FRASERSTUDIOS PROJECT – Studio 10

A new FREE visual art space, produced for Frasers Property by Queen Street Studio

FraserStudios in the SMH » HERE

Frasers Property have introduced a new initiative to make creative use of vacant warehouse space in the old Kent Brewery development site, on Broadway. From September, three warehouses at 10-14 Kensington Street, Chippendale were temporarily transformed into a multi-disciplinary art space, with the help of Queen Street Studio. (Where is this project?)

Visual Arts Residency Program:
Studio 10, January 2009 – March 2009

This unique project sees Frasers Property work alongside Queen Street Studio to produce a creative program of activity from late September 2008 to October 2009.

The main aim of the project is to encourage artistic development and exchange by providing free work space and subsidised rehearsal space to both the visual and performing arts community in Sydney. FraserStudios also aims to add to the cultural life of Chippendale with an emphasis on local community development and engagement through a diversity of art form practises and skill development programs.

The project will be produced by Queen Street Studio who will manage the visual arts Residency Program in Studio 10.

FraserStudios VISUAL ARTS RESIDENCY Program 2008-2009

FraserStudios VISUAL ARTS RESIDENCY Program in Studio 10 is offering free work space in a 3 storey heritage building located at 10 Kensington Street, Chippendale; a building that, in its lifetime has been a fire station, a police car impound and a rum store. It is a rustic warehouse space with a common ground floor for all artists to share and 4-5 workspace areas on both the first and second floors. All floors are open-plan so the ability to work in a shared space with other artists is a prerequisite.

The FraserStudios Project will offer four 3-month residencies (12 weeks) to 8-10 visual artists/groups per residency.

The residencies will be open to professional artists and groups (emerging and established) encompassing a diverse range of practises and outcomes. The program takes a very broad view of the term “visual arts” and may include, but is not limited to; painting, sculpture, photography, digital arts, textiles, installation and design.

All artists must come from NSW and priority will be given to local visual artists (defined as inner-city, Sydney) whose practice has been disrupted by development in the local community. Artists will need to supply their own equipment and materials specific to their chosen art-form and will have access to their workspace between 7am-11pm, 7 days a week for the duration of their residency.

Studio 10: Floor plan with the divisions » click here (181KB jpg)

An open-day at the conclusion of each residency will be programmed to facilitate informal showings. Collaboration and interdisciplinary exchange is encouraged.

Applications for the 1st and 2nd Residencies are currently closed.

Please note: The third and fourth residency dates and call for submissions will be announced in late January 2009.

ELIGIBILITY

18 years of age and over
A resident of New South Wales, living and working in Sydney

A panel made up of Frasers Property, Queen Street Studio, City of Sydney and independent visual arts practitioners will decide which submissions are successful based on the following criteria:

SELECTION CRITERIA

Calibre of artist / collaborating artists
Existing or proposed engagement with the community of Chippendale and surrounds
Clear articulation of conceptual rationale and process for the residency
Benefit of the residency to the development of their work or practice
Must have the capacity to work in a shared space with other artists.

PROPOSAL GUIDELINES

Applications should not exceed three A4 pages and MUST include the following:

WHO including full contact details both telephone and email address and a brief biography of the individual/group applying
WHAT you aim to do during the 3 month residency (include conceptual rationale and process)
WHY the residency program will benefit the development of your work or practice
INDICATE which residency dates you prefer, the minimum amount of space you would require to create your work and the major tools / materials involved.

SUPPORT MATERIAL

Please include relevant examples of your work, limited to 3 x JPEGs or web links.

Please contact Sam Chester on 0400 098 988, or email sam@queenstreetstudio.com

ALL APPLICATIONS FOR THE 1st AND 2nd VISUAL ART RESIDENCIES ARE CLOSED.

FraserStudios MULTI-PURPOSE
PERFORMING ARTS SPACE STUDIO 12 + 14
LAUNCHED JANUARY 2009

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The FraserStudios Multi-Purpose Performing Arts Space was launched January 2009 and will provide independent performing artists with a subsidised rehearsal studio.

Studio 10 Floor 2 Virtual tour!
» click here (6.25MB QTVR Movie)