Founded as Bus by Tim O'Donoghue and Kade McDonald in August 2001, it was originally located at 117 Little Lonsdale St.
"[1] The first exhibition held at Bus the work of the advisory board to the gallery, featuring the artists Nick Mangan, Jo Scicluna, Renee So as well as Selina Ou, Luke Adams, Chad Chatterton, Julian Oliver and Mark Harwood.
In January 2010, Bus Projects was notified of the building owner's intention to use the gallery as temporary offices until a full redevelopment of the site.
Throughout 2010, Bus Projects presented a series of off-site events, including The Sound Playground and Play With Your Food in conjunction with other arts groups until relocating to Donkey Wheel House in early 2011.
The site consists of three buildings and a leafy central courtyard and is located in one of Australia’s most diverse, rapidly transforming and dense inner city neighbourhoods.