Workshop Session 1 // Empty Space Reconnaisance
Mulubinba Room, Newcastle City Hall //
Identify empty spaces in your town that could be activated, their potential use and possible barriers to activation. Define your space activation purpose, identify objectives, opportunities, risks and barriers.
Speakers: Dan Thompson (Empty Spaces Network), Coralie Winn (Gap Filler) and Lily Jacobs (Renew Adelaide).
Facilitator: Marni Jackson (Renew Newcastle).
Featuring
Dan Thompson
Empty Shops Network (UK)
Dan Thompson is an artist and writer based in the UK. He is the director of Revolutionary Arts and author of Pop Up Business For Dummies. In 2012, he was included in Time Out's Culture 100, a list of the most inspiring and influential people in the UK’s ...
Read MoreCoralie Winn
Director Gap Filler (NZ)
Coralie Winn has a mixed and varied background in the creative arts. In recent yearsshe has been involved in the arts scene in Christchurch running a gallery, running and developing an Artist in Residence programme, working for festivals and performing with Free ...
Read MoreMarni Jackson
General Manager Renew Newcastle
Marni Jackson has wielded the safety pins, the spreadsheets, the gaffa tape and the handkerchiefs for a number of Newcastle-based creative projects. Marni completed a BA (Hons) First Class, at University of Newcastle in 2003. Marni worked as the Festival ...
Read MoreLily Jacobs
General Manager Renew Adelaide
Lily Jacobs is a former lawyer, who worked in commercial, property and intellectual property law. She taught property law and theory at The University of Adelaide and contributed an urban renewal element to the teaching program. Lily previously studied ...
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