7 May 2025

Experience Vivid Sydney 2025 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia

The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA Australia) is offering unique art and dining experiences for this year’s Vivid Sydney, between 23 May to 14 June 2025.

Western Aranda artist Vincent Namatjira’s nightly projection King Dingo (2025) is set to illuminate the MCA façade with a spectacular rock’n’roll experience. Featuring powerful symbols of First Nations strength, pride and resilience, this commission for Vivid Sydney 2025 draws upon the artist’s series of paintings, King Dingo. The projection is accompanied by an original score created by Namatjira and Indulkana-based guitarist-composer Jeremy Whiskey.

MCA Australia will also hold an in-conversation event with the artist and MCA First Nations Curator Rebecca Ray on Saturday 24 May 2025, from 4.30–6pm, to discuss the making of the commission. It will be followed by a Q&A and a viewing of King Dingo.

The Museum is offering exclusive after-dark dining experiences in its restaurant Canvas and on the Sculpture Terrace. Visitors will take in elevated panoramic views of Vivid Sydney’s light displays across the Harbour as they enjoy a three-course meal, specially crafted to reflect the dynamic spirit of Namatjira's MCA projection and Vivid Sydney.

Before moving to Canvas for dinner or the Sculpture Terrace for drinks, visitors can enjoy an intimate after-dark curator talk. On Friday 23 May and 31 May, visitors can experience the work of Gordon Bennett and a communal presentation by Tiwi artists, key artists in the MCA Collection, alongside a talk about the Tiwi artists by First Nations Curator Rebecca Ray.

Complimenting the Museum's official events as part of Vivid Sydney is MCA Australia's winter exhibition Cerith Wyn Evans …. in light of the visible from Welsh artist and sculptor, Cerith Wyn Evans. On Friday 6 June and 13 June, visitors can experience monumental light sculptures in Cerith Wyn Evans …. in light of the visible alongside talks by Lara Strongman, Director of Curatorial and Digital, and Antares Wells, Assistant Curator.

Conceived as if the audience were strolling through a garden – long a source of inspiration for the artist – Cerith Wyn Evans …. in light of the visible opens on Friday 6 June, and presents works incorporating sculpture, light, sound and installation. Monumental neon light sculptures will occupy the MCA’s double-height exhibition galleries, including Sydney Drift (2025) and F=O=U=N=T=A=I=N (2020), an architectural wall of white neon three metres tall and 10 metres wide, which audiences are welcome to walk around and through. Audiences can also experience the award-winning sculpture Composition for 37 Flutes (2018), in which 37 glass pipes 'inhale' and breathe sound into the gallery.

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MCA Australia Vivid Sydney after-dark dining packages:

Canvas Experience

An immersive culinary experience in Canvas restaurant with a three-course menu specially crafted to reflect the colourful and dynamic spirit of Vincent Namatjira’s MCA projection King Dingo and Vivid Sydney’s light displays. Price: $190, includes exclusive after-dark curator talk.

Terrace Experience

Enjoy a glass of Pommery Champagne and a light snack on the MCA Sculpture Terrace overlooking Sydney Harbour and the dynamic light displays of Vivid Sydney. Price: $70, includes exclusive after-dark curator talk.

 

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