About
Carriageworks is the largest multi-arts centre in Australia. We support artists and producers to develop and present major new works in performance, visual arts and related artforms. Reflecting the diverse communities of urban Sydney, our artist-led program is ambitious, radical and always inclusive.
COVID-19 UPDATE
Carriageworks is a registered COVID-Safe business. To ensure the wellbeing of our visitors, we are following strict guidelines set by NSW State Government. Help us keep everyone safe by reading our COVID-Safe Plan before your next visit.
Carriageworks Farmers Market is open every Sat from 8am – 1pm as a shop-and-go service. Read our updated visitor guidelines and Covid-19 safety information here ahead of your visit.
PROGRAM
History
Carriageworks was built between 1880 and 1889 as part of the Eveleigh Railway Workshops. By the 1900s several thousand people worked here, building and maintaining locomotive engines and carriages for the expanding rail network. Those workers shaped the development of our city for over 100 years.
The Carriageworks site was one of the first places to employ Aboriginal people on an equal basis. It is also the place where generations of new migrants were first employed. In 1917, it was within these walls that the Great Strike started, which saw thousands of workers march on NSW Parliament and, through sheer power in numbers, shut it down.
In 2007, the site was redeveloped as a cultural precinct. Today, Carriageworks is the most significant multi-arts centre in Australia.
RESIDENT COMPANIES
Team
BOARD
Cass O’Connor (Chair)
Geoff Ainsworth AM
Michael Gonski
Andrew Maiden
Matthew McCarron
Gitanjali Bhalla
Sani Townson
Cameron Honey
Eleni Watts (Observer)
EXECUTIVE
Chief Executive Officer Blair French
Executive Assistant Chantel Bann
Director, First Nations Programs Jacob Boehme
Director, Partnerships & Communication Enid Charlton
Director, Programs Daniel Mudie Cunningham
Director, Commercial Andrew Demetriou
Director, Events & Production Kri Leitner
Director, Corporate Services Mike Worner
Curator, Programs
Aarna Fitzgerald Hanley
Exhibition Manager
Glenn Thompson
Program Coordinator, Solid Ground
Emily Johnson
Education Officer, Solid Ground
Debbie Higgison
Program Assistant, First Nations Programs
Katherine Stone
Music Curator, Vivid Sydney 2021
Thomas Supple
Program Producer
Nerida Ross
Head of Marketing
Electra Foley
Partnerships Manager
Vlach Ashton
Ticketing and Customer Relations Coordinator
Lena Li
Visitor Services Officer
Eddie Gock
Eliza Ormsby
Commercial Account Manager
Jena Ye
Commercial Account Coordinator
Michelle Cao
Production Manager
Katherine Hamilton
Production Manager
Todd Hawken
Executive Producer
Loredana Cross
Producer, Events
Jackson Morphett Field
Farmers Markets Creative Director
Mike McEnearney
Producer, Food Events
Jessica Abrahams
Assistant Producer, Food Events
Spencer Morrow
Finance and Administrative Manager
Janine Peukert
Finance and Administrative Assistant
Caitlin Tiley
Head of Operations
Megan Davis
Building Facilities Manager
Mathew Ibanez
Building Facilities Assistant
Rodrigo Arriaza
JOIN THE TEAM
See our current vacancies here.