Do you know a story about creative, short-term reuse of an empty space in NSW?

Do you know a story about an artist, cultural or community group and their interesting, temporary use of an empty shop?

If so, let UTS Shopfront Community Program know about it.

Shopfront is currently working with Arts NSW, Renew Newcastle, the Arts Law Centre, Planning NSW and the CAMRA cultural mapping Project to develop the ‘NSW Empty Spaces’ website and toolkit.

Based on the success of Renew Newcastle and the ideas behind Meanwhile UK, the project aims to support local leaders who are organising for short-term creative and community uses for vacant, disused or soon-to-be-redeveloped buildings in their town centres and high streets.

The site will include case studies, templates and information and build a community space to discuss the issues that matter.

As part of developing the site, we want to tell stories about how artists and communities have successfully used local empty spaces and places in NSW as: ‘pop-up shops’; temporary retail, exhibition, creative making and workspaces; creative enterprise incubators; places of inclusion; or training and learning spaces.

Do you know a story? Contact Lisa Andersen <lisa.andersen@uts.edu.au> or call on 02 9514 2902.