Expanding contemporary art.
We build projects and possibilities with diverse artists, studios and partners.
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Jump Left is a niche arts consultancy and project space creating pathways for Australian artists and studios with diverse perspectives and lived experiences. We foster career and exhibition development and manage projects that amplify overlooked voices in the arts.
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Working with artists to advance their professional growth.
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Providing expertise in art, inclusion, and access.
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Offering group workshops for professional creative development.
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Collaborating on national and international exhibitions.
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Working with artists, studios, and galleries on creative projects.
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Co-creating accessible artist residencies.
Unlocking artist and industry partner potential.
Work With Us
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Artists
Specialising in collaborating with diverse artists who navigate the world through unique cognitive, sensory, and physical experiences.
Studios
We collaborate with national and international art studios to develop and deliver projects conceived by artists, organisations, and our team.
Creatives
Professionals including curators, writers, and publishers collaborate with us and artists on experimental and commercial initiatives.
Partners
Partners make a difference: they invest in art and culture, forming critical and enduring relationships that elevate artists and the arts.
“Through genuine collaboration with artists, supported studios, galleries, and partners, Jump Left amplifies diverse voices in art. Based in the city in Naarm, Melbourne, we expand opportunities for self-taught, intellectually disabled, and neurodivergent artists — connecting artists with peers, curators, and galleries nationally and internationally.”
\ Sim Luttin
Founder & Director
EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS
EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS
Venue: Jump Left | Donkey Wheel House
673 Bourke St, Naarm, Melbourne
EXHIBITION
OPENING SOON! | BAYLEY ARTS
MAKE YOUR MARK
Launching Saturday 11 April, 2-4pm
We are delighted to present Make Your Mark, a bold new exhibition from the artists of Bayley Arts — a supported studio program initiated by the not-for-profit disability provider Bayley House, located in Bayside.
Opening Saturday 11 April, from 2-4pm at Jump Left, the exhibition features work by Colette Boyd-Eedle, Mark Cuce, Christopher Milne, Gavin Moore, Elizabeth Nicolaou, John Pook and Maryann Walker.
This project is supported by Creative Projects funding from Creative Victoria, Bayley Arts and venue partner Impact Neighbourhoods.
+ Free and accessible event
Image detail: Gavin Moore, Blue Squares, 2025, acrylic and posca pen on canvas, 90cm x 90cm. Courtesy Bayley Arts.EXHIBITION
Venue: Jump Left | Donkey Wheel House
673 Bourke St, Naarm, Melbourne
MAY 2026| ARTIST SOLOS
ROBERT CROFT | CAM MICHAEL
Launching Saturday 9 May, 2-4pm
Jump Left is pleased to present two concurrent solo exhibitions by Robert Croft (ArtGusto, Geelong) and Cam Michael (Canberra) — the first in its new Artist Solo series.
Bringing together two distinct artistic voices, these exhibitions celebrate the breadth and vitality of contemporary Australian art practice. Working across illustration and glass respectively, both artists share a commitment to deeply personal, instinct-driven making.
This project is supported by Creative Projects funding from Creative Victoria, ArtGusto and venue partner Impact Neighbourhoods.
+ Free and accessible event
EXHIBITION
Venue: Jump Left | Donkey Wheel House
673 Bourke St, Naarm, Melbourne
JUNE 2026 | ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE
CHRISTIAN DEN BESTEN | PATRICK FRANCIS | ROSIE O'BRIEN |SIMON PETKOVICH
Launching Saturday 13 June, 2-4pm
Jump Left is pleased to present its inaugural Artists in Residence exhibition, bringing together four artists who have been part of Jump Left's residency program over the past six months.
Spanning illustration, painting, and experimental mixed media, this exhibition reflects the diversity of practice nurtured through the program — and the rich inner worlds each artist brings to their work.
Christian Den Besten's meticulous drawings map the rhythms of urban design; Patrick Francis channels the gestural confidence of his artistic heroes through bold brushwork and decisive colour; Rosie O'Brien renders her deep love of the natural world through vibrant flora and fauna; and Simon Petkovich pushes into three-dimensional territory with typography and vivid spray-painted canvas.
This project is supported by Creative Projects funding from Creative Victoria and venue partner Impact Neighbourhoods.
Venue: Jump Left | Donkey Wheel House
673 Bourke St, Naarm, Melbourne
ARCHIVE
REVISIT | MULTIPLICITY
6 December to 24 January 2026
Our inaugural summer exhibition, MULTIPLICITY was an open-call exhibition for diverse artists living in Australia. This curated salon exhibition created a platform for artists to showcase work in a group show focusing on small-to-medium sized artworks.
This inclusive exhibition connected artists and communities, with opportunities to present and sell work over summer.
Venue: JUMP LEFT | Donkey Wheel House
673 Bourke St, Naarm, Melbourne
ARCHIVE
REVISIT | Expanding Surrounding
18 October to 15 November 2025
Expanding Surrounding, ‘Mengembangkan Sekitar’ in Indonesian, was an international collaborative exhibition between Tab Space in Indonesia and Art et al. international platform.
Expanding Surrounding represented an extraordinary Indonesia-Australia cultural exchange that brought together neurodivergent and neurotypical artists in dynamic peer-to-peer collaborations. This innovative project built on the successful 2024 'Capturing Surrounding' UK/Indonesia collaboration, deepening cross-cultural partnerships and fostering genuine understanding between creative communities.
The partnerships produced remarkable creative dialogues, from Vipoo Srivilasa's trip in Bandung to meet collaborator Achmad Ilham Sadikin, to digital exchanges between Claudia Panca Fadilla (Indonesia) and Anna Louise Richardson (Australia).
Proudly supported by the Australia-Indonesia Institute at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Creative Australia and Creative Victoria, with exhibition and venue partner Jump Left and Impact Neighbourhoods.
MENTORING
Venue: Donkey Wheel House,
673 Bourke St, Naarm, Melbourne
ONE-ON-ONE | MAR-DEC 2026
Are you an artist seeking professional development/creative support?
Whether you require a one-off session, have short-term projects, or need ongoing mentorship to develop your practice, we can help.
Contact us about one-on-one professional development in our project space or through online video sessions.
Who can participate?
\ NDIS artists and diverse artists
\ Artists wanting professional development
\ Accessible venue
“The Ballarat International Foto Biennale’s Visual Descriptions Pilot Program was deeply strengthened by the leadership of facilitator Sim Lüttin, whose professionalism, warmth and experience working at the intersection of the arts and disability guided the process from start to finish. Sim went above and beyond to support me and the project participants, and this ensured the project’s success. Thank you, Sim, I’m excited to work with you again!”
—Christine McFetridge, Education & Public Engagement Coordinator, Ballarat Foto
