About

Carriageworks is one of Australia’s most renowned and significant contemporary multi-arts organisations. 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.

Carriageworks Farmers Market is a Sydney institution, providing the freshest seasonal produce every Sat from 8am – 1pm.

PROGRAM

Carriageworks’ annual program is centred around seven programming seasons; Sounds, Stages, Moves, Makers, Food, Creative Marketplace and Major Events.

This seasonal approach programming ranges from internationally recognised major events to the provision of space for the development and realisation of new works of art, and features the work of First Nations people in every area of the 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 one of Australia’s most renowned and significant contemporary multi-arts organisations.

RESIDENTS

Team

BOARD

Michael Gonski (Chair)
Geoff Ainsworth AM
Andrew Maiden
Tony Nimac
Gitanjali Bhalla
Cameron Honey
Robi Stanton

Laura Berry

Jake Thomson

Board Biographies

 

EXECUTIVE

Chief Executive Officer Fergus Linehan
General Manager Francisca Peña

Head of Programming
Adrian Barnett

Senior Curator, Visual Arts
Aarna Fitzgerald Hanley

Senior Executive Producer
Claire Hicks

Curator, Music
Tom Supple

Producer, Performance
Michelle Cao

Producer, Performance
Priyanka Martin

Producer, Performance
Tamar Kelly

Producer, Programs
Susan Bui

Producer, Solid Ground
Felix May

Education Assistant, Solid Ground
Ray Baker

Artist & Community Liaison (First Nations)
Katie Leslie

Director Marketing, Communications & Audiences
Miranda Cookman

Head of Marketing and Communications
Electra Foley

Ticketing and CRM Manager
Ollie Lee

Communications Manager
Marissa Giannone

Digital Marketing Manager
Georgina Ryke

Ticketing Coordinator
Kaylee Rankin

Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Jayce Carrano

Marketing Assistant 
Tuneah Plumb

Visitor Services Officer
Eddie Gock
Hannah Roberts

Head of Philanthropy
Camilla Chapman

Philanthropy & Sponsorships Manager
Cameron Brown

Director, Venue Partnerships
Andrew Demetriou

Account Manager – Venue Partnerships
Emma Carson

Account Manager – Venue Partnerships
Hannah Spencer

Account Manager – Venue Partnerships
Jacqueline De La Rosa

Director, Events & Production
Kri Leitner

Manager, Major Events
Chantel Bann

Producer, Events
Cynthia Loh

Producer, Events
Chloe King

Producer, Events
Holly Bennett

Visitor Experience Manager
Georgina Grisold

Production Manager
Dominic Hamra

Technical Supervisor
Jared Wilson

Farmers Markets Creative Director
Mike McEnearney

Producer, Food Events
Jessica Abrahams

Assistant Producer, Food Events
Spencer Morrow

Head of People & Culture
Vicky Hopper

Head of Finance
TingTing Li

Finance and Administration Manager
Janine Peukert

Finance and Administration Assistant
Eleanor McLeod

Finance and Administrative Assistant
Alexandra Sava

Facilities Manager
Will Brownley

Building Facilities Coordinator
Rodrigo Arriaza

Facilities Maintenance Assistant 
Grant Richards

Executive Assistant 
Nicole Espinoza

Head of Safety and Compliance
Jack Audas Preston

 

 

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Key images top to bottom: Emmanuel James Brown in Jurrungu Ngan-ga. Marrugeku, 2021. Photo by Abby Murray; Eveleigh Railyards, Sydney, Image Supplied; Astral People Party, Vivid Sydney 2023. Photo by Jordan Munns.