Over the past two years, Sydneys Lo-Fi Collective has consistently displayed some of the best shows from domestic and international artists. With their amalgamation with The Standard, they have continued to go from strength to strength into this new year and we always eagerly await seeing what is next up on their line up.

So, you can imagine our glee when we saw that Lo-Fi was branching out and helping to open up a sister gallery in Glebe, The Tate. The opening show, There Goes The Neighbourhood, gives us a glimpse of that which is to come, and, reading through the philosophy behind the new gallery at Glebes Toxeth Hotel, we’re full of anticipation.

“The Tate at Glebe’s renowned hotel, The Toxteth, is the latest addition to the inner west’s visual arts scene. Comprising of a rent-free, commission-free gallery space as well as a set of no-rent art studios, The Tate will house a curated family of artists from a range of disciplines and backgrounds, with the objective of re-invigorating Sydney’s arts and cultural scene.

The Tate is another initiative from the team behind Sydney’s Lo-Fi Collective: co-founded by Peer Group and Riversdale Group and co-curated by Marty Routledge and Christopher Loutfy.

As the gentrification avalanche tumbles down the hills from the Eastern Suburbs, the known creative precincts of Surry Hills and Darlinghurst are being pushed further to Redfern and Darlington. Following the success of Lo-Fi, as well as The Standard, Go Font Yr Self and Self Est., the founders see The Tate as yet another step in the process of addressing the distance between Sydney’s arts education system and the art industry, as well as bridging the physical gap between Sydney’s inner west and the inner city.

The Tate will hold new openings weekly, embracing grass roots talent from within the establishment by means of draft picks from our arts education system. The Tate applies the same free gallery structure as its sister gallery, Lo-Fi Collective, serving as a stepping stone space for 2nd year graduates to host their first solo or group shows.”

More galleries showcasing the shit we love means more opportunities to see it, and with the Lo-Fi crew behind it all, there is no doubt that The Tate is going to be continue to surprise us with a diverse range of shows, and make us wish we could get up to Sydney more often!

You can check out a whole bunch of shots and previews of the new gallery over at the Opening Hours and at The Tates blog.

Who: Beastman, Numskull, Daniel Farrell, Thomas Jackson, Robin Hearfield, Kyle Montgomery, Max Treffkorn, Toko, Damien Aistrope, Luca Ionescu, Joseph Allen Shea, Marty Routledge, Chris Loutfy, Mitch Lyne, Lucien Alperstein, Kimberly Manning.
What: There Goes The Neighbourhood – The Tate opening exhibition.
Where: The Tate @ The Toxeth, 345 Glebe Pt Road, Glebe, Sydney
When: Show opens Thursday 16th March from 6pm til late, and runs til Sunday 18th March

Check out The Tate at their new blog, as well as the Lo-Fi Collective website.