Eden Unearthed

Student Curator Shares her Sense of Eden Unearthed
Eden Unearthed is a wonderful intersection between the calculated and the organic. This exhibition showcases the coming together of diverging ideals as artists of diverse backgrounds and lived experiences join forces with the natural environment in a complimentary and symbiotic...
Eden Unearthed ROCKS!
How come a pile of pebbles and a bunch of sticks are winning awards at Eden Unearthed: Art in the Gardens? The winner of the 2023 Eden Gardens Art Award with her work Fill , Melissa Cate Christ, is certainly delighted to...
Statement from the Artist- Melissa Cate Christ – Reflections on Fill
By Melissa Cate Christ (she/her) Prior to studying to become a landscape architect, I was a docent at the Art Gallery of Ontario, giving tours of the collection to secondary school students, while also working at a local garden centre....
All In Good Time- 2023 Eden Unearthed
Seeding Kairos Time, by Leanne Thompson is an ephemeral work. Leanne Thompson explains both the concepts held in the installation and the practice behind it. The archaic tradition from cultures across the world. The form invites self-reflection and a contemplative...
Eden Unearthed Call Out Now On

This 6-month exhibition is now receiving submissions.

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Welcome to Eden Unearthed
Integral to Eden Unearthed: Art in the Gardens is acknowledgment of First Nations People. We have actively sort to encourage indigenous arts over the years, and have been lucky enough to have worked with Shannon Foster, D'harawal eora Knowledge Keeper...
The artists themselves.
Each year artists gather here on this extraordinary site, sandwiched between the M2 and Lane Cove Road, and national park. The place is a contradiction. It’s ambient sounds of whip birds and frogs and set within a hum of traffic...
Eden Unearthed 2022 | 35 sculptures across a 2.5-acre open-air gallery
Eden Unearthed: Art in the Gardens returns to Eden Gardens’ open-air gallery in Sydney’s Macquarie Park on 1 November 2022, with thirty-five sculptures ranging from sculptural pieces, textile to tactical works, interactive sound and light installations, on display across the 2.5-acre...
UNEARTH OUR SUCCESSFUL FINALISTS
Eden Unearthed: Art in the Gardens is the largest privately funded exhibition of its kind in Australia.The 35-installation strong showcase returns to Macquarie Park on Monday 1 November. Spanning over 2.5 acres, you can fully immerse yourself in the beautiful gardens...
Stuart Read reviews a sculpture exhibition at Eden Gardens
I have visited this outdoor sculpture exhibition curated by Meredith Kirton (an AGHS member) once actually, but several more times virtually. So even if you don’t live in Sydney you can get to Eden Unearthed – Eden Gardens. A collaboration between...
Textile works take centre stage
It’s not often that a textile artist wins a $10,000 art prize in Australia, but that is exactly what happened at Eden Unearthed: Art in the Gardens this year when a felted work by Saskia Everingham titled Refuge was announced...
Art In Action
Eden Unearthed isn’t just something to see, but rather can be an immersive experience that you can actually take part in and “do”. This was demonstrated with a visit recently by some students from Father Chris Riley’s Youth Off The Streets to...