<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The sails of the Sydney Opera House will light up with colour over the next three nights as part of a global celebration of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/apple" rel="" target="" title="Apple's 50th birthday"><span>Apple's 50th birthday</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A brightly coloured celebration of creativity will kick off a year of collaboration between Apple and the Sydney Opera House with newly commissioned artworks labelled Illuminating Creativity, which is a showcase of original artwork created on iPad using the Australian app Procreate.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Earlier this month, members of the public were also encouraged to create their own digital art at Apple stores across Australia, with those artworks submitted to be part of this week's projection on the Eastern sails.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Opera House CEO Louise Herron AM said: "The Sydney Opera House, like Apple, is synonymous with creativity. This collaboration is a natural fit between two organisations that continue to search for new ways for people to experience the world. From our first international children's festival to exciting programming highlights throughout the year, Apple's support will enable us to continue to inspire and welcome more of the community in line with our ambition to be Everyone's House."</span></div></div><div class="tweet" data-tweet-id="2036653018129875347?s=20" data-user="9NewsAUS"></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, Greg Joswiak, said: "For 50 years, Apple has been at the forefront of empowering creativity, providing tools that allow people to imagine, design, and share their unique visions with the world. The yearlong collaboration with the Sydney Opera House and </span><em><span>Illuminating Creativity</span></em><span> is a celebration of this legacy, bringing together the incredible talent of Australian artists and the transformative power of iPad and Procreate. We are thrilled to be working with such an iconic Australian cultural landmark to help inspire the next generation of creatives."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sydney's Opera House lighting up with iPad artworks is part of a global celebration of Apple's 50th birthday, with events taking place across the world in places like China, Bangkok, Seoul, and New York City, where Alicia Keys performed at Grand Central Station.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Some of the artists being highlighted in lights include Aussies Jonathan Zawada from Northern NSW with artwork inspired by the ground beneath your feet, and a stunning underwater-inspired creation "It's Beautiful Down Here" by Perth-based Rebecca Mills.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/technology/sydney-opera-house-sails-light-up-to-mark-50-years-of-apple/eefa46c4-79f5-4003-a8ce-d6c6257dc02c" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There's a stunning First Nations artwork by Ryhia Dank, a Gudanji, Wakaja, and Kalkadoon woman whose artwork shows the journey of a goanna moving through the bush.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It's worth getting a harbour-side seat to take in all the art, including a spectacular creation which captures the Aussie surf and sun - tilted "A FRAME" with its wave shape plans with the form of the Opera House Sails and was created by Sydney-based Japanese artist Kentaro Yoshida.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There's even a glimpse of Aussie suburban life, with Phoebe Paradise's "A Brisbane Story" capturing a little balcony in Brisbane to show the sheer "average-ness" of the night sky and a porch light - it's well worth a look.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>All these artworks and more will be displayed over the next three nights.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Apple's 50th birthday is officially on April 1.</span></div></div>