Firstdraft Program Announcement: June 2019 – January 2020

Firstdraft is thrilled to announce our artistic program for June 2019 - January 2020. The program includes 55 artists, curators and writers from across six states and territories (ACT, NSW, VIC, QLD, TAS & WA) as well as international artists from New Zealand, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Firstdraft would like to congratulate all artists, curators and writers programmed!

The next call out will open in August 2019. Applications for Firstdraft’s First Nations Curators’ Program are open year round. 

Firstdraft Artistic Program June 2019 - January 2020

Exhibitions: Aida Azin, Briony Galligan, Bruno Booth, Chevron Te Whetumatarau Hassett and Robert Laking, Dean Cross, Dexter Rosengrave, Elisabeth Pointon, Eme, Francesca Zak, I-Yen Chen, Isabella Hone - Saunders, Jana Hawkins-Andersen, Jayanto Tan, Leen Rieth, Mandy Quadrio, Michelle Kuen Suet Fung, Nicole Barakat, Zeina Iaali and Shireen Taweel, Rosell Flatley, Sabella d'Souza, Sancintya Mohini Simpson and Shivanjani Lal, Sarah Edmondson, Sepideh Farzam, Slippage, Zoe Wong and Kevin Diallo

Curators: Jonno Revanche (curator) with artists Erin Taylor, Sione Teumohenga, Joella Warkill, Valerie Schlosberg, Aida Azin, Juanita Sumner, Jelly Luise, Bhenji Ra, Chris Tse, Michael Stratford Hutch, Angela Schilling, Elyas Alavi, Mika Benesh, Andy Butler and Ali Baker, Sarah Brasier (curator) with artists Beth Caird, Brahmony McCrossin, Jemi Gale, Katie Foster, Michael Kennedy, Robyn Doherty and Sarah Brasier

Writers: Eleanor Ivory Weber, Queenie Bon Bon