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INVEST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
SYDNEY’S INDEPENDENT ARTS SECTOR
– HELP US GIVE THE GIFT OF SPACE.
 SPACE FUND
We need your help.
Thanks to the City of Sydney  , Queen Street Studio has finalised the lease on Heffron Hall, a beautiful space on the corner of Palmer and Burton Streets in Darlinghurst (Map ) that will shortly become another subsidised rehearsal space for Sydney’s independent performing arts community managed by Queen Street Studio.
To make the space extra-special we need $20,000 to buy a new multi-purpose sprung floor. We already have $10,000 saved up so now we need to raise the rest – $10,000. We know it sounds like a lot but if we can get 100 people to donate $100 or 200 people to donate $50 or 300 people to donate $35 we will reach our goal. The best thing is we have DGR status which means all money donated is tax-deductible!
We know how precious space is for artists in Sydney and Queen Street Studio has done its very best for the last 5 years to provide spaces that are accessible, affordable and even FREE.
So please help us in our mission to keep providing “the potential of space” to the independent arts community in Sydney by donating to our new floor.
You can make a direct deposit into:
Name: Brand X Productions Inc Donations Fund
Bank: Commonwealth Bank of Australia
BSB: 062 172 Account Number: 1033 2596
Please include: “THE HEFF-NEW FLOOR” in the transfer description
Or . . .
By CHEQUE made out to Queen Street Studio mailed to:
QUEEN STREET STUDIO
THE NEW HEFFRON FLOOR
PO BOX 1158 Glebe, NSW, 2037
Once you have made your donation, please also email your name, postal address, phone number and your kindly donated amount to sam@queenstreetstudio.com. You will then receive a receipt confirming your tax deduction. In accordance with DGR regulations, the money will be kept in the donations account until used.
Thank you so much, we really appreciate any assistance you can offer.
Warm regards,
Sam Chester and James Winter.
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What we have achieved so far . . .
Queen Street Studio is a non-profit organisation and registered charity servicing Sydney’s arts community. Beginning with a small but beautiful studio facility in Queen Street, Chippendale in 2005, the organisation has grown and now manages a multi-disciplinary arts space in previously vacant buildings on the site of the old Carlton United Brewery – donated by Frasers Property – for two years. We will also shortly take over the management of Heffron Hall in Darlinghurst till 2013.
Through our studio spaces we provide subsidised hire and free space through residency programs to performing and visual artists, as well as skills and professional development workshops and peer-to-peer training programs.
We have been nominated in the Sydney Business Awards for the past three years, have strong partnerships with the City of Sydney, Frasers Property Australia, are funded by Arts NSW, City of Sydney, have relationships with Ausdance, UTS, Critical Path, The Performance Space as well as a number of corporate supporters and stakeholders.
Our Community
Sydney is teaming with independent artists. They create theatre, dance, exhibitions, public art, publications and much more. They work in their kitchens, in their sheds, in cafes and whatever space they can find and afford.
Since opening our doors in 2005 we have provided affordable rehearsal space to approx 25,000 artists, including: Chunky Move, Griffin Theatre Company, Ausdance NSW, Australia Council for the Arts, Legs on The Wall, Company B, Wendy Houston, The Fondue Set, Big hART, Sue Healey and Company, de Quincey and Co, Stalker and many more . . .
We have provided, worked, received in that time:
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2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
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TOTAL NO: |
|
| Workshops QSS |
6 |
4 |
5 |
11 |
|
26 |
| Number of artists through the door |
5,335 |
6,732 |
6,065 |
7,180 |
|
25,312 |
| Number of Memberships |
106 |
233 |
298 |
527 |
|
527 |
| Residencies performing/visual arts |
- |
- |
10 |
40 |
|
50 |
| Wages |
- |
- |
$15,400 |
$27,600 |
|
$43,000 |
| Staff |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
|
3 |
| Fundraising |
|
$16,000 |
$12,000 |
0.00 |
|
$28,000 |
| Govt funding |
$2,000 |
$4,940 |
$5,000 |
$34,090 |
|
$46,030 |
| Money for artists |
$9,290 |
$10,673 |
$9,924 |
$19,094 |
|
$48,981 |
| Studio hire income |
$31,209 |
$35,846 |
$54,216 |
$62,455 |
|
$183,726 |
| Volunteer hours |
$50,000 |
$50,000 |
$34,600 |
$56,700 |
|
$191,300 |
| Volunteer time (hours) |
2,083 |
2,083 |
1,441 |
2,363 |
|
7,970 |
Your impact
Your donation to the  SPACE FUND brings us ever closer to achieving the goal of purchasing our own space in which we can deliver a full range of services to Sydney’s independent arts community.
- Your donation allows artists (not governments or commercial corporations) control over a results-driven arts facility.
- Your donation empowers us to give the gift of space to independent artists.
- Your donation will change the face of Sydney’s indie arts scene.
- Your donation is 100% tax deductible.
Our Promise
We commit to you that every dollar donated to this fund will be spent in pursuit of these objectives. We will provide you with regular updates on our progress and we certainly look forward to inviting you to the facility’s opening!
Please contact Sam Chester for more information on 0400 098 988 or email sam@queenstreetstudio.com
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