At our Newington Armory Heritage Precinct, we offer a range of unique venues ideally suited to arts and cultural programs. These facilities adaptively re-use various heritage-listed buildings already on site. Organisations interested in working with Sydney Olympic Park to present arts and cultural programs should call us to discuss the opportunities.
For more inforamtion about each venue, view the Arts and Culture Venues page.
Building 18, a former WWII era explosive storehouse offering over 500sqm of quality exhibition space - this fully-accessible venue has an exhibition hanging and lighting system and is ideally suited for visual arts and cultural heritage exhibitions.
Building 22, a multi-purpose flexible performance space with an audience capacity of 250 people. The theatre is ideal for musical and theatrical performances, lectures, seminars and film screenings. It features staging, PA system, basic theatrical lighting, 3 Phase power, back-of-house facilities and is fully accessible to people disabilities.
Outdoor performance stage and amphitheatre - a 10m x 12m covered outdoor stage set within a natural amphitheatre with space for an audience of 2,000 people. The outdoor stage venue has plenty of power outlets, including 3 Phase, and is ideal for community concerts and festivals.
Buildings 24 and 126 offer open plan facilities comprising 18 visual arts studios (5 painting, 6 sculpture, 4 printmaking and 4 ceramics), a writers' studio and an artists' common room. The venue is equipped with work benches, seating, studio lighting, ventilation and exhaust infrastructure, clean up areas, easels, shelving and a variety of specialised fittings and equipment items including a kiln, an aquatint box, etching press and chemical workrooms. Natural lighting to the facility has been enhanced by the careful adaptation of original doors and windows, the replacement of translucent skylights and studio quality (60 lux) lighting. Additional workshops in Buildings 50 (for woodwork) and 233 (for metalwork) are equipped with a range of manual and power tools including saws, drills, grinders, compressors, sanders and MIG and oxyacetylene welding equipment.
To discuss your studio requirements please email Tony Nesbitt or call 02 9714 7110.