Opening creative corridors to the public
The corridors and classrooms of the former St Josephs School will display everything from textiles to sculpture in Newtown next month as Lennox Street Studios opens its doors for the annual Creative Corridors fair.
The art fair is an opportunity for art enthusiasts to speak with those who run the Studios and work within their walls.
Malcolm Poole and Steve Perrin opened up the studios in 1995 with the aim of creating an accessible and affordable space for young artists and graduates to further develop their skills. “In Sydney, demand continues to exceed availability
because many traditional artists’ spaces have been resumed for commercial development,” Mr Poole said.
“Either they have ceased to exist, or they are too expensive for emergent artists to afford.”
“Our space is affordable and accessible to the arts community.”
With thirty artists taking part in ‘Creative Corridors’ the art fair will showcase a wide range of drawings, paintings, prints, sculptures, textiles and assemblages.
Ro Cook has been an artist with the studios for the past five years and is renowned for her hand printed textiles.
“This year I have also been involved in a project called Shadow Play: a fun expression of tapping into simple glee of creating creatures and shapes with shadows and printing artworks on fabric,” Ms Cook said.
Ms Cook said her textiles are a response to the Australian landscape.
The art fair will run this year from Friday November 4 and Sunday November 6.
By Kristie Beattie
