Clara Street Gallery

Clara Street Gallery is an intimate space located within the Tom Bass Sculpture Studio School.

We aim to showcase sculpture exhibitions by students, teachers, guest teachers, and emerging and contemporary sculptors. Elena Murgia curates a varied program of both group and solo shows.

We also run a series of events throughout the year, including artist talks and special workshops by exhibiting artists.

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Current Exhibition

Wendy Black: Heads & Tales

Opening Reception: Saturday 4 July, 3 – 5pm
Exhibition Dates: 4 July – 5 August. Limited opening times in July, please see below.
Location: 1A Clara St, Erskineville

Heads & Tales brings together both existing and newly created works that explore themes of courage, resilience, and determination.

The individuals represented in this exhibition have each followed their own path, often through difficult, uncertain, or dangerous circumstances, remaining true to their convictions regardless of the obstacles they faced.

What unites these subjects is not only their strength of character, but the impact they have had on the lives of others. In their own ways, they have challenged divisions and rejected the notion of “them and us,” choosing instead connection, empathy, and humanity.

Some of the stories behind these works are marked by extraordinary acts of bravery; others reveal quieter forms of courage expressed through compassion, kindness, and perseverance.

During the development of this exhibition, I encountered many more remarkable stories than I could represent visually. Yet each one reinforced a belief that, when circumstances demand it, most people will quietly choose to do the right thing.

This exhibition is a celebration of those individuals and a reflection on the enduring capacity for courage, integrity, and hope.

Wendy Black, 2026

*Updated Gallery opening times for July and August:

Mon 6 and Tue 7 July: 10am – 2pm. Rest of week closed.
Tue 14 and Thu 16 July: 10am – 2pm. Rest of week closed.
Mon 20 – Thu 23 July: 10am – 2pm.
Mon 27 – Thu 30 July: 10am – 2pm.
Mon 3 – Wed 5 Aug: 10am – 2pm.

Past Exhibitions

Simon Harris: Precarious

Exhibition Dates: 23 May – 19 June

Precarious is a collection of artworks inspired by Stonehenge and the craft of ancient builders and artists. Highly detailed graphite drawings capture imagined rock forms, in precarious balance to suggest stylised human figures.

The works express the primeval power and majesty of rock whilst their precarious balance hints at the vulnerability that lends such a human aspect to these figures.