City plans to encourage artists

City plans to encourage artists

More than a dozen inner city venues could be given over to Sydneys artists under a City of Sydney plan to be considered by Council on Monday 15 December.

Six sites in the City Centre and inner city suburbs could be made available for artist studios, rehearsal spaces and galleries by the end of 2009, with a further seven to be developed in the future.

Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP said the City is committed to supporting Sydneys artists and encouraging them to live and work in the City to broaden Sydneys culture.

"Providing artists studios and creative spaces ensures continued cultural vitality, which is part of our Sustainable Sydney 2030 vision to create a more vibrant and liveable city centre,"said Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP.

"Expanding the Accommodation Grants Program to include new properties suitable for creative use would provide artists and Sydneysiders alike with the opportunity to rediscover some of the Citys best loved locations and support the development of new creative communities."

Under the recommendation, both temporary and permanent spaces would be created in three phases over the next 10 years, transforming currently unused areas in libraries, town halls and cultural centres into studios, as well as redeveloping entire sites to allow for the provision of more creative spaces.

Proposed priority sites:

Long-term sites:

The City already supports a diverse range of arts and cultural organisations through the annual provision of $2.8 million to the Cultural Grants and Sponsorships Program and $2.6 million to the current Accommodation Grants Program.

The expanded program is likely to be modelled on the recent artist occupation of unused spaces at the CUB site in Chippendale, which received significant artist interest in sub-leasing warehouse space scheduled for future redevelopment.

Local artists will be encouraged to apply for spaces in the new sites, and will be chosen by a panel of representatives from arts management bodies, the local arts community and the City of Sydney.

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