Lavendar Bay Society

The Lavender Bay Gallery exhibits a high calibre of paintings and sculpture from both established and emerging artists. Exhibitions change regularly throughout the year ensuring a diverse range of traditional and contemporary works are on show.

Established in 1880 and run by the Royal Art Society of NSW (RAS), the independent not for profit gallery and adjacent art school are located in North Sydney, aiming to promote and encourage appreciation in the visual arts.

Many students have launched their art careers or explored a new hobby through the RAS Art School. There are numerous classes on offer including plein air landscape painting and life drawing.

Lavendar Bay Society

Royal Art Society of NSW, Walker Street, North Sydney NSW, Australia

02 9955 5752

royalart.com.au

Mon to Fri 10am–4pm, or by appointment.
Sat and Sun 11am–4pm.
Closed public holidays.
See our website for latest information.

Exhibitions

RAS Art School

Ongoing

29 Jan

Feature

Barbara Kruger: THINK OF ME THINKING OF YOU

For decades, beginning well before the advent of social media, Barbara Kruger’s prescient use of words and text has invited people to consider their context in contemporary society. In Brisbane, between 4–7 September, audiences may experience her concise, dynamic aesthetic within the internationally acclaimed Gems delivered by choreographer Benjamin Millepied and the L.A. Dance Project.

Louise Martin-Chew

News

The Hadley’s Art Prize Winner is announced

New South Wales-based artist Sophie Cape, has won the Hadley’s Art Prize for 2025. The winning piece, alongside the 28 finalists, will be on display at Hadley’s Orient Hotel, Hobart until 21 September.

Art Guide Australia

Feature

Listening with Discomfort and Possibility

For Listening Acts at the Now or Never Festival, the music and performance company Chamber Made invited artists to interrogate the intersection between the body, listening and technology.

Josephine Mead

In Pictures

The peoples’ art collection is on display

In celebration of Artbank’s 45-year anniversary, two major exhibitions and a publication are on display. View, in pictures, Artbank’s Sydney exhibition, Art Text/Text Art.

Art Guide Australia

Feature

Jennifer Mills on connecting everything

A survey exhibition spanning the 30-year practice of Jennifer Mills brings together bodies of works grounded in precision and tenderness at Bunjil Place Gallery.

Camilla Wagstaff

Feature

The kimono is more than an artefact and more than clothing. It is a concept artists will make their own

Over 70 fabulous garments of exquisite craftsmanship – some made of silk with gold and silver embroidery and dazzling designs – have been assembled within a context of over 150 paintings, posters, wood block prints, magazines and decorative arts. Although many of the items have never been previously exhibited in Australia, most are now in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria, with many specifically acquired for this exhibition.

Lavendar Bay Society

Lavendar Bay Society

Exhibitions