Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF) Information

Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF) – established in 2008 under the Artistic Directorship of Dr Gene Sherman AM – is a philanthropic enterprise dedicated to providing an innovative forum for contemporary art and presenting work by internationally renowned visual practitioners primarily from Australia, the Asia-Pacific region and the Middle East. SCAF’s installations and exhibitions energise and respond to the gallery’s five-part complex, which comprises: a large exhibition area a mini ‘out-site’ space a versatile theatre annexe a Courtyard Garden an artist in residency contemporary cottage. The multipurpose site and the Foundation’s constantly recalibrated cutting-edge technology enable the presentation of film and video to museum standards, immersive installations, architectural interventions and site-specific sculptures. Since 2008, SCAF has developed over 32 projects, produced 35 publications and staged over 400 talks, forums, workshops and functions. Among the many artists who have created site-specific projects for SCAF are Ai Weiwei (China), Janet Laurence (Australia), Dinh Q. Lê (Vietnam), Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa /SANAA (Japan), Tokujin Yoshioka (Japan) and Brook Andrew (Australia). SCAF is recognised as a pioneer in the Australian cultural landscape. As a privately funded, public exhibition space with a focus on the axis of the Asia-Pacific region and the Middle East, SCAF is staffed by highly qualified art professionals and directed by an academically trained proprietor with almost three decades of gallery management experience, outreach into the business, political and film worlds as well as engagement with the broader community. SCAF’s longstanding singular geographic focus and rigorous standards distinguish it from other similarly conceived institutions.