EXHIBITIONS | LIFE DRAWING | WORKSHOPS
EXHIBITION:
Friday 10 OCT - Sunday 19 OCT 11–4pm
Opening and Talk:
Saturday 11 October, 3 – 6pm
Workshop:
Button-making, Sunday 12 October 10am - 1pm
From a simple fastener to a coveted item beset with rules and regulations, the button has played an integral part in the social and industrial history of Western society. Originally a men’s object, buttons became an obsession for rulers of European empires, created by skilled craftsmen using precious metals and gemstones. The industrialisation of manufacturing lead to the eventual perception that buttons were common objects of little consequence.
Author and jeweller Lucy Godoroja challenges this perception by bringing together a group of makers. Using materials synonymous with each maker, the Newtown Jewellers Collective reimagines the button in all its glory.
Featured Artists: Lucy Godoroja with Linda Blair, Christina Gore, Sasha Matteucci, Kaoru Rogers and others.
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Come and join us for a relaxing morning of fabric button crafting. We’ll teach you about cloth buttons, passementerie, and how to create your own unique designs using threads, beads, and ribbons. All materials are provided, so bring your snacks and enjoy this creative activity. This workshop is for adults aged 15 and above. Tea / coffee provided.
EXHIBITION:
22 OCT - 02 NOV 2025. 10am - 4pm
OPENING EVENT:
THURSDAY 23rd OCTOBER 6pm
An exhibition of paintings by Tracey Levett
Tracey Levett is an Australian artist based in Sydney. She is an abstract painter whose interest in philosophy is the enduring theme of her work. Her ethereal paintings composed of translucent layers of paint allude to her feeling that there is a subtle but eternal Presence in all of creation.
She incorporates text into her paintings, feeling that the energy of the words although often obscure is still felt when looking at the painting. Her powerful works leave the viewer with a sense of optimism and a feeling of ongoing contemplation.
Tracey has exhibited in Sydney, New York, Byron Bay and London. Her paintings are held in public spaces in Sydney and she has a strong following in New York where one collector has acquired over 50 of her paintings. She is constantly exploring new ways to express her inner life and to uplift and inspire those who see her work.
2025 Theme: The Fibonacci Sequence
In partnership with Inner West Creative Network
EXHIBITION 13-23 November 2025
Artist Callout. Entries close 14th Oct 2025
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
We Can Work It Out is a yearly group show that explores the connection between creative practice and mathematical thinking. Each year features a new mathematical concept. This year, we’re drawing inspiration from the natural balance and beauty of the Fibonacci Sequence.
Presented by sydneystreet.gallery in Marrickville / Bulanaming, in partnership with Inner West Creative Network, the exhibition is open to artists of all backgrounds and mediums. It’s a chance to push creative thinking, engage with a community of artists, and exhibit in a supportive and dynamic space.
7pm - 9pm $20 cash entry
sydneystreet.gallery is the new home for GLEBE LIFE-DRAWING GROUP.
The gallery is a welcoming and flexible space for life drawing and is organised by Geoffrey Goodes. This is not a class, but an opportunity for participants to enjoy this activity. New life-drawers welcome.
BYO materials & refreshments
Calligrapher & Fibre Artist
EXHIBITION SEPTEMBER 15 - 21 2025 10am - 4pm
Opening event 18th September 6 - 8pm
Reflections is a retrospective of my work over the last 20 years
I am a calligraphic artist with a background in textiles, working across diverse formats and exploring a variety of media.
My calligraphy takes many forms, sometimes discernible as letterforms, other times as free, gestural marks. By using stitch or pen on paper, fabric and parchment, I create a fusion between different materials.
Working with formats such as wall pieces, books and sculptural objects, enables me to approach each artwork from a different perspective. I also incorporate other techniques such as printmaking, to combine various media.
The artists Wassily Kandinsky and Paul Klee have inspired my art practice, as have Kandinsky’s statements, in particular:
“Form itself, even if completely abstract, has its own inner sound.”
@ink.and.pen erwitton@gmail.com
LORNA CRANE - MIXED MEDIA
JUNE 6 - 29 2025 10am - 4pm
Opening event 6th June 6 - 8pm
My approach as a professional artist is process based, experimental and exploratory. Where the search for that sense of uniqueness over the past 40 years is an essential part in my investigations as a painter, printmaker and fibre artist.
Since moving to the far south coast of NSW Australia 23 years ago my studio practice has given me the opportunity to delve deeper into my work. During this time my work has been about the landscape of time and place. To me the places I inhabit are an essential part of the process where that sense of memory echoes throughout my work. My works speak about moments of time with a primal force as I work. Letting the materials speak as each piece evolves. Where repeat motifs are formed in an experiential and gestural manner with a lexiconical approach to the spirit of place.
My studio practice at present is exploring uncommon ways of creating unique 2D work and 3D vessel shapes and forms that embrace ideas of duality. In particular by questioning the contrasting and conflicting mediums in my choice of materials.
Mediums include the use of found objects, clay slips, acrylic, matt sprays, joint compound and plaster of paris mixes with earth pigments using organic soya milk as a fixative. Also by pushing some boundaries with pigmented inks applied onto drop cloth then stripped to collage onto plaster vessels to create a rudimentary and wabi sabi appeal.
Techniques include mark making, plaster casting, paper mache, gelli plate printing, hand stitch, machine stitch, and knitting with plant fibres. The intention is to create textural elements by inviting viewers into my narrative.
At present my work is inspired by surrounding landscape of the far south coast of NSW Australia. In June 2025 I am having a solo exhibition in Marrickville at sydneystreet.gallery and will be filming my next online course with Fibre Arts Take Two, as well as continuing my practise as a member of Untethered Fibre Artists Inc.
Hosted by @sydneystreet.gallery. An exhibition combining artists of land, sea and sky in a range of mediums offering works depicting the natural world in an era defined by the rising threat of climate change and our relationship to the health of the earth.
With a portion of proceeds going to supporting charities this exhibition offers the unique opportunity to enjoy our natural world and support the efforts to sustain its wellbeing.
Come down to Sydney Street Gallery on May 16th and have a brew courtesy of @bobhawkebrewingco.
RSVP through the following link:
REGISTER FOR FREE OPENING 16 MAY
Artists
Supporting Charities
For one day you can come and meet local artisans and makers, enjoy a coffee from the pop up at the front of the gallery, and check out all of the venues participating in this Makersville market trail.
Various artisans and creatives had a great day supported by the Inner West Council to make their creative spaces open for the public to come and get acquainted. We were lucky to have the guys from next door at Fab! Studios displaying some of their unique and finely crafted work in the gallery. It was great having visits from councillors including the Deputy Mayor who all showed much interest and support for the creatives in our area.
Just in time for Christmas, this is a great way to support local makers and artists. This exciting event will is being hosted across multiple venues in this vibrant creative precinct including our gallery at 19 Sydney Street.