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Join our team: Assistant Director (Operations and Program)
Join our team: Assistant Director (Operations and Program)
Firstdraft is looking for an early-career arts leader with a background in exhibition install to join our team.
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February Exhibition Openings
February Exhibition Openings
Firstdraft February 2026 exhibition openings
February Artist Talks + Writers Program Live Event
February Artist Talks + Writers Program Live Event
Firstdraft Artist Talks + Writers Program Live Event: 14th February 2026
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!
Read the 2026 Writer's Program Here ✨
Read the 2026 Writer's Program Here ✨
exhibitions
fa’alogo ‘o le temporary obstructions — Nadeem Tiafau
fa’alogo ‘o le temporary obstructions — Nadeem Tiafau
Drawing from experiences and knowledges across the Great Ocean, fa’alogo ‘o le temporary obstructions is an offering that echoes from Sāmoa, and into the labours of the dispersed.
Ballast — Isabella Kennedy
Ballast — Isabella Kennedy
Water frames displacement and return in Ballast , a work in conversation with Les Kennedy’s unfinished research into the HMAS Sydney II shipwreck and the familial loss it holds.
Message Depth — Katie Paine and Oliver Hull
Message Depth — Katie Paine and Oliver Hull
Message Depth is an installation that examines the hidden infrastructures shaping contemporary life.
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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