A cultural facility provided by North Sydney Council

We are a community art and craft facility in the North Sydney Municipality. Significantly refurbished by North Sydney Council in 2019, the facility now has a lift, display galleries, audio-visual equipment, a photographic darkroom, a large workspace area, a kitchenette, and more - ideal for pursuing our artistic endeavours.

In 1899, the location became the first North Sydney sewerage works, which closed in 1926. The North Sydney Council refurbished the facility into an art, craft and sports precinct in 1991, and it was significantly renovated in 2019.

The Centre is here for you. We work hard to be a resource for our community. Currently, we have six art & craft groups utilising the Centre;

Artists, basketry, calligraphy, paper making, photography, and textiles: Would you like to join an existing group? Perhaps you can introduce a new art or craft group activity?

Does painting interest you?

Our vibrant cooperative painting group comes together on Tuesdays.

Join our basketry enthusiasts, who meet every second Friday and the first Sunday of each month.

The visual art of writing, using historical scripts and contemporary lettering.

We offer monthly weekend workshops and meet on certain Fridays each month.

One of the few open-access hand paper-making studios in Australia.

Meeting every Monday and Thursday and certain weekends each month.

From film to digital, smartphones to large formats, join the exciting world of photography. We also have a large, fully equipped darkroom.

Our friendly meetings are held on the first and third Wednesday of each month. 

If you love textiles, you should be here! Join our embroidery, spinning, knitting, and sewing groups or bring any textile skill to share.

We meet most Wednesdays and fourth Fridays each month.