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Shelf Life: An Exhibition

Sydney Mechanics School of Arts
Sydney Mechanics School of Arts
280 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Tom Keneally Centre, Level 3
When
  • Weekdays, 9am to 5pm
  • Weekends, 1pm to 3pm
  • Saturday 11 October 2025 to Saturday 18 October 2025
  • Except Sunday 12 October 2025

Please note the Exhibition Opening is from 1PM Saturday 18 Oct. Closed on Sundays. 9am - 5pm Monday to Friday

Cost

Free

Presented as part of Sydney Craft Week 2025, Kil.n.it experimental ceramics studio presents Shelf Life, an exhibition of ceramic works that explore the Sydney Craft Week theme of Material Intelligence.

Kil.n.it artists and selected studio members explore the intimate relationship between objects and books, delving into how they coexist in our personal spaces and shape our identities.

Displayed on shelves and tables, these books and objects, one made of paper and the other from fired clay, become signifiers of who we are, what we value, and where we've been.

Visitors are invited to reflect on the ways we relate to what others display - seeking resonance, connection, and maybe even ourselves in the pages and pieces presented.

The exhibition will be open from Monday to Friday, 9-5 pm and Saturdays 9-3 pm with artist’s talks events (to be scheduled)

Exhibition opening

🗓 Saturday 11 October, 1:00–3:00PM

Bookings are not required for general viewing, we do ask that you register for the Opening so we can plan accordingly.

Exhibition dates & hours

📅 Saturday 11 October – Saturday 18 October

📍 Tom Keneally Centre, Level 3, SMSA, 280 Pitt Street

🕒 Monday–Friday: 9.00AM – 5:00PM

🕒 Saturday: 9.00AM – 3:00PM

Bookings are not required for general viewing

Artist talks will be announced soon!

About Kil.n.it Studios

Kil.n.it Experimental Ceramics Studio provides a hub for experimental ceramic artists to practice, grow and share within the City of Sydney and beyond.

As a not-for-profit space since 2015, Kil.n.it provides studios, firing services and a workshop room hire, existing to support the creative community with an explorative attitude towards ceramics.

Kil.n.it provide studio spaces to 17 ceramic artists and as a member you have access to:

  • A shared workshop space

  • A Glaze kitchen

  • Firing service

  • Members nights

Kil.n.it is centrally located in the inner-city suburb of Glebe, with easy access to public transport and other services.

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Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts

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