Frontyard

Local collaboration
- skill-sharing
- futuring
- living library
- picnics
- mini residencies
- edible public gardens

A Not-Only-Artist Run Initiative. A pro-active, multi-purpose space where the local arts loving community come together for practical skills-sharing, critical research and survival tips. Our aim is to facilitate and nurture collaborations between people with a mix of disciplines with a passion for culture and to build a more resilient and sustainable independent arts community for the future. Fron

tyard is open for events and by appointment, or every second Thursday from 4.30 - 6.30pm for a regular open house event.

24/12/2025

Squishy squishy paper pulp using old fabric. Made by Blaze

26/10/2025

Open house this afternoon! Come by for a cuppa and a chat about your event and residency ideas ✨✨

22/10/2025

The Frontyard garden giveth! 🍓🍓🍓More strawberries than the bugs can eat! 🍓🍓🍓

But, the garden still cannot giveth money for us to keep this weird little experiment that we call Frontyard growing. Perhaps, you can provide a donation? 🍓

14/10/2025

This week, we're reading from chapter 6 (again) of La Marr Jurelle Bruce's 'How To Go Mad Without Losing Your Mind: Madness and Black Radical Creativity'. This chapter focusses on Dave Chappelle and the maddening of Black genius. Pages 172-201

When: Thursday 18th September from 6pm

Psych Abolition and Mad Liberation Study Group is a fortnightly space to collectively learn, share, and contemplate the links between carcerality, psychiatry, and madness. The space will be open from 6pm to allow reading time. From 7-9pm we'll chat about the chapter, and read parts of it out together. No stress if you don't read the chapter beforehand. All welcome. No prior experience or knowledge necessary. Masks encouraged. There will be an air purifier running in the space. Space is wheelchair accessible but the bathroom doors are narrow and are not. Closest wheelchair accessible bathroom is 210m away at the royal exchange.

Email [email protected] for PDF of the book and any further info or questions. See you on Thurs x

10/10/2025

We are in love like a glove with the work has created at Frontyard!

Do you have something you want to work on? Come to our next open house on Sunday, October 26 from 1pm-3pm for a cup of tea and chat.

16/09/2025

This week, we're reading from chapter 6 of La Marr Jurelle Bruce's 'How To Go Mad Without Losing Your Mind: Madness and Black Radical Creativity'. This chapter focusses on Dave Chappelle and the maddening of Black genius. Pages 172-201

When: Thursday 18th September from 6pm

Psych Abolition and Mad Liberation Study Group is a fortnightly space to collectively learn, share, and contemplate the links between carcerality, psychiatry, and madness. The space will be open from 6pm to allow reading time. From 7-9pm we'll chat about the chapter, and read parts of it out together. No stress if you don't read the chapter beforehand. All welcome. No prior experience or knowledge necessary. Masks encouraged. There will be an air purifier running in the space. Space is wheelchair accessible but the bathroom doors are narrow and are not. Closest wheelchair accessible bathroom is 210m away at the royal exchange.

Email [email protected] for PDF of the book and any further info or questions. See you on Thurs x

31/08/2025

It's a stunning sunny Sunday for Frontyard open house! Drop in and have a cuppa. Talk to us about doing a residency or event. We'll be here 1-3pm 🐙

19/08/2025

Come go mad with us. This week, we're reading from chapter 5 of La Marr Jurelle Bruce's 'How To Go Mad Without Losing Your Mind: Madness and Black Radical Creativity'. This chapter focusses on hip hop icon Lauryn Hill's relationship to genius/madness.

When: Thursday 21st August

Psych Abolition and Mad Liberation Study Group is a fortnightly space to collectively learn, share, and contemplate the links between carcerality, psychiatry, and madness. The space will be open from 6pm to allow reading time. The intention is to read and discuss chapter 5 of La Marr Jurelle Bruce's 'How To Go Mad Without Losing Your Mind: Madness and Black Radical Creativity'. From 7-9pm we'll chat about the chapter, read parts of it out together. All welcome. No prior experience necessary. Masks encouraged. There will be an air purifier running in the space. Space is wheelchair accessible but the bathroom doors are narrow and are not. Closest wheelchair accessible bathroom is 210m away at the royal exchange.

Email [email protected] for PDF and any further info or questions. See you on Thurs x

04/08/2025

Psych Abolition and Mad Liberation Study Group

Next session: Thursday 7th August

A fortnightly space to collectively learn, share, and contemplate the links between carcerality, psychiatry, and madness.

The space will be open from 6pm to allow reading time. The intention is to read and discuss chapter 4 of La Marr Jurelle Bruce's 'How To Go Mad Without Losing Your Mind: Madness and Black Radical Creativity'.

From 7-9pm we'll chat. All welcome. No prior experience necessary. Email [email protected] for PDF and any further info.

25/07/2025

Open house! This Sunday! We open our doors! You book in the residency you've been dreaming of! We drink cups of tea! Joined by super spesh soldering salon from from 1-4pm. We're located at 228 Illawarra Road. The space is wheelchair accessible. Open house runs from 1-3pm. Come on down and have a yarn 💚

22/07/2025

Psych Abolition and Mad Liberation Study Group

Next session: Thursday 24th July

A fortnightly space to collectively learn, share, and contemplate the links between carcerality, psychiatry, and madness.

The space will be open from 6pm to allow reading time. The intention is to read and discuss the next chapter of La Marr Jurelle Bruce's 'How To Go Mad Without Losing Your Mind: Madness and Black Radical Creativity'.

From 7-9pm we'll chat. All welcome. No prior experience necessary. Email [email protected] for PDF and any further info.

16/07/2025

We're tabling at ✨ would you like to join our table?

Have you got a zine donation? Or a wish to gallivant Other Worlds with a special Frontyard tape recorder?

Other Worlds shares its magic on the 2nd August at Marrickville Town Hall. If you would like to join the Frontyard table please drop off your zine+ donations at Frontyard with name, publication, and contact details (phone and email) and sale price. Please also email [email protected] or pop a message into the community slack letting us know the same! Any questions or ideas, reach out the FY jannies through email or slack. Xx

Address

228 Illawarra Road
Marrickville, NSW
2204

Website

http://www.frontyardprojects.org/

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