About
Carriageworks is the largest multi-arts centre in Australia. We commission Australian and International artists to make monumental new work that intersects with contemporary ideas. Reflecting the diverse communities of urban Sydney, our artist-led program is ambitious, radical and always inclusive.
COVID-19 UPDATE
Carriageworks is open Wednesday to Friday, 10am-5pm & Saturday, 9am-2pm. The weekly Carriageworks Farmers Market operates every Saturday, 8am-1pm. Carriageworks is ensuring the safety of visitors and staff through a COVID-19 safety management plan, including implementation of physical distancing, capacity limits and increased hygiene measures as outlined by the NSW Government. Read more.
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
John Mitchell
Michael Gonski
Andrew Maiden
Matthew McCarron
Gitanjali Bhalla
Bhuvana Radhakrishnan (Observer)
EXECUTIVE
Chief Executive Officer Blair French
Executive Assistant Chantel Bann
Director, Programs Daniel Mudie Cunningham
Director, Communications & Partnerships Vanessa Duscio
Director, Events & Production Kri Leitner
Director, Commercial Andrew Demetriou
Exhibition Manager
Glenn Thompson
Curator, Programs
Aarna Fitzgerald Hanley
Solid Ground Program Coordinator
Emily Johnson
Education Project Officer
Debbie Higgison
Guest Curator, The National 2021
Abigail Moncrieff
Head of Marketing
Stephen O’Connor
Digital Marketing Specialist
Ben Allison
Partnerships Manager
Vlach Ashton
Acting Visitor and Ticketing Services Manager
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
Priyanka Martin
Farmers Markets Creative Director
Mike McEnearney
Producer, Food Events
Jessica Abrahams
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.