, host the Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship across town at the Art Gallery of New South Wales – and of course, continue to share artworks and archival gems from the Studio collection over our social channels.

Find out more and come visit us before 24 June: https://bit.ly/3RhDfYR

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Image: Exterior render of the Brett Whiteley Studio designed by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer (TZG) with visualisation by Mogamma © Art Gallery of New South Wales

The first time Brett engaged with printmaking was in 1965, when he was spending much of his time in London visiting the Regent's Park Zoo and sketching the caged animals.

He created 14 paintings and drawings as well as seven sculptures that made up the ‘London Zoo’ series. The works debuted in an exhibition at the Marlborough New London Gallery in October 1965.

On the side, he developed a suite of silkscreen prints – seen in this post – made with master printer Chris Prater who worked with names like David Hockney, Andy Warhol and Bridget Riley at the time.

Although never central to his practice, Brett kept producing prints throughout his whole career – ‘they just seem to accumulate like parking fines,’ he would add later.

These prints, as well as paintings and sculptures from the 1965 ‘London Zoo’ series, can be seen at the Studio now in our exhibition ‘Chapters: 1959–69’.

We’re open for monkey business Thursdays to Sundays from 10am to 4pm. Free entry!

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Whiteley London Zoo

Brett Whiteley bought a warehouse at 2 R***r Street, Surry Hills, on this day, 22 May, in 1985. It became his last studio and home, and is now a free public museum dedicated to his art and legacy, managed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

Tap through to see some snaps of the Studio through the course of its busy life, starting with our earliest image from 1917: a view of R***r Street, with what would be the Studio's external walls on the left of the image.

Our beloved ‘Stude’ building is located on Gadigal land and has had many uses and purposes across more than a century. From horse stables to mattress factory to car workshop – and when Brett purchased it, a rock ‘n’ roll t-shirt printery and warehouse.

During Brett’s era, the Studio saw plenty of social activity and many illustrious visitors. Bob Dylan had his Sydney press conference in here in 1986. Mark Knopfler and John Illsley of Dire Straits visited, as did Billy Connolly and Bono, who is seen with Brett in front of 'Alchemy' in image 4.

We're committed to the ‘Stude’ tradition of welcoming visitors from all over the world by staying open Thursdays – Sundays from 10am to 4pm. Come on in, it’s free!

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Images: 1. View of R***r street, 1917. City of Sydney archive.
2. Brett Whiteley Studio front door at 2 R***r St, 2024. Photo by Fabio Marques
3. Sabotage t-shirt printery, pre-1985. Brett Whiteley Studio archive, photo by Paul DiGiacomo
4. Bono and Brett at the R***r St Studio, 1989. Brett Whiteley Studio archive, photographer unknown
5. Brett at work in the Studio, 1990. Brett Whiteley Studio archive, photographer unknown
6. Detail of Brett Whiteley Studio facade, 2007. Brett Whiteley Studio archive, photo © AGNSW, Mim Stirling

In 1964, Brett's career was on a roll. But far from settling into thr formula that was fueling his success in the European art world – bold and sensuous abstractions – he was ready to take on new paths in his work, with a shift towards figuration.

The 'Bathroom' series debuted in a solo exhibition at the Marlborough New London Gallery in April 1964, and we pulled this precious invitation to the private viewing out from the Studio archive for you to see in the second image.

Each work in Brett's new show was an ode to Wendy Whiteley in the contour of the bathroom. The curve, the sensual line, the multiple points of view, and even the blue. Figuration was emerging in his work with stunning simplicity and sureness.

You can see many of the 'Bathroom' series works that were exhibited in 1964 at the Marlborough Gallery, on display now at the Studio in our exhibition ‘Chapters 1959-69'. The beautiful 'Woman in bath' 1964 (image 4) is also on display at the Art Gallery of New South Wales to captivate visitors at Naala Nura, the Art Gallery's original building.

Tap through to view works from the 'Bathroom' series, and drop into the Studio to visit them in person – we're open Thursdays–Sundays from 10am to 4pm and entry is free.

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Images 1. Brett Whiteley ' Bather and mirror (second version)' 1964. Brett Whiteley Studio collection © Wendy Whiteley/Copyright Agency
2. Private viewing invitation of Brett Whiteley solo at the Marlborough New London Gallery, 1964. Brett Whiteley Studio archive.
3. Brett Whiteley 'N**e beside basin' 1963. Brett Whiteley Studio collection © Wendy Whiteley/Copyright Agency
4. Brett Whiteley 'Woman in bath' 1963-64. Art Gallery of New South Wales, purchased with funds provided by the Art Gallery Society of New South Wales 2000 © Wendy Whiteley/Copyright Agency
5. Brett Whiteley 'The blue bathroom' 1963. Brett Whiteley Studio collection © Wendy Whiteley/Copyright Agency

‘Fiji dawn’ (1969) has not made a public appearance since it was last exhibited in Brett’s solo shows in 1970.

Fiji was the fresh start that Brett found in 1969 after living in New York and London throughout most of the 1960s.

The work he produced in the months he spent living in the Pacific Islands reflected this new state of mind. In his own words to the ‘Fijian Times’, what he was painting were 'really all illusions, the beautiful and peaceful image – the heaven of it all.' Some of these works are big hits in the Art Gallery of New South Wales collection, like ‘The green mountain (Fiji)’ (1969) and ‘The pink heron’ (1969).

With collage, oil, gouache and an electric light bulb, the glowing ‘Fiji dawn’ is on display now at the Studio alongside its better-known counterparts.

Come and visit the Studio, Thursdays – Sundays from 10am to 4pm and see what Brett was producing in the first decade of his career as a painter in our exhibition ‘Chapters: 1959-69’. The entry is free.

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Brett Whiteley ‘Fiji dawn’ 1969. Brett Whiteley Studio collection © Wendy Whiteley/Copyright Agency

Hurry to book one of the final four places in our 'Follow the Curve' drawing classes!

This experimental drawing course provides an opportunity to explore different media and techniques at the Brett Whiteley Studio over six Saturdays.

You'll be encouraged by the Studio’s professional tutor to free your ideas and discover individual approaches and creative expression. Use line, tone, texture, colour, collage, mixed media and life drawing to develop observational skills and drawing techniques by looking at Brett Whiteley's artworks and his unique approach to drawing. We provide the easels and drawing materials.

Six classes starting Saturday afternoons from 4 May – 8 June, 1.30pm–3.30pm.

Course fee: $295 / $265 Art Gallery of NSW Members

Book now: https://bit.ly/3w6NWWN
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Image: Brett Whiteley 'Preliminary notes for ‘Shark’ sculpture' 1965, Brett Whiteley Studio Collection © Wendy Whiteley/Copyright Agency

Visitors to the Studio enjoy not only Brett’s art, but an insight into his private world. On the second floor of the converted warehouse in Sydney's Surry Hills, the public finds his actual working space, personal objects and tools displayed as if he had just left the house.

Periodically, we go through these objects for a conservation ‘dust and wipe’ and the process is almost an archaeology of the artist. Each item is carefully handled, catalogued and then put back on display, keeping its authenticity but also preserving it for the years and visitors ahead.

The result of this work not often seen by the public is an aesthetic dive into the myriad of paraphernalia Brett used in the craft of his art. Some of these we lay neat and flat for cleaning and cataloguing – see these mini-masterpieces of organisation by tapping through! 😁

To see Brett’s works, personal space and objects, come for a visit to the Studio, open Thursdays – Sundays from 10am to 4pm. Entry is free.

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Images. Display and objects of the Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills. Photos by Nicole Rawson.

In 1961, a 21-year-old Brett had recently arrived in London from his scholarship residency in Italy. He was visited at his Notting Hill home – 123 Ladbroke Grove, if you happen to be wandering past today – by Bryan Robertson, the influential director of Whitechapel Gallery in London’s East End.

Robertson was months away from opening the seminal exhibition ‘Survey of recent Australian painting' and what he saw at Ladbroke Grove impressed him: landscapes and sensuous figures, caught halfway revealing themselves as abstractions to the viewer. They were the youthful climax for the exhibition that he was looking for.

Three of Brett's works were selected: ‘Untitled red painting’ 1960, ‘Untitled white painting’ 1960, and the one he was most happy with – ‘Untitled dark painting’ 1960, which you see here.

The first two paintings were bought by Tate and Contemporary Art Society respectively, and we are lucky enough to have ‘Untitled dark painting’ in our collection and on display now at the Studio.

We’re open Thursday–Friday in Surry Hills, Sydney, from 10am to 4pm. Come see a suite of Brett’s early works in our current exhibition ‘Chapters: 1959-69’. Entry is free!

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Image: Brett Whiteley ‘Untitled dark painting’ 1960, Brett Whiteley Studio Collection © Wendy Whiteley/Copyright Agency

Great news for visitors: the Studio reopens today, and on the perfect date!

Brett Whiteley was born on this day in 1939. The same year when this picture was taken, where you can see baby Brett in the arms of his mum Beryl with his dad Clem behind them.

We are fortunate to still enjoy Brett's extraordinary body of work and celebrate his life. The Brett Whiteley Studio is his last working space and home, and is open to the public Thursdays–Sundays from 10am to 4pm. Entry is free for all visitors, and you can pop in at any time we’re open without making a booking. It’s a piece of cake! 🎂🎈

Happy birthday, Brett, from all of us here in the Studio.

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Image: Brett, Beryl and Clem Whiteley, 1939. archive. Photographer unknown.

Information for visitors:

The Studio is temporarily closed today to address a maintenance issue.

We expect to reopen with our regular hours of 10am–4pm tomorrow, Sunday 7 April.

We apologise for the inconvenience caused, and will update with reopening information as soon as possible.

Keen on exploring new perspectives and textures? Come and let your creative juices flow in our sought-after six week Drawing Workshops!

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to be inspired by Brett’s art and working space while our tutors take you on a journey of artistic experimentation through observation, drawing and collage.

Bookings are open and it’s first in, best dressed! All levels welcome: https://bit.ly/3OM21wT

Course dates and fees:

🔵 Thursday Sessions (Life drawing + still life):
Thursdays, 10:30am – 12:30pm
2 May – 6 June
$305

🔵Life Drawing
Saturdays, 10:30 am – 12:30pm
4 May – 8 June 2024
$330

🔵Follow the curve (Experimental drawing)
Saturdays, 1:30pm – 3:30pm
4 May – 8 June 2024
$295

All materials provided.
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Images. Moments from 2024’s Term 1 drawing workshops at the , Surry Hills. Photos by Fabio Marques

🚪 Make sure you visit the Studio when our door is open this weekend!

We're open Thursday, closed on the public holiday Friday, and open again for public holidays Saturday and Sunday. Our operating hours are 10am–4pm, and entry is free, with the free exhibition 'Brett Whiteley: Chapters 1959–69' to explore.

We are closed as usual on Monday, but you can access our learning resource anytime, listen to Brett's record collection on our Spotify playlist, and check out the Brett Whiteley podcast: https://bit.ly/4aaaeFQ

💜 Don't forget to share your visit with us by tagging on Instagram

Brett and Wendy Whiteley and their daughter Arkie spent the summer of 1967 travelling between Mallorca and Madrid in Spain and Tangier in Morocco.

The Whiteleys stayed in Tangier for a number of months and moved into the top floor of the Majestic Hotel, near the water – it was a good place to spend an extended vacation!

Brett wanted to capture what he saw in the streets of Morocco. 'Water cold, sun hot, millions of things to draw + photograph' he wrote on a postcard to Australian artist Colin Lanceley and his wife Kay, with whom the Whiteleys became friends when both couples lived in London.

He even presented an exhibition at the Majestic, which you can see in the first photo of this post. On the floor in front of Brett and Arkie – with Wendy on the right side of the frame – is the artwork 'The Dealer (Tangier postcard)' from 1967. See the full artwork in colour in the second photo, and then come and see it in the flesh in our free exhibition 'Chapters: 1959-69' on now at the Studio.

We're open Thursdays to Sundays, from 10am to 4pm. Visit us and explore the works that Brett created while living and travelling abroad between his 20s and 30s – entry is free!

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Image 1. The Whiteley family at Majestic Hotel in Tangier, Morocco, 1967. Photographer unknown
Image 2. Brett Whiteley 'The Dealer (Tangier postcard)' 1967, , purchased 1968 © Wendy Whiteley/Copyright Agency

It's been a pretty special week at the Studio, as we finally welcomed back school groups to our education program 'The Art and life of Brett Whiteley'.

Secondary and tertiary students received a tour of the Studio to analyse the ephemera, art equipment and unfinished paintings that are preserved in the space. They then participated in an art workshop within the creative Studio environment, delivered by one of our brilliant art tutors. (Check out some of their expressive responses here!)

Bookings are currently available for school groups to experience this program.
🔷 Tertiary students: https://bit.ly/3Pl8W2x
🔷 Secondary students: https://bit.ly/3vequXm

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Images: Moments and works by students at 'The art and life of Brett Whiteley' education program at the Studio, Surry Hills. Photos: Fabio Marques and Amy Scully

Don't sleep on our drawing workshops at the Studio – there are just a few places left in each stream, and classes begin this week!

In the creative hub of the Brett Whiteley Studio, you'll be guided through six weeks of drawing sessions that take inspiration from Brett's artworks, muses and methods.

All levels are welcome and all materials provided. Book now: https://bit.ly/3OM21wT

Course dates and fees:

🔵 Thursday Sessions (Life drawing + Still life):
Thursdays, 10:30am – 12:30pm
15 February – 21 March
$305

🔵 Life Drawing:
Saturdays, 10:30am – 12:30pm
17 February – 23 March
$330

🔵 Follow the Curve (Experimental drawing):
Saturdays, 1:30pm – 3:30pm
17 February – 23 March
$295

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Image: Brett Whiteley 'Wendy' 1965, Brett Whiteley Studio Collection © Wendy Whiteley/Copyright Agency

It is the last Saturday of the Sydney Festival Studio Sessions concert series!

This weekend's guest is the powerhouse Grammy award-winning chanteuse, Rizo – straight from New York to the Studio grounds. What a divine way to wrap up a full month of music in the Studio!

Brett's connection with music was no secret. He used it as source of inspiration, designed album covers and had friendships with many musicians of his time – and let's be honest, the man was something of a rockstar. His workspace is infused with the vitality of music and its creators, as you can see in his personal photos on display on the walls of the second floor. No better place to hold a series of concerts, really!

👀 Can you spot all the personalities of the music world in the first photo of this post? Let us know in the comments.

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All Sydney Festival Studio Sessions are SOLD OUT and tickets are managed by the Sydney Festival

Image 1. Brett Whiteley personal photographs on display at the Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills. Photo by Fabio Marques
Image 2. Chanteuse Rizo performing 27 Jan 2024.

Tim Freedman did it again! Another splendid evening of musical performance at the Studio for the Sydney Festival Studio Sessions. Tim came back for a double session last Saturday, after last year's smash hit concert.

Besides delivering great music, he shared anecdotes and memories of the times he lived in Surry Hills as a young musician – around the same time Brett was living and working at the Studio, just around the corner from his place on Crown Street. Their paths occasionally crossed, with Tim looking up to award-winning Brett; though Brett never knew Tim before he rose to fame with The Whitlams Official.

We're preparing for the last round of Studio Sessions happening this Saturday, so stay tuned for our updates regarding altered closure times on that day.

Tap through to see some terrific shots from an unforgettable night!

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All Studio Sessions are SOLD OUT and ticketing is managed by Sydney Festival

Images: Tim Freedman performs at the Brett Whiteley Studio as part of the Sydney Festival on Saturday 20 January 2024, photo © Art Gallery of NSW, Jenni Carter

The Studio is CLOSING EARLIER this Saturday 20 January at 3pm!

And for a good reason: we're welcoming back, after last year's memorable gig, the one and only Tim Freedman; lead singer of The Whitlams Official. Tim appears for a double performance as part of Sydney Festival's Studio Sessions, keeping up with Brett's musical legacy.

Brett loved his music – we mean, the man had a collection of 1,000+ records including vinyl, cassettes and CDs! Some of these can be seen on display upstairs in the Studio, and be heard through the very same speakers used when he was working here.

We also made a Spotify playlist from Brett's records for you to enjoy at home. Head to 'Brett Whiteley Studio Playlist' on Spotify, or scan the QR code you'll find when you're at the Studio, located next to the stereo system: https://spoti.fi/47Bmi0Z

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All Studio Sessions are SOLD OUT and ticketing is managed by Sydney Festival.

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Image 1. Tim Freedman performing at the Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills for the Sydney Festival Studio Sessions 2023. Photo courtesy of the Sydney Festival by Yaya Stempler. Images 2 and 3. Brett Whiteley music collection at the Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills. Photos by Niccole Rawson