Rotary Club of Sydney - Art and Architecture, windows to social dialogue?

The Rotary Club of Sydney invites you to join us for an insightful, informative and enlightening talk on Art and Architecture.

Simon Chan AM is the Director and Founder of Art Atrium, an art gallery exhibiting contemporary Australian, Asian and Aboriginal art with a special focus on cross cultural collaboration and expression in art as a reflection of our multicultural society in a globalised world. 

Simon is also a practising architect and Director of SCA Architects. Simon has been involved in a broad range of not for profit Foundations, arts and community organisations. 

Simon is the Chair of VisAsia Committee at Art Gallery of NSW, Director on the Board of Australian National Maritime Museum Foundation Board, Council member of the Power Institute Foundation for Art and Visual Culture at The University of Sydney, Board member of Multicultural NSW Advisory Board, Director and former Chair on the Board of Aboriginal Benefits Foundation, Board member of the NSW Government Geographical Names Board and Committee Member of the NSW Government Chinese Garden of Friendship Advisory Committee, President of Chinese Australian Forum, a not for profit non-partisan Chinese community organisation engaging the Chinese Australian community in social, political and economic issues. 

Simon is also an Advisory Management Committee member of The Institute for Australian and Chinese Arts and Culture (IAC) at Western Sydney University and Woollahra Council Art & Culture Advisory Committee member. 

Simon was the recipient of the inaugural NSW Premier's Multicultural Award for Arts & Culture in2013 and was appointed as a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia in 2023 for significant service to multiculturalism, to the indigenous community, and to the arts.