Create Maitland PARTICIPANTS LOOKING FOR SPACES
To make your property available for Create Maitland or discuss requirements please contact City Economy Officer, Caroline Booth at Caroline.Booth@maitland.nsw.gov.au or on 02 4934 9868
Do you have a vacant property needing activating and leasing? Maitland is embarking on an urban renewal pilot project called Create Maitland to activate vacant properties in key commercial sites by offering short term tenures for creatives. Working alongside owners and agents, this program aims to bolster foot traffic to commercial properties without interfering with the leasing process. Activating the site will also improve the look of the property and reduce the chance of vandalism.
For a pilot project to occur formal commitment is needed from property owners to provide access to a suitable and available property. To achieve this, a prospectus of interested creatives and makers looking for a space and details of their offering has been compiled and can be found throughout this document.
CLAY FEATS
DECORATIVE, SCULPTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL CERAMICS
ALPHAPOP
ARTISTIC EDUCATION
AlphaPop is the creative output of partners Michael Wholley and Helen Frank.
Clay Feats create unique decorative, sculptural and functional ceramics.
Drawing on 20 years of design experience in architecture, graphic design and film making, Alphapop produces unique and affordable artwork and prints in a working studio and gallery setting.
Classes are held for the public in a way that teaches them a skill and provides a creative outlet.
With a strong focus on education and children, Alphapop is a business dedicated to playful learning. The studio promotes the alphabet, spelling, shapes, and all things numbers, in graphically dynamic arrangements that are stimulating and beautiful. Suitable too for design savvy adults.
SPACE REQUIREMENTS Ideally a ground floor with good lighting, either natural and/or electric lighting. Running water supply. Washable floor surface. Window frontage to street.
These fun and playful graphics will be produced and printed as limited editions onsite. SPACE REQUIREMENTS Two rooms with lots of natural light, ventilation and running water. Ideally a ground floor with big windows because we want to establish contact with the passing and visiting community.
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STEVI CANNON
SENSATIONAL DESIGNS BY LIANNA
ART INSTALLATION
ART, PHOTOGRAPHY, SUBLIMATION PRINTING
This creative installation would be designed simply to be viewed from the outside or walked around and contemplated. Occupying the entire room length using trajectories of thread, strategically anchored to walls, floor and ceiling with the intention to create fluid planes, walls and spatial hiatuses.
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SPACE REQUIREMENTS Permission to use fixtures for anchoring.
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A young woman rocking an extra chromosome, very active within the Maitland community especially in inclusive environments. Sensational Designs by Lianna involves the artist sublimating her own artworks and photographs onto different materials. SPACE REQUIREMENTS Prefer ground floor with natural light. facebook.com/sensationaldesignsbylianna
MAITLAND COMMUNITY CARE SERVICES
THE VEGAN CHEESE SHOP SPECIALTY CHEESE MAKER
ART THERAPY
The Vegan Cheese Shop specialises in dairy free cheeses, helping create cheesy meals and delicious cheese boards that are allergy friendly, health promoting, and kind to Mother Earth. The vegan cheese alternatives until now have been underwhelming and giving up dairy has been hard for many. Not anymore. The Vegan Cheese Shop represents Australian artisan producers who are making game changing cheese, which rival the traditional kind. They also design custom cheese platters for any occasion or celebration.
Carolyn van Wamel is a practicing professional artist and teacher. Carolyn has developed and delivered an arts program to the people in Maitland who are elderly with limited access to the community and people with a disability. This program has been successfully operating for over two years with regular attendees who are creating beautiful and accomplished artworks. This would be an opportunity to exhibit the works (paintings and drawings) created by the ‘Art for Everyone’ Maitland Community Care Services group.
A vegan cheesemaker, Brooke Ravenscroft, is an admitted cheese-a-holic. Their market is not just vegans but also the masses who are suffering dairy intolerances and allergies or are just wanting to do their best to take care of their health and the planet.
SPACE REQUIREMENTS Medium size to enable hanging of artwork with a few plinths and ability to view work from slight distance. Space for reception table and chair.
The idea is to set up a temporary pop up to trial whether to proceed with setting up a permanent retail outlet in the region.
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SPACE REQUIREMENTS Water, space for refrigeration and ground floor for visibility. Size of space can be between 20 to 40 square metres.
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THE NEIS COLLECTIVE
COLLECTIVE RETAIL - STUDIO OFFICE - MAKERS SPACE
TILLY ROSE ART ART THERAPY
Skye Gardiner is a local independent artist who has been painting for a few years as a form of art therapy for anxiety and depression.
The NEIS Collective wishes to establish a cooperative retail - studio - office - makers space where the community can shop, discover and create.
Currently operating out of a home studio Tilly Rose Art would love the opportunity to show works in Maitland.
The vision is for the front of the space to be a retail/ gallery where each business can display their unique offering for purchase. Interior designers will ensure the space looks unified and is an exciting and inclusive place to shop. We will have regular displays that tie in with community programs and events.
SPACE REQUIREMENTS Natural light and windows – 24 foot x 24 foot is ideal. facebook.com/Tilly-Rose-Art-1115514501892956
There will also be a makers space where our artists will run hands on workshops for members of the public. Workshops will include painting, photography, sustainable floristry, craft activities. Several of our NEIS businesses who are not directly involved in creative industries have expressed interest in having office space within the collective. SPACE REQUIREMENTS Display window, ground floor or upstairs and water.
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KYLIE FOLEY PHOTOGRAPHY
HUNTER ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS
A portrait photographer who lives in the Hunter, Kylie Foley specialises in a very early photographic technique called Wet Plate Collodion. This process dates back to the early 1800’s.
This non-profit dance school in the East Maitland area would love a permanent spot to offer any interested children who can’t afford to dance at other studios.
Portraits are handcrafted and are one of a kind taking approximately 20 minutes to craft.
We would provide lessons for a gold coin donation at least once or twice a week along with the current offering.
People love the idea of immersing themselves in this timeless technique and getting the experience of this hypnotic alchemy process.
SPACE REQUIREMENTS Four to five separate rooms with one room big enough to teach children cheer and gym.
As a visitor coming to Maitland this portrait sitting is very affordable, tailored to anybody who can just walk off the street and is a wonderful keepsake that is soaked in vintage photographic history.
Water, toilet, kitchen and power. facebook.com/HunterAcademyOfPerformingArtsHapa
SPACE REQUIREMENTS Ground floor and access to water, small shop space anything from a double garage to slightly bigger. facebook.com/kyliefoleyphotography kyliefoley.com
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MATELAND VINTAGE SECOND HAND CLOTHING AND RECORD STORE
DANIEL COURTNEY PHOTOGRAPHY
Mateland Vintage is a second hand clothing and record store selling a curated selection of second hand clothing and vinyl records with a focus on Australian brands and artists.
Daniel Courtney is a Thornton based landscape photographer selling beautiful photos at markets, pop up shops in shopping centres and art galleries such as the East Maitland Art Café.
The large range of stock accumulated includes close to 1,000 vinyl records. These records are from all around the globe and every decade of recorded music.
Daniel is looking for a space to create a high class, retail gallery to display works printed large and small for purchase with a view to bringing foot traffic to the area they are occupying.
Additionally 1,000 items of vintage clothing, consisting of both ‘Made in Australia’ items and popular band merchandise. ‘Buy/sell/trade’ will also be a key aspect of Mateland Vintage. This encourages the local community to engage with the store in a way that can suit any budget. For example, a customer could bring in some old records they no longer listen to and trade them for a new outfit. Mateland Vintage will be designed as a comfortable environment for anyone to come and browse, even if they are not specifically looking to buy. Pricing will also reflect the needs of the community with prices starting from as low as 50c. SPACE REQUIREMENTS The only requirements are the basics - lighting, power, secure locks etc.
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SPACE REQUIREMENTS Ground floor with reasonable window space. We would be installing a removable lighting system for the work. danielcourtney.com.au facebook.com/danielcourtneyphotography
MAITLAND PODCAST STUDIO
TRIBE HUNTER
PODCAST RECORDING STUDIO
Dylan Weir aims to launch a relatively simple recording studio geared towards creating podcasts. Podcasting is extremely popular with a lot of content being generated locally. People of all ages are becoming interested in creating their own shows, however not everyone has access to the space and gear - or, perhaps they need advice on how to create and edit audio content. With a studio environment designed for this function, anyone interested can book a session to record, or attend a live tutorial to learn the basics and the more advanced skills required in recording, editing and mixing audio content. The setup can also be used for acoustic music recording, within the limits of the 4 channel inputs (mainly suited to demo style recordings). SPACE REQUIREMENTS Just electricity and a relatively secure building. A small area roughly 5mx5m would be sufficient, however a larger area would also work.
Tribe Hunter is a business priding itself on hand crafted branding, helping businesses market their service/ product in the best way possible. Tribe Hunter offer full or part branding services, including websites and online profiles, logos, uniforms, interior/exterior and naming. Strategic techniques, unique creative direction and leaders in our thinking and trend forecasting. Tribe Hunter aim to create an inspiring space to collaborate and meet with clients to present and discuss new business ideas. Hand Crafted. Brand Management. Change Makers. The word Tribe signifies unity, coming together for the greater good and the creation of a passionate community. They are a collective group of designers, creators and stylists working to create hand crafted brands and deliver captivating brand marketing and management. The people of Tribe Hunter have been handpicked based not only on their professional skills, but their values and beliefs. SPACE REQUIREMENTS Windows, natural light, electricity, internet. 20 sqm creative office space, with a private meeting space would be a useful feature. tribehunter.com.au
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GUIL THE BEARDED WOODWORKER
REBECCA RATH AND JACQUIE MATHER ARTISTS
These talented artists propose a small exhibition of work in a Maitland space in a pop up show. Rebecca and Jacquie have been painting outdoors for about a year and paint in the traditional style of the impressionists, en plein air. Both are university trained and have a professional art practice. Their work is expansive and they have been looking for a space to exhibit their work. A space in Maitland would be ideal as it is close to the areas being painted and locals and tourists would feel an affinity towards the work. Ideally exhibitions would be for a week including two weekends. The artists would also teach their practice in workshops. Both artists have vast exhibition and gallery experience. SPACE REQUIREMENTS Small shop space with good lighting.
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Guil the bearded woodworker loves woodworking, woodturning, making art with wood, well anything to do with wood, metal work and resin work. Guil likes working with his hands and professes there is just something wonderful about the natural beauty of wood. Guil makes pens, bowls, hollow forms, vases, chopping boards, bottle openers, jewellery and bigger things like furniture. Guil would like to open a retail shop/ gallery to show and sell the pieces he has lovingly created (and make space in his house because he has made too much). Guil the bearded woodworker would also like to create a selling/viewing space for other wood workers to show off their creations and have an opportunity to get their products and art into the local community. SPACE REQUIREMENTS Ground floor, window space.
ARABELLA IMAGERY
LUSH LAND
SUCCULENT AND CACTI STORE
Lush Land will be designed like the name, full of green lush designs and various arranged potted succulents perfect for gifts or plant collectors or indoor house design. ‘Love grows here.’ Lush land will provide beautiful and amazing diverse colour, form and pattern of succulent and cacti collected from Australia. SPACE REQUIREMENTS Enough size for plant retail shop, natural light, water, good ventilation and back storage. facebook.com/lushlandnewcastle
Dianne Richardson is a photographer/printer/designer who started Arabella Imagery three years ago. Arabella Imagery requires a retail space to set up a store to sell cushions, aluminium prints, scarves, t-shirts and bags that have been designed, printed and handmade in Maitland. Having somewhere to set up a photography studio for photographic work would also allow small photography workshops in the space. facebook.com/ArabellaImagery arabellaimagery.com.au
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The John Paynter Gallery
The John Paynter Gallery opened in memory of the la architect, planner and conservationist who contribute development of the former Hunter Heritage Centre, n Lock-up. The heritage building itself is situated in the of Newcastle.
HELEN HOPCROFT ART STUDIO
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This has given rise over the years to innovative art of being exhibited in the gallery by painters, printmaker sculptors, and fibre, performance & installation artist
The Lock-up Cultural Centre & The John Paynter Gallery 90 Hunter Street Newcastle, NSW, 2300 T: (02) 49 252 265 E: info@thelockup.info W: www.thelockup.info Wed – Sun 10 – 4
ILFORD ART PROJECTS
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Looking for a space to establish an artist’s studio/gallery in Maitland, Helen Hopcroft would like to use the space to create paintings and drawings for an upcoming exhibition at Maitland Regional Art Gallery (Tales about Tails), and open this space to the public- as an art gallery- at set days and times. The gallery would exhibit and sell the artists work and those of other local artists. The multi-purpose space would be used as a base for Frank’s Fantastic Fairy Tale Theatre, a puppet theatre established in mid 2017 with Frank Oakes and other members of Maitland Repertory Theatre. Since its first performance in September, 2017, Frank has performed at venues across the Hunter and at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. The space would be used to further promote the Theatre, for temporary storage of puppets and props, and for puppet making workshops. Finally, the space would be used as a creative hub and area for local artists, actors and poets. Helen Hopcroft is a member of the Maitland City Council Verses poet in residence program, and would seek to use the space to connect visual artists with writers and poets, and host multi-disciplinary arts events (e.g. exhibitions of paintings with poetry readings).
Ilford Art Projects is a new public art consultancy business and conceptual art collective, which was founded in 2018 by Dale Collier & Amala Groom. The aim of Ilford Art Projects is to create, curate, develop and produce medium to large scale art projects that are socially engaging, site responsive and constantly evolving. Ilford Art Projects is an inclusive art collective that embraces the practices and cultures of First Nation People. Our mission is to challenge local, national and international ideals about what art can be and how it can aid in community and cultural development. Ilford Art Projects collaborates with a number of artists who share wide ranging skill sets and experiences as professional practitioners. SPACE REQUIREMENTS Power supply - 3 phase if possible. Water supply. Night time access due to working extensively with large scale projections and interactive display formats.
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NYE Newcastle City Council Proposal: D.Collier, C.Grott
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FLOYD MALLON PHOTOGRAPHY
ALICIA BIRCH PHOTOGRAPHY
A 16 year old Maitland Grossman High School student, Floyd Mallan’s passion is photography. Most of Floyd’s work is landscape but also captures people, events and places. Floyd Mallon also makes short films and collaborates with his father to bring stories about Maitland to life. This fledgling business is seeking a space to share their work, meet people who are interested in photography and art and life in Maitland. SPACE REQUIREMENTS Because this project is a combination of photography, film and writing, it requires power source. Something in town would be best since a lot of the work centres on the river and High Street. floydmallonphotography.weebly.com
Alicia Birch’s Enchanted Garden Fairy Portraits and Granddad’s Garage Portraits are a whimsical yet classic children’s portrait offering. These sessions are as much about the experience the children (and parents) have while in the studio as they are about the unique finished portraits. The set, styling and costumes are provided and form part of a uniquely created magical forest - complete with frogs and a reflection pond (props) for the fairies or, a rustic styled garage with a child sized Roadster, oil tins and timber walls for the garage set. After the initial portrait session, each selected image is individually crafted and enhanced by the maker to create a set of unique portraits for each child. Clients then return to make their selection of their desired pieces. Photography portrait sessions in the space will also be available. SPACE REQUIREMENTS A minimum of 5.5m x 5.6m - larger would be a bonus. Ground floor and a window would be preferred if possible. facebook.com/aliciabirchphotographer aliciabirch.com.au
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EVERLY ROSE DESIGNS JEWELLERY RETAIL STORE
STUDIO LEVI-TATE
A High School Teacher at Maitland High School, Amy Flaherty teaches Visual Arts, Design and Photography. With the new business Everly Rose Designs, Amy designs and makes boutique earrings. Amy will display handmade earrings and plans to base the earrings on themes or artworks. SPACE REQUIREMENTS Small retail space. facebook.com/everlyrosedesignsAU
Studio Levi-Tate is looking for a space that can be an open studio. Basically somewhere to create, show and share. This may mean a studio working space combined with a public viewing space, and possibly a teaching area. The studio will attract anybody interested in visual art and encourage greater discussion with the Maitland community about not only what individual artists do and what the practice is about, but also how creative thinking and practice can benefit the entire community, both individually and collectively. Presentation and sale of works would be an aim as well. SPACE REQUIREMENTS To be secure, good lighting, either artificial, natural or both. Good access. Ideally a window so art work can be seen from the street. Water and somewhere to dispose of waste water. Toilet and sink either in the space or have access to easily. Electricity, power points.
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BEAN & BEAR PET BOUTIQUE
Bean & Bear sells hand-made custom and ready to wear dog coats as well as a range of hand made and Australian made accessories. The business is focused on bringing high quality products to dog families throughout the Hunter and Australia. The space would be used to accommodate both sewing and retail activities featuring sewing and cutting tables, as well as wall displays of retail offerings for sale. This means that the space would be a combination of atelier and retail activities allowing me to develop my capacity for the creation of custom dog coats. This is a unique offering, where coats are designed and created based on the measurements of the customer’s dog. Bean & Bear require a space to conduct face to face consultations and to measure their dog. Customers would be able to come in and see samples of the designs, look at fabric samples and make their selections all while their dog’s measurements are being taken. This opportunity would help to broaden Bean & Bears customer base to include the many dog walkers of Maitland, allowing them to pop in as they walk past to get their dog measured and their orders taken. SPACE REQUIREMENTS A retail space with power and the ability to put up shelving on the walls. It must be possible for dogs to be walked into my store, as it isn’t practical to run a pet boutique where they aren’t allowed. facebook.com/bean.and.bear.boutique beanandbear.com.au
For more information please contact Caroline Booth City Economy Officer Maitland City Council t 02 4934 9868 Caroline.Booth@maitland.nsw.gov.au