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QUEEN STREET STUDIO IS HEADING EAST
Heffron Hall to open in March
Thanks to a City of Sydney Accommodation Grant, Queen Street Studio will open a new rehearsal facility at HEFFRON HALL on Burton St in Darlinghurst on the 1st of March 2010. With approx 160sqm of clear space, it’s got a classic old style hall feel to it with a view out the North facing windows towards Sydney Harbour. We have a bit of work to do before we are ready to make it available – such as stripping the venue, painting and laying a new floor… but in the meantime, here’s a sneak peek of what it looks like now.
www.queenstreetstudio.com/heffron.html
HEFFRON HALL will appear as a new resource for hire on our bookings calendar soon. It will have the same operating hours, same price and same booking procedure as FraserStudios. Stay tuned for our Open Day where we will launch this new facility for Sydney’s independent performing arts.
For booking enquiries contact: james@queenstreetstudio.com
BIG THOUGHTS FOR A BIG HOLE IN THE GROUND
MOP Exhibition Invitation for Thursday Night
BIG THOUGHTS is an exhibition of hypothetical public art works by selected Sydney-based artists who have been awarded a FraserStudios residency over the past year and a half. They have been asked to create a ‘blue sky’ idea for a public art work which will be exhibited at MOP projects in January – no limits, no boundaries, no restrictions. A ‘pie in the sky’ idea that will take the form of illustrations and sketches of preparatory visions of much larger projects.
MOP projects: 2/39 Abercrombie St, Chippendale
OPENING NIGHT: Thursday 7th January 6pm
Exhibition runs from January 7th – January 17th
GIVING IT AWAY IN 2010
Performing Arts Residencies Now Open
Queen Street Studio is offering a PERFORMING ARTS RESIDENCY PROGRAM that will provide free workspace in Studio 14 at FraserStudios for Sydney-based performing artists from February 2010 to November 2010. The residencies will vary from one-week to three-weeks in length, with 10 residencies in total. In 2010 the PERFORMING ARTS RESIDENCY PROGRAM will be offering successful applications a small stipend of $500 per week to help with the overall cost of the artist/s expenses while in the space.
For further information please email: sam@queenstreetstudio.com or go to www.queenstreetstudio.com/perf-arts-residency.html to download an application form.
Applications close Monday 18 January 2010
Queen Street Studio is assisted by the NSW Government through Arts NSW.
TIME TO ACTION THAT NEW YEARS RESOLUTION
Toolkit Training Intensive Open for Registrations
Queen Street Studio is proud to present a week-long TOOLKIT physical training intensive with New York-based theatre artist Laura Sheedy and Australian physical artists Dean Walsh and Victoria Hunt. The aim of the week-long intensive is to offer artists a range of physical disciplines including Viewpoints, Bodyweather, Composition and Movement Training. The intensive will enable performers and directors to work together spontaneously and intuitively and equip theatre-makers with the skills to generate dynamic work – quickly. The intensive will immerse the artists in a week-long process-driven experience that will awaken what is sleeping and shake out those creative cobwebs for 2010.
15 – 19 February 2010, 9am – 6pm
@ FraserStudios; 10 – 14 Kensington Street Chippendale
Early Bird Payment and Registration by the 22nd January: $420
QSS Members: $480
Non-Members: $550
Payment deadline: 5th February 2010
A 20% deposit is required by the 5th February 2010 to confirm your booking.
To register » click here
IMPRESS FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE
The Secret Supper Society
The SECRET SUPPER SOCIETY is an underground dining movement, an utterly random dinner party, a pop-up culinary experience operating from rooftops/galleries/parks/tunnels across Sydney. The only limit is one’s imagination. Art installations, grand piano, cocktails on arrival followed by a 5-course feast. Sign up and get selected to partake in an orgy of food, art and entertainment with friends and strangers alike. Meet your next best friend or schmooze your next patron… But can you keep it secret?!
Check out: www.secretsuppersociety.org
DATING SERVICE FOR PHILANTHROPISTS?
The Funding Engine
THE FUNDING ENGINE is a powerful online tool to help you research the market, pinpoint your best partners, and help achieve funding success. It is an affordable option that allows you to bypass expensive sponsorship services and take control of your research and planning. THE FUNDING ENGINE is the only online sponsorship service to offer hands-on direct access to relationally arranged and aggregated sponsorship and organisational data, giving users the power to easily solve problems and access opportunities.
Check out: www.thefundingengine.com.au
SOMETHING ELSE FOR YOUR TOOLKIT
Autumn Toolkit Sneak Preview
Queen Street Studio will soon be launching our TOOLKIT program for 2010… and here’s a sneak peek of what we have in store...
- Caleb Lewis: Theatre Writing Masterclass (March 20 - 21 from 10am – 4pm)
- Gavin Clarke: Contact Improvisation Program (April 7, 14, 21 and 28 from 6pm – 9pm)
- Avigail Herman: Music Theatre Masterclass (April 10 – 11 from 12pm – 6pm)
- Emma Saunders: Dance Making Program (May 5, 12, 19 and 26 from 6pm – 9pm)
- Kate Gaul: Directing Masterclass (May 8 – 9 from 10am – 4pm)
For more information contact: sam@queenstreetstudio.com
THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE WINNER
Free tickets to The Fence
Urban Theatre Projects and Sydney Festival present THE FENCE; an explosive exploration of love, belonging and dispossession, set in a family home in Western Sydney. Its a story of the resilience and wisdom of families and friends who grew up in care as part of the Forgotten Australians and Stolen Generations. THE FENCE runs from 14 – 30 of January 2010 at 8.30pm as part of the Sydney Festival.
Urban Theatre Projects is offering a lucky member of Queen Street Studio two tickets to THE FENCE for their January 26 show. Be the first to email michelle@urbantheatre.com.au to score this double pass.
For more information on THE FENCE visit: www.sydneyfestival.org.au/2010/Theatre/The-Fence/
GET YOUR ARTS STARTED
ArtStart Information Session
Come along and find out about ArtStart – a new grant that’s all about helping budding artists go from studying their art to earning an income from it. Take the opportunity to meet Australia Council staff and find out some of the other ways they support emerging artists. It’s a great chance for you to hear from some successful recipients of the ArtStart grant – get an insight into what they applied for and how they will use the grant to fertilise their art career. There will also be an opportunity for you to ask questions and find out about the different activities that ArtStart could fund.
Wednesday 20 January 2010
1pm-3pm FREE
FraserStudios; 10-14 Kensington Street CHIPPENDALE
2010 ArtStart Grants Information:
Closing date: 8 March 2010
Decisions advised: May 2010
Start date: 1 July 2010 – finish date 30 June 2011
APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE ONLINE FROM 25 JANUARY 2010
Check out: www.artstartgrant.com.au
ARTISTS NEED DESKS TOO
Business Hub Survey
Queen Street Studio is researching the need and viability within the arts sector for an ARTS-BUSINESS HUB at its FraserStudios facility. The idea of the ARTS-BUSINESS HUB would be to offer ‘hot-desks’ where artists can do desk-based research, management and coordination of their arts-based work or project... in a creative, shared environment. In order to help us better understand the expectations, behaviours and conditions artists need to work under when considering an ARTS-BUSINESS HUB – we want to hear from you.
Follow this link to an online survey that will take around 5 minutes to complete: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB229WCUDT3BG
DON’T GET MAD, GET EVEN
Mad Pride Call For Entries
South Sydney Youth Services invite you to participate in the MAD PRIDE YOUTH EVENT, to be held on Friday 12th February 2010 @ FraserStudios, Chippendale. Now in its third year, the event offers the public an opportunity of insight into the personal stories of young people experiencing mental health issues while celebrating their resilience and creative achievements. Individuals and groups under 30 years of age can participate in the following ways:
- MAD PRIDE CINEMA; Submit original short films created by young people.
- MAD PRIDE ART EXHIBITION; Exhibit original artwork in any media.
- MAD PRIDE TALENT QUEST; Perform for your chance to win $500 cash and prizes.
Content must be concerned with the youth mental health experience. To register email: jameswinter@dodo.com.au
THIS IS CRITICAL
Crystal Pite Masterclass
Described as choreography’s ‘It’ girl, Vancouver-based Crystal Pite is Associate Dance Artist at the Canadian National Arts Centre and Associate Choreographer of Nederlands Dans Theater. She is being presented in Australia by the Sydney Festival 2010 which will be showcasing her haunting piece, Dark Matters (January 19th – 23rd, Sydney Theatre, Walsh Bay). In partnership with the Sydney Festival, Critical Path will be offering up to 10 places to choreographers to participate in a master class with this influential choreographer.
When: Saturday 23 January 2010 11 am - 2 pm (11 - 12 am warm up)
Where: The Drill Hall Critical Path IC New Beach Road Rushcutters Bay
RSVP: projects@criticalpath.org.au by Tuesday 12 January 2010
Special thanks goes out to all those who have helped make this business viable . . .
Peter and the two Jack’s for the initial faith and cash; Rhys for website and graphic art; Frasers Property for their space, support and vision; Augusta Supple for all the support and belief; The Chippendale community!; The Clare Hotel; City of Sydney; Alex for bench and fridge; Megan for business advice; Melissa, Rosie and Pav for scrubbing and assembling; Jess for listening and encouragement; Megan, Michelle and Erin for management; Nancy for furniture; Rosie, Maureen, Tracey and all at Arts Law for legal advice; Brenna at Bangarra for the replacement tarquette; . . . oh yeah, and beer!
Client testimonials
“Its been great being affiliated with various events/classes/workshops/readings at FraserStudios over this year. Its a wonderful space and all hail to you and Sam for making it happen!!! It is much much appreciated as a vital organ by me and the whole independent sector – you guys do a great job!”
– Nikki Heywood
“What a top idea – so many of us need temporary office space for projects. You guys are awesome.”
– Imogen Semmler
“I just wanted to say a HUGE thank you for letting the lunch club happen at FraserStudios last weekend. There were more than 45 artists who came along to eat, drink and have
a chat. And going from the comments and feedback I had on the day and during the week I think it was a success. People are VERY keen for the next one. Not sure when I have time to do this - maybe in Spring?? Anyway thanks again for being so generous in time and space and for working so hard to give opportunity to the community.”
– Rosie Dennis
“Re: Off The Shelf; A workshop for testing and refining theatrical works-in-progress. This was an outstanding event and an excellent cultural initiative for Sydney. Workshops such as this are commonplace in the US and UK, and yet practitioners in this country, particularly emerging ones, rarely get an opportunity to engage in them. The ability to ‘test drive’ a potential show in front of a critical audience is an invaluable service for all theatre practitioners, but especially new talent. Such a service also creates a centralised talent pool that ultimately elevates the overall standard of theatre in Sydney. And that can only be a benefit to the community. What is needed is a reliable space and resources, and a systematic process by which they are used. “Off The Shelf” has proved itself to be that service.”
– Boris Ivanoff
“I would like to formally thank you for giving us such a wonderful 2 weeks in Studio 14. I cannot thank you enough. I was able to achieve all my objectives and more. You guys are doing a stellar job and I thank you from the depths of my choreographic heart!!!”
– Sue Healey
“Wow, you guys are just amazing and awesome and such a valuable addition to the arts industry. Please keep doing what you are doing and we will continue to be fans! Cheers and here’s to the long life of The Studios, be they Queen Street, Studio 14 or whatever you’d like to call them . . . The studios suits me!!”
– Carmel May
“Hi guys, thanks so much for the hire of the studio, it was just what we needed. And we were both so impressed by the studio itself, wow, what a beautiful space . . . We are living in Berlin at the moment, and there is nothing like it over there.”
– Pen Dale
“I have been rehearsing/training with two different groups and it is a beautiful space to work in. James and Sam’s attention to detail in fitting out the space has made it the perfect balance between a welcoming, relaxed meeting place and a clear, no-nonsense space for work. The two, interlocking spaces in the studio mean that you can clearly separate your work on the floor with any helloing, goodbyeing, talking, and tea-sipping that needs to be done. Really, the space is exquisite and I recommend it to anyone who needs to be in a funky, practical and clear space to make work.”
– Alice Osborne
“Polished floor boards, privacy, tea, biscuits, a beautiful view, friendly owners, affordable, clean and lovely! Queen Street Studio . . . what more could a writing group on zero budget want? Thanks James and Sam for helping us to make it happen . . . the future is looking sparkly.”
– The QUT writers
“I love this space and when I see the look on everyone’s face when they first come in, it says the same thing too. So much room, great equipment and a beautiful atmosphere. I’m really impressed with the effort made to put together a decent, low-cost teaching and rehearsal space in a convient central location.”
– Hilary Cinnis
“The space at Queen Street Studio appeared out of the darkness to us like a friendly angel. It is large, conveniently located, affordable and more importantly, run by artists dedicated to many of the ideas and matters (such as a sense of community with the space) that mattered to us as well. Curious Works is glad to be part of its beginnings and has thus far had a very relaxed, easy relationship with James and Sam who run the space.”
– Shakthi
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