firstdraft gallery studio blog

The Emerging Artist Studio Program
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The program was initiated in 2004 with funding from the New South Wales Ministry for the Arts, allowing Firstdraft to make the studio on the ground floor of Firstdraft available to emerging artists as a studio space. Throughout 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 the program has been supported by the Australia Council for the Arts.

This studio program has been developed to increase the breadth of Firstdraft’s involvement with and support for emerging experimental arts in Australia. The program provides emerging artists with the opportunity to develop their practice and exhibit within a dynamic artistic community in central Sydney.

Firstdraft studio artists are encouraged to utilise the time frame and the studio’s proximity to the exhibition space to create and exhibit work not normally encouraged by the short time frames available for installing work. The program provides an opportunity to work onsite in a dynamic environment with access to a community of peers, encouraging artists to become more involved in an Artist Run Initiative (ARI).

Current Residents:

Rachel Scott
BABABA International


2009 Residents:

Ella Barclay
Vicki Papageorgopoulos
Jordana Maisie
Jakie Middleton & David Lawrey

2008 Residents:

Leo Coyte
Kirsten Bradely
Will French
Kate Scardifield
Emma White
Anna John
Rachel Fuller
Nicola Hardy & Phil Schöde