Get Arty at Surry Hills Galleries

Just a hop, skip, and a jump from the Central Business District is the artistic hub of Surry Hills. This suburb hums with creativity, from the art galleries to modern restaurants to fashion boutiques. If you’re looking to indulge your right brain, here are the places you shouldn’t miss.

• FirstDraft Gallery is one of Australia’s oldest and most successful artist-run galleries
• Chalk Horse Gallery shines the spotlight on local and indigenous artists, while also featuring works from the United States and Asia
• Object Gallery is all about youthful energy. It champions the next generation of local designers and artists
• Worlds collide at Ray Hughes Gallery, which features pieces from Australia, New Zealand, and Chinese modernists and German expressionists
• The Brett Whiteley Studio offers an insight into one of Australia’s most iconic artists. The studio, which sits just as Brett left it, features temporary exhibitions and half-finished works
• Oz’s most accomplished glass and ceramic artists show their wares as Sabbia Gallery
• It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that Cloth puts the emphasis on fabrics, with textiles inspired by the Australian landscape
• Planet is a stunning gallery featuring bespoke furniture, fine fabrics, and local ceramics
• There’s more furniture, and homewares too, at Koskela Design

If that doesn’t satisfy your creative urges remember to visit the markets on the first Saturday of the month for some incredible one-of-a-kind finds.

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