Union Made

Art from the University of Sydney Union

Celebrating 150 years of connecting students - this dazzling exhibition showcases rare European works, contemporary Indigenous art and Australian modernism.

Overview

Union Made: Art from the University of Sydney Union features major artworks from the largest collection amassed by an Australian student union, now held by Chau Chak Wing Museum.

Since the first acquisition in 1913, the collection has been displayed on the walls of the USU buildings, Holme, Manning and Wentworth, recognising how art can shape student thinking and enrich the student experience.

This exhibition celebrates the USU’s 150th anniversary by presenting a dazzling selection across rare European works, contemporary Indigenous art and Australian modernism.

'Union Made: Art from the University of Sydney Union' (installation view), Chau Chak Wing Museum, 2024. Photo by Fiona Wolf.

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Three blurred figures enter the 'Union Made' exhibition at the Chau Chak Wing Museum Link

  • David Aspden
  • Herbert Badham
  • Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem
  • Robert Richmond Campbell
  • Robert Campbell Jr
  • Norman St. Clair Carter
  • John Cobum
  • George Bernard Duncan
  • Albrecht Dürer
  • Terry Frederick
  • Samuel Thomas Gill
  • Barrie Goddard
  • Elioth Lauritz Leganyer Gruner
  • Philip Gudthaykudthay
  • Matheus van Helmont
  • Louis James
  • Col Jordan
  • Emily Kame Kngwarreye
  • Sir Erik Ziegler Langker
  • Richard Larter
  • Sandra Leveson
  • Norman Lloyd
  • Conrad Martens
  • John Mawurndjul (Kuninjku people)
  • George Milpurrurru
  • John Moore
  • Terry Ngamandarra
  • John Peart
  • Ada Bird Petyarre
  • Gloria Tamerre Petyarre
  • Sydney Ure Smith
  • Sir Arthur Streeton
  • Edmund Thomas
  • Maurice de Vlaminck
  • Ethelbert White
  • Robin White
  • John Young
  • Thompson Yulidjirri

 

Curators
Anthia Balis
Tesha Malott
Ann Stephen

Research Assistant
Marlow Hurst

Curatorial intern
Qinxuan (Laura) Yu

USU Historian
Marlow Hurst

Exhibition Manager
Luke Parker

Design
Catseye Bay

Graphic Production
Super Creative

Details

When

Open seven days a week
Mon - Fri: 10am - 5pm
Sat - Sun: 12 - 4pm

Closed on Public Holidays

Until 16 March 2025

Location

Power Gallery, Level 3
Chau Chak Wing Museum

Cost

Free

Photo gallery

Union Made is a curatorial collaboration between CCWM and the USU. 

Header image: Union Made: Art from the University of Sydney Union (installation view), Chau Chak Wing Museum, 2024. Photo by Fiona Wolf.

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Contact us

Phone: +61 2 93512812

Email: ccwm.info@sydney.edu.au

Chau Chak Wing Museum
University Place
Camperdown NSW 2050

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