Admiralty House

Admiralty House is an imposing sandstone residence previously known as 'Wotonga' on Kirribilli Point, Sydney.
Its present name derives from its use from 1885 to 1913 when it served as the residence for the Commander-in-Chief of the British Royal Navy's Australian Station. The grounds feature harbour foreshore fortifications including a battery, gunners' store, powder magazine and Marine Barracks dating from the 1850's.
The property that Admiralty House was built on had various owners one of them being the merchant Robert Campbell who bought the property in 1806. Robert Campbell built Duntroon (now the Royal Military College) and was the Grand-father of Frederick Campbell who at one time owned Government House.
In 1913, Admiralty House was loaned to the Commonwealth Government as a residence for the Governor-General when in Sydney. At the height of the depression in 1930, the Scullin Government closed Admiralty House and its contents were sold at public auction in 1931. In 1936, the Commonwealth Government re-opened Admiralty House as a Sydney residence for the new Governor-General, Lord Gowrie. Successive Governors-General have since used Admiralty House for that purpose.
Formal title to Admiralty House finally passed from New South Wales to the Commonwealth by Crown grant in 1948 on condition that the House is used only as a residence for the Governor-General.
Objects with maritime and naval associations have been sought and acquired by The Australiana Fund for Admiralty House.

 

 The Marine Barracks
 Admiralty House, Sydney

Admiralty House, Sydney

Admiralty House, Sydney

Admiralty House, Sydney

Celebrity Vogue Photography & Seductive Art Gallery

A gallery that is imaginative, inspirational and unexpectedEstablished in 2004, Seductive Art ^TM Gallery, celebrates the warmth and beauty of the human form, combined with Avi Ohana's inspirational artistic vision to produce timeless artworks.
Located in the classical beauty of Sydney's The Rocks, our innovative gallery displays Sculptured Nudes^TM in both black & white and colour as well as architectural photography.
Dream makeover meets art photographAvi Ohana also utilizes the art gallery as a concept store for clients wishing to identify and relate to the style and quality of his work to enable them to create their own unique Sculptured Nude^TM, in the form of a photograph.

B3 Nurses Walk
Harbour Rocks Hotel
THE ROCKS

Art offsite

ou don’t even have to visit an art gallery to experience the best of Sydney’s contemporary art scene this March for Art Month Sydney.

‘Art Offsite’ means you can experience art in unexpected and surprising locations. Keep an eye out at Sydney’s theatres, residential buildings and even your own office entrance for a glimpse at quality art works by some of the best and brightest artists in Sydney today.

Art Offsite Highlights

Artbank Open Day
10 March / 2pm - 4pm | Artbank

See inside one of the most dynamic collections of contemporary Australian art when Artbank opens its doors to the public in this special event. Visit the link above for more information. Artbank 50C Rosebery Avenue, Rosebery

Belvoir Theatre hosts dLux
1 March - 31 March / / Belvoir Theatre

Two of Sydney's most established independent Theatre Companies, Belvoir St and Griffin Theatre, host installations and exhibitions in a one-off collaboration during Art Month. Visit Belvoir Theatre during March and explore the crossover between contemporary art and performance. Belvoir will host the dLux anthology, showcasing the work of some of the most important Australian artists working in video, film & digital imagery today. Belvoir Theatre 25 Belvoir Street, Surry Hills

Griffin Theatre hosts Deborah Paauwe
1 - 25 March / - Griffin Theatre

Two of Sydney's most established independent Theatre Companies, Belvoir St and Griffin Theatre, host installations and exhibitions in a one-off collaboration during Art Month. Visit the link above for more information.

The Rocks Pop-Up Project
1 March - 25 March / - The Rocks Pop-up Project

The Rocks is pulsing with the energy and passion of an ever-changing mix of creative minds as they take up residence in temporarily vacant buildings. Visit the Art Offsite Art Month Sydney via the link below for more information.

Pat Corrigan Indigenous Collection - Special Viewing
6 March / 6 - 8pm / SBS Offices / Free / Bookings essential

Guests are invited to a special champagne viewing of 38 Indigenous art works on loan from leading collector Pat Corrigan. A unique opportunity to go behind the scenes at the SBS Studio to view this significant private collection. Jane Raffan, respected Indigenous art professional, will introduce both the collection and the collector. Pat Corrigan's collection features paintings by Indigenous artists from across Australia, including APY and NPY Lands, the Western Desert, Utopia Region and Far Northern Queensland. Many of the artists are from the second generation of the famous Papunya Tula Company and include Kintore, Pintupi and Kiwirrkura elders whose work bridges the space between traditional dreaming/Tjukurrpa and contemporary art. Artists also include the internationally acclaimed Sally Gabori, who at over 80 years old continues to amaze critics with her unique and dynamic style, Makinti Napanangka, winner of the 2008 Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, and senior Pintupi artist, Willy Tjungurrayi, one of the original Papunya artists. Viewed as a whole, the collection is an insight into the depth and diversity of contemporary Indigenous painting. SBS Offices 14 Herbert Street, Artarmon www.sbs.com.au

Serial Space Suitcase Market
17 March / 10am - 2pm / Serial Space

ARI’s and art students fill a suitcase and hock their wares in an outdoor market at Serial Space in Chippendale. Vendors can sell whatever they want, as long as it's legal and fits in a suitcase. Nothing is off limits. Come and trawl through their treasures. All welcome, bartering encouraged. Serial Space 33 Wellington Street, Chippendale www.serialspace.org

The Art of Singleframe
21st March - 5th April 2012 / Audi Centre Sydney

To celebrate the launch of Audi’s new Contemporary Art sponsorship program, Audi Centre Sydney will be hosting The Art of Singleframe for the first time outside Europe. The exhibition features a series of sculptural pieces created by students from the Academy of Fine Arts, Bratislava. Each piece reflects the design language of the iconic Singleframe grille currently featured on all Audi models, while indulging in futuristic speculation regarding the very nature of automotive design. What will happen to this symbolic design feature once the combustion engine is obsolete and electric cars take over? Each young artist has reimagined the Singleframe for a greener future. Audi Centre Sydney invites you to join us for the exhibition launch at ‘The Lighthouse’, 895 South Dowling Street Zetland, 21 March, 6-8pm. Audi Centre Sydney 895 South Dowling Street Zetland

Group Show, Migration
27 - 31 March 2012 (10am-6pm) / 3rd April - 10th July 2012 (by appointment only)

In March 2012 Arndt Berlin is presenting an exciting free pop up exhibition, Migration, open to the public from 27th March to 31st March 2012 and by appointment from Tuesday 3rd April to Tuesday 10th July. Visit the link above for more information. ARNDT Berlin Pop Up 125 Kent Street, Sydney

The Rocks pop up

Art Month Sydney at The Rocks Pop-Up now on!

That’s right, Sydney’s biggest festival of Contemporary Arts, Art Month Sydney has now begun, and The Rocks Pop-Up is host to a diversity of unique experiences in this colourful month of March.

So here’s a taste of creativity on during Art Month Sydney at The Rocks Pop-Up…

National Institute for Experimental Arts

Open studio and interactive exhibitions by

Ground and Level 2, 47 George St, The Rocks

Open studio every Sunday in March, 10am – 4pm, and exhibitions Wednesday to Sunday, 10am – 5pm

Drop by NIEA’s Open Studio for experimental and media-based arts where current artists in residence including Naomi Shedlezki for Match Box Projects, Bernardo Bento, Grace Kingston and David Langley develop, prototype and test new work and artistic experiments.

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Factory 49 @ The Rocks Pop-Up by Factory 49 artists

Level 1, 47 George St, The Rocks

Wednesday to Sunday, 10am – 5pm

The work on display at the Factory 49 @ The Rocks Pop-Up reflects an emphasis on the material basis of art making, non-representation, purity and singularity of structure, and emphasising the process of construction. 

At Home with Art and Work with Art by ARTLIB

Theatrette, Ground, 47 George Street, The Rocks (from 7 March)

At The Rocks Pop-Up, ARTLIB is developing interactive experiences exploring the democratisation of art. Audiences are invited to participate directly in works created by emerging and established artists, encouraged to engage with work that they ‘connect with’ rather than the work of an artist they already know by name.

Project 5

The Rocks will be transformed into an urban jungle of free expression and street art in celebration of the fourth instalment of the award-winning arts initiative, Project Five.
Project Five will include a retrospective art exhibition, a live art event, artist talks and an auction to raise funds for community arts group Information and Cultural Exchange (ICE).
At the helm of Project Five stands Vexta, Regan Tamanui (HAHA), Luke Cornish E.L.K. and James Reka, who are ready to introduce urban art to The Rocks.
Project Five Free Public Events:

	Retrospective Exhibition1-25 March10am - 5pm, daily Twelve of Australia's most celebrated street artists will be exhibited in the heritage space at 47 George Street, The Rocks. 47 George St, The Rocks
	Live Art and Music 9 MarchOpening Night6pm - 9pmThe Rocks Square, Playfair St, The Rocks 10-11 March12 noon - 3pmEngage with artists creating live street art, with Future Classic DJs on the turntables. The Rocks Square, Playfair St, The Rocks
	Artist Talks 12 March11am - 12 noon An opportunity to get up close and personal with Project Five artists who will discuss the state of street art in Australia, their bodies of work, and personal experiences working in Australia and overseas. New artworks created as part of Project Five will also be on display at the Artist Talks event before they are sold on 22 March at a charity auction to raise funds for community arts group Information and Cultural Exchange (ICE), a leading supporter of emerging artists in greater Western Sydney. 47 George St, The Rocks

Sydney Park

Sydney Park in the inner city suburb of St Peter's is one of Sydney's largest park with over 40 hectares of rolling parklands. Once upon a time, the area was a clay extraction and waste disposal site but over time, it has been transformed into a beautiful park which has become very popular for leisure and play. Sydney Park offers a diverse range of passive & active recreation for the whole community such as:

. Alan Davidson Oval located in the north-eastern corner of the park provides facilities for cricket and Australian Rules football.

. The Pavilion has a number of community venue rooms available for hire with public toilet and change rooms facilities.

. The CARES (Community and Road Education Scheme) facility has a miniature network of roads complete with traffic signals for families and children to learn bicycle riding skills in a safe environment. The CARES facility function rooms are also available for hire to the community.

. A large children’s playground with a diverse range of traditional & creative play equipment for children of all ages including slides, swings, climbing apparatus and sand pits. The wide rubber-surfaced paths between the play elements are wheelchair-accessible and feature musical elements. The playground can be easily accessed from the car park located off Barwon Park Road.

. A series of wetlands and water courses run from the centre to the southeastern corner of the park providing a habitat for native and visiting waterfowl. Elevated wooden-decked viewing platforms are provided around many of the wetlands for bird watching, sunbathing or picnics.

. The brick kilns precinct in the north-western corner of the park have remnants of the site’s previous use as a municipal brick works. After the brickworks were closed, the clay pits were filled with municipal waste from 1948 to 1976. When the tip was later closed, a layer of soil and building rubble was placed over the site to create the regional park as it is today.

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VENUE: Sydney Park, Sydney Park Rd, St Peters. St Peters is a suburb in the inner west of Sydney, located 7 kilometres south of the Sydney CBD.

LOCATION MAP: Click here

GETTING THERE: The best way to get there is to catch a train and alight at St Peter's train station. The park is just a short walk from the station. For public transport info, call the Transport Infoline on 131 500 or check their website on www.131500.com.au

ENTRY FEE: Free

MORE INFO: http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/Residents/ParksAndLeisure/ParksPublicOpenSpace/SydneyPark.asp

Wendy's Secret Garden

Wendy's Secret Garden is indeed secret and elusive - it took us two tries before we finally found it! There are no signages to the garden and it is basically accessible only to those in the know. Once you get there, you will understand why the locals want to keep it a secret. Ssh!

The garden was created by Wendy Whiteley after the death of her husband, Brett Whiteley in 1992. (Brett was one of Sydney's favourite artists who has won many prestigious art prizes in Australia.) Wendy transformed the once derelict green space into a beautiful garden and secluded picnic spot. Today, the garden is a small haven of herbs, tree ferns, palms and fig trees with the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House as a backdrop. There are a few interesting items or antiquities like statues, old scooter, rusty wheelbarrow scattered around the garden which adds to its charm. Even the local birds like the parrots, gulls, kookaburras and wagtails love the spot!









A few sets of tables and chairs can be found around the garden or under shady trees for picnics. The nearest toilet to the garden is just a short walk away. At the end of the garden, you go up a set of stairs (as pictured in the top left hand photo on this blog), turn left and then go down another set of steps under the bridge and towards the water. The toilet can be seen just after the bridge.

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VENUE: Wendy's Secret Garden, near Clark Park, Lavender Street, Lavender Bay. Lavender Bay is part of the Lower North Shore suburbs and is located 3 kilometres north of the Sydney CBD. The Garden is nestled between Clark Park on Lavender Street and the Lavender Bay rail shunting yard. If you are coming from Clark Park, just look for a set of stairs that go downwards and leads to the garden. Or go down the set of stairs on Walker Street (next to the Indian Harbourside Restaurant on Lavender Street) and Wendy's Secret Garden is about halfway down the stairs on the left.

TIME: Always open

GETTING THERE: If driving there, there is meter parking on Lavender Street or Harbourview Crescent (next to the Kirribilli Club). Or you can catch a train and alight at the North Sydney train station which is within walking distance to the garden.

ENTRY FEE: Free