ABOUT TFA
A working studio in Port Kembla.
The Future Artifact is a place for making, testing and sharing ideas.
ABOUT
THE FUTURE ARTIFACT
The Future Artifact is the studio of designer, photographer and artist Cesar Cueva.
For more than twenty years, Cesar has worked across jewellery, artworks, objects, exhibitions and cultural experiences.
Today, The Future Artifact serves as both a working studio and a public platform for new work, collaborations and ideas.
A place where things are made, tested and shared.
A PRACTICE BUILT THROUGH DOING
The Future Artifact brings together a broad range of experience spanning jewellery, photography, exhibition making, creative direction, events and cultural programming.
Projects range from bespoke commissions and artist made objects to exhibitions, public experiences and creative spaces.
Every project begins with the same question:
How can objects, stories and people be brought together in meaningful ways?
THE ECOSYSTEM
MORE THAN A STUDIO
Alongside partner Nina Cueva, Cesar has spent more than two decades building businesses, venues and cultural platforms around a shared interest in objects, culture and experience.
Each serves a different purpose.
Together they create opportunities to collect, commission, exhibit, gather and participate.
Courtesy of the Artist
JEWELLERY. ARTISTS. AUSTRALIAN SAPPHIRES.
Located in Sydney's Strand Arcade, Courtesy of the Artist brings together contemporary jewellery, bespoke commissions and one of Australia's most significant collections of Australian sapphires.
Built around meaningful objects and significant moments, COTA connects artists, gemstones and clients through a highly personal approach to jewellery.
BC House
NATURAL HISTORY. MATERIAL CULTURE. COLLECTING.
Located in Darlinghurst, BC House is a three level gallery and showroom exploring the stories embedded within natural objects.
Fossils, minerals, gemstones and artefacts sit alongside contemporary collecting, creating a destination for those fascinated by the natural world.
SEVENMARKS GALLERY
ART. LANDSCAPE. HOSPITALITY.
Located on a one acre property in Kiama, Sevenmarks provides artists with a unique setting to present ambitious work.
Exhibitions unfold across buildings, gardens and landscape, creating experiences that extend beyond the traditional gallery model.
Next Invitation
EXPERIENCE THE OPEN STUDIO
A few times each year, the doors open.
SOCIO is The Future Artifact's seasonal open studio program featuring new work, food, music and conversation.
The easiest way to experience the studio, meet the people behind it and see what is currently being developed.