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FraserStudios adds to the creative life of Chippendale

    NEWS FRASERSTUDIOS ADDS TO THE CREATIVE LIFE OF CHIPPENDALE

    An innovative inner-city space for Sydney artists is soon to open within the ‘old Kent Brewery’ site in Chippendale. From September, vacant warehouses at 10-14 Kensington St, Chippendale will be transformed into artist’s studios by Frasers Property in partnership with Queen Street Studio, a Chippendale-based, not-for-profit arts organisation.

    The three warehouses and five terraces along Kensington Street will provide free or subsidised temporary studio space for visual and performance artists, making creative use of properties which would otherwise remain vacant during the early stages of construction on the 5.8 hectare site. Development approval for FraserStudios has been granted by the City of Sydney, who has provided advice and assistance in getting the program off the ground.

    The FraserStudios project has two main program areas:

    • Visual Arts Residency Program in Studio 10 which offers 3 month artist residencies of free studio space for between 8 to 10 professional and emerging visual artists. Residencies will be available to NSW artists from September 2008 to October 2009.
    • Multi-purpose Performing Arts Studio in Studio 12+14 which will provide heavily subsidised rehearsal, exhibition and performance space from November 2008. Queen Street Studio will curate several performing art programs within Studio 12+14.

    Open studios and artist showings will be held at the completion of each residency program and artists will be encouraged to participate in local community shows and events. Frasers Property also hopes that FrasersStudios will inspire local artists to produce work that can be featured in the future development of the brewery site.

    “Active and creative communities are vital to the energy and cohesion of our inner city neighbourhoods,” says Sam Chester, Co-Manager/Founder of Queen Street Studio. “Affordable studio space is near impossible to find in the inner city, so the FraserStudios project is a great initiative that we’re happy to be part of. We hope other developers will follow Frasers’ lead,” added Ms Chester.

    Artists are invited to apply now for the first two rounds of residencies, with applications closing 5 September. More information on the application process is available on the Queen Street Studio website: www.queenstreetstudio.com/fraserstudios.html

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