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Communications and Engagement Manager Vacancy
Communications and Engagement Manager Vacancy
Firstdraft is looking for an experienced marketing and communications professional to join our team.
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Co-working Wednesdays
Co-working Wednesdays
Join us in our courtyard on Wednesday evenings to work alongside other artists and peers on your projects or admin. Free to attend, snacks on us!
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Residue
Residue
Residue, curated by Georgia Boe as a part of Firstdraft’s First Nations Curator Program, brings together the practices of three artists at different stages of their careers, working in diverse ways with charcoal.
stockpiler
stockpiler
stockpiler is an installation drawn from the remnants of her childhood garage, a room shaped by generations of quiet accumulation and a mosaic of several conflated identities.
Gough and Margaret's Bullclip FM
Gough and Margaret's Bullclip FM
Guess what? In the '70s PM Gough Whitlam held an anthem quest to replace God Save the Queen. The Australian people responded eagerly with entries in notation, lyric and tape-recorded form.
Screening Program
Screening Program
Firstdraft is reviving our screening program to support ten artists working across video, film, and screen-based practice. The screening program runs from December 2025 - March 2026, offering multiple perspectives responding to two curatorial premises.
LUC x Firstdraft Online Exhibition
LUC x Firstdraft Online Exhibition
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