The brainy sibling in the Vivid family, Vivid Ideas, includes headline speakers and smaller, niche festivals and conferences exploring the forces shaping our society, and starting conversations that continue long after the festival has ended.
In 2023, Vivid Ideas will take over a variety of locations all over Sydney, with a mix of free and ticketed events, including Jennifer Coolidge and Mike White in conversation with Benjamin Law about Hollywood. It’s a yaas from us.
However, because we love free things, we’ll start there first.
The Australian Museum is putting on a free Connecting with Country talk on June 14 from 5pm to 9pm. Head over to learn all about how First Nations land knowledge and practices are the key to the future of conservation, water and food security in the future.
Also at the Australian Museum on June 7, check out What Can We Learn From Nature?, where a panel of experts will talk us through how improving our connections with nature will ultimately make us feel better about ourselves.
More free talks will go down at the Powerhouse. On June 1, from 5pm to 9pm, Pearls of Wisdom will take you through what food reveals about ourselves, and how First Nations and migrant cooking has shaped our country’s food scene. Then, on June 8, head to Natural Wonder to hear about your favourite artists’ many inspirations, while on June 15 kick back at Paradise Fair to hear the backstory of the stunning Paradise Camp exhibition, straight from the legendary artist herself.
Note: you’ll have to register for these zero-dollar talks.
On top of all the free fun, there will also be a bunch of epic ticketed talks you can hit up. You can catch plastic surgeons talking trade secrets at Skin Deep, hear about female taboos at Bloody Taboos, talk sex at Perv: The Kink in All of Us, and have your heart expand with new visions of grief with Good Mourning.
With so much on for Vivid Ideas, it’s impossible to list 'em all, but you can check out the full line-up right here.
Get in quick, folks. You don’t want to miss any of these.