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Firstdraft is where the future of contemporary art emerges, through a program that champions experimentation, risk and inclusion.

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Program
Firstdraft Micro Commissions
Apr 11
Firstdraft Micro Commissions

Firstdraft is proud to present our inaugural micro commissioned works.

AV Install Basics with Dylan Batty
Jul 11
AV Install Basics with Dylan Batty

Join us in our next series of artist professional development workshops in learning about AV Install Basics with Dylan Batty.

Video Documentation with Jade Boyd
Jul 11
Video Documentation with Jade Boyd

Join us in our next series of artist professional development workshops in learning about documenting your artwork on video with Jade Boyd.

DEF
Jul 18
DEF

DEF Collective brings together four Deaf artists developing independent yet related practices across painting, photography, works on paper, sculpture and moving image. Centering Deaf perception, language and lived experience, the exhibition positions Deaf-led practice as a radical artistic framework for visual world building, embodied communication and community encounter.

Gửi Mẹ (to my Mother)
Jul 18
Gửi Mẹ (to my Mother)

Gửi mẹ (To My Mother) emerges from a larger body of work reflecting on childhood and family history, where loss has occurred and will continue to occur in the future. The exhibition is an expression of the artist’s love and gratitude toward his mother, who has always loved and cared for him.

You Wouldn’t Remember Him (2026)
Jul 18
You Wouldn’t Remember Him (2026)

You wouldn't remember him (2026) considers the family album and its role in portraying a nuclear family. Though never physically present nor its contents, it is referenced through a series of like imagery. How might this exchange destabilise narratives perpetuated in family albums?

Nina Dorabialski

Nina Dorabialski’s solo exhibition at Firstdraft is open from the 18 July — 22 August.

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