CBD GALLERY

Contemporary art gallery in a historic Sydney building

CBD GALLERY opened in 2023 at 72 Erskine Street in Sydney's CBD, NSW 2000. The space occupies a heritage building spread across multiple levels, sitting right in one of Sydney's busiest cultural areas. It's a spot that draws art lovers, collectors, and curious locals easily enough. Xiaoxiao Zhang founded the gallery, and it's already made waves showing established and emerging artists to audiences both here and overseas.

The gallery runs Tuesday to Saturday from 11am to 6pm. What sets it apart is how seriously they take exhibiting Australian art, picking work carefully and supporting artists working across different mediums and styles. The heritage building itself is worth noticing because moving through those multiple levels creates something special. Downstairs there's a proper art-making studio where workshops and events happen regularly. That setup means you get exhibitions, education, and actual art-making all happening in the same spot, so it's more than just wandering past stuff on walls.

What's on at CBD Gallery

CBD Gallery mixes up the kinds of art on its walls. You'll find abstract pieces, portraiture, figures and landscapes, seascapes, still lifes, flowers and plants. Rather than sticking to one style, the gallery shows work from artists taking different approaches. That means you might see artists experimenting with form next to others doing traditional representation work. It's a fairly open-minded space when it comes to what gets a showing.

Exhibition Programme and Artist Development

CBD Gallery opened with a clear focus on building its exhibition schedule. The space regularly features work by newer artists alongside established practitioners, giving both groups a proper audience in Sydney. The dual solo show 'Nostalgia \ Inner Grounds' featuring Julie Nicholson and Talya Brookman is a good example of what the gallery puts on.

The gallery runs more than just exhibitions. Artist talks, panel discussions, and workshops happen regularly, and these sessions pull together artists, curators and people who come to see the work. It means conversations happen face to face instead of at a distance. The setup works because CBD Gallery has both a proper exhibition space and studio facilities on site, so it functions as a working space for artists and others who care about contemporary art in Sydney, not just somewhere to view or buy pieces.

Art Consultancy and Bespoke Services for Collectors

CBD Gallery runs art consultancy work for both homes and commercial spaces, with Art Consultant Louis Broad leading the charge. It goes well beyond what happens in the gallery itself, tapping into Sydney's art scene to help collectors, designers and businesses pick and place contemporary work. The idea behind it is pretty straightforward: buying art is one thing, but living with it is something else entirely. If you're after serious advice on building your collection, getting your head around how the contemporary market actually works, or finding the right pieces for an interior scheme, the consultancy team brings curatorial knowledge and real market experience to the table.

Planning Your Visit to Erskine Street

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CBD Gallery acknowledges the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation as the traditional custodians of the land where the gallery operates, and pays respect to Elders past and present. This reflects the gallery's commitment to operating with cultural awareness and responsibility within the Australian art community.