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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 Screening Program
Dec 12
Firstdraft 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.

Firstdraft After Hours
Jan 7
Firstdraft After Hours

Enjoy after hours access to cutting edge exhibitions every Wednesday until 8pm.

Co-working Wednesdays - Semester 2
Jan 21
Co-working Wednesdays - Semester 2

Join us for Co-working Wednesdays, a weekly, low commitment, community networking opportunity held after business hours on Wednesday from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm (during exhibition periods).

fa’alogo ‘o le temporary obstructions
Feb 18
fa’alogo ‘o le temporary obstructions

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
Feb 18
Ballast

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
Feb 18
Message Depth

Message Depth is an installation that examines the hidden infrastructures shaping contemporary life.

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Announcing Firstdraft's 2026 Program!
Announcing Firstdraft's 2026 Program!

Firstdraft is catapulting into 2026 with a new year of ground-breaking programs, including our exhibition, micro-commission and writers program! ⁠

Firstdraft is now seeking proposals for the 2026 - 27 program
Firstdraft is now seeking proposals for the 2026 - 27 program

Firstdraft is now seeking proposals from artists, curators and writers for consideration in our 2026–27 Program. We invite ideas that champion experimentation, risk and inclusion.

Firstdraft welcomes new Chair and Treasurer
Firstdraft welcomes new Chair and Treasurer

The team at Firstdraft are delighted to announce Firstdraft’s new Chair Augusta Supple and Treasurer Dominic Kavanagh.

2024 Annual Survey: The Firstdraft Census
2024 Annual Survey: The Firstdraft Census

The Firstdraft Census is Firstdraft’s annual stakeholder survey for 2024. Firstdraft is growing and we want to hear from you during this period of change.

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Join our vision for the future of contemporary art by donating to Firstdraft today. A little support goes a long way – but a lot goes further. Donate now.