About Us
Cement Fondu acknowledges the Gadigal and Bidjigal people of the Eora nation as the sovereign custodians of the unceded land on which we are based. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.
Cement Fondu is an evolving arts space located in Paddington, Sydney. We present a diverse year-round program of visual arts exhibitions that feature performance, dance and music by Australian and international artists. Our Art Store, Project Space, online presence and program of public events offer alternative and engaging ways for people to encounter artists and their practices.
Dedicated to greater understanding and creative possibilities, we serve a collective curiosity toward each other and the matters of our time.
Director
Josephine Skinner
OUR TEAM
Josephine Skinner
Josephine Skinner is the co-founding director and lead curator of Cement Fondu. She aims to nurture a welcoming and innovative art space that platforms the diversity of creativity and invites critical reflection on our times. Having worked in the arts for close to 15 years, she has extensive experience in curating, co-curating, commissioning and producing art exhibitions, events and public programs, with a particular interest in affective, immersive and interdisciplinary practices and experiences. Prior to founding Cement Fondu, she worked as a curator at Stills Gallery while earning a practice-based Ph.D. exploring the convergence of private reality and social fictions in the digital everyday (UNSW Art & Design). Her experience across contemporary art disciplines, and public and commercial gallery models, informs her work to co-create a lively and sustainable not-for-profit arts organisation that serves to support, engage and inspire.
Bethan Donnelly
Bethan Donnelly joined Cement Fondu in 2023 as Director - Business & Development. She works as a curator and arts and cultural strategist who has developed a practice working with contemporary artists in the public realm. She delivers dynamic and ambitious projects that create extraordinary experiences and increase access and engagement with arts and culture. Bethan has significant experience in precinct-wide creative and cultural strategy and commissioning multi-project art programs, consulting to leading clients in the cultural, public, and development sectors. Bethan helps to realise vital and sustainable cultural projects that deliver tangible benefits for communities. Her projects include working with cities, creative precincts, infrastructure projects, mixed-use developments, parks, and heritage sites. Previously, she was Curator at Cultural Capital. The breadth of her experience includes artistic visioning, empathetic leadership, inspiring stakeholder engagement, simplifying complex deliverables, and effective project management. Bethan’s career spans working in multidisciplinary arts spaces, museums and galleries, and arts consulting. Bethan holds a Master of Curating and Cultural Leadership from the University of New South Wales Art & Design and holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours First Class) from the University of New South Wales.
Mac Mansfield
Mac Mansfield is a practicing visual artist and experienced art services technician. Since completing a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the National Art School, he has worked as a technician in various galleries and institutions, building an extensive background in fine art installation, logistics, handling and transport. Alongside this, he has worked as a technician in the National Art School for several years.
Hannah White
Hannah White is the Assistant Curator, Engagement and Communications at Cement Fondu. She is an experienced arts educator having previously worked as a high school teacher across English and Visual Arts. Hannah is currently completing her Master of Art Curating at the University of Sydney and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Distinction) and a Bachelor of Secondary Education (Distinction) from the University of New South Wales.
contact
P. 02 9331 7775
hello@cementfondu.org
Location
36 Gosbell Street
Paddington NSW Australia
opening hours
Thursday–Sunday
11am–5pm
Accessibility
Please call ahead to organise access via our ramp entrance on Dillon Lane
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
CEMENT FONDU IS A TEN MINUTE WALK FROM KINGS CROSS TRAIN STATION AND BUS STOPS ON OXFORD ST, PADDINGTON
MEDIA ENQUIRES
For media enquires please contact us at media@cementfondu.org