Comments on: Artists and gentrification: property v possibility? http://www.marcuswestbury.net/2010/06/23/artists-and-gentrification-property-v-possibility/ my life. on the internets. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:10:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: marcus http://www.marcuswestbury.net/2010/06/23/artists-and-gentrification-property-v-possibility/comment-page-1/#comment-1410 marcus Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:41:15 +0000 http://www.marcuswestbury.net/?p=969#comment-1410 huh? huh?

]]> By: kate http://www.marcuswestbury.net/2010/06/23/artists-and-gentrification-property-v-possibility/comment-page-1/#comment-1383 kate Thu, 24 Jun 2010 02:42:41 +0000 http://www.marcuswestbury.net/?p=969#comment-1383 We moved out of inner Melbourne to central Victoria about 18 months ago because paying rent in North Melbourne became unsustainable for us. Before we moved I had started to feel disenfranchised, we were surrounded by galleries and bars and cafes and I couldn't afford to participate. Now we have more disposable income and more space for our own creative work, we're further from the galleries and festival venues but when those things happen I have the cash to go. When we got here we found there were lots of other people who'd moved for the same reasons, so while we don't have any interesting local galleries, there are a lot of people to work with on changing that. I'm inclined to think that Australia's population has been too centralised for too long, and that artists and other creative people moving out of the cities will help in shifting that imbalance a little. We moved out of inner Melbourne to central Victoria about 18 months ago because paying rent in North Melbourne became unsustainable for us. Before we moved I had started to feel disenfranchised, we were surrounded by galleries and bars and cafes and I couldn’t afford to participate. Now we have more disposable income and more space for our own creative work, we’re further from the galleries and festival venues but when those things happen I have the cash to go. When we got here we found there were lots of other people who’d moved for the same reasons, so while we don’t have any interesting local galleries, there are a lot of people to work with on changing that.

I’m inclined to think that Australia’s population has been too centralised for too long, and that artists and other creative people moving out of the cities will help in shifting that imbalance a little.

]]> By: Dasher http://www.marcuswestbury.net/2010/06/23/artists-and-gentrification-property-v-possibility/comment-page-1/#comment-1379 Dasher Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:44:45 +0000 http://www.marcuswestbury.net/?p=969#comment-1379 It's becoming a bit of a catch-22. I live in the inner city, surrounded by galleries, museums, and other creative people but I don't have the time/money to produce work. I can't afford a studio space as they are in such demand and my artistic practice simply isn't established enough to make heaps of cash, I have a mortgage to pay (Sydney prices- ouch) so I have very little spare cash and no time (all my time is spent earning $ to pay the mortgage). Conversely if I was to move to the country I would have more time & money (smaller mortgage= less paid 'other' work) and more space (heaps of sheds and other great buildings to be used as studio spaces) BUT very little in the way of galleries, museums, and other creative people with whom to collaborate and get inspiration. It's not that country areas are devoid of culture, but that it's a greater struggle to meet fellow creatives and there is a slower turnover of exhibitions etc. It’s becoming a bit of a catch-22. I live in the inner city, surrounded by galleries, museums, and other creative people but I don’t have the time/money to produce work. I can’t afford a studio space as they are in such demand and my artistic practice simply isn’t established enough to make heaps of cash, I have a mortgage to pay (Sydney prices- ouch) so I have very little spare cash and no time (all my time is spent earning $ to pay the mortgage). Conversely if I was to move to the country I would have more time & money (smaller mortgage= less paid ‘other’ work) and more space (heaps of sheds and other great buildings to be used as studio spaces) BUT very little in the way of galleries, museums, and other creative people with whom to collaborate and get inspiration. It’s not that country areas are devoid of culture, but that it’s a greater struggle to meet fellow creatives and there is a slower turnover of exhibitions etc.

]]> By: john walker http://www.marcuswestbury.net/2010/06/23/artists-and-gentrification-property-v-possibility/comment-page-1/#comment-1378 john walker Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:56:23 +0000 http://www.marcuswestbury.net/?p=969#comment-1378 The shortage of cheaper housing/work spaces close to CBDs has some economic costs for the upper half of retail /restaurant/hotel /accommodation kinds of businesses. Staffing is largely restricted to either transient backpackers(whose numbers are dropping in line with the crisis affecting the EU and US ) or people who have to travel extremely long distances from the more affordable outer suburbs. There might be enough commonality of interest between the supply of affordable workspaces and supply of part-time and casual staff for the hospitality industry to make an alliance, in principle, possible. It would also help maintain the inner city an interesting tourist destination. Tourists tend to like things like artisan stalls and don't want to look at empty office foyers and quarantined designer high rise. The shortage of cheaper housing/work spaces close to CBDs has some economic costs for the upper half of retail /restaurant/hotel /accommodation kinds of businesses. Staffing is largely restricted to either transient backpackers(whose numbers are dropping in line with the crisis affecting the EU and US ) or people who have to travel extremely long distances from the more affordable outer suburbs. There might be enough commonality of interest between the supply of affordable workspaces and supply of part-time and casual staff for the hospitality industry to make an alliance, in principle, possible. It would also help maintain the inner city an interesting tourist destination. Tourists tend to like things like artisan stalls and don’t want to look at empty office foyers and quarantined designer high rise.

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