Arts

Mosman Art Gallery has awarded the 2025 Mosman Art Prize to Mark Maurangi Carrol for his painting Blue Boat (crowd on the island of Magaia). Carrol's work reinterprets a 1900 photograph by Fredrick W.Sears, replacing the original crowd with a single modern figure—the artist's brother. This year’s prize was judged...

On Sunday, 21 September, the Ku-ring-gai Youth Orchestra (KYO) will present Whimsy & Wonder at Abbotsleigh’s Peter Duly Hall. The Ku-ring-gai Youth Orchestra is a vibrant community ensemble based on Sydney’s Upper North Shore. Welcoming high school students and beyond from schools and universities across the city, it provides a...

Batten Disease Support and Research Association (BDSRA) Australia has been selected as the co-host and benefitting charity for the annual Australian Doctors Orchestra. Taking place on 12 October at the Chatswood Concourse, all proceeds from ticket purchases will be directed to BDSRA. The Australian Doctors Orchestra is a national fellowship...

People say they won’t suffer fools. I, however, will not suffer a bad book. And I won’t make you suffer a bad book either. Welcome to The Post’s September book review. For this month, we bring you the newest contemporary fiction release by Sophie Green, Lessons in Love at the...

Local ecumenical choir returns this Christmas to perform the timeless oratorio Messiah by Handel. Since 2009, the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Ecumenical Choir have sung George Fridrick Handel’s 1741 musical composition Messiah, a retelling of the story of Jesus Christ. The Choir began this tradition to celebrate the joining of parish communities...

People say they won’t suffer fools. I, however, will not suffer a bad book. And I won’t make you suffer a bad book either. Welcome to The Post’s August book review. For this month’s book review, we have the newest release by Michael Robotham.  Michael Robotham is an Australian crime...

Killara local Logan McArthur is set to take the role of King Henry in the Sydney Shakespeare Company’s production Henry VI trilogy. These plays skyrocketed playwright Shakespeare’s career in the late 16th century. Henry IV Parts 1, 2 and 3 tell the tale of Henry VI’s reign as King of...

Agatha Christie’s Spider's Web has come to the Zenith Theatre Chatswood. Produced by Pymble Players Inc., one of the city’s most successful community theatre associations, the organisation has recently the Zenith Theatre as their new home and will be presenting three productions a year. From the 4th to the 12th...

On July 27 at The Concourse, Chatswood, Willoughby Symphony Choir will be performing Bach’s St John Passion.  The oratorio depicts the trial of Jesus Christ, his crucifixion and death, as described in the Gospel of St John.  The Choir, along with the Willougby Symphony Orchestra, will bring life again to...

Artists are welcome to enter into the Hornsby Art Prize from Monday 2 June. Well-recognised and popular, this art prize promotes Australian contemporary art, where artists can submit their works. Categories range from painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, and sculpture. From a pool of $23,000, the major prize is worth $10,000,...