Trawling tangent by tangent through internet links, twisting and turning from people to place, from documents on my lap to documents on my laptop, I found these interesting links that I thought you might like to look at.
First up is a slide show about creativity in Sydney, where creatives live, work and what it means for urban planning. Apart from a few dots in Manly, the closest they get is slide #33 in reference to Dee Why. Clearly Avalon, Newport or any of Pittwater, with it’s trendy cafes, is not the creative hub that we like to think it is, it’s not even on the map!
www.slideshare.net/creativesydney/creative-sydneys-three-minute-sydney-presentation-by-rod-simpson
And if the cafes were on the map, maybe they’d be encouraging this. A social network, that is of humans, in real places in real time, gathering to connect. It’s a nice idea. I wonder if we in friendly old Avalon, would actually get out of our “insular peninsular” mindset and get something like this happening? Maybe during the week so as not to increase the numbers of “tourist’s”.
Now if you still think anywhere in Pittwater is on the map, we need to find out when Louise is going to include one of our suburbs in her project 52 Suburbs. She says “I have lived in Sydney for over 30 years but have never set foot in most of its 600 plus suburbs. Now I’m on a mission to explore and photograph one new Sydney suburb a week for a year in search of the beauty in the ‘burb””. She’s not that different to most of us, I’m sure. If you would like to join her, then please follow this link:
Finally, if you are convinced that there is still hope for Pittwater as a creative hub, then visit this new and exciting venture by Create Space “A Sydney based organisation established to create more space for good stuff to happen in.” They are “Looking for everything from empty carparks for markets, shared studio spaces, bar and retail spaces in unique locations, fixer uppers, short term, long term in Sydney.” If you have a space or know of one let them know. Based in, you guessed it, Surry Hills, you can contact them on 02 9331 7620.
If you’ve been to Newcastle lately where the Renew Newcastle project has enabled creative people to use empty retail spaces as low cost outlets for hand-made goods, then you’ll know what they mean. There are others in Melbourne too. Here’s two more links if you’re still following my thread:
With all the empty retail spaces around in Avalon, and other areas of Pittwater, maybe something interesting could happen rather than simply wait for the next article in the local rags about record real estate prices. Maybe, just maybe, something creative could actually put Pittwater or any of it’s suburbs back on the map?
Well it’s that time of the year, when the Arts are on the map in Pittwater. Yes it’s Pittwater Council’s Annual ARZPACE Exhibition for emerging artists from 8-16th Jan, 2011 with Opening night this Friday 7th from 6-9pm. You can find invitations with images of the works and names of the artists exhibiting at various cafes, but this is the only link I can find online: http://www.pittwater.nsw.gov.au/all_events/art_and_craft/artzpace_exhibition_opening
January 5, 2011 at 6:48 pm
Doing my best to put Pittwater on the map. http://pittwaterspirit.com.au/vignettes/2011/05/winter-art-classes-pittwater-artist-trail-and-drawing-day-2011/
May 12, 2011 at 12:46 pm