5 Eliza - Newtown School of Arts

Newtown School of Arts Trust (5 Eliza Ltd), is a NFP that supports our local Arts community.

5 Eliza works to foster artistic enterprise by providing affordable, cultural infrastructure.

5 Eliza currently houses four visual-artist studios, flexible incubator spaces and a heritage Ballroom Theatre

5 Eliza has been developing a comprehensive plan for the adaptive redesign and expansion of the Newtown School of Arts building and its business model. The plan seeks to double the existing floor plan, quadruple cultural output and support of creative workers, and make the heritage building widely accessible to all.

This boutique performing arts hub will be expanded to feature a revitalised Ballroom Theatre equipped as a flexible 200-seat venue; an affordable Blackbox 50-seat theatre for the development of new work; artist studios; incubator spaces; and a profit-for-purpose arts café.

Project plans were developed to meet industry needs, ascertained by community partners and verified by a Demand and Viability Analysis and a Cost Benefit Analysis. They address the Inner West Council's direction for increasing availability of affordable and sustainable cultural spaces. This project will expand 5 Eliza's legacy of supporting independent artists and 'spokes' whilst increasing the economic impact to the surrounding area.

Newtown School of Arts
5 Eliza Street
Newtown, NSW 2042