Australia's Largest International Contemporary Art Festival Is a Multi-Venue Celebration

Australia's largest international contemporary art festival, the 2008 Biennale of Sydney, has opened in a number of Sydney venues.

Biennale of Sydney provides an insight into the diversity and depth of contemporary art from all over the world through free exhibitions and talks — and there's a free ferry service to Cockatoo Island, too — until September 7.

For those interested in contemporary art, this is a multi-venue festival that should not be missed with more than 180 artists exhibiting and various events scheduled most days.

This year's Biennale Sydney venues are the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Museum of Contemporary Art, Artspace, Sydney Opera House, Royal Botanic Gardens, Cockatoo Island and, on the Net, revolutionsonline.

With the number of events — and their locations — included in this festival, it's best to refer to the Biennale of Sydney website for an overview of the program and details of each event.

Photo: Art Gallery of New South Wales, courtesy Tourism New South Wales