Pop Up spaces and Empty Spaces Projects seem to be taking
off in Sydney. The key aim of these
projects are to activate vacant spaces in the city and revitalise areas that
might otherwise look empty and of course to encourage the flourishing of
creative enterprise. It gives the
communities a chance to engage with arts and culture, it enlivens the town
centres and of course it is an affordable opportunity for the artists to
display their work in places they may otherwise not have access to.
We stumbled on the Parramatta Pop Up quite by accident while
enquiring about gallery spaces in the City at the Library and the Heritage
Centre.
We walked over to the downtown arcade and started chatting
to Lyndsey Hatchwell who had some experience running pop up spaces. She invited us to collaborate with her and
offered us space to hang a couple of images and display our books. We went along to her opening and enjoyed the
day, chatting to the visitors and other artist who stopped by. The space called Pop Goes the Easel, is
colourful and has quite an eclectic mix of artwork including painting,
sculpture, photography, and books.
I even sold a couple of books on the day. We met with Parramatta Council and have
submitted an application for a space of our own. We should hear about this application in the
next few weeks. This is the website for
those who may be interested.
http://www.popupparramatta.com
After our author talk in Hornsby, we met a number of artists
who are also collaborating in a similar pop up space in North Sydney. Their space is called Shiny 2 and is located
at 53 Ridge Street. Five very diverse
artist have come together in a belief that creativity and innovation are
essential ingredients to all facets of our lives. They range from artists, artisans, sculptors
and authors.
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