Arts and culture

Together through arts and creativity

Every community needs arts, culture, and creativity to thrive.

The Northern Beaches is home to a diverse creative community with events and activities for everyone. Find them in our What's On Calendar. Artists, creatives, and cultural workers will find a range of opportunities across disciplines and career stages.

Stay up to date with all this and more through our monthly newsletters, Creative News and MAG&M News. Subscribe for the latest happenings across the community and creative sector.

Arts and Creativity Strategy

Learn more about Council’s commitment to supporting and growing a vibrant creative culture, authentic to the Northern Beaches.

Culture Map Live

Explore the thriving and diverse Northern Beaches creative and cultural sector in this interactive map.

Arts and culture events

Find out what arts and culture events and activities are happening on the Northern Beaches.

Create at Home

A series of hands-on activities made by local artists.

Image credit: Katika Schultz's studio. Photograph by Kayapa Creative Studio

Creative opportunities

Have a look at our range of cultural and creative opportunities.

Arts & Creativity Grants

Grants are available to artists, arts and cultural organisations, and creatives of all kinds.

Male dancer walking through a misty space, theatre lights silhouetting him, heavy canvas laying on the ground around him.

Creative spaces and studios

Learn more about the creative spaces available for exhibitions and programs and the Northern Beaches Studios for creatives' professional development.

Cone of Confusion at Curl Curl Creative Space - Creative Open 2023

Glen Street Theatre

Our most enduring and loved performance space for professional theatre productions, music concerts, kids shows and community events

Manly Art Gallery & Museum (MAG&M)

Located on Manly Cove, MAG&M is the centre for visual arts on Sydney's Northern Beaches.

Public Art

Discover art across the Northern Beaches and upcoming public art opportunities for artists and communities.

Local Creatives

Learn more about the Northern Beaches creative community and the local cultural and creative sector.

Northern Beaches Environmental Art and Design Prize

Explore the diverse ways artists and designers have interpreted our unique Australian landscape, responded to our climate emergency and advocated...

Creative News

To support local artists, creatives and cultural workers we publish a monthly e-newsletter, Creative News. Keep up to date with the latest happenings across our creative community.

Black and white photo of a person looking directly at the camera, with a strong and focused look in their eyes. Their bare shoulder is directed to camera, they are wearing a beaded headpiece and satin gloves, a long earring on their right ear, and a solid hoop earring on their left.

Live and Local

The Northern Beaches Council partnered with The Live Music Office and APRA AMCOS in 2024 to deliver the Live and...