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Artists on the Harbour with the National Art School

25 February 2023

Meet at the Welcome Centre

Learn about iconic Sydney artists who were captivated by the harbour on this interactive drawing and walking tour.

Inspiring and social creative workshop

Led by artists and lecturers from Sydney's National Art School, learn about iconic Sydney modernist artists who were captivated by the harbour on this interactive drawing and walking tour.

Experience the works of Brett Whiteley, John Olsen and Margaret Preston as you are guided around the internal and external spaces of the Sydney Opera House to ground your learning and understanding of this unique place and how artists have continued to interpret the Harbour in unique ways.

Presented by Sydney Opera House

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Venue information

Our foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.

All Sydney Opera House foyers are pram accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators). Pram parking will be available outside the theatres in the Western Foyer.

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