4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art

  • Founded: 1996
  • Director: Thea-Mai Baumann
  • Location: Haymarket, NSW

4A is an agent for cultural change, activating transformation within our sphere and beyond, by championing contemporary Asian Australian art, innovation, a digital mindset and creative expression, while connecting with global audiences.

4A advances Australia’s cultural engagement with Asia and the global Asian diaspora through commissioning, developing and presenting diverse contemporary visual arts and creative expression. Everything we do focuses on uncovering and presenting the creative talent of the Asian diaspora. We actively amplify diasporic voices, initiate intercultural and transnational collaboration, and incubate emerging Asian Australian cultural transformers.

Anida Yoel Ali, The Red Chador: Ban Me!, 2017, performance. From the 4A x Performance Program at Art Central Hong Kong 2017. Image courtesy the artist and 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Sydney, Australia and Art Central, Hong Kong.
Eugenia Lim, The People’s Currency, 2017, performance. Performed at AsiaTOPA, Melbourne in Federation Square, Melbourne. Image courtesy the artist 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Sydney, Australia. Image: Zan Wimberley.
Pio Abad, 1975 – 2015 (2016), installation view, 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art. Courtesy the artist and Silverlens Gallery, Manila. Image: Document Photography.


@ CAOA 2017. by ATLAS