Welcome to Birrung

Birrung Gallery is a World Vision Australia initiative that provides unique Indigenous artwork to collectors and art lovers around the world.

Through the sale of fine arts, Birrung Gallery raises funds for Indigenous community development, including employment training at our Sydney gallery, scholarships for Indigenous students and preventative health, social, cultural, economic and governance activities in rural and remote Australia.
Birrung also advocates for the rights of Indigenous artists through such avenues as the 2007 Senate Inquiry in to the Indigenous Arts Industry and the national Code of Conduct for commercial galleries currently being developed by the Federal Government.

We represent over 400 Indigenous artists and 25 remote communities from across Australia.


We invite you to learn more about World Vision Australia's Domestic Programs.

We are located in the vibrant East Sydney precinct on the border of Kings Cross /Potts Point and Woolloomooloo. Parking is often available outside the gallery on weekends in William Street .

Business Hours are Tuesday - Friday 10am-5.30pm
Saturday and Sunday 11am - 5pm 
Monday closed
Phone 02 95509964 Fax 02 95509627
Email birrung@worldvision.com.au

See Contact Us page for details of Christmas /New Year trading hours

see the Contact Us page for further details re address, parking and public transport.

From early February , two exhibitions at Birrung
Papunya Tula artists  -Josephine Nangala and Charlie Wallabi

This husband and wife painting duo are members of the celebrated Papunya Tula arts collective .Both have a unique painting style despite their images being steeped in Western Desert tradition.  Both artists have a fascinating history having lived a nomadic lifestyle before "first contact' with whites near Balgo Hills in remote West Australia in the 1950's

Doug Abbott - Landscapes of the Red Centre
This watercolour painter based in Alice Springs works in the Hermannsburg style made famous by celebrated Albert Namatjira . Doug has emerged as one of the most outstanding exponents of the next generation of artists painting the Central Australian landscape

See Exhibition page for more details 
 
From January 13 until February 1 , 2009 Birrung will stage its first major sale .Selected stock 10%-50% off .
Open Tuesday-Sunday 11-5. Personal shopping only

On July 28 , 2008 ABC TV's Four Corners program revived  previous media coverage of the exploitation of Indigenous artists that was the subject of a Senate Inquiry in 2007.Since then , major Australian newspapers have also published stories exposing some of the appalling conditions that face outback artists.
World Vision through its arts program including Birrung Gallery continues to advocate on behalf of artists especially through its strong support of community based art centres
In December 2008 the final draft of a national Code of Conduct for the Indigenous arts industry was finalised with broad industry consultation.
The Federal Government will review and endorse the code in early 2009 after a period of public consultation. Art galleries who are signatories to this code will have to comply with various conditions designed to support the rights of Indigenous artists and ensuring "fair trade."

See Gallery News for more information on the Senate Inquiry and the current developments
or visit the website of the Australia Council for the Arts to download the draft Code of Conduct which is now available for public comment on http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/