Arts & Culture

Festivals and Events

Waverley Council supports many festivals and events, click Calendar of Events for dates and details....

The Jingilist show at Bondi Pavilion Theatre In Yearning at Sculpture by the Sea

"The Jingilist" at Bondi Pavilion Theatre                                  "In Yearning" Margarita Sampson at Sculpture by the Sea

Our cultural venues provide spaces for artists to meet, exhibit, perform and run activities and events

Bondi Pavilion

The Bondi Pavilion has cultural staff working with artists, presenters, schools and the community to deliver programs including the Bondi Wave, Illuminations, Festival of the Winds, South American and Ocean Pacifika festivals and the Waverley Youth Arts Award.  The building is a multi-arts venue with 230 seater Bondi Pavilion Theatre, art gallery, music studios, pottery studios and function rooms for rehearsals, classes, screenings and events.

Waverley Library

Waverley Library has an exhibition space, theatrette and meeting rooms. The library runs a public program of literary and cultural events including the 'The Nib': Waverley Award for Literature, a prestigious $20,000 prize for writers.

Bondi-Waverley School of Arts Building

The Waverley Woollahra Art School is the anchor tenant, running classes in drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture and ceramics. Waverley Council works with the Art School to run the annual Waverley Art Prize, Council sponsors $7,000 in prize money for artists.

The Artist-in-Residence Program offers free non-residential studios for six artists every year, in return for delivering an community arts project involving Waverley residents.

Contact

For more information on arts and culture in Waverley, please contact the Cultural Development Officer, Wendy Hee on 9386 7919, or email me