Each year, the buildings around Australia’s largest city get a lot brighter during Vivid Sydney. This festival, which is the world’s largest light-centric event, is a magnet for creative types.
The three-week-long event, scheduled for May 25–June 16, 2018, will use a number of local landmarks as backdrops for hundreds of colorful displays. The incredible installations are centered around the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the iconic Opera House, as well as Darling Harbour, Taronga Zoo and the Royal Botanic Garden. Groups can check out the illuminated exhibits as part of Vivid Light Walks, a group of short, self-guided routes in different areas of the city.
In addition to seeing the light installations, groups can enjoy two of the festival’s other components: Vivid Music and Vivid Ideas. Vivid Music hosts an eclectic range of live performances and groundbreaking musical collaborations at venues across the city. As part of FEEDBACK: A Music Conference for Young People, students can learn how to release music, get gigs and airplay, build a fan base and much more as they meet and get advice from performers, managers, producers, publicists and other industry insiders.
Other personal and professional development sessions, led by speakers from many creative fields, are available through Vivid Ideas. At the 2017 event, topics ranged from “Smartphone Filmmaking” and “Performance for Social Change” to “Gen Xi: Educating the Next Generation of Innovators” and “Ten Unsexy Things You Need to Know to Run Your Creative Business.”
To learn more, call +61.2.9931.1111 or go to vividsydney.com.
Top photo: Sydney Opera House
Photo by Destination New South Wales
