Pitched as a cultural hub for almost 500 artists, creatives and designers in inner Sydney with a community green, outdoor cinema, studios and a pop-up gallery, there has been concern around the Rich St. Arts Precinct since it was first floated in 2019, notably around the lack of ‘for-purpose’ space. ‘For-purpose’ creative space is what it says on the tin:… Read more →
The image above is described as a “creative space designed to spark innovation”, and while this might be true in some sub-sets of the creative industries, it doesn’t apply to too many to list. Somewhere along the line, ‘creative space’ has become a premium buzzword that makes developers tingle, which is curious, as they are so often vehemently against provisions… Read more →
In 2023, Tortuga and the aerie took part in Left Bank Co.’s Making Space for Culture Incubation Program, supported by the City of Sydney. The brief went like this: Following many years working at the coalface of creative space planning and championing alternative development models from overseas, Left Bank Co. realised the need to bring together the property sector and… Read more →
By: Maria Miranda DECRA research fellow, University of Melbourne, for The Conversation. In an open letter to the PM, the federation of national peak arts organisations ArtsPeak has asked him to turn back the tide of relentless funding cuts to arts groups. It reads, in part: We have witnessed sector budget cuts, funding administration changes and destabilising implementation … These… Read more →
By Elizabeth Farrelly, Sydney Morning Herald, 18 February, 2016 Okay. So, premise. Poor people are not just failed rich people. And our presumption that they are is as cliched and reductivist as the (mono)-culture it produces. The poor – defined here as those in need of housing help – are critical city players, and not just as economy-fodder. We… Read more →
“As any observer of urban renewal knows, artists have a long track record of cultivating an energy that often evolves a place into a true experience, generating creative spaces and an innovative atmosphere that locals and visitors can enjoy.” Sunshine Flint, BBC But in Sydney, as a scourge of developers raze the last vestiges of Sydney’s industrial inner heart – Redfern, Chippendale, St… Read more →
the aerie is boldly open-plan, a cavernous warehouse loft cradled beneath ancient beams, and increasingly filled with inner west creatives. It’s not for some, but for those of us who co-work in this elysian space, with its rusted truss and saw-toothed rooves, the gentle traction of multiple people’s working endeavour is inspiring and uplifting. In his article Proof… Read more →
Are you grappling with the Catch 22 of working from home, in which the washing up suddenly looks appealing or digging up the veggie patch swallows your deadline? Are you looking to expand? Want to connect with other start-ups or collaborate on a project? Welcome to the aerie, St Peters newest creative co-working space, straddling the highest point of the… Read more →
At the aerie, St Peters newest creative co-working space, cradled in the rafters of the old brick factory that is Tortuga Studios, the crew have been hard at it, painting, sanding, scrubbing and making magic… Beneath aged beams and rusted pipes lies treasure, long hidden space that is gilded in light. Here are some progress shots of the late afternoon… Read more →
