About Us - The Wired Lab

ABOUT THE WIRED LAB

We are an artist-led organisation providing contemporary arts and cultural development opportunities for our communities.

ARTFORM

We are inspired by the relationships between art, land and communities. We embed the shifting dynamics between rural and global audiences throughout our activities.

AUDIENCE

We facilitate culturally engaging community activities that build skills and resilience, whilst providing access to world-class arts experiences.

COMMUNITY

We develop partnerships with fellow arts organisations and regions with country and local communities at the heart of what we do.

STRATEGIC VISION

The Wired Lab is guided by a strategic plan that aims to:

Create opportunities for contemporary artists to develop and extend interdisciplinary practices within a rural context
Enshrine Wiradyuri-led engagement and programming throughout our operations
Increase impact, reach, and profile of The Wired Lab and its activities through participation, engagement and presentation opportunities
Build capacity to ensure sustainability of the organisation for years to come

Image by Harriet Goodall.

OUR HISTORY

2007

The Wired Lab founded by Sarah Last

2009

Formally established as an organisation

2009

Hosted our first Wired Open Day Festival, which is now a triennial event. Wired Open Day Festival is consistently sold out and showcases new works by leading Australian artists.

2011

Development of our first projects such as site-specific projects, performances and events. Includes the construction of large-scale Aeolian ‘wire’ installations, in collaboration with Alan Lamb and David Burraston, a significant project supported by funding from the inaugural Australia Council ‘ArtLab’ grant.

2017

Launched Wired Open Labs, a community workshop series that is designed to provide a range of community and cultural development opportunities for regional communities.

2023

Opening of the deconsecrated Immaculate Conception Church at Muttama which is currently under our redevelopment. Once open, The Church will be a multi-purpose cultural space with adjoining boutique accommodation.

OUR LOCATION

We are long term residents of rural NSW where we live and work.

While our initiatives cover a broad geographic area, The Wired Lab operates from a working farm in the South-West Slopes in the Eastern Riverina, NSW. The region is geographically diverse, ranging from arid plains to rolling hills
and alpine areas.

We are located within a significant environmental ‘natural icon’, the endangered Box Gum Grassy Woodlands. Both the Woodlands and the nearby Kosciuszko National Park, an alpine wilderness on Australia’s national heritage list, are a constant source of inspiration.

Image by Jackie Cooper via Jack of Hearts Studio.

OUR TEAM

The Wired Lab is led by our founder and Artistic Director Sarah Last.

Sarah produces site specific cross-disciplinary projects in rural and regional NSW. For the past 25+ years she has been an active contributor to the recognition of contemporary and experimental art practices from regional contexts.

Along with Sarah, The Wired Lab is governed by a skills-based board of directors who are dedicated to realising the goals of our organisation.

Image by Jackie Cooper via Jack of Hearts Studio.

MEET OUR TEAM

OUR SUPPORTERS

We receive financial and in-kind support from a range of Government and
philanthropic initiatives. These align with our mission to provide enriching
cultural experiences with a range of communities.