GALLERY
We support local artists, performers and other creatives through our Arts & Culture initiatives. We hire out our gallery space at low rates to remove barriers for those wanting to share their creative work.
Hire our gallery
Addi Road StirrUp Gallery is a great location in the Inner West to showcase your creative body of work. Whether it be sculptures, paintings or a more interactive performance piece, our gallery is a flexible space that can accomodate a wide variety of needs.
Providing accessible, affordable exhibition space
Recognising artistic space was at a premium for our creative community in the Inner West, we created the Addi Road StirrUp Gallery to provide a space for budding artists to exhibit in a professional setting.
Year round engaging exhibits and events are held at our gallery, including commemorating Addison Road’s history and our annual Public Schools Arts Festival in November which celebrates the immense talent of local public school students.
Getting here
We’re in the white timber building just inside our front gates on Addison Road.
Public transport access
The 428 bus stops at our front gates on Addison Road. Stanmore train station is a 10-minute walk away.
Carparking free Mon-Sat, $3 Sundays
Our gallery is next to our large carpark which includes accessible-friendly parking spots.
What’s On
16-25 JUNE: Artists of Addi Road Exhibition ‘in the process’
in the process This annual exhibition at the Addi Road StirrUp Gallery showcases the work of artists that call Addi Road home. This year’s exhibition, in the process, will explore...
6 JULY: NAIDOC Week Cooking demo & bush tucker talk
BUSH TO BOWL WORKSHOP in partnership with Inner West Council 10am - 12pm Art Session, Bush Tucker Talk and Cooking Demo 12pm - 2pm Lunch and entertainment More details and additional...
12-13 AUG: Creative Trails Weekend at Addi Road
Midjuburi (Marrickville) Precinct Creative Trails Weekend at Addi Road Sat 12 - Sun 13 August 2023 11am - 4pm, each day Open Artist Studios and StirrUp Gallery Exhibition
Selected previous exhibitions
Public Schools Arts Festival
Our 2022 Festival included art works and musical performances from 10 public schools across Sydney.
Anita Shirley solo art exhibition
Anita Shirley is a Uruguayan artist living and working at her studio at Addi Road. Anita works with vivid colours, creating “a world of spontaneity, colours and shapes that arise as the work progresses”.
Richard Briggs: Marrickville Pause
Drawings of the Marrickville streets you love, by artist and designer Richard Briggs who loves uses drawing to connect with people. With help from the Marrickville community, Richard designed and created a large-scale mural at Marrickville Metro. This exhibition showcased the process that led to the mural that celebrates people, place and landscape.
Visum: Artists of Addi Road
Showcase of the immense talent and creativity that exists here at Addi Road. In 2022, 16 of the 40 artists at our community centre exhibited prints, paintings, sculptures, textiles and drawings.
Looking Out. Looking In.
An exhibition of Italian artist Salvatore Nuccio on the refugee experience.