Firstdraft's 40th Birthday Party
About the event
Firstdraft is forty! Join us on the 14th of November, from 6—10 pm, to celebrate over 2,000 artists, over 150 Firstdraft board members and over 1,000 exhibitions spanning forty years and four venues. Live music, catering, & drinks to be announced. Firstdraft entry is always free— but RSVPs highly encouraged. Open for registration from Tuesday, the 29th of September. want to be part of the exhibition? As a part of our fortieth anniversary year, we are collecting stories, memories, histories and images from the people who helped us reach this milestone. Whether you are a board alumni, past exhibiting artist, former staff member, program participant, volunteer, or even a regular gallery visitor with fond memories of Firstdraft we want to hear from you <3 We are trying to get a feel for the human side of Firstdraft, beyond the snippets of news articles, opening invitations and exhibition documentation that we have in our extensive archive. Click here to submit your firstdraft story. You can upload as many stories, photos and memories as you like. We also welcome contributions to our archive via mail to our address 13 - 17 Riley Street, Woolloomooloo, Gadigal, NSW, 2011. If you want to tell us your stories in person we will do our best to arrange a time to accommodate you! Contributions made to our archive may be included in future exhibitions or publications, you can let us know in this form if you want to be anonymous or are uncomfortable with your story being shared.
