Opening night lights-on event is slated for March 13 at White Bay Power Station, featuring performers such as Hand to Earth, Niecy Blues, DJ Haram, and Inbraza Baile.

Inside White Bay, Nikesha Breeze presents Living Histories—a two-storey baobab sculpture paired with a replica slave cabin to reflect on slavery’s memory and its echoes in history and the present.

Ngurrara Canvas II, an 80-square-metre collaborative work by more than 40 artists, will be publicly shown at AGNSW before returning to the artists’ Country.

The 25th Biennale of Sydney opens with 66 contemporary works by 83 artists from 37 countries, spread across five main venues including White Bay Power Station and the Art Gallery of NSW.

Living Histories is Breeze’s largest installation to date, inviting intimate conversations within a monumental work that traces ten years of inquiry and five years of research.

The festival spotlights 83 artists and collectives from 37 countries under Rememory, an invitation to revisit and reclaim erased histories.

The year’s theme, Rememory, probes displacement, migration, and survival, weaving in Toni Morrison’s Beloved to highlight stories that shape future generations.

Artistic director Hoor Al Qasimi opted not to attend the media preview, prioritizing the artists’ voices and works, a choice that mirrors the festival’s art-first ethos while prompting dialogue about leadership and advocacy.

A dilapidated 1964 Isuzu, once owned by artist Marian Abboud’s family, features at White Bay alongside photographs of Abboud’s sisters to weave personal memory into the exhibition.

Broadsheet Access members can win a double pass to the opening night, with entries open March 6 and winners announced March 9.

Palestinian artists are showcased, including Khalil Rabah’s work drawn from a Byzantine church mosaic found by Australian soldiers in Gaza, framed as resistance to erasure rooted in colonial history.

Program highlights include exhibitions, workshops, performances, talks, and live music curated by Hoor Al Qasimi, featuring community collaborations and notable installations like a clay oven sculpture and food-focused performances.