Sherman Centre for Culture and Ideas - SCCI

After five years, Sherman Centre for Culture and Ideas has presented its final public programme of the Fashion and Architecture Hubs.
Over the last half-decade, the Foundation, which you probably know better as SCCI, has been hosting scintillating conversations between architects, artists, designers, curators, creators, performers, politicians, lawyers, business leaders, authors, publishers, journalists, and many, many more experts in their respective field – whatever shape that expertise might take, and wherever they can be found.
The brainchild of the inimitable, and much-loved Dr , the project was part of her vision to reshape the public understanding of fashion and architecture, and expand the imaginative reticulum of the applied arts today ... and tomorrow.

During the last five years we’ve welcomed over 350 speakers, to some 150 conversations, tours, workshops, masterclasses, presentations and performances, with in excess of 10,000 in-person attendees, and more than 90,000 audience members (and counting!) who tuned in to the SCCI podcast series from 2018-2022 and Cinéphile Hub in 2020 when the world shut its borders.

From Gene and the team here at SCCI, a very big thank you, to everyone who spoke at an event, chaired a panel, hosted a dinner, asked a question, collaborated on a partnership, and ultimately helped to create such a sparkling, deeply thoughtful conversation that's been five years in the making – and will be heard for years to come.


So this is not a good-bye but, in Gene's words, "more to follow..."

SCCI Architecture Hub came to a close last week at for the supported by and .

20+ Australian leaders in the built environment showcased the unique intelligence of architecture as it is seen and practiced downunder.

SCCI and its founder thank each of our expert SCCI Architecture lineup — with special thanks to for supporting the foundation’s final architecture programming.

Stay tuned for podcasts featuring the SCCI Fashion and, of course, our SCCI Architecture Hub speakers: , , , ,

That's a wrap! From the team here at SCCI, and of course from herself, a huge thank you to everyone who joined us for what was both our first SCCI Fashion and Architecture programmes in the UK, and the final staging of the Sherman Centre for Culture and Ideas’ Hub series.

A big thank you to our hosts, the and to the , and for helping us to bring two weekends packed full of inspiring ideas, forward thinking Australian innovators and most importantly – cross-hemisphere collaboration – to London 🌏

Thank you to our audiences, who joined us bright-eyed and bushy tailed, and brimming with intriguing, thought-provoking questions, across two weekends, and of course to all our incredible, inspiring speakers. First up, the Fashion Hub 2022 alumna –

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Cultural leader, author, curator, Director of Western Sydney Creative and, importantly, treasured SCCI Global Emissary Dolla Merrillees interrogates the role of fashion in museums. Alongside curatorial, museological, design and disruption experts Philip Fimmano and Matthew Linde , Merrillees opened the first day of the panels with this deep-dive titled FASHION IN MUSEUMS: NEW TRENDS. Check out the insightful work of these groundbreakers over at the Design Museum, for one more day of Fashion Hub panels and conversations tomorrow. Head to link in bio for the full programme and stayed tuned here for more highlights.

Meet the Fashioj and Architecture keynote speakers: architect John McAslan , futurist Lucy McRae , politician Hon Julie Bishop and architect and educator Cameron Bruhn

The Fashion and Architecture Hubs arrive Oct 28-Nov 6.

RSVP now - link in bio.

Discover the and keynotes below:

Lucy McRae: The Architecture of Fashion / 28 Oct
Hon Julie Bishop: Politics of Dress / 29 Oct
Cameron Bruhn: The Last 20 Years of Australian Architecture / 4 Nov
John McAslan: Australia-UK Connections / 5 Nov

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RSVP now: hub at panel conversations kick off 29 October with ‘Fashion In Museums: New Trends’ — 11am, 29 October

Join us for this panel conversation investigating leading cultural organisations using fashion to reimagine the museum and gallery experiences moderated by Dolla Merrillees (writer, curator, and cultural producer) with Matthew Linde (fashion curator and researcher) and Philip Fimmano (trend analyst, design curator and writer).

Reserve your tickets now - link in bio.

RSVP now: at 5 Nov, Kevin Carmody and Ninotschka Titchkosky discuss how everything old is new again in ‘Historic Sites, Contemporary Access’ a Architecture panel presented by

RSVP via link in bio. Seats are limited.

5 Nov, 11am — Discover how Australian innovators are bringing contemporary architectural custodianship to historic structures across the region and beyond, in Historic Sites and Contemporary Access. Moderated by Stephen Todd (Design Editor of the Australian Financial Review, Creative Director of Sydney Design Week) with Kevin Carmody (professor and architect founder of Carmody Groarke) and Ninotschka Titchkosky (architect and Co-CEO of BVN).

Founder, John McAslan, appears in Hub at this 5 November.

Introducing us to a selection of his practice’s global works, including the major refurbishment of Sydney Central – on of Australia’s most significant transportation projects – McAslan discusses with Director, Dolla Merrillees , the roles Architect’s can play in shaping greater cultural, social and economic change through the built environment – the hallmark of projects across the world.

Tickets to ‘John McAslan: Australia-UK Connections’ are available now via link in bio. Seats are limited.

Stay tuned for more news about and the Fashion and Architecture Hubs, coming to London 28 October-6 November.

Hot off the press! SCCI Founder features in London’s Financial Times]] for an exclusive interview with Caroline Roux. Dr Sherman announces her London plans for this 28 October-6 November and Hubs – her final public-facing production with the Foundation. For 6 days at the Design Museum] she presents a personal selection of Australia’s best minds in fashion, architecture and design. Discover her curated lineup of 40 Australian leaders at link in bio.

And to find out about Dr Sherman’s next project, the scoop is Financial Times]]

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Chancellor of Australian National University and former Deputy Leader of the Federal Liberal Party and Minister for Foreign Affairs joins SCCI in London for the Fashion Hub.

In a keynote address on 29 October l, explores the diplomatic potential of Australian fashion, demonstrating how she harnessed and showcased the country’s creative communities so as to build geopolitical ties between Australia and the world.

Tickets are on sale now. Seats are limited. Reserve yours via link in bio.

Author, editor, educator and architect, Professor Cameron Bruhn, is one of Australia's most energetic advocates for the built environment.

Headlining the Architecture Hub, Cameron takes us on a journey exploring the last two decades of architecture throughout Australia, illustrating how the country has transformed into a world-leading architectural destination.

In his 4 November opening keynote address which sharees the title of his recently published landmark monograph, 'MMXX: The Last Two Decades Of Architecture In Australia', Bruhn guides us through contemporary architecture across Australia, emphasising its profound controbutions to inspiring an optimistic future.

Tickets are available now via link in bio!

Meet 40+ leaders in design, fashion and architecture at this 28 Oct through 6 Nov - for Hubs series of keynote lectures, panel discussions and social events.

Featuring top-tier Australian design talent in conversation with other innovators from the worlds of media, business, politics, art, curating, film and other realms of cultural expression.

Tickets are available now via link in bio. Stay tuned for teaser highlights over the coming days as we share insights from our speaker lineup.

is proud to announce that Etihad Airways joins the Foundation as Official Airline Partner. Bringing 40 Australian leaders in fashion and architecture to London for the SCCI x Design Museum Hubs, Etihad Airways' meaningful generosity allows SCCI's Australian lineup to showcase their groundbreaking innovation. joins Founder Dr Gene Sherman AM in thanking Etihad for helping support the future of Australian design innovation on the world stage.

The come to the Design Museum Kensington 28 October through 6 November. To explore the 6 days of public programmes, keynote presentations and panel discussions, visit the link in bio and secure your tickets now.