public programs
Firstdraft presents a diverse program of exhibitions and events throughout the year, all free and open to the public. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive invitations to upcoming exhibitions, openings, artists talks, performances and live events.
public programs
Firstdraft is excited to present, Baajo (Come and Dance), a cross-cultural collaboration that brings together together Ghanaian circus performers, dancers and musicians.
Muruwari artist, Virginia Keft, invites you to spend an evening with her for a free weaving and yarning workshop in the gallery space of her immersive exhibition, Guruwa Gunya (gum tree home) at Firstdraft.
Bonnie Huang
Learn how to do photo transfers onto homewares with Bonnie Huang and transform pre-loved ceramics with a collage of poetry and nostalgic clip-art images to give the unused objects new life.
emoeba h♡rtbridge
Knees, palms, forehead, bow down and kiss cool tiles. Like so many before and so many to come, humans find themselves present before shrines of many makings. Come craft a personal shrine with artist emoeba h♡rtbridge.
Kate Coyne
Join Kate Coyne and make your own interactive inflatables from upcycled materials like chip bags, recycled paper and paper straws! Create interactive, air-powered creations that explore sculpture and pop-ups. Animate a character, an abstract form or a weird sea creature!
Join Sehej Kaur and Kaylee Rankin for a community quilting session at Firstdraft. In strengthening and sewing together fragments or loose memories of each person's fabric, our host's offer an opportunity for reflection on community, solidarity and collective resistance.
Samantha Snedden
Join Sammi Snedden for free, all-ages weaving workshops on Saturday 16 December 2023 and Saturday 27 January 2022!
un Projects
Join un Projects on Saturday January 6th from 2-4pm for un Talks: RESIST/RETURN, an afternoon of readings by un Magazine Vol.17 contributors from Eora.
On Friday 29 September, we're celebrating Firstdraft’s continual connection and collaboration with Western Sydney creatives with a party. Join us!
Curated by Katie Winten
After hitting the streets of Kings Cross and Wolloomooloo, join us at Firstdraft where we’ll be partying into the night.