ACU McGlade Gallery at Strathfield
The McGlade Gallery is a hub for the creative community in Sydney's inner west.
Through a program of curated exhibitions, the gallery focusses on the work of talented locals including current students, staff and ACU alumni, as well as other artists and designers who live and work nearby.
In addition to welcoming the public, the gallery plays a pivotal role in teaching and learning at ACU Strathfield. Through initiatives like the annual exhibition The Local, students are given the opportunity to exhibit side-by-side with industry professionals. And throughout the year, the McGlade gallery serves as an incubator space for students' ideas.
Other highlights from the annual McGlade Gallery calendar include three dynamic exhibitions which turn the spotlight on talented secondary students within the Sydney Catholic Schools network and the end of year Graduate Exhibition which celebrates the achievements of ACU Strathfield's final-year visual arts and design students.
Entry to all exhibitions in the McGlade Gallery is free and the gallery has wheelchair access via the Gate 2 entrance.
2024 Exhibitions
SCS and ACU Portraiture Prize, Wai Han Lee, The Self (detail), ACU student
Title: SSC and ACU Portraiture Prize
Description: In this inaugural initiative students from Sydney Catholic Schools and ACU Strathfield offer fresh perspectives on portraiture.
Duration: 3-16 May 2024
In conjunction with this show, we are very pleased to be hosting a FREE panel discussion on portraiture!
Have you wondered what it takes to get into the Archibald Prize? And why are portraits such a perennial favourite for both artists and art-lovers? How do painters keep their work fresh in the age of AI? These questions and more will be answered by Archibald insiders Tony Costa, who won in 2019, and Sally Ryan and Michael Simms who have been finalists many times. These professional portrait painters will share their secrets in an engaging conversation with media personality Claudia Chan Shaw. See you there!
Saturday 4 May 2024
1pm-2/2:30 (including audience Q&A)
McGlade Gallery
Book the free symposium here
Logo designed by ACU student Elaina Kazouris
Title: The Local 2024
Description: In the second edition of our annual showcase of homegrown talent ACU Strathfield's students and staff shine side-by-side with local artist Nelson Nghe. This exhibition will be accompanied by a series of workshops open to the public, so watch this space!
Duration: 20 July - 7 Sept 2024
Clancy Prize 2023 winner Nelson Fasavalu, Experienced, Encountered, Elevate (detail)
Title: The Clancy Prize
Description: The annual Clancy Religious Art Prize Exhibition showcases the creativity and talent of selected secondary students from Sydney Catholic Schools.
Duration: 20-26 Sept 2024
Lexie Downie, Fractured Innocence (detail), 2023 graduate
Title: 2024 Graduate Exhibition
Description: Visual Arts and Design students from ACU Strathfield celebrate the culmination of their creative educations in this annual exhibition.
Duration: 14-23 November 2024
Tracey Clement, Soft Science: Make Do and Mend, 100% second-hand materials
Title: Recirculate
Description: This new initiative showcases the strategies both well-known professional artists and ACU Strathfield students are using to create art in sustainable ways. Presented in conjunction with international Buy Nothing Day, all of the artworks in this group exhibition will be made from second-hand, recycled and/or re-used materials.
Duration: 29 Nov - 19 Dec 2024