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4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art 4A leads cultural dialogues between Australia and Asia via contemporary art. Please email 4A on hello[@]4a.com.au

ART IN THE HEART OF HAYMARKET

4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art

181-187 Hay Street
Warrane/Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Opening hours:
Tuesdays - Sundays
11am - 5pm. On Thursdays, we stay open
until 8pm

PO Box K1323
Haymarket NSW 2000
Australia

4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art (4A) fosters excellence and innovation in contemporary culture through the commissioning, presentation, documentation and research of contemporary art. Our program is presented throughout Australia and Asia, where we ensure that contemporary art plays a central role in understanding and developing the dynamic relationship between Australia and the wider Asian region. Get the latest news on all things 4A by joining our mailing list: bit.ly/subscribeto4A

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13/10/2026

ARTIST TALK // Kirthana Selvaraj with Megha Kapoor

Join us this Saturday at 2pm as artist Kirthana Selvaraj (Kirthana Selvaraj) sits down with Megha Kapoor (Megha Kapoor), editor, creative director, writer and founder of multidisciplinary publishing platform INPRINT (INPRINT), to explore the stories, research and personal experiences behind Kirthana’s exhibition ‘In the Half Light’.

🎬 Get a glimpse into Kirthana’s creative journey through this clip from our mini-documentary, and visit 4A’s first floor to watch the full film. Co-produced by 4A Films and YellowBelly (YELLOWBELLY), and directed by Andrew Yee (Andrew Yee), the film explores how Kirthana’s engagement with Andy Ewing’s work has shaped her artistic practice.

Artist Talk
🗓 Saturday 17 October 2026, 2pm–3:30pm
📝 RSVP via the link in bio 🔗
🎟 Free entry

Exhibition
🗓 10 October–13 December 2026
🕚 Wednesday–Sunday, 11am–5pm
🎟 Free entry

12/10/2026

🧧ONE SMALL CONTRIBUTION, DOUBLE THE HAPPINESS🧧

⏰ Save the date: Thursday 22 October, National AusArt Day.

For ONE-DAY only, every donation to 4A will be matched dollar for dollar, doubling the impact of your support. We’re hoping to raise $5,000 on AusArt Day. With matched donations, we can make it $10,000!

💛 Give $30 to celebrate 4A’s 30 years, or whatever you can, and help us create more opportunities for the next generation of Asian Australian artists through exhibitions, commissions, artist development and public programmes.

✨ AusArt Day is a national fundraising initiative led by Creative Australia (Creative Australia), supporting artists and arts organisations across the country.

Campaign visuals and creative direction by Tung Nguyen (T. Nguyen), starring 4A’s lucky cats, who have been with us at the gallery for 30 years. 🐱

🔗 Find our donation page via the link in bio, and don’t forget to set your alarm for 22 October! ⏰

09/10/2026

🎉 OPENING NIGHT // ‘Andy Ewing: Ancestor Spirits’ and ‘Kirthana Selvaraj: In the Half Light’

Thank you to everyone who joined us tonight to celebrate the opening of these two wonderful exhibitions.

It was especially meaningful to share this moment with Andy’s family and friends, coming together to honour his life, work and lasting contribution to Asian Australian art.

Our warmest thanks to Kirthana Selvaraj (Kirthana Selvaraj) for creating this deeply personal new body of work, developed through the inaugural Andy Ewing Fellowship and in dialogue with Andy’s artistic legacy.

Our deep gratitude also to Dominic England () for the touching video biography of his uncle that gave us a glimpse into Andy Ewing’s life.

Thank you also to Andrew Yee (Andrew Yee) and YellowBelly (YELLOWBELLY) for creating this beautiful interview film as part of 4A Films, bringing forward more of the stories, research and experiences behind Kirthana’s work and the Fellowship.

We’re also deeply grateful to the Australian Q***r Archives (Australian Q***r Archives) for their support throughout the development of the exhibition and the Andy Ewing Fellowship, and for helping preserve and connect audiences with Andy’s legacy.

Don’t miss tomorrow’s conversation with Maurice O’Riordan and Thea Baumann (metaverse 🐆🦋📲💎⚔️🍸🌌), exploring Andy Ewing’s life, practice and the stories behind candid enigma, the artful adventures of Andrew Hau Ewing.

And next Saturday, join Megha Kapoor (Megha Kapoor), editor, creative director, writer and founder of INPRINT (INPRINT), in conversation with Kirthana Selvaraj, as they discuss Kirthana’s practice, In the Half Light, and the ideas behind this new body of work.

Conversation
🗓 Saturday 10 October, 2pm–3pm
📝 RSVP via the link in bio 🔗
🎟️ Free entry

Artist Talk
🗓 Saturday 17 October, 2pm
📝 RSVP via the link in bio 🔗
🎟️ Free entry

Exhibition
📅 10 October–13 December 2026
🕚 Wednesday–Sunday, 11am–5pm

Established by the Estate of Andrew Ewing and 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, the Andy Ewing Fellowship supports emerging q***r-identifying artists of Asian heritage to deve

08/10/2026

OPENING TOMORROW // Two exhibitions in conversation

Join us tomorrow from 6pm for the opening of ‘Andy Ewing: Ancestor Spirits’ and ‘Kirthana Selvaraj: In the Half Light’.

Together, the exhibitions revisit the work and legacy of pioneering q***r Vietnamese-Australian artist Andy Ewing, and trace how his practice continues to resonate through Kirthana Selvaraj (Kirthana Selvaraj)’s new body of work, developed as the inaugural recipient of the Andy Ewing Fellowship.

Also on view is a new mini-documentary film, co-produced by YellowBelly (YELLOWBELLY) and 4A Films, and directed by Andrew Yee (Andrew Yee). The film offers an intimate insight into Kirthana’s artistic practice as she reflects on the ideas, personal experiences and research informing ‘In the Half Light’, and how her engagement with Andy’s work has shaped her creative journey throughout the Fellowship.

And don’t miss our Saturday conversation with Maurice O’Riordan and Thea Baumann (metaverse 🐆🦋📲💎⚔️🍸🌌), exploring Andy Ewing’s life, practice and the stories behind ‘candid enigma, the artful adventures of Andrew Hau Ewing’.

Opening Night
📅 Friday 9 October, 6pm–8pm
📝 RSVP via the link in bio 🔗
🎟️ Free entry

Conversation
🗓 Saturday 10 October, 2pm–3pm
📝 RSVP via the link in bio 🔗
🎟️ Free entry

Exhibition
📅 10 October–13 December 2026
🕚 Wednesday–Sunday, 11am–5pm
🎟️ Free entry

🎉 DOUBLE THE DONATION, DOUBLE THE HAPPINESS! 🎉Join 4A’s DOUBLE HAPPINESS CLUB this AusArt Day, Thursday 22 October!⏰ For...
07/10/2026

🎉 DOUBLE THE DONATION, DOUBLE THE HAPPINESS! 🎉

Join 4A’s DOUBLE HAPPINESS CLUB this AusArt Day, Thursday 22 October!

⏰ For ONE-DAY only, every donation to 4A will be matched dollar-for-dollar, doubling the impact of your support. Together, we’re aiming to raise $5,000 on AusArt Day, and matched giving can turn it into $10,000.

As 4A celebrates 30 years, we invite you to give $30 for 30 years, or any amount you can, to support the next generation of Asian Australian artists and art patrons for the next 30 years. Your donation helps 4A create opportunities for emerging artists through exhibitions, commissions, artist development and public programs.

✨ AusArt Day is a national fundraising initiative led by Creative Australia (Creative Australia), supporting artists and arts organisations across the country.

And remember, it’s just for ONE DAY, 22 October!

🔗 Donate via the link in bio.

Campaign visuals and creative direction by Tung Nguyen (T. Nguyen), starring 4A’s lucky cats, who have been with us at the gallery for 30 years. 🐱

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01/10/2026

EXPERIENCE // Aileen Ng: ‘FITM: Faith in the Machine’

Don’t miss Aileen Ng (Aileen Ng)’s ‘FITM: Faith in the Machine’, on view at 4A LAB until this Sunday, 4 October.

Meet the artist and step into Aileen’s practice, exploring memory, perception and the ways we interact with and place our trust in technology.

Sit down with the ‘Memory Machine’ as it writes fragments of thoughts and memories, or share a memory of your own and see how the work responds.

Come by, take a seat and experience it for yourself.

Exhibition
🗓 25 September – 04 October 2026
🕐 Wed–Sun, 11am–5pm
🎟 Free entry

📍 4A LAB, 181–187 Hay Street, Haymarket

24/09/2026

🎉 OPENING NIGHT // FITM: Faith in the Machine

Thank you to everyone who joined us at 4A LAB for the opening of Aileen Ng (Aileen Ng)’s ‘FITM: Faith in the Machine’, presented as a 4A LAB Emerging Digital Artist Program.

‘FITM: Faith in the Machine’ was developed with the support and collaboration of SensiLab, Monash University. The exhibition is on view at 4A LAB until Sunday 4 October.

The 4A LAB Emerging Digital Artist Program is developed in honour of the late Australian artist Laurens Tan (1950-2025). It prioritises research and art which are grounded in new media practice, burgeoning technology and change. We are grateful to Tan’s family for their generous support of the program.

Exhibition
🗓 25 September – 04 October 2026
🕐 Wed–Sun, 11am–5pm
🎟 Free entry

📍 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Haymarket

✨ MEET OUR AUCTIONEER // DION WOOWe’re thrilled to announce Dion Woo (dionwoo), a member of the Haymarket Chamber of Com...
22/09/2026

✨ MEET OUR AUCTIONEER // DION WOO

We’re thrilled to announce Dion Woo (dionwoo), a member of the Haymarket Chamber of Commerce and a community leader, as the auctioneer for the 4A Fundraising Auction on Friday 25 September.

A familiar and much-loved presence across Haymarket and Sydney’s Chinatown, Dion is an entrepreneur, community advocate and experienced emcee, with a longstanding connection to the people, culture and stories of the precinct.

With Dion leading the room, 16 works will go under the hammer in support of 4A’s next chapter. Get your paddle ready! 🔨

For more details, follow 4A here on Instagram or visit the 4A website.

4A FUNDRAISING AUCTION
🗓 Friday 25 September, 6:00–8:30pm
📍 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art
🎟 In-person tickets $30 pp
🔗 Explore the auction via link in bio

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Thursday 11am - 5pm
Friday 11am - 5pm
Saturday 11am - 5pm
Sunday 11am - 5pm

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