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African Village Market

Location: Shop 12, Greenway Plaza, 222 Church Street Parramatta.

Opening hours: Mondays to Fridays 10am-4.30pm, Saturdays 10am-3.30pm. Thursdays until 8.30pm.

Anton Pulvirenti

Anton Pulvirenti works in a representational vein, exploring issues of memory and narrative across the disciplines of drawing, painting and photography. Anton draws upon his Italian heritage and is also one of the last practitioners of the Sicilian art of Carriage painting, having studied under a Palermitano Maestro in Sicily. 
Anton has travelled and exhibited in Asia and Italy. He graduated from the Australian National University in 2001 and is now completing a Doctor of Philosophy at the Sydney College of the Arts at Sydney University. Anton exhibits nationally and also completes commissioned works.

Location: Suite 5, Macquarie House, corner of Smith and Macquarie Streets, Parramatta 

Opening hours: by appointment

Creative Art Circle   

Location: 9 Albert Street, Parramatta 

Opening hours: by appointment.

Val Young

Val works across digital imaging, multimedia, photography and ceramics. Hertwelve month project Way Back When will investigate social, cultural, historical and creative facets of local Parramatta area. With a community arts focus, the project will culminate in a public presentation of work for exhibition and accompanying art book format.

Location: studio 5, 9 Albert Street, North Parramatta 

Opening hours: by appointment.

Matthew Lin
 

Matthew Lin is a unique artist / illustrator specialising in Manga, and a graphic designer with a love for typography. He's also keen for creative mischief. He has worked in the graphic design industry for nearly 20 years, across advertising and publishing, with Scholastic, Horwitz publications, Harper Collins, Hachette, and Bake. Since commencing freelance in 2004, he has focused on graphic design and children's books illustration. Matthew’s works have featured in the 1994 Mosman Art Prize, 2008 Gosford Regional Art Prize and the 2008 Coast Fest Music Festival. In 2002 he created the t-shirt label B24FLAK which is stocked at the Australian War Memorial shop. 

Location: level 1, 18 Darcy Street Parramatta

Opening hours: by appointment.

Kerrie Kenton

"Art allows me to express myself without having to speak. Transcending boundaries of race, religion & gender. My art re-connects me to Country and is intricately woven with knowledge, kinship, stories & song." - Kerrie Kenton, 2012.
Urban Aboriginal artist, designer, teacher, traditional and contemporary weaver and sculptor, Kerrie holds many commissions and public art works across Sydney and her works are held in collections in Australia and overseas. She recently won the Indigenous Artist Exchange and completed a Residency in Montreal Canada in 2010 at the Fonderie Darling. Kerrie holds Advanced Diploma from the National Art School within the iconic Design Studio & has worked in the Fashion Industry as a designer for over 30 years. She has won many awards for her Fashion designs including a 2012 Deadly Award, 'The Sun' Young Designer of the Year Award & the Woolmark Australian Wool Award for her Textile Designs. Kerrie has been an art, design and fashion teacher at the Western Sydney Institute of TAFE for 12 years in outreach, Aboriginal communities and mainstream, with various colleges in Sydney. Teaching Design, Illustration, Printing, and Fine Arts including Aboriginal Arts & Cultural Practises. In addition to many years of community service in the arts and cultural area of Parramatta, Kerrie has also worked for various art and cultural projects, most recently the Sydney Festival. Kerrie has been involved in over 25 arts projects across the last 8 years in Sydney, and has painted over 30 commissions and public murals across schools and public spaces. She has appeared in over 30 group exhibitions since 2005 and had her first solo exhibition in 2010.

Location: 9 Albert Street, Parramatta.

Opening hours: by appointment

Karelle Life Enrichment Program Inc

Karelle Inc was set up to redefine what it means to be a provider of services to people with intellectual disability. Their shop, Karelle’s Kreations, is a social enterprise combining retail, creativity and training and sells timber and art products made by trainees with an intellectual disability.

Location: Shop 2, Connection Arcade (162-172 Church St Parramatta).

Opening: Tuesday-Friday, 9am-5pm

Liam Benson

Liam Benson is a performance artist who documents his work through photography, video and new media. Benson’s work deconstructs the social perceptions of gender, race, culture, sexuality and identity by cross-referencing art, popular culture and media language. His work explores the evolution of social archetypes and celebrates the possibilities within the cross influence of socially entrenched identities and cultural and sub-cultural amalgamation.

Benson's current body of work focuses on the existing redefinition of masculinity and the Australian identity. His subversive interpretation of gender and Australian iconography asks what our expectations are of a common nationality and what it takes to be a man. Liam Benson has been exhibiting and performing since 2002 and has worked in collaboration with Naomi Oliver as the performance based duo, The Motel Sisters since 2004. Bensons works are held in significant public and private collections and he was recently awarded the Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award and the Contemporary Award category of the Fishers Ghost Art Award. He is represented by Artereal Gallery, Rozelle.

Location: studio 9 Albert St North Parramatta

Opening hours: by appointment.

We believe in a world where craftsmanship is priority, where individuality is an asset and a new standard of puppet art is passionately created, passed on and treasured.

Not only do we strive to be a world leader in puppet building… we wish to share the journey of using traditional Czech carving techniques blended with Australian exotic woods and finishing techniques to create truly unique and innovative puppets. Be sure to check out the BuildBlog for the latest updates from the workbench.

Location:  Shop 3, Connection Arcade Parramatta

Opening hours: Tuesday-Friday, 8am-6.00pm

mpathè [naturestrip]

mpathé studio explores social ecology in art and design commissions to benefit lifestyles of health and sustainability. The [naturestrip] project addresses public sculpture, landscape and product design experiences. Founder Simon Alexander Cook develops the creative enterprise from community work, ecological restoration, soiree art installations, urbanism and being a senior German kitchen system designer. Simon has a BA in Interior Design, Sydney College of the Arts and TAFE Regeneration and Ceramics qualifications. He has group exhibitions at the Gallery of Australia Design, Museum of South Australia, Craft Council of NSW, TAP Gallery, Gaffa, Casula Powerhouse; The Edge; Fringe, and his work is held in the Northern Territory Art Gallery, TAFE WSI and Australian Embassy, Germany collections.

Location: Level 1, 14 Darcy Street  Parramatta

Opening hours: by appointment (studio).

Refugee Art Project

This project is produced by Parramatta Artists Studio and Pop Up Parramatta in partnership with Housing NSW.

Location: 9 Albert Street, Parramatta.

Opening hours: by appointment

Neo Tau

Focused on make up artistry and design, specialising in photography packages for modelling portfolios and bridal parties. Also supplier of Kate McCoy Jewellery.

Location: Shop 8, Connection Arcade, 160-162 Church Streets Parramatta

Opening hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-5.30pm. 

Parramatta Sketch Club

{module_photogallery,10756,4,,8,60,60}Arising from an informal collective of artists, this group meets weekly and is aimed at locally based artists to complete self-directed life drawing to improve skills in a supportive and engaging learning environment. There are between 6-11 people who attend this group and easels are supplied, participants are requested to bring their own art materials. Costs are $18 per casual visit or $110 for 8 weeks. 

Location: Parramatta Artists Studios, level 1, 68 Macquarie Street Parramatta

Opening hours: workshop times 6.30-8.45pm, Mondays (please note during school terms, from 4 February 2013 onwards)

Please book in with this group via the contact page.

Prospector Store

The Prospector Store is a modern ideas factory - concept store. Geraldine Mills, director, is a visual artist, who explores our relationship with objects and consumerism. Geraldine also educates the consumer on new ways of seeing the simple things around them. What is the Prospector Store? The meaning of the word “prospect” is essentially to have a view or an outlook to be looking forward with anticipation and expectation. To be a “prospector” is to be the person in charge of searching and exploring for that hidden gold out there.
The Prospector Store wants you to be both the prospect and the prospector. We want you to find the hidden gold within the collection. The person behind the Prospector Store has carefully curated a selection of things from here and around the world.

Location: 28 B Darcy Street
Opening hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm

Berenguel is a sculptor, painter and set designer from Barcelona, Spain with over 15 years experience.  Previously he ran his own company dedicated to the design and construction of sets (for theatre, film, advertising, television, events, or museums), themed decorations for public and corporate spaces, sculptures (realistic, fantastic, or abstract) and displays for trade shows or exhibitions. He innovates constantly and works with different kinds of materials (polystyrene, fiberglass, wood, metal, polyester resin and foam).  With additional skills in drawing and painting, Berenguel has exhibited extensively in Spain and created large mural works. In 2006 he co-funded the company Candida with which performed live painting shows for international theatre festivals, publicity campaigns and cultural events throughout Europe. Now he has just moved to Parramatta where he starts from zero. He has started working for different Australian companies like Wild Sets and Sydney Theatre Company and developing his own projects in his studio.

Location: 9 Albert St North Parramatta (studio)

Opening hours: by appointment

 Rising Pictures

We love going to the movies. We’ve all grown up watching the stars and stories of generations of cinema. Our vision is to bring that same excitement and entertainment to audiences worldwide.

We thrive on high-concept, universal cinema – whether it be an action/thriller or a romantic/drama and anything and everything in between.

Location: 9 Albert Street, North Parramatta

Opening hours: By appointment 
 

Ruth Fattal Haute Couture

Ruth's signature collection embodies beauty, romance, innocence and sensuality. Titled ‘Genesis to Revelations’ the collection consists of a Ready to Wear range, cocktail dresses, evening gowns, and bridal gowns. Her colour palette embodies biblical references of white, gold, red and black made from an array of fabrics including luxurious silks, hand crafted laces, & intricately beaded fabrics sourced locally and internationally.

Location: Shop 7, Connection Arcade corner of Darcy and Church Streets, Parramatta.

Opening hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5.30pm, or Saturday by appointment.

Susan Wang Photography

Susan has over 10 years of photography experience from multiple disciplines. She has visited over 30 countries and captured many beautiful images in the process. Silver Award Winner in Australian Professional Photography Awards (APPA), National Division. 2012. Emerging member of Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP). "Parramatta has a story and a soul. It is a city of history, tolerance and diversity. I want to use Parramatta as a launching pad for my photography studio, to capture this cultural diversity in my photographs. Mixing street style documentary photography with studio portraiture, and creating something special in the process.
Having a studio based here allows me to spend time to observe all the quirks and hidden gems in this city that might otherwise go unnoticed. I would like to create a body of work showing Parramatta in all its splendour and complexities and tell the colourful story of its residents."

Location: 9 Albert St North Parramatta (studio) 

Opening hours: by appointment

Shh: Centre for Hybrid Arts

SHH has over 10 years extensive experience in working in Hybrid Arts. We have created shows with many new artists and with and about people with disability and we have worked and trained people with and without disability in Australia, Europe and Asia. SHH has many continuing partnerships with major organisations that support our projects. Initially SHH specialised in non-verbal object-work theatre. Now the company produces text-based pieces, movement based works and films with emphasis on promoting new hybrid and interactive performance art works.

Location: 9 Albert St North Parramatta (studio) 

Opening hours: by appointment

 

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Location: Shop 16, Connection Arcade, Connection Arcade, 160-162 Church Streets Parramatta

Opening hours: Wed 9.30-5.30, Thur 9.30-7, Fri 9.30-3.30, Sat 9.30-4.

Thanh Tam Cao

In 2009, Tam won the John Olsen Scholarship to the Julian Ashton Art School. He is an outstanding draftsperson who lives and works locally. He will utilise the studio to develop his website, the arts business side of his practice and create his next body of work for exhibition: a series of landscapes based on Parramatta and western Sydney. He will further develop networks to engage with local artists and hone his teaching skills whilst with Pop Up Parramatta.

Location: 9 Albert St North Parramatta (studio) 
Opening hours: by appointment