Central Park

Frasers Property and Sekisui House have opened up three vacant warehouses on Kensington Street - within the Central Park development site - to support the local artists, dancers, photographers and performers who make such an invaluable contribution to the city’s cultural scene.

Called FraserStudios, these raw warehouses have huge windows and high ceilings, which make them fabulous spaces in which to paint, draw, sculpt, dance or perform. Studio 10 is a three-story warehouse offering 10 visual art workspaces, with free 3 month visual arts residencies provided free by Frasers Property. Next door, there’s a gallery-style space for exhibitions, installations and gatherings, and a rehearsal studio for actors, dancers and choreographers.

These warehouses would otherwise lie unused during Central Park’s construction phase. By donating these spaces to local artists, we hope to nurture Chippendale’s reputation as Sydney’s urban art mecca.

Managed by Queen Street Studio, a not for profit local arts management company, FraserStudios opened in September 2008 and will remain open until June 2012. Queen Street Studio manages free three-month and six-month artist’s residencies at FraserStudios, proudly supported by Frasers and now also Sekisui House, with additional funding from Arts NSW, the City of Sydney and Queen Street Studio.

In October 2010, Frasers Property and Queen Street Studio won the prestigious Australian Business Arts Foundation's national Encouragement Award for companies undertaking their first significant arts partnership. More on this, here.

FRASERSTUDIOS STUDIO OPEN DAY | Drop in to FraserStudios on SUNDAY 30 OCTOBER 2011 from 1 to 5ish for one of our regular Open Studio days. We throw the roller doors open at FraserStudios from time to time to showcase the work of FraserStudios Visual Arts Residency artists and welcome the public in to wander through the studio spaces and meet the current crop of artists enjoying free studio space. A sausage sizzle and drinks will be available, together with relaxed Sunday afternoon music.

Since 2008 Frasers has commissioned photographer Arunas Klupsas to create an ongoing photo diary of the FraserStudios project, now in its third year. You can browse a recent selection of Arunas' images via the links below, or view the entire collection at www.queenstreetstudio.com. Visit Queen Street Studio online to find out to hire FraserStudios, apply for a residency or view images of the studio spaces.

Sydney Open and Open Studio Day, November 2010

Studio 10 visual arts residencies, October 2010

Studio 10 visual arts residencies, August 2010

Studio 14 perfomance residency, July 2010

Studio 10 visual arts residencies, June 2010

Studio 10 sixth visual arts residencies, March 2010