16albermarle
16 Albermarle Street,
Newtown, NSW 2042 [Map 7]
02 9550 1517 or 0433 020 237
Thu to Sat 11am–5pm,
or by appointment.
Until 16 September
Disruption: Discourse and Exchange Curated by Carolyn Mckenzie-Craig
An exhibition that delves into the profound significance of printmaking as a medium of communication. Students and their lecturers from the printmaking departments of four well known art schools from Australia and southeast Asia address the theme of disruption in small bodies of prints. The exhibition features work from the National Art School, Sydney, Queensland College of Art, Brisbane, Institut Seni Indonesia, Surakarta and King Mongkut Institute of Technology, Bangkok, and sheds light on the relevance of this traditional art form amidst a contemporary landscape characterised by image flux and the overwhelming presence of digital media.
7 October–11 November
All that surrounds us: Contemporary art from Cambodia
Curated by Lauren Elise Barlow, Vuth Lyno, Chum Chanveasna and Moeng Meta.
Including work by 12 younger and mid-career artists, All That Surrounds Us presents contemporary art from Cambodia to Australian audiences and provides the opportunity to learn more about the country through its art. Reflecting Cambodian art that explores the country’s complex history, future and place in the broader community of southeast Asia, the exhibition includes works in many media – painting, sculpture, architecture, ceramics, photography, installation, video and works on paper – and from many parts of the country.
Art Gallery of New South Wales - North Building
Art Gallery Road, The Domain,
Sydney, NSW 2000 [Map 8]
02 9225 1700
Daily 10am–5pm, Wed until late.
Ongoing
Yiribana Gallery
Displaying works from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art collection, Yiribana acknowledges the location of the Art Gallery on Gadigal Country.
Ongoing
Outlaw
Celebrating the antiheroes of popular culture with works from the Art Gallery’s collection, in our first-ever purpose-built gallery for time-based art.
Ongoing
Making Worlds
Kimsooja’s monumental work Archive of mind forms the centrepiece of Making Worlds, A display of contemporary art from across the globe from the Art Gallery’s collection.
Art Gallery of New South Wales - South building
Art Gallery Road, The Domain,
Sydney, NSW 2000 [Map 8]
02 9225 1700
Daily 10am–5pm, Wed until late.
See our website for latest information.
Until 3 September
Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2023
The annual Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes are the most engaging art events of the year, eagerly anticipated by artists and audiences alike. The Archibald Prize for portrait painting is a who’s who of Australian culture – from politicians to celebrities, sporting heroes to artists.
2 September—21 January 2024
A curve is a broken line
Hoda Afshar
The first major solo exhibition by one of Australia’s most innovative and unflinching photo-media artists. Through her photographs and moving image works, Iranian-born, Melbourne-based Hoda Afshar examines the politics of image-making. Deeply researched yet emotionally sensitive, her work can be seen as a form of activism as much as an artistic inquiry.
Until January 2024
brick vase clay cup jug
Guest curated by Glenn Barkley, brick vase clay cup jug is a space between gallery storage and gallery display where magical associations are conjured.
Art Space on The Concourse
409 Victoria Avenue,
Chatswood, NSW 2067 [Map 7]
0401 638 501
Wed to Fri 11am–5pm
Sat and Sun 11am–4pm.
See our website for latest information.
Until 3 September
Persistence of Vision; The Sleep of Reason
Produces Monsters
Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro
A Willoughby City Council curated exhibition exploring the realm of the phantastic. Belief in the phantasms of the past such as The Loch Ness Monster, ghostly spectres, Little Green Men and Bigfoot have mostly been put to bed through modern scientific analysis. But what has replaced these bug-a-boos? Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro combine the diaphanous spectres of the past with the delusions of the near-present. Utilising Lego as its primary medium, Persistence of Vision; The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters offers Lego mosaic renderings of endearing paranormal entities of the past combined with small Lego sculptures of improvised weapons collected in the aftermath of the January 6 insurrection in DC.
7 September–1 October
Entwined Within
Noula Diamantopoulos, Kirtika Kain, Shivanjani Lal, Hyun-Hee Lee, Jumaadi, Pamela Leung, Origin Collective and Hiromi Tango.
Co-curated by Faye Chen and Willoughby City Council’s Curator, Entwined Within illuminates the diverse ways in which emotions are expressed across cultures. It also considers the impact of new technologies on emotional expression. The exhibition explores a wide range of feelings and psychological senses, and considers how the flux of our circumstances impact our shifting sea of emotion. Presenting installation art, immersive experiences, technology-based and traditional art forms, this exhibition sheds light on the overlooked emotional experiences of intersectionality, alienation and Third Culture Individuals living between worlds.
4 October–22 October
Letter to Self
Paul McDonald
If you had the opportunity, what would you tell your younger self? In this exhibition, the artist has collaborated with each participant to create portraits and tell their stories. The portraits are accompanied by archival photographs and their words. The artist’s process includes dialogue, collaboration and walking within the natural environment. The works created through this process include a series of landscapes in response to the conversations with participants and the artist’s own lived experiences.
25 October–5 November
Ebb & Flow
Geoffrey Adams
Geoffrey Adams’ mangrove landscape paintings use multiple layers of pigment, and often run across the canvas in different directions. He frequently paints while the canvas is flat on the ground, dripping pigments from different heights. The canvas is then lifted and turned as the liquid paint forms random patterns and colour combinations. This experimental process can be quite random, but produces unexpected and highly distinctive works that are almost impossible to replicate.
Artsite Contemporary Australia
165 Salisbury Road,
Camperdown, NSW 2050 [Map 7]
02 9519 9677
Thu to Sun, 11am–5pm.
See our website for latest information.
Until 5 September
Landscapes of my Heart
Claudio Valenti
Maruku Punu Artists, Billy Cooley; Lulu Cooley & Sydney Friends.
9 September–2 October
About Time!
Madeleine Tuckfield-Carrano
9 September–2 October
Wanderlust
Daniel Pata
Australian Design Centre
113–115 William Street,
Darlinghurst, NSW 2010 [Map 8]
02 9361 4555
Tues to Fri 11am–5pm, Sat 11am–4pm.
Entry by donation.
We play a critical role in building a significant design culture for this country by nurturing a nation of innovative makers and thinkers to use design in their lives.
28 September—22 November
MAKE Award: Biennial Prize for Innovation in Australian Craft and Design
An exhibition of the 30 finalists in this new biennial prize for innovation in craft and design. MAKE Award acknowledges the richness and diversity of creative talent in Australia with a non-acquisitive total cash prize $45,000 to be announced.
5 October—22 November
Deep Material Energy Kelly McDonald, Victoria McIntosh, Neke Moa, Rowan Panther, Claire McArdle, Cara Johnson, Inari Kiuru and Lisa Waup.
An evolving exhibition of contemporary jewellery/body adornment and objects by eight makers from Aotearoa, New Zealand, and Naarm/Melbourne, Australia, whose practices involve a deep and holistic engagement with materiality and process.
5 October—22 November
Studio 63: Ebony Russell and Alexandra
Standen
Object Space (window gallery)
As residents at Sydney’s Kil.n.it Experimental Ceramic Studio, artists & friends Ebony Russell and Alexandra Standen have collaborated on creating a series of ceramic-based wall sconces incorporating light and shadow, crossing boundaries between art, craft, sculpture, and design.
Australian Galleries
15 Roylston Street,
Paddington, NSW 2021 [Map 10]
02 9360 5177
Open daily 10am–6pm.
See our website for latest information.
1 September–24 September
Tricky Cad
Peter Kingston
5 October–22 October
Colin Lanceley
31 October–19 November
Ayako Saito
Margie Sheppard
Bathurst Regional Art Gallery
Wiradjuri Country
70–78 Keppel Street,
Bathurst, NSW 2795 [Map 12]
02 6333 6555
Tue to Fri 10am–5pm,
Weekends and public holidays
10am–2pm, closed Mon.
Facebook: facebook.com/bathurstart or Instagram:
@bathurstregionalartgallery
2 September—5 November
Dobell Drawing Prize #23
Bathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) presents the a National Art School Touring Exhibition. The is Australia’s leading prize for drawing, an unparalleled celebration of technique, innovation, and expanded approaches to drawing by acclaimed and emerging drawing practitioners. The biennial prize began 30 years ago at the Art Gallery and is now presented by the National Art School in partnership with the Sir William Dobell Art Foundation.
