THE GOODS SHED
Art & culture matter.
At The Goods Shed, we believe in:
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Ideas that shape our community legacy.
Public spaces as a platform for the values, Connections, and life of our neighbourhood, our city.
Creativity as a powerful resource for the common good.
The Goods Shed will serve as a hub for commissions, exhibitions and installations; for artist and thinker residencies; for community activity; and for exchange.
As a public facility, it aims to enable exchange at many levels: between international creatives and local audiences, between cultures and communities, between ideas and action, exchange of skills and knowledge, and between neighbours and friends. This is a local vehicle to revitalise the foundations of our city vibrancy through one of its oldest neighbourhoods which sits at the heart of Perth’s urban fabric: Claremont. Yet it is also a destination to welcome international cultural enrichment, and a departure point for celebrating and sharing the Western Australian allure and sharing Western Australian distinctiveness. We hope this hub will stand as a beacon for those seeking to discover, create, connect and be inspired. It’s a space to enable the meeting of minds and the making of art. It’s a chance to rediscover our neighbourhood and our state through the creative lens, while contributing to a world of ideas. It is a platform for inspiration and possibility, a staging post at the intersection between the port and Perth’s city lights, between the Swan River, the Indian Ocean and beyond. We invite you to create and explore with us.
The Goods Shed aims to draw together the community from near and far to reinvigorate and activate this disused facility and the under-utilised heart of Claremont. It aims to connect the disparate parts of the area, bridge the train line, and draw together community to forge a stronger, revitalised neighbourhood. It aims to re-imagine Claremont, and the foundations of our broader Perth and Western Australian community, inviting new perspectives on these locales and nurturing positive perceptions. Reputational advantage starts with compelling local experiences.
The Goods Shed will act as a catalyst and inspiration for 3 key purposes: • Curatorial, artistic and intellectual excellence • Community building (activation, public participation, community engagement, giving back) • Education, skills building and exchange
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Constructed in the early 1900’s, The Goods Shed is one of Perth’s oldest station buildings. It is positioned halfway between Fremantle Port and Perth City, where the original single track railway splits to allow the inbound and outbound trains to pass. Since being decommissioned as a Goods Shed, it has been used primarily as a storage unit for a number of charities, as well as a housing a building supplier - the signage of which remains today. The new design for the site reflects the building’s history, carefully restoring and enhancing the heritage elements and removing later additions. The surrounding site will be transformed into a public garden, creating a link between the new developments to the north and the existing Claremont Town Centre. Thorough site analysis undertaken by Cox HBW and FORM has resulted in the plan of this space, with access points allowing key physical and visual connections through the site, to the train station and beyond. The position of The Goods Shed acts as a central point, sitting between the Town Centre, new development and existing residential areas. It helps draw together the journey between existing community recreational centres. The refurbished space will connect Claremont’s urban fabric, while offering a platform for its community to rediscover and enjoy the neighbourhood’s cultural life.
claremont pool claremont in the park
claremont public golf course
claremont train station
the claremont hotel claremont quarter
claremont council
Through its programming as a hub for the community, The Goods Shed will offer a platform for public engagement, to elevate perspectives and transport through art, culture and ideas. The components of The Goods Shed hub will include facilities to:
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Elevate:
The Lower Shed will feature exhibitions to inspire, showcasing artwork and installations by leading local and international artists.
Transport:
The Loading Dock is the space behind the scenes, where creativity unfolds and ideas are formed, packaged and readied to share. It will house an artist studio and residency space to enable creation of new work; host guest artists and thinkers, conversations lounges, and informal dialogues.
Fuel and Propel:
Fuelling the body as well as the mind, a coffee window invites you to enjoy our hospitality, the beautiful gardens and the hub on weekends. The Goods Shed will also feature an event bar enabling functions and occasional festivities.
Signal:
A communications, online, and social media component will take Claremont and The Goods Shed to the world, cross-pollinating ideas, engaging audiences and programming across boundaries.
The Loading Dock
The Lower Shed
Weekend coffee and event bar
Office
Garden
Artist in Residence studio
Proposed Programming
The Goods Shed will provide a lively community amenity, with a year round calendar of opportunities. Through a balanced program of daily, weekly and monthly events featuring artistic and creative residencies alongside thought leadership, providing a rich resource of learning, exchange and development. The Goods Shed will be a gallery, studio, workplace, cafe and a garden. The space will contribute to the cultural development of the
A series of artist and creative residencies with an associated program of workshops and events will energise the space, sparking ideas and imagination.
Hosting PUBLIC 2016
April 1-3, 2016
Eko Nugroho, INDONESIA (tbc)
1 April - 18 May
Goods Shed Launch:
Exhibi tion:
area, but will also stimulate high quality events, showcases and activities with the capacity to influence perceptions and build the reputation of the evolving Claremont precinct as a place for new ideas, activity and energy.
Artist in resi dence:
Puppet creation workshops - Nu groho April 2016
community Events and functions Curated events and functions including exhibition openings, speakers or conversation lounges, events and venue-for-hire occasions.
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Creative and expert studio residencies, showcases and installations, creative labs, presentation exhibitions an creative classes or participation activities.
weekly
monthly
Cultural and creative hub
Conveniences for the everyday Beautiful landscaped gardens inviting public enjoyment year round, and an ongoing showcase of exhibitions and studio spaces.
The residencies will also be linked to FORM’s regional programming to ensure the experience and effectiveness of those undertaking residencies is magnified. The diagram to the images above illustrates the type of events in each category. This programming is intended to engage a spectrum of ages and demographics, bringing greater diversity to the surrounding area and offering a rich experience. Programming will explore three key themes: Journeys. Collaborations. Connection.
Artist in resi dence:
Exhibi tion:
Worn Land
Penny Jiagello and Nicky hepburn
- The Land Recycled: Jew ellery
june 2016
2 June - 31 July Artist in resi dence:
Penny Jiagello - Car avans
The Goods Shed is set to launch in its latest incarnation in April 2016, unveiling its revitalised facilities, presenting its first exhibition and artist in residence, and spilling out into the streets and public spaces of Claremont.
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Launch
To launch The Goods Shed in festive style, the hub will play host to PUBLIC 2016. Inside, it will showcase the installation work of acclaimed Indonesian PUBLIC artist, Eko Nugroho. Taking The Goods Shed’s role as a platform for community cultural life out into the streets, PUBLIC PLATFORM will invite the creative community to enliven the town centre with installations for PUBLIC’s annual takeover. We hope you’ll join us - more info to come. 1-3 April, 2016 We’d like you to help us bring this hub and the streets of Claremont to life. Join the mailing list at thegoodsshed@form.net.au to stay informed or get involved.
Your facility:
a shared public platform. The Goods Shed is your facility, a space for our community. It will only come to life through the participation, engagement and creativity of those who live around the corner, down the road, or across the river; those who call it a must-see destination, a home away from home, or a waypoint on their journey; and those who come to find solace, inspiration, learning, invigoration. This is a space to make your own.
FORM has partnered with LandCorp and raised the money, pro-bono support and generous expert assistance to re-new the form and structure of the shed. A rejuvenated Shed that pays homage to its storied heritage and celebrates its past, will lay the foundations for transforming this neglected tin shed into a hub.
Now we need your help To bring the shell to life with programming and community spirit.
We can take this initiative to its penultimate staging point, with the building upgrades, refurbished infrastructure and landscaping with the resources raised to date.
If you would like to be part of making this hub a reality, put your energy and momentum behind the programming as a Steward of The Goods Shed:
This last ‘20%’ is the most critical.
Stewards of The Goods Shed
Benefits
Benefactor Stewards:
As a valued Steward in your community, you will share in a range of benefits tailored to your interests in the above contributions. These will be established with you depending on how you would like to contribute, but may include:
Benefactors, as strong all-rounders, will support the full program of The Goods Shed, and enable the raw facility to come to life through artistic, intellectual and community engagement, enriching Claremont, the city and the state.
Hosts: Help us host the best from around the world, and make them feel at home sharing their wealth of talent, knowledge, skills and artistry in our backyard. Hosts will enable us to facilitate residencies by leading national and international artists and experts at The Goods Shed. Guardians: Guardians will enable
The Goods Shed to design and deliver strong educational materials and programs to engage youth and schools of the area to gain insight through its residencies, exhibitions and programs on cultural and philanthropic development.
Patrons: Put artistic excellence
centrestage, and enable our community to enjoy the rich rewards of engaging with creative installations, showcases and artworks of an international standard. Patrons will support the year round program of exhibitions and installations.
Vanguard: Vanguard stewards will
support a program of speakers to inspire and offer insight from around the country and the world on issues that matter to our community.
Conductors: Conductors will
support The Goods Shed on behalf of their team or group, enabling support of the programming and your team’s engagement with event, volunteering, participation or other opportunities.
Impact:
As a Steward you will help • Inspire creativity • Connect people in your community with each other and with leading talent • Reach a broad local, national and international audience • Promote understanding and enjoyment of a rich cultural life • Educate across the generations • Double your investment impact by supporting cultural life, whilst enriching the community and social good
Engagement:
• Receive invitations to events, exhibition openings, speaker presentations or previews • Stay informed of workshops, master-classes, and public program opportunities • Engage your employees or fellows in a program of arts, culture and a spirit of community giving back • Engage your clients or stakeholder with entertaining and networking opportunities, or development programs
Hospitality:
• Access to a unique venue for hosting events or occasions, and use of The Goods Shed facilities
Membership:
• Receive a year’s membership of FORM, providing a range of benefits extending across FORM’s programs around the State
Recognition:
• Recognition as a Steward and supporter of The Goods Shed, promoting your role as an innovator enabling creativity and stronger communities in WA. OR • Tax deductibility for your donation to enabling our cultural and community life to flourish
THE GOODS SHED A Brief History and a Continuing Journey
The Claremont area has a rich cultural history. The Aboriginal people associated with the Freshwater Bay area were part of the Whudjuck Nyungar group. The district containing Claremont was known as Mooro and belonged to Yellowgonga’s group. Before European settlement, Aboriginal people used the lower reaches of the Swan estuary as assembly points for ceremonial and social purposes. In Claremont and Peppermint Grove, freshwater springs in the bay would have provided water and opportunities to catch crabs, water fowl and fish and harvest bush food, animals, snakes and lizards from the surrounding bush. Lake Claremont, then a freshwater swamp, was also rich in food sources and paperbark, used to build shelters. A settler called John Butler arrived in 1830 and set up an inn on the road between the two anchor communities of the Swan River Colony. With the train line opening in 1881, Claremont’s business district grew between the railway and the Perth to Fremantle Road. Butler’s commercial input to the area was manifested with the naming of the Claremont Station ‘Butler’s Swamp’. The station, one of the original and most elegant along the Eastern Railway from Fremantle to Guildford, was completed in 1882, and became the destination station for the Royal Agriculture Show in 1905, until Showground Station was built between Claremont and Loch Street Stations.
It still occupies its original position, with the station building, island platform with passenger shelter, signal box, old foot bridge and old station workshops shed painstakingly restored. The Goods Shed, built in the early 1900s, is one of Perth’s oldest station buildings, positioned where the original single track railway splits to allow the inbound and outbound trains to pass. Since being decommissioned as a goods shed, it has been used primarily as a storage unit for a number of charities, as well as a housing a building supplier - the signage of which remains today. Now The Goods Shed will be transformed into an artistic, cultural and community hub. The next stage of it’s history will be a journey shaped by and shared with the community.
This brief history has been summarised and consolidated from the “Heritage and the Town of Claremont” document, available on the Town of Claremont’s website.
“Art transforms space into place.” Hetti Perkins. PUBLIC 2015. A platform for common good.
(for those who have not connected with us before)
Introducin FORM is an independent, non-profit cultural organisation that develops and advocates for excellence in creativity and artistic practice in Western Australia. Our activities span high-level artist development and exhibitions, place-making and strategy, cultural infrastructure development, Aboriginal cultural maintenance, research, and advocacy. All of these activities are connected by the exploration of artistic excellence, whether through processes or outcomes.
FORM has offices and a gallery space on Murray Street, Perth, the Courthouse Gallery and Visitor Centre in Port Hedland, and Spinifex Hill Studios in South Hedland. Our programming spans regional and metropolitan Western Australia. FORM has considerable experience in the cultural and creative sector, developing and producing creative product and landmark projects over the last ten years. FORM’s experience ranges from public art commissions, community engagement projects and place activation strategies to street art festivals.
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"Sometimes the creating that we do is creating a platform that allows other creative people to pitch in" Theaster Gates PUBLIC 2015 Speaker.
CONTACT Thank you to our valued partners making The Goods Shed refurbishment possible: For any queries regarding this report, please contact Lynda Dorrington Executive Director
Principal Transformation Partner:
Email: lynda@form.net.au Rebecca Eggleston General Manager Email: rebecca@form.net.au FORM 357 Murray Street Perth WA 6000 AUSTRALIA
Major Supporters: Design: Cox Howlett & Bailey Woodland Build: Cooper & Oxley Project Managers: Australian Development Capital
Phone: 08 9226 2799 Contributors: Landscape design assistance: Hassell Heritage Architect: Griffiths Architects Fire Engineers: Strategic Fire Building Compliance Consultant: Ian Lush and Associates Plumbing Fixtures Supplier: Reece
FORM is supported by the Visual Arts and Crafts Strategy, an initiative of the Australian State and Territory Governments. FORM is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.