Sydney’s Carriageworks art space to double in size

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24 August 2013
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Inner Sydney’s Carriageworks art and performance space will double in size, after being granted a 12-month lease by the New South Wales government.

Housed in former rail yards in Redfern, the lease allows for an expansion which will add 5,000 square metres to the existing premises.

The announcement will cement Carriageworks as one of the largest multi-arts centres in Sydney, becoming a strong urban rival to the Sydney Opera House.

Carriageworks director Lisa Havilah says the extra space was desperately needed after two years of strong growth in audience and visitor numbers — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Girls In The Windows / Ormond Gigli

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2 August 2013
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Girls In The Windows / Ormond Gigli

The day before the buildings were razed, the 43 women appeared in their finest attire, went into the buildings, climbed the old stairs, and took their places in the windows. I was set up on my fire escape across the streeet, directing the scene, with bullhorn in hand. Of course I was concerned for the Models’ safety, as some were daring enough to pose out on the crumbling sills Ormond Gigli, 1960 — via Wil Wheaton’s Tumblr

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