With a secured future, Artspace reopens its Woolloomooloo space after a significant redevelopment, and fuses history and memory with contemporary art in its opening program.
Exterior of Artspace in The Gunnery, featuring a new commission by Dennis Golding, ‘Colouring Memory’, 2023. Photo: Katherine Lu.
Let’s face it. The art world in Australia is pretty small. And most who are engaged with the visual arts sector will have at some point worked in The Gunnery at Woolloomooloo (Sydney), stayed there as a resident artist or have frequented exhibitions at Artspace.
It is this very sense of community and connection – not to mention an ecology’s history – that has been at the heart of the redevelopment of Artspace. This weekend, the organisation will throw open its doors in a program of celebration.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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