The Garden Gallery

A versatile gallery space ideal for exhibitions, product launch or cocktail party, featuring polished concrete floors, high ceilings and gallery lighting.

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Location

The Garden Gallery, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

Price

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Hire capacity

Up to 180 guests

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible

Garden accessibility

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Contact

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The Garden Gallery is a contemporary gallery space that is suited to emerging and established artists alike. Sitting across the road from the iconic Art Gallery of New South Wales, The Garden Gallery is easy to access right by Reception.

The Garden Gallery can be divided into 2 exhibition zones; Exhibition Space 1 which includes The Void and Exhibition Space 2. Collectively, the whole space features 88m of wall hanging space inside a 230sqm function space.

The space has been designed to be as flexible as possible with movable POD walls and 3 separate track lighting grids. With ample windows facing Mrs Macquaries Road, the possibility of natural sunlight is readily available as well as visibility to passing foot traffic, though both shade and black out blinds can also be utilised. The whole space can be temperature regulated and an FX wall hanging system can be supplied.

There are 2 ample bump in and bump out spaces available and with easy loading dock access, hiring The Garden Gallery is a polished process.

The gallery space is suitable for public exhibitions with themes that align with the objects of Royal Botanic Garden and Domain Trust’s Act celebrating:

Botanical science
Horticulture
Conservation
Cultural heritage

Upcoming Events

National Emerging Art Prize (NEAP)

The National Emerging Art Prize is a unique platform for the most exciting new voices in Australian contemporary art, offering art lovers and collectors the chance to discover and acquire original work from the country’s next wave of creative talent.

Date: Fri 10 Oct – Thu 6 Nov 2025

Out Back' Exhibition

Out back' is an exhibition of works that explore and celebrate the great Australian backyard – be it that patch of turf at the back of the house, a rural property, the bush, the ocean or maybe the Outback. What you'll see are six very individual interpretations on a theme by Sydney artists Colin Ritchie, Vicki Ratcliff, Kanak Kiran, Simone Read, Grace Bates and Nina Paine.

Date: Wed 12 Nov – Sun 23 Nov 2025

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Kid Wonder

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Date: Fri 19 Dec 2025 – Fri 30 Jan 2026

Unbound Art Show

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Date: Fri 13 Feb – Mon 23 Feb 2026

Kozo Cotton and Mulberry

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Date: Wed 4 Mar – Sun 15 Mar 2026

Anita Hochman Exhibition

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Date: Fri 21 Aug – Tue 1 Sep 2026

The Australian Society of Calligraphers and Primrose Paper Arts Exhibition

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Date: Sat 5 Sep – Thu 17 Sep 2026

Marijke Greenway Exhibition

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Date: Fri 2 Oct – Tue 13 Oct 2026