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 Sunday, 10am-5pm. 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 (Acting Chair)
Geoff Ainsworth AM
John Mitchell
Michael Gonski
Bhuvana Radhakrishnan (Observer)
EXECUTIVE
Chief Executive Officer Blair French
Executive Assistant Chantel Bann
Director, Programs Daniel Mudie Cunningham
Director, Communications & Partnerships Vanessa Duscio
Director, Commercial & Production Kri Leitner
Chief Financial Officer Oscar Reyes
CURATORIAL
Head Curator, Performance Rosie Fisher
Head Curator, Aboriginal Programs Hannah Donnelly
Producer, Food Events Jessica Abrahams
Head Curator, Performance
Rosie Fisher
Head Curator, Aboriginal Programs
Hannah Donnelly
Exhibition Manager
Glenn Thompson
Assistant Curator, Visual Arts
Aarna Fitzgerald Hanley
Solid Ground Program Coordinator
Emily Johnson
Education Project Officer
Debbie Higgison
Program Assistant, Performance
Tim Darbyshire
Head of Marketing
Stephen O’Connor
Digital Marketing Specialist
Izzy Comber
Marketing Specialist
Constance Barthélemy
Philanthropy Manager
Alyson Hewett
Partnerships Manager
Libby Davis
Visitor and Ticketing Services Manager
Rachel McCluskey
Visitor Services Officer
Lena Li
Visitor Services Officer
Kristina Salopek
Visitor Services Officer
Eliza Ormsby
Head of Commercial
Andrew Demetriou
Commercial Account Manager
Vlach Ashton
Commercial Account Manager
Jena Ye
Commercial Account Coordinator
Michelle Cao
Head of Production
Paul Bilsby
Production Manager
Katherine Hamilton
Production Manager
Todd Hawken
Event Services Manager
Loredana Cross
Senior Producer, Events
Chris Cobb
Assistant Event Producer
Priyanka Martin
Farmers Markets Creative Director
Mike McEnearney
Producer, Food Events
Jessica Abrahams
Coordinator, Food Events
Mariia Zhuchenko
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
IT Coordinator
Chris Howell
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See our current vacancies here.