Chrissie Cotter Gallery

Pidcock Street, Camperdown

The Chrissie Cotter Gallery is located in Pidcock Street Camperdown, next to the Camperdown Bowling Club. Since 1996, Marrickville Council has provided the gallery to individuals and organisations for exhibitions and cultural events.

When in use, gallery opening hours are Wednesday to Sunday, 11am-4pm. Entry is free and the gallery is wheelchair accessible.

• Chrissie Cotter Gallery Floor Plan

Marrickville Council is currently taking applications for the 2010 Chrissie Cotter Program. Please download the conditions (PDF) and application form (PDF) for more information.

For further information about the Chrissie Cotter Gallery, please contact the Cultural Development Officer on (02) 9335 2280 or email cdo@marrickville.nsw.gov.au.

Dreams: Aboriginal women's exhibition
5 - 29 November 2009

Women's imaginative thoughts and desires are celebrated in Dreams, on show at the Chrissie Cotter Gallery. The annual Aboriginal women's exhibition features the work of Shirley Amos, Euphemia Bostock, Tracey Bostock, Charmaine Davis, Joy Duncan, Danielle Gorogo, May Hinch, Lee-Anne Hunter, Michelle LeCombe, and Carmel Richardson.

One of the artists, Bronwyn Bancroft, said every year the theme of the exhibition was chosen by one of the more senior artists fromt he contributing group. This year, Carmel Richardson chose 'Dreams'.

Bronwyn works as an artist across many mediums, from public artworks to children’s book illustrations. Her work is held in collections in the National Gallery of Australia, Macquarie University, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of Western Australian, Australian Museum and Artbank, as well as in overseas collections such as Newark Museum USA, Prime Minister of Turkey, The Kelton Foundation USA, Volkerkunde Museum, Germany, Westpac USA and Governor of Tokyo, his Excellency Mr Suzuki.

Other artists include Jessica Birk, a young Aboriginal artist who grew up and lives on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. She is a descendant of the Yaegl people, from the Northern Rivers of NSW. She says through her art she can assert herself as a contemporary storyteller of the Yaegl people. And Ruby Troutman grew up on Toomelah Mission in the North West of NSW on the Macintyre River. Many of Ruby’s paintings are of local bush foods introduced to her by her father as the family travelled around shearing sheds for work.

Dreams will be opened by Lynette Riley, the Academic Coordinator at the University of Sydney's Koori Centre, and a Wiradjuri/Kamilaroi person.

Stone Villa Fundraiser
Friday 4 December, 6pm - 8pm

Around 60 artists will sell their work for about $50 each, as part of the annual The Stone Villa Fundraising Exhibition at the Chrissie Cotter Gallery.

The fundraising exhibition will include a large variety of works by artists including Mishka Borowski and Nick Strike on sale from 6-8pm on Friday 4 December 2009. All artworks measure 21cm by 15cm.

"Each artist is given the same size board and come back with what they like - and that can include reconstructions, sculptures, collages, photographs or just paintings and drawings," said Mishka Borowski. "It's such a wide range of styles from artists of all different levels."

The exhibition will raise funds for Sydenham's not-for-profit arts organisation The Stone Villa, which comprises seven permanent studios and a residency studio. Money raised will also help to fund The Stone Villa’s annual sculpture prize, Vortex, which encourages artists to create works which are inspired by the inner west area.