Campbelltown Arts Centre

Campbelltown Arts Centre We amplify artists’ and community voices through contemporary creative practice and exchange.
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Located in the heart of South West Sydney on Dharawal land, Campbelltown Arts Centre (CAC) works with artists, communities and partners to develop and present new work that tells relevant stories, challenge perceptions and share diverse perspectives. We respect and embrace diverse cultural practices and knowledge, take risks and encourage experimentation. Committed to nurturing the next generation

of artists, we embed skills development, facilitate creative pathways and encourage bold and innovative work. We advocate for artists and the creative sector in Western Sydney, fostering contemporary creative practices through multidisciplinary programs. We embed creativity in unexpected places expanding our engagement with audiences and communities, locally, nationally and internationally. Campbelltown Arts Centre is proudly owned by the people of Campbelltown. A cultural facility of Campbelltown City Council, assisted by the NSW Government through Create NSW. Campbelltown Arts Centre receives support from the Neilson Foundation.

03/06/2026

Young music lovers, have you applied for the Conscious NXT Academy yet?

Running from late June, participants will gain behind-the-scenes insight into the music industry through mentorship and hands-on opportunities in songwriting, production, performance, marketing and business skills, helping pave the way for future pathways in the music industry after school.

Hear from Conscious NXT Academy participant Victoria about why you should apply for the program.
Be quick! Applications close next Tuesday 9 June at 5pm.

Find out more and apply: conscious.org.au/nxt

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Image credit: Jade D'Amico

Conscious NXT 2026 is a Campbelltown Arts Centre program produced in collaboration with Village Boy Entertainment and proudly funded by the NSW Government through Sound NSW. See less

First shown in the 1970s, Nil Yalter’s ‘Exile is a Hard Job’ features a grid of photos from one of Yalter’s earlier docu...
02/06/2026

First shown in the 1970s, Nil Yalter’s ‘Exile is a Hard Job’ features a grid of photos from one of Yalter’s earlier documentary pieces about the Turkish workers’ community in Paris (‘Turkish Immigrants’, 1977).

Presented in various forms since its first showing, each iteration of ‘Exile is a Hard Job’ features the title hand-painted in various languages local to surrounding communities.

Taking its title from a poem by Nâzım Hikmet, an important Turkish poet who spent many years in exile in Russia, ‘Exile is a Hard Job’ confronts the challenges of ostracisation and alienation connected to living as an immigrant.

Discover Nil’s work at Campbelltown Arts Centre, now until 14 June. Free entry.

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Image credit:

Nil Yalter, ‘Exile is a Hard Job’, 1975-ongoing. Commissioned by the Biennale of Sydney with generous support from Trampoline Association in support of the French art scene, with generous assistance from French Australian Cultural Exchange Foundation, and assistance from the Embassy of France and Campbelltown Arts Centre. Courtesy of the artist © Nil Yalter. Installation view, 25th Biennale of Sydney, ‘Rememory’, 2026, Campbelltown Arts Centre. Photograph: Silversalt Photography.

The Biennale of Sydney is assisted by the NSW Government through Create NSW and gratefully acknowledges the assistance provided through the NSW Government Exhibitions Indemnification Scheme.

Campbelltown Arts Centre is assisted by the NSW Government through Create NSW and receives support from the Neilson Foundation and the Packer Family Foundation.

'Ten Years To Home' is nearly here! With three performances running from this Thursday, don't miss the first play to dep...
02/06/2026

'Ten Years To Home' is nearly here! With three performances running from this Thursday, don't miss the first play to depict early South Asian migration in Australia from lived, firsthand experience.

"Moore makes space for diasporas everywhere and of every complexion, using theatre as a platform for the passing down of knowledge, stories and culture”. - ArtsHub

Book your tickets before they're gone: campbelltownartscentre.com.au/Whats-On/Performance/Ten-Years-To-Home

📅 4-6 June | 7:30pm

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‘Ten Years To Home’ by Sonal Moore is a Nautanki Theatre production, presented by Campbelltown Arts Centre as part of the 2026 performance program.

Image credit: Kamal Khajuria & Nautanki Theatre

Calling all school groups studying Shakespeare this year! Campbelltown Arts Centre, in partnership with National Instit...
02/06/2026

Calling all school groups studying Shakespeare this year!

Campbelltown Arts Centre, in partnership with National Institute of Dramatic Art, is proudly presenting two free Shakespeare performances, 'Twelfth Night” and ‘Much Ado About Nothing’, by current NIDA Bachelor of Fine Arts Acting students on Friday 12 June.

Secondary school groups in Years 10–12 from Western Sydney are invited to attend these two-hour productions at Campbelltown Arts Centre. Each performance will be followed by a 20-minute audience-led Q&A session with the director and cast, offering valuable insights into the creative process, character work and performance choices.

🎭Performance 1: 'Twelfth Night' | 9:10am – 11:10am
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🎭Performance 2: 'Much Ado About Nothing' | 12pm – 2pm

These performances are free, with limited spots available.

Register here: campbelltownartscentre.com.au/Whats-On/Education/Events/NIDA-Shakespeare-for-Schools-Twelfth-Night-Much-Ado-About-Nothing

We are excited to share that Campbelltown Arts Centre will be a host organisation for the 2026 Createability Internship ...
01/06/2026

We are excited to share that Campbelltown Arts Centre will be a host organisation for the 2026 Createability Internship program.

Delivered with a co-funded investment of $150,000 from Create NSW, Screen NSW and Sound NSW, and delivered in partnership with Accessible Arts, the program creates pathways for creative practitioners with disability or who are d/Deaf into the creative industries, achieving career-enhancing results.

We welcome successful candidate Cassandra Li, who will undertake an eight‑week internship gaining hands‑on experience, building networks and developing skills through a rich, industry‑focused placement that highlights the diverse pathways shaping today’s creative sector.

For more information, visit create.nsw.gov.au.

01/06/2026

Entries are now open for the 2026 Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, an annual art award and exhibition inviting artists to submit works in a variety of artistic categories and mediums.

Now in its 64th year, there is over $60,000 in prize money to be won across the categories. In 2026, the celebrated Open Award, which is acquisitive to the Campbelltown City Council Art Collection, is valued at $50,000.

Over the years, the Open Award has been awarded to some of Australia’s most respected contemporary artists including Elisabeth Cummings, Suzanne Archer, Marion Borgelt, Raquel Ormella, Justene Williams, Khaled Sabsabi, Tina Havelock Stevens, Kuba Dorabialski, Robert Fielding, Michael Cook, and Angela Tiatia.

Entries close 11:59pm, Monday 27 July 2026.

For more information and to enter visit our website.

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Image credits: '2025 Fisher’s Ghost Art Award Finalist Exhibition', Campbelltown Arts Centre. Photo: Silversalt Photography.

We're in the final weeks of the international art exhibition at Campbelltown Arts Centre, the 25th Biennale of Sydney: '...
31/05/2026

We're in the final weeks of the international art exhibition at Campbelltown Arts Centre, the 25th Biennale of Sydney: 'Rememory'.

This major exhibition brings together artists from around the world to explore how we remember, how we forget, and the stories we carry.

You’re invited to join a free guided tour on Saturday 13 June, from 11:00am-11:30am. Everyone is welcome and entry is free.

The exhibition is on now until 14 June 2026. Find out more at campbelltownartscentre.com.au

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Image credit: Silversalt Photography

The Biennale of Sydney is assisted by the NSW Government through Create NSW and gratefully acknowledges the assistance provided through the NSW Government Exhibitions Indemnification Scheme.

Campbelltown Arts Centre is assisted by the NSW Government through Create NSW and receives support from the Neilson Foundation and the Packer Family Foundation.

‘Until we became fire and fire us’ unfolds as an installation composed of video, sound, image, and text that explores va...
28/05/2026

‘Until we became fire and fire us’ unfolds as an installation composed of video, sound, image, and text that explores various forms of hauntings, love stories bound to loss, land and self, forms of imprisonment and the call to get free.

With sound and song being at the heart of this exploration, Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme bring together landscapes, songs, gestures, and fragments of testimony to examine how histories of dispossession persist as ongoing conditions rather than closed events.

This adaptation brings together personal and collective memory, including drawings made by Abou-Rahme’s father in Jerusalem in the 1970s and 1980s, situating them within the continued colonial violence, resistance, and survival in Palestine.

Neither documentary nor monument, the work proposes memory as something lived and reanimated through sound and image, a recognition that what has been erased remains active, mutable, and unresolved.

Uncover the work at Campbelltown Arts Centre, now until 14 June. Free entry.

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Image credit:

Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme, ‘Until we became fire and fire us’, 2023-ongoing. Commissioned by the Biennale of Sydney and made possible by Rubaiya Qatar, Qatar Museums. Courtesy of the artists © Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme. Installation view, 25th Biennale of Sydney, ‘Rememory’, 2026, Campbelltown Arts Centre. Photograph: Silversalt Photography.

The Biennale of Sydney is assisted by the NSW Government through Create NSW and gratefully acknowledges the assistance provided through the NSW Government Exhibitions Indemnification Scheme.

Campbelltown Arts Centre is assisted by the NSW Government through Create NSW and receives support from the Neilson Foundation and the Packer Family Foundation.

Congratulations to Burra Bumal student J’Leigha Spiteri on her recent nomination for the 2026 Southern and South West Re...
27/05/2026

Congratulations to Burra Bumal student J’Leigha Spiteri on her recent nomination for the 2026 Southern and South West Regional Training Awards.

The proud Darug teenager has been named a finalist in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year category.

Working with primary-aged students, including children with learning difficulties and disabilities, J’Leigha supports classroom learning while also leading Aboriginal dance and cultural groups at the school.

“This school-based traineeship has put me on a new path to success...I have found a strong passion to help young people like me.”

Campbelltown Arts Centre and NAISDA Dance College present Burra Bumal, a program offering dynamic in-school dance workshops and an intensive mentorship program designed to empower young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through culture and nurture dance pathways.

Winners of the 2026 Southern and South West Regional Training Awards will be announced on Thursday 21 May.

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Image courtesy of Good Morning Macarthur

Your long weekend plans are sorted. From Mumbai to Melbourne, 'Ten Years To Home' is the first South Asian play that pr...
26/05/2026

Your long weekend plans are sorted. From Mumbai to Melbourne, 'Ten Years To Home' is the first South Asian play that presents and explores early South Asian migration in Australia through lived experience.

Written by Sonal Moore, this semi‑autobiographical work reflects on her childhood in the 1970s during the era of “White Australia” and its gradual dismantling.

📅 4-6 June | 7:30pm

Three performances only — book now!

Tickets: campbelltownartscentre.com.au/ten-years-to-home

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‘Ten Years To Home’ by Sonal Moore is a Nautanki Theatre production, presented by Campbelltown Arts Centre as part of the 2026 performance program.

Image credit: Kamal Khajuria & Nautanki Theatre

It was powerful to see community come together on Dharawal Country at the Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan to mark...
26/05/2026

It was powerful to see community come together on Dharawal Country at the Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan to mark National Sorry Day — a day to acknowledge the Stolen Generations and the impacts, serving as an important step toward healing and reconciliation.

Campbelltown Arts Centre was proud to support the event with a heartfelt performance by our Wiritjiribin girls dance group, sharing strength, culture and resilience.

A time for reflection, truth‑telling, and deep listening as we move into National Reconciliation Week.

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Artwork credit: Uncle Badger Bates, ‘Stolen Generations Memorial’.

Campbelltown Arts Centre congratulates Khaled Sabsabi on his powerful new work 'conference of one's self', now showing ...
25/05/2026

Campbelltown Arts Centre congratulates Khaled Sabsabi on his powerful new work 'conference of one's self', now showing at the Australian Pavilion for Biennale Arte 2026.

Developed in collaboration with curator and former CAC Director Michael Dagostino, 'in conference of one’s self' explores spiritual inquiry, migration, and the vastness of shared humanity.

Drawing on more than thirty-five years of artistic practice, the installation reflects Sabsabi’s enduring exploration of identity, displacement, and collective experience.

"Western Sydney and Venice are both places shaped by migration and cultural exchange. These histories of resilience, coexistence, and movement have anchored the conceptual framework of the work and informed the environment created.“ — Khaled Sabsabi

"In 'conference of one’s self', the Pavilion becomes a contemplative and nurturing environment where painting, moving image, and sound converge. Through this immersive experience, the work speaks to Australia’s contemporary identity as a society shaped by migration and cultural exchange while offering a broader meditation on shared human experience." — Michael Dagostino

Dive deeper into the work at Artspace on 13 June, presented by Arts & Cultural Exchange (ACE) in partnership with Artspace. Find out more here: https://aceinc.org.au/whats-on/a-venice-biennale-conversation

Congratulations Khaled and Michael for this monumental achievement.

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Image credit: Khaled Sabsabi, 'conference of one’s self', 2026, Australia Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia. Photo: Andrea Rossetti. Courtesy the artist and Milani Gallery.

Next week, a decade‑long journey takes the stage: 'Ten Years To Home'. A decade in the making, don't miss the first Sout...
25/05/2026

Next week, a decade‑long journey takes the stage: 'Ten Years To Home'.

A decade in the making, don't miss the first South Asian play that presents and explores early South Asian migration in Australia firsthand.

Written by Sonal Moore, this semi‑autobiographical work reflects on her childhood in the 1970s during the era of “White Australia” and its gradual dismantling.

4-6 June | Book now: campbelltownartscentre.com.au/ten-years-to-home
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‘Ten Years To Home’ by Sonal Moore is a Nautanki Theatre production, presented by Campbelltown Arts Centre as part of the 2026 performance program.

Applications for Critical Path’s Responsive Residency Program are now open. NSW-based choreographers and dance artists a...
23/05/2026

Applications for Critical Path’s Responsive Residency Program are now open.

NSW-based choreographers and dance artists are invited to propose projects with a focus on choreographic research. Proposals can be for the exploration of a new idea, question, or process that supports the development of your practice and/or the development of new work. Each residency includes up to $12,000 AUD and up to three weeks of space at the Drill Hall.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE 8 JUNE 2026, 11:59PM

Find out more: criticalpath.org.au/programs/call-out-for-critical-path-responsive-residencies-2026-2027

Photo: Chloe Chignell, SUNCUT, performance with sound composition by Mara Schwerdtfeger, Critical Path, 2026, photo: Anna Kučera.

STEP INSIDE… Fred Astaire meets Nosferatu at Eurovision, with Hitchcock as MC.Sydney Opera House Presents “SCARY PIECE O...
23/05/2026

STEP INSIDE… Fred Astaire meets Nosferatu at Eurovision, with Hitchcock as MC.

Sydney Opera House Presents “SCARY PIECE OF WORK” in association with Performance Space. Produced by FORM Dance Projects.

Choreographer Martin del Amo takes on one of our most primal emotions, fear.

ENTER AT YOUR OWN PERIL…�
📆 11 - 13 June, 2026

Book now: sydneyoperahouse.com/theatre/scary-piece-of-work

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Image credit: Wendell Levi Teodoro

Campbelltown Arts Centre is excited to unveil 'Pitch', a new body of work in which Kirtika Kain expands her printmaking ...
22/05/2026

Campbelltown Arts Centre is excited to unveil 'Pitch', a new body of work in which Kirtika Kain expands her printmaking practice into richly textured, material‑driven forms.

With an ongoing interest in anti-caste movements and the experience of caste in the diaspora, Kain's works comprised of gold, bitumen, and turmeric create intricate and luminous surfaces that highlight the aesthetic and affective qualities of her chosen materials.

The tar used in each of these works carries a material history of extraction, labour and transformation, as well as a cultural history of ritual, ceremony, and medicine. The histories of the gold and turmeric used prominently in the works is equally rich and complex.

Kain acknowledges these embedded histories while engaging in experimental processes that extend the cultural language of the materials.

‘Pitch’ is a Murray Art Museum Albury exhibition presented in partnership with Campbelltown Arts Centre.

Mark your calendars for the opening event and artist talks on 27 June at Campbelltown Arts Centre.

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Image credit: Kirtika Kain, 'Pitch', 2026. Installation view, 'nginha: here and now', Murray Art Museum Albury, 2026. Courtesy the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery. Photo: Jeremy Weihrauch

Coming soon | Zico Albaiquni: To all the steps that shake the land’s memory 'To all the steps that shake the land’s memo...
21/05/2026

Coming soon | Zico Albaiquni: To all the steps that shake the land’s memory

'To all the steps that shake the land’s memory’ presents two new monumental paintings by Zico Albaiquni which explore how memory is carried through bodies, gestures and communal practices, and how land, water and people are continuously shaping each other.

Working with existing images that hold personal, cultural and colonial histories, Albaiquni approaches painting as a layered, relational act rather than as the creation of a finished image, allowing contradictions to remain visible.

These works have been shaped by Albaiquni’s journeys between his current home of Melbourne, his family home in Bandung and Ciamis, Indonesia, as well as through creative residencies at Campbelltown Arts Centre.

Mark your calendars for the opening event and artist talks on 27 June at Campbelltown Arts Centre.

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Image credit: Zico Albaiquni, ‘Bingbrung Ledeng’ (work in progress), 2025–26. Image courtesy of the artist. Photograph by Daffa Ananta Sanjaya

A decade in the making: 'Ten Years To Home' is almost here.Meet the Creative Team of 'Ten Years To Home', ‘the first Sou...
21/05/2026

A decade in the making: 'Ten Years To Home' is almost here.

Meet the Creative Team of 'Ten Years To Home', ‘the first South Asian play that presents and explores early South Asian migration in Australia firsthand.

This semi-autobiographical play explores the intertwined lives of three generations of the Sheth family against the backdrop of significant social and cultural shifts.

Don't miss this deeply personal and resonant theatre experience proving no two migration journeys are the same.

4-6 June | Limited season only — book now here: campbelltownartscentre.com.au/Whats-On/Performance/Ten-Years-To-Home

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‘Ten Years To Home’ by Sonal Moore is a Nautanki Theatre production, presented by Campbelltown Arts Centre as part of the 2026 performance program.

Playwright: Sonal Moore
Performers: Reema Gillani, Taufeeq Sheikh, Shabnam Tavakol, Benita Roy &
Manny Basran
Wardrobe & Styling: Rajshri Roy
Production Assistant: Mantej Singh Monty
Theatre Design & Direction: Neel Banerjee
Lighting Design: Rajdeep Roy
Production Assistant: Mantej Singh Monty

20/05/2026

If you’re a young person with a passion for music, join us at Campbelltown Arts Centre this Monday, 25 May for Conscious NXT: Music Industry After-School Sampler Session!

Young people aged 15 - 18 in the Macarthur Region of Sydney are invited to register for this free workshop where attendees will gain real-world insights into the music industry, collaborating with industry professionals and tackling creative challenges that reflect real-world music industry practice.

Kicking off from 4pm, you will explore all areas of the music industry, including music business, branding, beat making and lyric-writing.

In-School Sampler Sessions are also available for school group bookings.

Find out more at conscious.org.au/nxt

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Music Credit: ‘T.N.T (Trials & Tribulations)’ by NXTUP, created as part of the Conscious NXT Academy, 2025.

Video Footage: AW Studio

Conscious NXT 2026 is a Campbelltown Arts Centre program produced in collaboration with Village Boy Entertainment and proudly funded by the NSW Government through Sound NSW.

Closing soon | Have your say on Australia’s next National Cultural PolicyThe Australian Government is developing a new N...
20/05/2026

Closing soon | Have your say on Australia’s next National Cultural Policy

The Australian Government is developing a new National Cultural Policy to shape the future direction of the creative and cultural sector.

Share your views on how the Government can support creativity, cultural expression and participation across the nation, ensuring our creative industries continue to thrive.

Submissions close 11.59pm (AEST) on Sunday 24 May.

For more information, visit www.arts.gov.au/culturalpolicy

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Image credit: Performance of Hide the Dog by Nathan Maynard and Jamie McCaskill. Produced by Performing Lines, 2023. Photo by Pat Stevenson.

Join Sydney Culture Network Members for a morning by the sea to find out more about South Sydney’s creative growth.Happe...
19/05/2026

Join Sydney Culture Network Members for a morning by the sea to find out more about South Sydney’s creative growth.

Happening on next Thursday 28 May, hear from creatives Gary Bigeni, Kaye Mahoney, Megan Riakos, Patrick Cremin and Dennis Golding, followed by a special viewing of Golding’s major new work 'On the Foreshore'.

With dedicated time for networking, Look South! aims to seed new connections across the Greater Sydney cultural landscape.

Find out more here: sydneyculture.org/what-were-doing/2026/4/22/look-south

Image credit: Garry Trinh

Expressions of Interest are now open for the Campbelltown Town Hall Theatre Off-Peak Access Program.Eligible arts and cu...
19/05/2026

Expressions of Interest are now open for the Campbelltown Town Hall Theatre Off-Peak Access Program.

Eligible arts and cultural organisations are invited to apply to activate the theatre during off‑peak times. This program supports unfunded, volunteer‑run organisations to deliver activities that foster creative participation, build local capacity, and bring cultural spaces to life.

Applications close at 4pm on Monday, 8 June 2026.

Find out more here: campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/Services-and-Facilities/Facilities-for-Hire/Town-Hall-Theatre

Our friends at Arts and Cultural Exchange - ACE present Cent$ Lab, now back and better than ever! 💫 Based on previous p...
18/05/2026

Our friends at Arts and Cultural Exchange - ACE present Cent$ Lab, now back and better than ever! 💫

Based on previous participant's feedback, they are now running a longer session to delve into the financial topics for discussion and play a fun modified game of Monopoly.

WHO: 18-24 year olds living in Western Sydney
WHEN: Saturday 23 May, 12pm-4pm
WHERE: Arts & Cultural Exchange
8 Victoria Rd, Parramatta

All attendees will receive a $50 gift card and lunch.

Find out more here: aceinc.org.au/whats-on/cent-lab

Treat yourself to afternoon tea at the Art Cafe Campbelltown!Treat yourself to warm, fluffy scones or indulge in the che...
18/05/2026

Treat yourself to afternoon tea at the Art Cafe Campbelltown!

Treat yourself to warm, fluffy scones or indulge in the chef's handmade Nutella cheesecake, baked to perfection.

From catching up with friends to enjoying a quiet moment, our grounds are the perfect place to relax.

Book your spot here: art-cafe.com.au

Passionate about both deconstructing and re-fabricating his personal identity and that of Lebanon, Nasri Sayegh’s commis...
17/05/2026

Passionate about both deconstructing and re-fabricating his personal identity and that of Lebanon, Nasri Sayegh’s commission for the 25th Biennale of Sydney: ‘Rememory’, ‘Tears Naturale’ takes the artist’s own eye to respond to ideas of witness and mourning.

One day in the suburbs of Paris in 1986, an 8-year-old Nasri Sayegh adorned himself with his mother’s red lipstick and his sister’s tutu for a costume contest that would see him crowned the school “Mademoiselle”.

This seminal day in the artist’s life marked the two-year anniversary of another seismic event, his family’s urgent fleeing from Lebanon and their arrival in Cyprus. Now both an exile and pseudo-princess, it was around this time that Sayegh created his first piece of cross-stitch embroidery, a picture of Mickey Mouse, and was transformed into what he describes as a “cross-dressing-cross-stitcher”.

Understanding this childhood passion as a medium through which to shift between genders and geographies – the remembered and forgotten – needlework has served Sayegh as a “suture” throughout his life and career.

Explore Nasri Sayegh’s work at Campbelltown Arts Centre, now until 14 June. Free entry.

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Image credit: Silversalt Photography

The Biennale of Sydney is assisted by the NSW Government through Create NSW and gratefully acknowledges the assistance provided through the NSW Government Exhibitions Indemnification Scheme.

Campbelltown Arts Centre is assisted by the NSW Government through Create NSW and receives support from the Neilson Foundation and the Packer Family Foundation.

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1 Art Gallery Road
Campbelltown, NSW
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Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

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