4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art

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, docume

ntation 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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16/06/2026

🧵 CHILDREN’S WORKSHOP // Textile Block Printing Workshop with Ula&HerBrothers

Don’t miss this special children’s workshop. Very limited spaces, tickets are selling fast.

Step into an afternoon of creativity, culture and making with artist Ula&HerBrothers (Noelle Moa) ().
Inspired by the rich visual traditions of the Pacific, children will explore the symbols, patterns and storytelling practices of tapa before creating and printing their own Pacific-inspired design onto a T-shirt to take home. Along the way, they’ll discover how these motifs have been used across generations to share stories, identity and connection.

Discover, create and carry home a story of your own!

🗓 Saturday, 20 June 2026
🕐 1pm – 4pm
📍 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Haymarket
🎟 $30.00 per child (Limited spaces).
🎨 Recommended age: 9 - 17 years old
📝 RSVP via link in bio 🔗 or trybooking.com/DMSZY

Image & video credit: Courtesy of the artist.

09/06/2026

4A CHAMPION // We’re honoured to have Ken + Julia Yonetani as our next 4A Champions, as we mark 4A’s 30th anniversary celebrations!

Ken + Julia Yonetani () are a Japanese–Australian artist duo known for creating large-scale installations that combine unexpected materials to explore the complex relationship between people, history and the environment. Their work connects historical narratives with urgent contemporary issues, inviting audiences to reflect on humanity’s impact on the natural world. Their work has been exhibited across Australia, North America, Asia and Europe, including at the Venice Biennale, the National Museum of Singapore and the National Gallery of Australia.

Ken first connected with 4A through ‘Asian Traffic’, a major international project presented at 4A in 2004. In 2012, Ken and Julia returned to 4A to present their first solo exhibition in Australia ever as a duo, ‘What the Birds Knew’, which explored shared cultural expressions of environmental anxiety in Indigenous Australian and Japanese traditions, and considered whether these stories function as warnings, premonitions, or both.

The 4A Champion Circle brings together artists, alumni and supporters who have helped shape 4A over the past three decades. It’s about legacy, visibility and supporting who comes next.

We’re proud to have Ken + Julia Yonetani as part of the 4A Champion Circle💫

08/06/2026

CLOSING SOON // Transmedia Worldbuilding Residency Exhibition ✨

Final week to experience the Transmedia Worldbuilding Residency Exhibition at 4A LAB and explore the possibilities of AI, game design, immersive storytelling and interactive media.

Featuring works by Sage Godrei (), Myra Javaid (), Sim Kaur (), Vidya Rajan () and Dipa Mahbuba Yasmin (), the exhibition presents projects developed through 4A’s Transmedia Worldbuilding Residency following months of mentorship led by Elsewhere In India ().

In collaboration with Antariksha Studio (.studio ) and supported by Creative Australia (.australia), this residency exhibition is presented at 4A LAB (), supporting South Asian Australian women and gender diverse artists working across art, technology and cultural storytelling.

Follow for more exhibitions coming soon 🔥

Exhibition
📅 Until 14 June 2026
🕐 Wednesday to Sunday, 11am–5pm
🎟 Free entry
📍 4A LAB

4A CHAMPION // We’re excited to welcome WeiZen Ho as a 4A Champion, as we mark 4A’s 30th anniversary celebrations!WeiZen...
02/06/2026

4A CHAMPION // We’re excited to welcome WeiZen Ho as a 4A Champion, as we mark 4A’s 30th anniversary celebrations!

WeiZen Ho () is a performing artist and performance deviser whose practice moves between performance, ritual and installation. Since 1999, she has developed participatory and durational works exploring the relationship between body, memory and materiality. Her works create immersive environments shaped by traces, movement and collective experience, drawing from vocal bodywork, improvisation and long-term research into embodied practice.

WeiZen’s relationship with 4A began in 2022 when she devised the 4th iteration of a structured-improvisatory group performance, ‘Performature : Performateur 4 (P:P 4)’ as part of 4A/24. In 2024, during the ‘YEAR OF THE DRAGON [龙年]’, WeiZen presented ‘Amulet Body’, a mixed-media installation on deconstructed divination systems, with performances which extended from the gallery into the streets of Haymarket. For ‘An Offering, A Burning, A Prayer’ in 2026, she returned with ‘material : brick ~ material : body’, a performance-installation which repurposed bricks salvaged from 4A’s recent renovation.

”4A’s working culture acknowledges that failures and iterations are integral to realising ambitious concepts; a crucial site for nurturing the development of Asian artists in Australia.“ WeiZen said.

The 4A Champion Circle brings together artists, alumni and supporters who have helped shape 4A over the past three decades. It’s about legacy, visibility and supporting what comes next.

We’re proud to have WeiZen as part of the 4A Champion Circle💫

📷1,2,5,6: WeiZen Ho, ‘material : brick ~ material : body’ (performance view), 2026. Photograph by Phong Le.

📷3-4: WeiZen Ho, ‘material : brick ~ material : body’ (performance view), 2026. Photograph by Christina Mishell.

📷7-10: WeiZen Ho, ‘Amulet Body’ (gallery performance view), 2024. Photograph by Maxwell Elvis Finch.

📷11-12: WeiZen Ho, ‘Amulet Body’ (street performance view), 2024. Photograph by Nolan Murphy.

📷13-20: WeiZen Ho, ‘Performature : Performateur (P:P)’ (performance view), 2022. Photograph by Karlina Mitchell.

26/05/2026

🗣️ 4A TALKS // Transmedia Worldbuilding Residency Exhibition

Don’t miss the Transmedia Worldbuilding Residency Exhibition Artist Talk at 4A on Sat 6 June!

Meet the artists behind five distinct transmedia worlds spanning games, digital landscapes, personal archives, memory and speculative futures.

🌐 Myra Javaid () transforms experiences of the gendered gaze in public spaces into an interactive video game prototype.

🌐 Sim Kaur () recreates a bedroom corner as an installation, inviting audiences into a personal archive shaped by emotion, memory and digital intervention.

🌐 Vidya Rajan () builds a surreal landscape from WhatsApp archives, digital memory and ideas of future belonging.

🌐 Sage Godrei () explores strategy, mythology and feminist reimaginings through a speculative retelling of ‘Chaturanga’, the precursor to chess.

🌐 Dipa Mahbuba Yasmin () reimagines ‘Snakes and Ladders’ as a journey through q***r resistance, liberation and collective storytelling.

In collaboration with Antariksha Studio and supported by Creative Australia (.australia), this residency exhibition is presented at 4A LAB (), supporting South Asian Australian women and gender diverse artists working across art, technology and cultural storytelling.

See you at 4A next Saturday ✨

Artist Talk
🗓 Sat 6 June, 1–2pm
📝 RSVP via link in bio 🔗
🎟 Free entry

Exhibition
🗓 2 May – 14 June 2026
🕐 Wed–Sun, 11am–5pm
🎟 Free entry

Transmedia Worldbuilding Residency Exhibition (installation view), 2026. Photography by Garry Trinh and video by Guofeng Lu. Artwork imagery and video excerpts courtesy of the artists.

❤️ BETTER TOGETHER // THANK YOU to our wonderful 4A volunteers this National Volunteer Week!This week is the National Vo...
21/05/2026

❤️ BETTER TOGETHER // THANK YOU to our wonderful 4A volunteers this National Volunteer Week!

This week is the National Volunteer Week, and what better way to celebrate our wonderful band of 4A volunteers by showing our deep appreciation with some yummy snacks and cake!

A huge thank you to every volunteer, past, present and future, for your time, care and support. From exhibition openings to public programs and community events, your contribution continues to shape and support the 4A community. ❤️

Whilst we had them in the gallery, a few of our 4A staff also conducted some in-person briefing sessions, creating a space for volunteers to connect, share experiences and learn more about the many different roles and activities happening across 4A.

Volunteers who joined us today:

Mia Ana Ardianto ()
Ryan Sebastian Ouyang ()
Jingjing (Jayda) Tian ()
Yichen (Erin) Zheng ()
Matilda Asiya Azmi (.azmi)
Justin Margel Ronda Quirona ()
Katerina Asistin ()
Kit Wu ()

🔥 THE BURNING // Finale of ‘material : brick ~ material : body’On 16 May, performance artist WeiZen Ho () performed the ...
19/05/2026

🔥 THE BURNING // Finale of ‘material : brick ~ material : body’

On 16 May, performance artist WeiZen Ho () performed the final act of her celebrated installation and performance art ‘material : brick ~ material : body’, an installation that was one of the works featured in 4A’s exhibition ‘An Offering, A Burning, A Prayer’, which was shown in February to March 2026.

The artist invited some audience members who attended her performance at 4A, along with 4A curator Con Gerakaris (.gerakaris), to join her for the final ritual act at her backyard in Katoomba.

They wrapped the remaining bricks in ‘kim-choa’ or ancestral offering papers, and placed them in a firepit to be burned. This rite took place outside the gallery setting, in a natural New South Wales landscape of trees, wind and nature. The burning symbolises material transformation and volatility, returning the paper offerings and bricks to a different cycle; both an end and a change.

For more details and images from ‘An Offering, A Burning, A Prayer’ and ‘material : brick ~ material : body’, please visit the 4A website.

Image credit: WeiZen Ho, material : brick ~ material : body, 2026. Photos by Weizen Ho, Alan Schacher and Con Gerakaris.

15/05/2026

4A CHAMPION // We’re excited to welcome Man&Wah as 4A Champions, as we mark 4A’s 30th anniversary celebrations!

Man&Wah () are brothers and an artistic duo based in Meanjin/Brisbane. Over the past decade, their unique style of botanical and cosmic-inspired work has been exhibited and experienced in galleries, museums, state libraries, universities, opening events, music and entertainment festivals, conferences and public installations. They work across multiple mediums, including photography, video, audio, illustration, lighting, technology and live events. Man&Wah’s work is an invitation for people to slow down and reflect on the connections between nature, humans and the cosmos. It is also a celebration of the beauty and wonder that exists within this cosmos.

Man&Wah first connected with 4A in 2024 through the preparation of ‘Propagate / Germinate / Bloom’, exhibited in June 2025. Accompanied by performances, meditations and conversations, the project reflected on their migration from Asia to Australia and how this journey shaped their lives and creative practice, alongside their fascination with plants, future imaginaries and cosmic existence.

The 4A Champion Circle brings together artists, alumni and supporters who have helped shape 4A over the past three decades. It’s about legacy, visibility and supporting what comes next.

We’re proud to have Weizen as part of the 4A Champion Circle💫

📷1, 4,10,12: Man&Wah, Propagate/Germinate/Bloom (opening event), 2025. Photograph by Christina Mishell.
📷 2,3,5,7,9: Man&Wah, Propagate/Germinate/Bloom (installation view), 2025. Photograph by Kai Wasikowski.
📷 6: Man&Wah, DOMES: Flowers of Garden by the Bay, 2016. Courtesy of the artists.
📷 11: 4A LIVE x Prop Records present: Gayab (ग़ायब) + Szem (performance documentation), 2025. Photograph by Christina Mishell.
🎥 8: Scene Mandala, created by Man&Wah. Music: Star Seed by Jonn Serrie. Courtesy of the artists.

12/05/2026

4A CHAMPION // We’re excited to welcome Sophia Cai 蔡晨昕 as a 4A Champion, as we mark 4A’s 30th anniversary celebrations!

Sophia Cai 蔡晨昕 () is a curator and writer based in Kamberri/Canberra, Australia. Sophia’s ongoing research interests include Asian art histories, the intersections between contemporary art and craft, and building communities of practice rooted in feminist and anti-racist work. Sophia is the current Artistic Director + CEO of Canberra Contemporary, one of Australia’s leading contemporary art organisations, and the Deputy Chair of NAVA, a peak advocacy body for Australia’s contemporary arts sector, while maintaining an independent writing and curatorial practice.

In 2017, Sophia published the essay ‘Performing Geographies: Asia T**A Arrives in Melbourne’ in 4A Papers. In 2021, she participated in 4A’s group exhibition ‘Acute Actions: Responses to I Am Not a Virus, Part 1’ in Darlinghurst. She returned to 4A in 2023 as a guest curator of the major group exhibition ‘A Soft Touch’.

The 4A Champion Circle brings together artists, alumni and supporters who have helped shape 4A over the past three decades. It’s about legacy, visibility and supporting what comes next.

We are proud to have Sophia as part of the 4A Champion Circle💫

Video 1–3: SONG D**G, Dad and Mum, Don’t Worry About Us, We Are All Well, 2013. Video courtesy of Carriageworks.
Image 4, 13–15: A Soft Touch (opening event), 2023. Photograph by Anna Hay.
Image 5–9: A Soft Touch (installation view), 2023. Photograph by Rohan Venn.
Image 10, 12: Sophia Cai, Safety Yellow Woman, 2020–2021, hand-knitted wool garment (adult size). Courtesy of the artist.
Image 11: Sophia Cai, Safety Yellow Woman, 2020–2021, hand-knitted wool garment (adult size). Photograph by Kai Wasikowski.
Image 16: Screenshot of Sophia Cai’s ‘Performing Geographies: Asia T**A Arrives in Melbourne’ in 4A Papers, 2017.
Image 17: Portrait of Sophia Cai and her dog Rosie. Photograph by Pia Johnson.

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08/05/2026

4A CHAMPION // We’re excited to welcome Louise Zhang 张露茜 as a 4A Champion, as we mark 4A’s 30th anniversary celebrations!

Louise Zhang () is an Australian multidisciplinary artist working across painting, sculpture, and installation. Her practice investigates the interplay of aesthetics and cultural identity, often embracing contrasts to evoke a sense of otherness. Drawing inspiration from mythology and botany, Zhang weaves together symbols and motifs into compositions that balance harmony with dissonance.

In 2023, Louise presented her first institutional solo exhibition ‘No Dust Left in the Lilies’ at 4A. She previously participated in 4A’s 2019 group exhibition ‘Dark Fantasy’, and in 2020 was commissioned by 4A to create ‘Moon Gates’ in celebration of Lunar New Year.

The 4A Champion Circle brings together artists, alumni and supporters who have helped shape 4A over the past three decades. It’s about legacy, visibility and supporting what comes next.

We’re proud to have Louise as part of the 4A Champion Circle💫

Image 1, 4, 6: Louise Zhang, No Dust Left in the Lilies (installation view), 2023. Photograph by Jessica Maurer.
Image 2, 5, 7, 11: Louise Zhang, No Dust Left in the Lilies (opening event), 2023. Photograph by Jessica Maurer.
Image 3, 12: Louise Zhang, Hybrid Cultures: Mimicry, Migration and the Third Space panel discussion. Photograph by Nolan Murphy.
Image 8: Louise Zhang, Moon Gates, 2020. Photograph by Anna Kucera.
Image 9: Claudia Nicholson, On Our Terms, 2015. Courtesy 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art.
Video 10: Claudia Nicholson, On Our Terms, 2015. Courtesy the artist.

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181-187 Hay Street
Haymarket, NSW

Opening Hours

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

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