Uncovered Sydney Opera House 2026

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Application deadline: Sunday 5 July 2026 11:59pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time).

Sydney Opera House will only accept applications from independent creatives, makers and artists, not from dealers, agents or other third parties.

Entry is open to citizens and permanent residents of Australia over the age of eighteen who have an ABN and an Australian bank account.

For technical support or questions, contact uncovered@sydneyoperahouse.com.
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Business name* This field is required.
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ABN* This field is required.
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Are you registered for GST?* This field is required.
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Website / social mediaPlease list any links separated by a comma
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Full name* This field is required.
First name
Last name
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Date of birth* This field is required.
Day
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Year
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Are you an Australian resident or citizen?* This field is required.Uncovered is open to citizens and permanent residents of Australia. If you can't answer yes to this question, we're sorry but you are not able to enter.
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Address* This field is required.
Street address
Street address line 2
City
State/ Province
Postcode
Australia
Australia
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Phone number* This field is required.
Area code
Phone number
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Email* This field is required.
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Do you identify as* This field is required.
Aboriginal
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Please tell us about you and/or your business* This field is required.Please provide a brief overview (max 100 words) about yourself, when and why your business was started, your purpose, values and mission.
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Please tell us about the product you would like to enter* This field is required.Please provide a brief overview (max 100 words) of your product, including its name, type of product, number of products in the range, and the inspiration behind it.
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There’s nothing quite like the Sydney Opera House. Why is there nothing quite like your product? * This field is required.Please provide a brief overview (max 250 words).
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Is your product produced in Australia?* This field is required.
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If yes, is your entire production process carried out in Australia?* This field is required.
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Please tell us about the production process.* This field is required.Please provide a brief overview (max 100 words) of the production process, including information on where your products are made, where the components of your product are sourced from, and your manufacturing process.
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Do you consider your product to be sustainable?* This field is required.A sustainable product is one designed, produced, and used in a way that minimises environmental impact, conserves resources, and promotes social responsibility throughout its entire life cycle. This means that environmental, social and economic impacts have been considered from raw material extraction to final disposal.
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If you consider your product to be sustainable, please describe how it is sustainable.Please provide a brief overview (max 100 words).
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How long have you been making this product?* This field is required.
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Please provide images of the product (and its packaging if any) as part of your application* This field is required.Accepted formats: pdf, jpg, jpeg, png.
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Please list all the materials used in manufacturing of this product and packaging* This field is required.
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Are you able to arrange shipping to the Sydney Opera House?* This field is required.
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What is your production lead time?* This field is required.Please let us know how long it takes to produce your product.
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How much stock do you currently hold of this product?* This field is required.
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What is the minimum and maximum quantity of this product you are able to produce in 3 months?* This field is required.e.g 100 – 1000 units
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If your application is successful, will you be able to ensure your product is delivered to the Sydney Opera House by 2 November 2026?* This field is required.
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Mostly
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Where is your product currently being sold?* This field is required.
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What is the recommended retail price of your product?* This field is required.
In Australian dollars
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What is the wholesale price of your product?* This field is required.The wholesale price is the amount a retailer would pay to you for your product before they sell it on to the customer. We suggest considering your cost of producing the product and then adding a % on top (mark up) to land at your wholesale price.
In Australian dollars
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Do you own the copyright of the product(s), or have the rights to use its design and packaging?* This field is required.
Yes
No
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If you do not own the copyright of the product(s), please confirm whose copyright you have included within your product and whether you have the rights to use this or not.
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Do you have social compliance certificates for this product if applicable?* This field is required.
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No
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UNCOVERED TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Information on how to enter form part of these Terms and Conditions of entry. Participation in this program is deemed acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.

The Promoter is Sydney Opera House Trust, Bennelong Point, Sydney NSW 2000 (ABN 69 712 101 035), (+612) 9250 7111 (‘Promoter’, ‘us’, ‘we’, ‘Sydney Opera House’).

Entry is open to citizens and permanent residents of Australia over the age of eighteen who have an ABN and an Australian bank account. Applicants must be currently residing in Australia. Employees of the Promoter and their immediate families and agencies and companies associated with this program are not eligible to enter.

The Promoter will not accept applications from dealers, agents or other third parties.

The Promoter will not accept applications for clothing that requires sizing and/or furniture.

The program entry period commences on Monday 1 June 2026 and will close on Sunday 5 July 2026 at 11:59pm Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST).

You may submit an entry for the program only once, with one product or range. The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify any incomplete or automated entries. Multiple entries from the same IP address, same email address or from automated entry services are invalid.

To enter the program, you must complete the entry form located at https://sydneyoperahouseshop.com/pages/uncovered and submit it online. Some applicants may be invited to give more information or have discussions about their work prior to the selection of the successful applicant(s). Where it occurs, it must not be taken as any indication that an applicant is in any way preferred.

Successful applicants will be selected for their creativity, innovation and suitability to the program and Sydney Opera House’s values. Up to three successful applicants may be notified at any time from 3 August 2026 and invited to discuss their product with the Sydney Opera House. The Promoter’s Uncovered team may (in its discretion) decide to not choose any successful applicants or choose fewer or more than three successful applicants. The successful applicant(s) will be contacted using the contact details provided in their application. The Promoter’s Uncovered team is not required to give reasons for any decision it makes, and all decisions are final and binding on every person who enters. No correspondence will be entered into.

The successful applicant(s) will be given the opportunity to enter into an arrangement with the Promoter’s retail partner to place the successful product(s) on sale on consignment by the retail partner at the Sydney Opera House retail / online shop(s) for a minimum period of three months (in accordance with terms set out by the retail partner). Where a successful applicant(s) enters into such an arrangement they may also be featured on relevant Sydney Opera House marketing channels at Sydney Opera House’s discretion. The successful applicant(s) must not use the Promoter’s brand, image, logo or any IP of the Promoter, unless permitted in accordance with the terms of any brand licence granted by the Promoter (in its discretion) in relation to the successful product(s). The successful applicant(s) must not disclose to any third party or publicly announce its selection before the official launch date of the product or range at the retail / online shop(s) of the Promoter’s retail partner.

The Promoter may in its absolute discretion at any time and for any reason cancel the program and/or recommence it from the start on the same or similar conditions, subject to any relevant regulations. Circumstances giving rise to such cancellation may include that the program is not capable of running as planned, including due to an intervention by any outside agent or an event which changes the result or prevents or hinders its determination, or an event which prevents or hinders the intended arrangements with the retail partner, including but not limited to vandalism, power failures, tempests, natural disasters, acts of God, acts of government, public health emergency, civil unrest, strikes.

You warrant the following: that your entry is your original work; that you are the owner of all the material you submit as part of your entry into the program (Entry); that your Entry does not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third-party.

If your Entry is selected by the Promoter for inclusion in the program, you grant us a worldwide, perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty free and transferrable licence to use, reproduce, segment, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display and communicate your Entry in any media to the extent necessary to run and promote the program and for any ancillary purpose. You also grant us the right to sub-license the rights under this licence to any third party deemed appropriate by us. We may promote the program, including your Entry, in any media during or after the program entry period. Promotional material may include the use of all or part of your Entry. All Entries used by the Promoter will be credited where appropriate.

You agree to notify the Promoter of any Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) incorporated into the Entry and warrant you have all relevant rights to use such ICIP and will uphold the integrity and authenticity of the ICIP with due regard given to the current Australia Council for the Arts Protocols for using First Nations Cultural and Intellectual Property in the Arts. ICIP refers to all aspects of Indigenous peoples’ cultural heritage, including what is tangible and intangible.

The personal information you provide in entering the program will be used by the Promoter to conduct the program. By entering the program, you consent to the storage of your personal information on the Promoter’s database and the Promoter may use this information for future promotional and marketing purposes regarding the Promoter’s products including contacting you via electronic messaging. Your name and contact details may also be shared with various third-party organisations, including resident companies, presenting partners and our sponsors, who may contact you from time to time regarding promotions. Such organisations must comply with the Promoter’s Privacy Policy and with strict conditions governing how personal information is to be handled including applicable privacy Laws.

In case of an emergency the Promoter will use the contact details supplied by you when entering the program.

For more information about the Promoter’s Privacy Policy, including how to request access to personal information and how to opt out of receiving promotional communications from the Promoter and/or third parties, can be found on the Promoter’s website at www.sydneyoperahouse.com.
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If successful in your application (you must select all of the below)* This field is required.
I agree to be contacted by the Sydney Opera House using the details you have supplied.
I agree to be contacted by the Sydney Opera House retail partner Lagardère AWPL using the details you have supplied.
I am available to be involved for the period of the Uncovered program from August 2026 to October 2027.
I am over eighteen years old.
I declare that the details given in this application are true and correct.
I have read and accept the Uncovered terms and conditions as part of my application to Uncovered by Sydney Opera House and agree to comply with them.
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