The NSW Visual Arts Fellowship (Emerging) is one of the longest standing awards within the Australian arts ecology. Going by various titles over the decades, the Fellowship has helped to launch artists’ careers for over 120 years and has been a mainstay of Artspace’s exhibition program since 1997.

Join us on the opening weekend of the 2025 VAF(E) exhibition for a roundtable discussion between prior Fellowship recipients Lauren Brincat (2009), EO Gill (2018) and Gillian Kayrooz (2024), moderated by Sophie Rose, Associate Curator - Programs. Together, these artists will reflect on their experiences as early-career artists in the Fellowship and their subsequent journeys in fostering a distinct artistic practice.