'Holding Ground' visual arts exhibition, Sydney
Sat, 07 Mar
|S. H. Ervin Gallery
Wallum Brunswick Heads will feature in a major contemporary visual arts exhibition at the S.H. Ervin Gallery, one of Sydney’s leading public galleries.
Time & Location
07 Mar 2026, 11:00 am – 02 May 2026, 5:00 pm
S. H. Ervin Gallery, 2 Watson Rd, Millers Point NSW 2000, Australia
About the event
Wallum Brunswick Heads will feature in a major contemporary visual arts exhibition at the S.H. Ervin Gallery, one of Sydney’s leading public galleries from Sat 7 March 2026 until Sun 3 May 2026.
The exhibition features 10 photographs from Wallum Brunswick Heads.
Eight of these images are by photographer Mac Maderski, with two by Mark Seiffert.
One of the exhibition’s hero works is Grandmother Tree - a commanding portrait of a 300-year-old Scribbly Gum, a tree marked for bulldozing if the development proceeds.
"Its inclusion in Holding Ground transforms it into both artwork and testimony."
Curated by Gavin Wilson, Holding Ground brings together paintings, ceramics, sculpture, textiles and photography to examine how artists respond to place, at a time of increasing environmental pressure and social change. The exhibition invites viewers to consider the impacts of climate change and what it means to remain grounded amid shifting cultural and ecological conditions.