Verge is a contemporary art space located on the campus of the University of Sydney, Australia and is supported by the University of Sydney Union.
154 City Rd, Sydney NSW 2050, Australia
(02) 9563 6218
Monday to Wednesday, 10am – 5pm
Thursday, 10am - 7pm
Friday, 10am - 5pm
Saturday by appointment
Free entry. All welcome.
Past meets present in Leyla Steven’s latest exhibition, now showing at the Art Gallery of New South Wales and co-curated by Artspace. The Australian-Balinese artists adopts a collaborative approach to restitution, scrutinising the systems of conservation and documentation we have inherited.
Developed in 2022 by Artback NT as part of Apmere Mparntwe—the Australian Ceramics Triennale— touring exhibition Clay on Country, showing now at New England Regional Art Museum, showcases the diversity of ceramics in the Central Desert.
About Face is a smart piece of marketing. The new book on portrait painting from Australia and New Zealand has a mission to change buyers’ minds about the field. But as Jane O’Sullivan discovers, any sales pitch wears thin if it’s repeated often enough, and the close attention to how portrait painting is received by the market means that other important conversations fade to the background.
Now showing at RMIT Gallery, This Hideous Replica is a holistic experimental art undertaking, co-curated by Sean Dockray and Joel Stern, which encompasses an exhibition, performance programs, publishing and much else.
Curated by Lee Kinsella, Stuffed, Bolstered and Upholstered—on now at Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery—looks at how woven and fibre objects align with the human form, encompassing the practices of over thirty artists working across textiles, painting, ceramics, sculpture and installation.
In The Rites of When, Angelica Mesiti considers the rituals that may mark the seasons in our burning planet. The Tank has been waiting for art like this.
