Fairfield City Museum & Gallery

28/05/2026

We are thrilled to announce Keroshin Govender as FCMG’s 2027 Artist in Residence. As part of the gallery’s residency program, Keroshin will receive a studio rent-free for 12 months, financial support for buying materials and paid an artist fee as he works on the residency’s outcome, a solo exhibition at FCMG. Congratulations Keroshin, we can’t wait to have you working on site with us.

Keroshi is a multi-disciplinary artist working across ceramics, painting, fabric dyeing and installation. His practice explores complexity within the South African Indian community, particularly during apartheid. Rather than centring broad political narratives, he draws from the intimate family stories that recount everyday experiences of love, ambition, hardship, and adventure.

Through layering processes across ceramics, glazing, painting, and dyeing, Keroshin combines archival photographs, patterns, and visual fragments to construct works that both reveal and obscure histories. Personal and community archives—especially family photographs—form the foundation of his practice. By overlapping and concealing visual information, his practice examines how identity is performed, negotiated, and protected within South Asian diasporic communities.



Portrait photo courtesy of Mark Bond

Artwork credit: Keroshin Govender, Vatsala and Marimuthu (2024), Hand dyed natural indigo fabric, screen-printing, hand and machine sewing, jute, linen, silk, Installation view (front and back): AD Space, 130 x 94 cm.

Keroshin Govender, Nila, 2025, hand built ceramic tiles with 4 layers of glaze (CMYK), 105 x 120 cm

27/05/2026

FCMG is inviting expressions of interest from local makers and growers interested in hosting a market stall at our upcoming Laundry Day event on Saturday 4 July from 12–3pm.

We’re looking for stallholders selling:
• Handmade clothing and accessories
• Homewares
• Local produce

To apply, email [email protected] with the subject Laundry Day market stalls EOI, including a short description of what you’ll be selling and a few product images.

EOIs close midnight, 4 June.
Applicants with Public Liability Insurance will be viewed favourably.

13/05/2026

SÔNG SỐNG SONG by James Nguyen is currently on display at Fairfield City Museum & Gallery until July 18.

Pictured here, 水指 Mizusashi, circa 11th–14th century, brings together layered histories of ritual, movement and exchange across Vietnam, Japan and Southeast Asia. A Lý–Trần dynasty thạp gốm hoa nâu (Brown Flower water container) from Thanh Hóa, later used in Japanese Momoyama tea ceremonies, is recontextualised alongside a jambangan bowl traditionally used in Java for washing visitors’ feet before entering the home.

Filled with water from Burramatta (Parramatta) River, the vessels speak to cultural transmission, migration and diasporic memory.

The work rests on moulded white plastic chairs previously used in Nguyen’s 2014 performance Pants of Eva, grounding these historical objects within contemporary, everyday materials.

12/05/2026

Currently exhibiting in FCMG's group exhibition 'We Are Here' is 'Fire holds memory' by Dharawal artist Michael Fardon.

“This piece began as a quiet conversation between Elder Uncle John Dickson and I, a moment where his presence filled the room with his unmistakable mix of humour, wisdom, and lived history. I wanted the painting to feel like you’re sitting with him, really sitting, long enough for the deeper layers of his story to rise to the surface. I first sketched the underlying composition to feel the rhythm of the artwork before committing to oil paint, from there I set out not only to capture his physical likeness but the quiet gravity that surrounds him. The smoke became a vessel for his three totems to speak alongside him, each one rising as a whisper of lineage and belonging. In the end, the artwork feels like an invitation to pause, listen, and recognise the cultural weight he carries into the We Are Here exhibition.” – Artist, Michael Fardon.

08/05/2026

Assyrian Yalikhyateh workshops with STARTTS has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. The new starting date for this program is Saturday 13 June.

FCMG are excited to be partnering with STARTTS (Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors) to offer this series of monthly yalikhyateh making workshops.

The workshop is facilitated in English and Assyrian languages and offers a safe and inclusive space for members of the Assyrian, Chaldean and Syriac communities to reflect, create and connect while learning simple wellbeing strategies. It is also open to non-Assyrians who are interested in learning about the culture and participating in the creative wellbeing experience.

Workshop Focus -
Each session will combine:
🪡Creative Yalikhyateh sewing and textile work
🥹Therapeutic group activities
✅Psychoeducation on wellbeing, stress, coping, and emotional resilience
🌍Culturally responsive discussions
📖Intergenerational storytelling and connection

Date: Starting 13 June 2026, every second Saturday of the month
Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm
Location: Fairfield City Museum & Gallery, 634 The Horsley Drive, Smithfield NSW 2164 - entry via Oxford Street
Ages: Suitable for ages 16+
Price: Free. Bookings strongly encouraged
Ticket: Via the link below

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/assyrian-yalikhyateh-workshops-with-startts-tickets-1987880272407?keep_tld=true

04/05/2026

Currently hanging wall to wall across the gallery space is James Nguyen's shirt installation for his exhibition SÔNG SỐNG SONG.

This artwork is made up of over 100 donated white business shirts washed in Leachate contaminated Burramatta (Parramatta) River water. Each shirt has been buttoned together to form a continuous chain and suspended using bird deterrent Humming Tape.

Developed as a new iteration of the artist’s White Shirts installation, the exhibition distinguishes itself through its focus on personal and collective memory, experiences that endure long after time and space have passed.

The poetic alliteration SÔNG SỐNG SONG references, resonates and lingers in the space between past and present, much like memory itself.

Nguyen invites us into this space through storytelling, language, song and place, with Western Sydney at its core.

At the heart of Fairfield City Museum & Gallery’s relationship to our community is the way we connect art and life. We are inspired by stories drawn from and about our community, and we collaborate with artists whose practices explore belonging, place and experiences that carry universal meaning.



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29/04/2026

Assyrian Yalikhyateh workshops with STARTTS

FCMG are excited to be partnering with STARTTS (Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors) to offer this series of monthly yalikhyateh making workshops.

The workshop is facilitated in English and Assyrian languages and offers a safe and inclusive space for members of the Assyrian, Chaldean and Syriac communities to reflect, create and connect while learning simple wellbeing strategies. It is also open to non-Assyrians who are interested in learning about the culture and participating in the creative wellbeing experience.

Workshop Focus -
Each session will combine:
🪡Creative Yalikhyateh sewing and textile work
🥹Therapeutic group activities
✅Psychoeducation on wellbeing, stress, coping, and emotional resilience
🌍Culturally responsive discussions
📖Intergenerational storytelling and connection

Date: Starting 9 May 2026, every second Saturday of the month
Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm
Location: Fairfield City Museum & Gallery, 634 The Horsley Drive, Smithfield NSW 2164 - entry via Oxford Street
Ages: Suitable for ages 16+
Price: Free. Bookings strongly encouraged

Reconnect in this culturally grounded, therapeutic workshop for creative expression and improved wellbeing

25/04/2026

Help shape the future of Fairfield City Museum & Gallery.

We’re inviting community members to be part of a one off, in person consultation to help inform the Fairfield City Museum & Gallery Strategic Plan 2027–2030.

This session is an opportunity to share your ideas and contribute to decisions that will guide the next four years at Fairfield City Museum & Gallery.

We welcome participants of all ages with an interest in the arts, culture, heritage, or creative life of Fairfield City. Your voice will help shape what comes next.

Places are limited and registration is essential. Catering is provided.

RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/community-consultation-fairfield-city-museum-gallery-strategic-plan-tickets-1987967607629

16/04/2026

Now Open
We Are Here
Until 19 September 2026
At Fairfield City Museum & Gallery

10/04/2026

Stimulate young minds this Autumn with a range of fun and creative activities! In our school holiday workshops, children can explore a wide range of art forms, and express themselves using clay, natural fibres, sand, fabric, magazines, and more. These hands-on sessions are a great way to spark imagination, build confidence, and enjoy the experience of making something unique.

Program of workshops:
Wednesday 15 April at 10:30am - Sand Art🦘
Wednesday 15 April at 12:30pm - Scratch Art 🐠
Thursday 16 April at 10:30am - Beaded Jewellery Making 🪡
Thursday 16 April at 12:30pm - Mariyung (Emu) Feather Bracelet Weaving 🪢
Friday 17 April at 10:30am - Cardboard Construction Sculpture 🐎
Friday 17 April at 12:30pm - Weaving Magic 🧺

Price: workshops are $9.50 plus booking fee
Location: Fairfield Museum and Gallery

Registration is essential and spaces are limited.
Book via the link below to secure your child’s spot!

Keep your little human's creative with FCMG's school holiday program!