Galleries and exhibitions
Current exhibitions at Sydney College of the Arts
At Sydney College of the Arts, our galleries feature a vibrant program of exhibitions showcasing the work of Australian and international artists, designers, staff, students, and alumni.
Entry is completely free, and no booking is required. Discover our calendar of exhibitions below.
Curated by Liam Garstang
Exhibition Dates: 13 March - 12 April 2025
Curated by Liam Garstang and featuring the work of SCA staff and alumni, Dreamz invites you to navigate a conceptual and spatial labyrinth, which blurs realities and fantasies, revealing intricate dreamscapes.
Artists: Lionel Bawden, Liam Garstang, David Haines, Jan Guy, Madeleine Kelly, Audrey Newton, Julie Rrap, Tim Silver and Justin Trendall.
Curated by Stuart Bailey
Exhibition opening: Wednesday, 7 May, 6pm - 8pm
Exhibition dates: 8 May - 7 June, 2025
Malevolent Strains is inspired by the strident approach of extreme music genres such as Black Metal, Grindcore, Death Metal, Doom and Thrash. The exhibiting artists reflect on the music, performance tropes and visual language of these subcultures from the perspective of fans.
Rage, frustration, terror, hopelessness and melancholy have renewed relevance in the contemporary moment, yet the messages embodied in these genres can be cloaked, full of irony, or even denied. Artworks in Malevolent Strains tackle the breadth and complexity of expression in extreme music as well as its social and political resonance through images, objects and, importantly, a schedule of live performance.
Artists: Joshua Yesni Arrant, Justin Andrews, Stuart Bailey, Andriana Carney, Marco Fusinato, Tony Garifalakis, Bridget Stehli, Maya Stocks and Karina Utomo
Curated by Robyn Backen and John Tonkin
Exhibition opening: Wednesday 6 August, 6-8pm
Exhibition dates: 7 August - 6 September
Submerge yourself in the idea of immersion in this exhibition curated by collaborative team Robyn Backen and John Tonkin. While the re-emergence of VR over the last ten years has led to a renewed interest in the notion of immersion, artists have long engaged with a diverse range of creative practices that might be considered immersive—writing, installation, soundscapes and so on.
What Lies Beneath features immersive works by artists that engage with physical and/or virtual spaces. There are other threads that run through the works. Many of them engage with perception and bring attention to the act of seeing and listening. Spoken language and the recollection of memory are other common elements. You can wander both physically and virtually through different multisensory somatic spaces imagined by seven Australian artists.
Artists: Ben Joseph Andrews & Emma Roberts, Tully Arnot, Robyn Backen, Denis Beaubois, Gail Priest and John Tonkin.
Phone: +61 2 8627 8965
Email: sca.gallery@sydney.edu.au
Address: Old Teachers College
The University of Sydney, NSW, 2006
