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The Tin Sheds Gallery is large contemporary art space located within the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Architecture Design and Planning. The Tin Sheds Gallery welcomes proposals for professional exhibitions across a wide variety of contemporary art and design practices from individuals and groups, as well as proposals for collaborative or community projects and curated exhibitions.

The Tin Sheds art workshops are located primarily on Level 1 in the Wilkinson Building. They comprise of a number of purpose –built spaces for art workshop teaching including ceramics, drawing and painting, photography, screen printing and sculpture.

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Current exhibitions

10 February - 10 March
Yarns Between Bubbles
Anie Nheu
Yiwon Park
Li Wenmin

Nheu, Park, Wenmin, collaborative drawing, 2011. Mixed media on paper

 


WUNDER POND
David Capra
Charles Dennington
Hossein Gahemi
Matthew Tumbers
Curated by Sandra Di Palma

Charles Dennington, 'Untitled' 2011. Polymer clay (Dimensions variable)
Image courtesy of Galerie Pom Pom

 

                             

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2012 exhibitions

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  • 16 March – 14 April
    Against the Grain Tim Burns Survey
    Tim Burns
  • 20 April – 19 May
    We need you, you need us: An experiential economy
    Georgie Meagher
    Paul Gazzola
    Dara Gill
    Agatha Gothe-Snape
    Sebastian Moody
  • Cervena Voda (Red Water)
    Nathan Babet

Exhibition Opportunities and Proposals

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The Tin Sheds Gallery accepts proposals for part of our yearly exhibition program.

We encourage exhibitions across all contemporary visual practices, from individuals and collectives, collaborative or community projects, curated exhibitions and proposals from those who work between art and architecture. Application forms can be downloaded from this page.

The Tin Sheds Gallery exhibition committee meets once a year to select proposals and is composed of professional artists, curators and representatives of the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning.

The Tin Sheds Gallery is centrally located on City Rd. The gallery area is approximately 15 square metres and the floor space can be divided into 2 distinct spaces or can be arranged in a variety of positions. The floor is raw concrete with an epoxy coating and the walls are constructed of gyprock faced onto MDF board. There is state-of-the-art lighting and both spaces have natural light. The long narrow space can also be blacked out for video works.

It is free to exhibit at Tin Sheds Gallery. The artist will be required to mind the gallery on Saturdays during the exhibition period.


Equipment available in the gallery:

  • 1 x Sony Bravia 40” LCD Digital Colour TV
  • 4 x Sanyo Projector PLC-XP51/L
  • 1 x Hitachi Projector CP-X385W/WT
  • 1 x HP Projector vp6120
  • Selection of DVD players
  • 1 x Colour TV
  • 1 x slide projector
  • 1 x 15 inch flat-screen G4 IMac computer

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions regarding your proposal: zanny.begg@sydney.edu.au.

Curate/Innovate Grant

Tin Sheds is pleased to announce the third round of the Curate/Innovate Grant, offered to help encourage curatorial practice in Australia. It is open to any individual or collective who has a curatorial idea they would like to explore. We encourage new and/or experienced curators to apply with works from a variety of backgrounds: cross-disciplinary arts, sound art, hybrid arts, performance, socially engaged practices and so on. We do not discourage curatorial proposals that include the applicant as a participating artist (we see artist-initiated exhibitions as a legitimate form of curatorial practice).

The emphasis is on innovative practice that challenges our perceptions of the gallery space. We therefore encourage applicants to think specifically about the opportunities Tin Sheds can offer either because of its history, location or physical space. We encourage applications that seek to build affinities beyond the gallery through public programs, lectures, discussions, concerts, out-door events and so on.

Applicants will be assessed on the strength of their idea for the exhibition, please complete an application form.

Successful applicant will receive:

  • $4000
  • 4 week exhibition at Tin Sheds Gallery

Access to Tin Sheds equipment including:

  • 1 x Sony Bravia 40” LCD Digital Colour TV
  • 4 x Sanyo Projector PLC-XP51/L
  • 1 x Hitachi Projector CP-X385W/WT
  • 1 x HP Projector vp6120
  • Selection of DVD players
  • 1 x Colour TV
  • 1 x slide projector
  • 1 x 15 inch flat-screen G4 IMac computer
  • A set of A0 full colour posters to publicise the exhibition
  • Promotion and opening nights costs
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