Carriageworks

Carriageworks is one of Australia’s most renowned contemporary multi-arts organisations.

We support artists and producers to develop and present major new works in performance, visual arts and related artforms. Reflecting the diverse communities of urban Sydney, our artist-led program is ambitious, radical and always inclusive.

13/08/2024

Join us on Saturday 17 August at Carriageworks for “Time to Live,”—a unique living artwork where you can connect with Emily, a 31-year-old facing terminal cancer.

Presented by Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF), this artwork underscores the urgency of cancer research.

Limited slots available—apply now: https://carriageworks.click/time-to-live

Photos from Carriageworks's post 09/08/2024

🌅 Secrets of Dawn is now open at Carriageworks. Join us for a powerful truth-telling exhibition by Coota Girls Aboriginal Corporation, and curated by Dennis Golding, which highlights the resilience of Stolen Generations Survivors.

Visit, reflect, and contribute to the installation by creating your own dolly peg in our Public Space. Free entry until 11 August. 🖤💛❤️

🔗 https://carriageworks.click/secrets-of-dawn

📸 Adam Scarf

06/08/2024

🎨 Mark your calendars! Just under one month to go until Sydney Contemporary returns to Carriageworks from 5-8 September 2024. Explore the vibrant art fair featuring more than 85 leading galleries and curated programs. Don't miss out!

✨ Discover more: https://carriageworks.click/sydney-contemporary✨

25/07/2024

An homage to fromage! 🧀

Mould Cheese Festival is back at Carriageworks this weekend from 26-28 July. Explore over 100 varieties of local artisan cheese, from earthy textures to creamy delights. There's something for every cheese lover.

👉https://carriageworks.click/mould24

Carnival of the Animals - Carriageworks 24/07/2024

ON SALE NOW 🧒🎪 Make the October school holidays unforgettable with Carnival of the Animals at Carriageworks. Circa’s whimsical show is perfect for kids and adults alike!

🎟️ https://carriageworks.click/Carnival-of-the-Animals
📸 by Justin Nicolas

Carnival of the Animals - Carriageworks Discover a thrilling circus escapade inspired by Camille Saint-Saëns delightful salute to feathers, fur and fins. 1 - 5 October, 2024

19/07/2024

LAST CALL FOR ERTH'S DINOSAUR ZOO!! Looks like our ticketing system has gone the way of the dinosaurs and we'll be taking ticketing sales by the pre-historic method of face to face sales only... ☄✨

Visit the Carriageworks Box Office to book using EFTPOS.

We cannot accept other forms of payment at this time, due to the global IT outage. We appreciate your understanding.

16/07/2024

🚀 Ready to be at the heart of Sydney's cultural scene? Carriageworks is hiring an Executive Assistant to support our dynamic CEO and General Manager! 🌟

Join us and play a crucial role in managing executive priorities, diaries, travel, and communications. If you have over 2 years of administrative experience, a passion for the arts, and top-notch organisational skills, we want to hear from you!

💼 Find out more: https://carriageworks.click/careers
📸 Ravyna Jassani

15/07/2024

🎶✨ Experience the thrill of freestyle street dance where the audience picks the champion! Come support local talent at Red Bull Dance Your Style at Carriageworks and enjoy a night of incredible music and dance.

Don't miss it - this Saturday 20 July! Battles commence at 5pm. Free entry!

For more information, head to our website: https://carriageworks.click/rbdys.

14/07/2024

🌏 Just saw Marrugeku's Cut The Sky at Carriageworks? Want more? Don't miss their globally acclaimed Jurrungu Ngan-ga [Straight Talk] in Wollongong / Dharawal Country.

Co-commissioned by Carriageworks and debuted here in 2020, this powerful dance, sound, and installation work has toured the world, confronting Australia’s fixation with incarceration.

Catch it at Illawarra Performing Arts Centre, August 29-31.

📸 Photography by Prudence Upton
🔗 Get your tickets here: https://carriageworks.click/jurrungu-ngan-ga
✨ Merrigong Theatre Co

Erth's Dinosaur Zoo - Carriageworks 10/07/2024

✨🦖 Make these school holidays unforgettable with Erth's Dinosaur Zoo at Carriageworks! Running from July 16-20, this thrilling show features astonishingly realistic dinosaur puppets that will amaze kids and adults alike.

🎫 https://carriageworks.click/dinozoo
📸 Jacquie Manning

Erth's Dinosaur Zoo - Carriageworks Embark on an unforgettable adventure and step into the captivating world of 'Erth's Dinosaur Zoo™' at Carriageworks.

09/07/2024

🧠 Get ready for Festival of Dangerous Ideas // Hear from speakers like Roxane Gay, Jean Twenge, Masha Gessen, and more. FODI will create a sanctuary for those wanting to cut through the noise, ask hard questions, and engage in good faith conversation about the most challenging issues of our time.

Single tickets just dropped—secure your seat at Carriageworks for mind-expanding talks and boundary-pushing debates.
🎫 https://carriageworks.click/fodi

08/07/2024

🚨Public Service Announcement🚨 The window to update your interests and access the Pre-Sale to Sara Landry at Carriageworks this December closes TONIGHT (Monday 8 July) at 11:59pm AEST.

Create or update your Carriageworks account and select “Sara Landry” as an interest to gain pre-sale access.

Remember: You MUST be opted in to receive emails from us to receive the Pre-Sale link!

Already updated your Interests? Review our handy FAQs on our website to know what to expect.

🎉https://carriageworks.click/sara-landry-presale

📸 Jordan Munns

05/07/2024

🌱 Power to Country // Join Genevieve Grieves & Scott McDinny this Saturday 6 July at Carriageworks for an inspiring yarn on renewable energy and connecting First Nations communities to Country alongside the free exhibition 'Power to Country' by GARUWA in Bay 19.
Panel discussion starts at 12pm. Light refreshments provided! 🌿

Photos from Carriageworks's post 05/07/2024

Marrugeku's Cut The Sky opened last night! 🌟 Making its Carriageworks stage debut since being developed here in 2015, this powerful performance is currently playing in Bay 20 until Saturday 13 July.

Tickets are on sale now. Don't miss out!

🎟️ https://carriageworks.click/cut-the-sky
📸 by Prudence Upton

Photos from Carriageworks's post 03/07/2024

🌞✨ Discover the life of Garrwa woman Shirley Simon in the short film "Power to Country".

Forced from her NT island homeland by climate shifts, Shirley found refuge in Borroloola, facing its own energy crisis. Her solution? Community-owned solar power.

Learn how Original Power and the First Nations Clean Energy Network are pioneering a sustainable future at this free installation, now showing in Bay 19 at Carriageworks until Sunday 21 July. 🌏🌿

🎥 https://carriageworks.click/power-to-country

02/07/2024

JUST ANNOUNCED // Prepare for an unforgettable night of hard techno as Sara Landry makes her highly anticipated Australian debut at Carriageworks this December. 🎶

Pre-sale opens 9am AEST, Tuesday 9 July. Create or update your Carriageworks account and select “Sara Landry” as an interest to gain pre-sale access. Make sure that you are opted in to receive email communications from us!

https://carriageworks.click/sara-landry-presale

Photos from Carriageworks's post 28/06/2024

Rehearsals for Marrugeku 's Cut The Sky are well underway at Carriageworks! 🌟 Returning to the Sydney stage for the first time since 2016, this powerful performance opens on Thursday 4 July for a limited season, closing Saturday 13 July. Featuring stunning choreography, multimedia elements, and poignant themes of climate change and Indigenous resilience, this is a show not to be missed.

Tickets are on sale now.

🎟️ https://carriageworks.click/cut-the-sky
📸 by Stephen Wilson Barker

Photos from Carriageworks's post 21/06/2024

🌟 Thank you for an incredible ! 🌟 A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us for our music program as part of Vivid Sydney at Carriageworks, especially for supporting our fantastic Aussie acts: Electric Fields, X CLUB., Pond, and Emma Donovan. 🎤✨
There’s nothing better than sharing the magic of home-grown talent with a room full of adoring fans. ❤️

📸
Slide 1 & 4: Joseph Mayers
Slide 2 & 5: Jordan Munns
Slide 3: Ruby Boland

Photos from Carriageworks's post 17/06/2024

🦖 Last Saturday, excitement filled the Carriageworks Farmers Market as life-sized dinosaurs made a special appearance! 🛒✨ If you missed out, fear not—they’ll be back for a limited run of Erth's Dinosaur Zoo from July 16-20 during Carriageworks Stages season.

Tickets are on sale now for this roar-inspiring performances!
🎟️ https://carriageworks.click/ErthDinoZoo
📸 Jacquie Manning

Photos from Carriageworks's post 17/06/2024

🌟 Emma Donovan’s heartfelt performance, featuring stunning storytelling and a beautiful song written by her grandfather with family joining on stage, moved everyone in the audience. It was an honour to host her and a perfect way to see out our final week of Vivid Sydney at Carriageworks. ❤️

📸 Joseph Mayers

Photos from Carriageworks's post 15/06/2024

What a way to start the final weekend of Vivid Sydney at Carriageworks! From the moment they hit the stage, POND had the crowd in the palms of their hands. The stage presence was unmatched, and witnessing the crowd’s love for our home-grown talent was a wave of pure joy. 🌊🎸❤️

📸Ruby Boland

First Nations Talent Shines at Vivid Sydney 2024 14/06/2024

This weekend, Vivid Sydney continues to shine a light on First Nations talent!
🌟 Join us at Carriageworks for Emma Donovan’s soulful performance on Saturday, June 15th, and explore other key highlights like Budjerah, Ngulmiya and 3% in venues across Sydney.

Read more about these amazing performances in Vivid Sydney's blog.

First Nations Talent Shines at Vivid Sydney 2024 As Vivid Sydney returns in 2024, we continue our tradition of celebrating the world's oldest continuing culture with an electrifying line-up of First Nations talent. This year, we've gone further to spotlight these incredible artists across our Light, Music, Ideas and Food pillars, from the atmosphe...

Photos from Carriageworks's post 13/06/2024

🔥✨ Last night, Yasiin Bey paid a powerful tribute to MF DOOM with an unforgettable performance at Carriageworks for Vivid Sydney. He honored MF DOOM’s legacy with his powerful performances and captivating stage presence.

📸 by Jordan Munns

Photos from Carriageworks's post 11/06/2024

Last night Yves Tumor delivered a sold-out, electrifying performance at Carriageworks for Vivid Sydney. Their captivating blend of experimental rock, electronic, and psychedelic sounds, coupled with a powerful stage presence, left the audience in awe. Live music at its best!

📸 Jordan Munns

Photos from Carriageworks's post 08/06/2024

Last night was an unforgettable experience! 🔥Synthony's first sold-out show at Carriageworks set the bar high, with the Metropolitan Orchestra led by Sarah-Grace Williams.

Special guests Emily Williams, Cassie McIvor, Ilan Kidron (The Potbelleez), Greg Gould, and Matty O added to the spectacle. We’re ready to do it all over again tonight to another packed room. 🌟🎶

📸 Amazing shots by Ravyna Jassani

06/06/2024

Reselling or looking for tickets to a sold-out Carriageworks event? 🎟️✨ We've joined forces with Tixel to have you covered! Our partnership ensures a safe and secure resale experience, giving you peace of mind every step of the way.

https://carriageworks.click/tixel
📸 Ruby Boland

05/06/2024

Heading along to a show at Carriageworks? // Visit Coyoacan Social for a pre-show meal that matters. Enjoy their delicious offerings paired with Bumbu Rum and Matso's Ginger Beer.

And feel good. With every meal purchased, you're giving back to the community.

🌮View the menu: https://carriageworks.click/coyoacan-social

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Collaborator - a work in progress by Daniel Kitson 03/06/2024

🙃Don't let the title fool you! Collaborator: A Work in Progress by Daniel Kitson is the most polished production he's brought to Australia since 2019. Final shows this week – must end Saturday 8 June! Grab your tickets now for just $25 + booking fee.

🎟️ https://carriageworks.click/collaborator
📸 Ruby Boland

Collaborator - a work in progress by Daniel Kitson Join Daniel Kitson for something like the 7th staging of his ever evolving show. A very funny and thoroughly enjoyable experience that continues to develop.

Photos from Carriageworks's post 02/06/2024

Electric Energy // The second night of Vivid Sydney at Carriageworks saw Electric Fields bring the house down with their powerful performance, supported by Dem Mob and a Welcome to Country by Nana Miss Koori. A night filled with Culture, energy, and incredible music. 🔥🎵

📸 Joseph Mayers

Photos from Carriageworks's post 01/06/2024

An Exquisite Start // Our Warakirri Dining Experience began last night in the stunning Elston Room, as part of Carriageworks' Vivid Sydney Food programming. Diners enjoyed five delicious courses, all expertly prepared by Sharon Winsor, a proud Ngemba Weilwan woman. A true celebration of culture and cuisine. 🌿🍷

📸 Jacquie Manning

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