aMBUSH Gallery

aMBUSH Gallery is an independent, multi-award-winning art gallery and social enterprise with a strong focus on contemporary art, public projects and artist support. Listed in Newtown, Sydney, the gallery’s website describes its Sydney space as being in nearby Waterloo, where it has presented local and international artists working across paint, photography, ink, clay, spray paint, video and other media.

Its work extends well beyond a conventional gallery program. Since launching in 2007, aMBUSH says it has worked with more than 5,000 artists and produced exhibitions, public commissions, workshops and large-scale projects in metropolitan and regional Australia. Past projects include the Outpost Project on Cockatoo Island, a pop-up gallery at Central Park featuring more than 220 projects, a Shepard Fairey mural for Vivid Sydney, and urban art workshops for refugee and Indigenous young people.

The result is a venue and organisation suited to visitors who enjoy contemporary, street and public art, as well as people interested in the wider role galleries can play in communities. Its programme has included exhibitions, cultural partnerships and social events, including work with the National Gallery of Australia. The site’s latest news also says aMBUSH Gallery is closing after more than 15 years in Waterloo, so check its current status and programme before making a special trip. It holds a 4.7 Google rating from 56 reviews.