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Bondi Beach Sea Wall

The Bondi Beach Sea Wall has been in operation since the late1970s and has featured a mix of street and contemporary art with strong social and political messages throughout the decades.
Bondi Festival

Bondi Festival is a cutting-edge arts festival and an all-ages adventure zone that explodes into life every winter at the world’s most famous beach.
Bondi Pavilion Theatre

The Bondi Pavilion Theatre has been an iconic institution in the Sydney Theatre scene since the 1970s. Established by a group of thespians and theatre practitioners from the local area, with the help of Waverley Council staff, refurbished the old Palm Court Ballroom space in the Bondi Pavilion which became the Bondi Pavilion Theatre.
Eat, Pray, Naches*: Jewish Community Stories

Eat, Pray, Naches is a Waverley Council Local Studies project that was curated around the central themes of migration, food, tradition and concepts of what makes us joyful; these are integral to Jewish cultural identity.
Mark & Evette Moran Nib Literary Award

The Mark & Evette Moran Nib Literary Award is Waverley Council’s annual celebration of the best in research-based Australian literature, presented with the generous support of Principal Sponsors Mark and Evette Moran and community partner Gertrude and Alice Bookshop and Café. The Nib Award is highly valued by the local and wider literary community and is the only one of its kind awarded by an Australian Local Government Authority.
Music

Find out more about our amazing music programs including Classic Hits from the Golden Era and the Bondi WAVE Youth Music Program.
Public Art

Public art enlivens our streets, parks and public places forming an important part of Waverley's character. Waverley contains many public artworks by artists of national and international significance.
School Holiday Programs

Looking for things to do these School Holidays? Waverley offers a range of online and face-to-face activities. The program includes both free and paid activities facilitated by a combination of Waverley Council specialist staff, artists, industry professionals and partner organisations.
Waverley Art Prize

The Waverley Art Prize has been running since 1986 and is a local painting prize. The Waverley Art Prize is very much aimed at the local community and early to mid-career artists. The Open Prize and Mayor's Prize winning works are acquired in the Waverley Council Collection.
Waverley Artist Studios

Waverley Artist Studios are for emerging, mid-career and professional artists interested in working within Bondi and the greater Eastern Suburbs area. Studios are offered in year-long residencies.
Waverley Library Galleries

The Waverley Library Galleries are are situated within the popular Waverley Library in Bondi Junction. The Galleries consist of an atrium and foyer space, and experience approximately 44,000 visitors per month. The Galleries exhibit all forms of contemporary practice and encourage public programs associated with exhibitions.
Youth Art Prize

The Waverley Youth Art Prize encourages creativity in young artists from across Sydney. It is open to anyone aged between 9 – 18 years old who is living, studying or even simply who plays in Sydney’s East

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For more information?

Viv Rosman
Manager, Arts and Culture
Phone: 9083 8773
viv.rosman@waverley.nsw.gov.au

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Arts & culture

Bondi Beach Sea Wall

Bondi Festival

Bondi Pavilion Theatre

Eat, Pray, Naches*: Jewish Community Stories

Mark & Evette Moran Nib Literary Award

Music

Public Art

School Holiday Programs

Waverley Art Prize

Waverley Artist Studios

Waverley Library Galleries

Youth Art Prize