Founder and executive director of the newly created Sherman Centre for Culture and Ideas (SCCI), Dr Gene Sherman is on a mission.
She has announced the Centre’s five-year vision to elevate fashion and architecture to a more prominent place alongside other mediums of cultural expression.
SCCI is the latest evolution of the re-named not for profit Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF).
Dr Sherman said the move will benefit the fashion sector.
“Our aim is to provide a vibrant platform for the exchange of the most challenging and engaging ideas on architecture and fashion, within the broader context of culture.
"Fashion, in particular, has lacked serious attention as a sophisticated, intellectually rich and multifaceted mode of creative expression.
"Through SCCI, we seek to elevate it to a more prominent position alongside other artforms, and begin a conversation that is long past due.
"The very best of contemporary ideas on architecture, and its intersections with cultural, social, aesthetic and economic life, will also be explored intensively at SCCI.”
The Centre has revealed an extensive program for April 2018, with 40 talks, performances, workshops and films to take place in the inaugural SCCI Fashion Hub.
SCCI will be presented twice yearly, with a concentrated public event programmes held at locations in Sydney from 2018 until 2022.
The annual SCCI Fashion Hub will be held each April/May, with the SCCI Architecture Hub being presented every September/October.
SCCI’s inaugural partners include The Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, the University of Technology, Sydney, the Australian Film Television and Radio School and the Barangaroo Delivery Authority, with support from the Embassy of France in Australia.