VISION
MISSION
A space for radical installation and experimental practice, where artists and audiences meet in unexpected ways, day and night, in the heart of Sydney’s Chinatown.
Passage Gallery is dedicated to commissioning ambitious, site-responsive installations that transform how audiences experience contemporary art. We centre experimentation, slow production, and deep collaboration, creating space for artists to take risks and for audiences to engage meaningfully. Through accessible, bilingual programming and sustained artist support, we aim to foster a dynamic, inclusive arts ecology rooted in Chinatown and resonating globally.
ABOUT PASSAGE
Passage is a not-for-profit gallery dedicated to installation art located in Sydney’s bustling Chinatown, presenting a year long program of exhibitions that can be viewed 24/7 and without opening hours. The purpose of our organisation is firstly, to create a platform for installation artists to showcase new and exciting work, and secondly, to give the City of Sydney the unique opportunity to access art 24/7.
Alongside our exhibition program, we also host monthly public programs including artist talks, performances, workshops, and dinners that bring audience and artist together. As advocates for art viewership and accessibility, we have chosen a location that can be viewed 24/7 in a wheelchair-accessible building and we offer bilingual exhibition information in Mandarin and English.
At Passage we follow a unique model of artwork commissioning, where each exhibition invites one artist at a time to create new work that transforms the entire gallery. This model encourages risk-taking and the creation of new work. With this format, each exhibition changes in its entirety, drawing in new audiences and surprising them with the artist’s fresh interpretation of the space with each show.
Matt Cox
Katie Dyer (Chair)
Michaela Gleave
Yuanyu Li (International Partnerships)
Patrick Madden
Madeline Poll (First Nations)
Marco Rinaldi
Tinesh Thillainadarajah (Treasurer)
SUPPORT
This project has been assisted by the City of Sydney Creative grants, the NSW Government through Create NSW and by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.