Mardi Gras

Pride Art Prize: Drinks with Artists: Thursday June 11th, 6pm, Presentations: Thursday June 18th, 6pm. Free events! All welcome.

Pride Art Prize 2026

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Sydney Pride Festival 2026.

“Connected In Colour.”

To All Community Partners and Event Producers – Be part of Sydney Pride Festival 21st – 30th June 2026.

This year’s theme, “Connected in Colour,” celebrates the strength, diversity, and unity of our LGBTQIA+ community. 2026 also marks a major milestone, 15 years of Sydney Pride as a month-long festival, highlighting its growth into one of Sydney’s most important celebrations of culture, visibility, and connection. The festival will feature a vibrant mix of drag, theatre, live music, art, community events, forums, and fundraisers. We also honour the legacy of the 78ers of the first Sydney Mardi Gras and the impact of the 1969 Stonewall Riots, recognising the history that continues to shape Pride today.

“Connected in Colour is about celebrating the threads that tie us together as a community. No matter our differences, we are united by Pride.”

Glenn Hansen, co-ordinator, Sydney Pride Festival.

Donate to the PRIDE ART PRIZE

It is tax deductable and all funds raised go to the exhibiting artists

https://artists.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/project/a2EMn00000gO0ip

There will be a peoples choice vote awarded as well as the PRIX YVES HERNOT judges selection.

Opening and Drinks (BYO) with the Artists: Thursday Jun 11, 6pm

Prizes Presentation (including People’s Choice voting): Thursday June 18, 6pm.

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Email: info@tapgallery.org.au * Telephone: 0400610440 .
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Pride Art Prize 2026

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Vegas in Space - Cinetap - TAP Gallery

VEGAS IN SPACE presented by TAP CINEMA Saturday 16th August 8pm

Vegas in Space – TAP Cioema


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Film Synopsis

“Vegas in Space” is a 1991 cult film, described as a campy, psychedelic, and loving homage to 1950s and 60s B-movie sci-fi. The movie features a predominantly all-drag cast and tells the story of a group of astronauts who undergo a sex change to infiltrate a women-only planet named Vegas in Space, where they must dance to save the universe. 

The plot concerns three male space travelers who must become women in order to complete a secret mission on the all-female planet Clitoris. Deliberately campy, the film was written by Fish, one of Sydney’s and San Francisco’s notable drag queens. It was released by Troma Entertainment.

Vegas in Space: Directed by Phillip R. Ford. With Doris Fish, Miss X, Ginger Quest, Ramona Fischer. After some rare gems go missing on a distant planet where men are not allowed, three soldiers posing as women are sent from Earth to aid in the investigation.

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Vegas in Space – TAP Cinema

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John Douglas: Introspective Retrospective Exotic, Hypnotic, Homoerotic Art 11-18 August. Official function Tuesday 12th August 6pm.

John Douglas: Introspective Retrospective

John Douglas: Introspective Retrospective

Exotic, Hypnotic, Homoerotic Art

John Douglas is an award-winning Australian multimedia artist whose exhibitions have received acclaim and caused controversy both in his home country and internationally. Introspective Retrospective will be his first retrospective exhibition in Australia.
A student at the Queensland College of Art until his expulsion for being a “disruptive and disturbing influence”, John left the school to find immediate success in state and regional art galleries. He has since been part of many group and solo exhibitions in Australia, including many for the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras festival and a special exhibition as part of the Sydney 2002 Gay Games cultural festival. International solo exhibitions include shows in Paris, Fort Lauderdale, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Geneva, and Shanghai.
11th – 18th August
Opening Night – 12th August 6pm
John Douglas - Introspective Retrospective - TAP Gallery

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Email: info@tapgallery.org.au * Telephone: 0400610440 .
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PRIDE ART PRIZE 2025 on view 23rd June – 6th July 12-6pm daily. Artist’s talk Saturday 5th July 4pm.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ARTISTS WHO RECEIVED AWARDS IN THE 2025 PRIDE ART PRIZE!

1st place – Rex Turnbull, ‘Itinerant Worker – Broken Hill’

2nd place – Kate Galea, ‘Don’t Look at me I am Shy’

3rd place – Mark Dickson, ‘Street Couple II’

Encouragement Award – John Douglas, ‘Embracing Our Love’

Encouragement Award – Matti, ‘Stolen Men’s Underpants’

Encouragement Award – Carl Milton, ‘Boy Oh Boy’

People’s Choice 1st place – Aski, ‘Beautiful Healing’

People’s Choice 2nd place – Che Daniel, ‘Daddy Mince’

Thank you to everyone who participated, and special thanks to Yves Hernot for sponsoring the event.

ARTIST’S TALK THIS SATURDAY 5TH JLUY 4PM.

MEET THE ARTISTS FOR THE LAST DAY BEFORE THE EXHIBITION CLOSES

rize 2025

You Can Donate to this Exhibition through the

Australian Cultural Fund Project

that has been set up for this event.   All funds go to the artists.

Click here

ALL DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE!  

THERE WILL BE A PERFORMANCE BY QUEER PERFORMERS ON SATURDAY 28TH JUNE AT 8 – 10PM

BOOK IN ADVANCE $15 OR $20 AT THE DOOR

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE

Sydney Pride Month 2025 -TAP Gallery

Sydney Pride festival launches Pride Month Celebrations: Love, Respect, Empower!

The Sydney Pride Month 2025, taking place from June 1st to June 30th, will celebrate diversity, unity, and equality under the theme “Love, Respect,Empower.”

This vibrant month-long event will bring together the LGBTQIA+ community and allies to honour love in all its forms, encourage mutual respect,and empower individuals to embrace their authentic selves.

With a rich lineup of Theatre, art exhibitions, workshops, and performances, the festival aims to create a space of inclusion and joy. It serves as a powerful reminder of the progress made and the work that continues toward a more equitable and compassionate society.

The Sydney Pride Month also pays tribute to the trailblazers who paved the way for LGBTQIA+ rights and visibility. It honours the courageous activists of the first Sydney Mardi Gras in 1978, who marched for equality despite facing police brutality and discrimination. Their bravery marked the beginning of a movement that transformed Sydney into a symbol of pride and acceptance.

The festival also reflects on the global significance of the 1969 Stonewall Riots
in New York, a watershed moment in the fight for LGBTQIA+ liberation.

By remembering these pivotal events, Sydney Pride celebrates the progress made while recognizing the ongoing struggle for equality and justice.

Information about the Sydney Pride month and schedule of events will be
available mid May. Visit www.sydneypride.com and celebrate Love, Respect, Empower this Pride month.

Festival Coordinator
Glenn Hansen

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BECOME A SUPPORTER & DONATE TO THE OUTLOUD MARDI GRAS ART PRIZE. ALL DONATIONS BIG OR SMALL ARE ALL TAX DEDUCTABLE. ALL FUNDS RAISED GO THE ARTISTS

Support the Outloud Art Prize

SUPPORT THE ARTISTS

AUSTRALIAN CULTURAL FUND IS AN ORGANISATION SET UP TO SUPPORT AUSTRALIAN ARTS AND CULTURE

HERE IS THE LINK TO DONATE

https://artists.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/project/a2EMn00000Jk8xF

Even a small donation is welcomed

ALL FUNDS GO TO THE AWARDED ARTISTS

OUTLOUD FREE TO BE

ART PRIZE

In conjunction with Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras

Please support & encourage creativity

PEOPLE’S CHOICE VOTE & JUDGES AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED SAT 22ND FEB 4PM

 

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Support the Outloud Art Prize

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A CALL TO ARTISTS TO SUBMIT WORK FOR THE OUTLOUD ART PRIZE IN CONJUNCTION WITH SYDNEY MARDI GRAS. PRESENTATIONS SATURDAY 22ND FEB 4PM

“OutLoud Art Prize 2025

INVITING ARTISTS TO CONTRIBUTE WORKS

 

The annual Art Prize and show held during Sydney’s Mardi Gras Festival since 1991.

Inviting Local & international LGBTQI artists to submit and show their works with opportunity to win prizes and a solo show.

An admin fee of $25 applies for each submission.

The theme is open and all mediums will be accepted (painting, photography, drawing, print or sculpture)

Final date for submission is Monday 17th Feb.

OutLoud Art Prize 2025 -- Tap Gallery

PRESENTATIONS SATURDAY 22ND FEB 4PM

PEOPLE’S CHOICE VOTE

PRIZES TO BE WON

THE “AUSTRALIAN CULTURAL FUND” PROJECT IS NOW OPEN 

SUPPORT THE ARTISTS

AUSTRALIAN CULTURAL FUND IS AN ORGANISATION SET UP TO SUPPORT AUSTRALIAN CULTURAL

HERE IS THE LINK TO DONATE

https://artists.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/project/a2EMn00000Jk8xF

Even a small donation is welcomed

ALL FUNDS GO TO THE AWARDED ARTISTS

ALL DONATIONS RECEIVED WILL CONTRIBUTE TO PRIZE MONIES AND ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE!

TO DONATE PLEASE CLICK HERE: 
  https://artists.australianculturalfund.org.au/s/project/a2EMn00000Jk8xF

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Youtube: TAP TV – @TapGallerySydney
Instagram: @tapgallery and #tapgallery
Email: info@tapgallery.org.au * Telephone: 0400610440 .
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