Firstdraft presents a diverse program of exhibitions and events throughout the year, all free and open to the public.
Opening hours
11am to 8pm Wednesday
11am to 5pm Thursday to Saturday
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.
Dec 12, 2025 - Mar 21, 2026
Firstdraft After Hours
Enjoy after hours access to cutting edge exhibitions every Wednesday until 8pm.
Jan 7, 2026 - Mar 13, 2026
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 S?moa, and into the labours of the dispersed.
Feb 18, 2026 - Mar 22, 2026
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.
Feb 18, 2026 - Mar 22, 2026
Message Depth
Message Depth is an installation that examines the hidden infrastructures shaping contemporary life.
Feb 18, 2026 - Mar 22, 2026
Firstdraft presents a diverse program of exhibitions and events throughout the year, all free and open to the public.
Opening hours
11am to 8pm Wednesday
11am to 5pm Thursday to Saturday
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.
Dec 12, 2025 - Mar 21, 2026
Firstdraft After Hours
Enjoy after hours access to cutting edge exhibitions every Wednesday until 8pm.
Jan 7, 2026 - Mar 13, 2026
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 S?moa, and into the labours of the dispersed.
Feb 18, 2026 - Mar 22, 2026
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.
Feb 18, 2026 - Mar 22, 2026
Message Depth
Message Depth is an installation that examines the hidden infrastructures shaping contemporary life.
Feb 18, 2026 - Mar 22, 2026