Welcome to the Addison Road Centre (ARC), Marrickville, Sydney. This is Australia's largest not-for-profit community centre. ARC features member organisations and individuals working in the arts, culture, community and environment fields. An Art Gallery at the front of the Centre offers a range of exhibitions and events. Two community theatres, a range of recycle and reuse materials available at Reverse Garbage and The Bower are just some of the reasons thousands of visitors come each year to the Centre. There are the park areas to relax in and the Sunday markets attract people from all over Sydney.
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El Taller Open Studio Hut 38Artists Carlos Femenias, Rodney Rosas, Abigail Lutzen, Rodney Araujo and Musician Justo Diaz are developing a live art space at ARC. The artists will be exhibiting their work every Sunday at El Taller- Hut 38 from 9 am to 3 pm . Come and give them a visit |
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Sidetrack Theatre- Hut 9"A New Brain"October 26 to November 12From team Squabbalogic, the purveyors of exciting, intimate music theatre and producers of Reefer Madness, Forbidden Broadway, Trill Me and two seasons of the surprise Smash (title of show) comes another top notch Sydney premiere production. A NEW BRAIN is composer-lyricist William Finn's moving and exhuberant muscial account of his real-life medical emercency and the role of heart and music in his recovery, Wednesday October 26 to Saturday November 12 .
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Seraphina MartinPrintmaking at Addison Rd centreWeekend Workshops & evening classes in all forms of non-toxic printmaking Solar Plate etching 12 , 13 May 4 Saturdays in June - all techniques Booking and Info 0403 863544 or 9558 8968 or email seraphina@aapt.net.au
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Life Drawing 2011 ...With the Marrickville Sketch Club , a non profit group which have been running for approximately 6 years at the top floor of the Addison Rd GalleryTerm 1 - 1st Feb - 5th April Term 2 - 3rd May - 28th June Term 3 - 19th July - 20th Sept Term 4 - 11th Oct - 6th Dec Every Tuesday from 7 pm - till 9.30 pm Cost $ 12 per session or $ 60 per six sessions Non-Tutored Group No booking required Contact Mook on 0410657536 or alternatively send an email to <marrickvillesketchclub@yahoo.com.au> for further information Proceeds after expenses ( model hire) are donated to Roomies
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ARC Community CompostARC Community Compost
The community compost corner is currently being established to responsibly compost the centres organic waste. The compost corner will also provide educational activities, edible food growing and workshops. This initiative is currently seeking volunteers to help establish a more sustainable centre. If you would like to volunteer please contact Rosy at environment@addisonrdcentre.com.au
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Connecting Local Farmers to City Folk (The Bower)Food Connect Sydney's vision is to be a leader in making ethically grown food from local farmers to any household in Sydney. Food Connect Sydney buys direct from local organic and chemical free farmers and packs it into three sized boxes - $ 35- $ 65. These are then delivered to a local host or "City Cousin" where suscribers come once a week to pick up their pre-paid box. At ARC that City cousin is THE BOWER where you can come and collect your fresh organic products every Wednesday from 1.00 pm to 7.00 pm Food Connects supports farming and local communities as it is: *Fair: 40c in every dollar goes back to the farmer *Organic: 100% or the produce is certified organic or chemical free *Direct: over 90% of the produce is bought direct from the farmer *Community driven: Local communities come together at their City Cousin
Also don't forget that THE BOWER ( HUT 34) has an Eco-library on a mezzanine level in their strawbale store. The library is also designated as a community meeting space, so you can pop by any time between 10 am - 5 pm Mon-Fri to carry out quite chats/interviews/discussions etc. The space fits 6-7 people around the dining table confortably and 15 people or so in more informal gatherings The best part of this is that the use of the library is free of charge! Marrickville Men's Shed Open Information dayMen's Sheds are a great way to learn new skills,improve your old ones, meet new people and contribute to your community through charitable projects (in this case reuse and repair of items to keep from landfill) Tuesday July 19th older men interested in the marrickville Shed are invited to come along to an open info day to THE BOWER at 9 am
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Under PressureA printmaking exhibition by artist who have attended Seraphina Martin's courses at ARC 15 - 21 May 2012Opening 15 may 6-8 pmOfficial opening by Therese Kenyon former director, Manly Regional Gallery and Museum
UP SPACE Gallery Hut 24Gallery hours 12 noon 6 pm
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ARC Main Office and Gallery roof |
Solar power at ARCWe received a free Solar power installation for the ARC. Thanks to our local Sydney Energy Coop and its affiliate Greenforce Energy. Thomas Baywater from SEC generously offered us a free installation of about 2 Kw of Solar power which include all materials. The roof of the ARC Main Office and Gallery building was the most suitable location for the solar panels. An inverter needed to be installed behind the Art Gallery. The proposal included 22 * 90 W solar panels, the inverter and the installation whith all parts included. According with Thoma Bywater the system will supply us with 2920 kWh of solar energy per year which equates to an annual energy saving of about $ 554.00 www.greenforcesolar.com.au |
