The Building Still Lives, image by Mikaela Navia
REALARTWORKS INC
SeeSpace
Where creativity and technology meet!
Art exhibitions, music jams, multi cultural workshops, the dismantling of a baby grand and more! SeeSpace continues to be an exciting place for community creatives to meet, develop projects and be supported in their own artist development
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Our volunteer base have refurbished the space to create an exhibition space, music room, meeting room, art room and workshop space for community groups Providing a free and inclusive space that is assessible and safe
One on one or small group music tuition and jams led by and co- facilitated by artists with disability
Regular art days where community artists engage with the wider community to make art and talk about their art practice
Space to develop ideas for art grants and projects- eg: development of workshops that led to NOTHING IS USELSS- secured funding for exhibitions in Lismore and Wagga Wagga gallery
One on one or small group music tuition and jams led by and co- facilitated by artists with disability
2018 Regional Arts Fund
2018 Partnership Funding Lismore City Council
2017 RA CASP funding
2016 Regional Arts Fund
2016 Ability Links Community Capacity Funding
2015 ARTS NSW Arts and Cultural Projects
2015 Regional Arts Fund
2015 Ability Links Community Capacity Funding
2014 ARTS NSW Fund
2013 Community Relations Commission Sponsorship Grants
2011 Clubs Grant
2011 Foundation for Regional Renewal
Since its conception in 2011, Seespace has providing free and accessible space for projects to be developed and project funding to be sourced from arts and non arts organisations, putting back $ 250,000 back into our local community.
Seespace finds new ways of promoting cross cultural experiences within the region which support settlement, English language development and networks which can lead to lifelong relationships. Janet Wilson Kyogle Deputy Mayor
"Seespace finds ways of promoting cross cultural experiences within the region which support settlement, English language development and networks which can lead to lifelong relationships." Janet Wilson, Kyogle Councill
"Having Seespace as a part of our recent Australian tour was very important to us. Playing original music in the vein we do it is very hard for us to play shows at pubs and clubs. Having an all inclusive space that attracts open minded people makes it possible for us to tour regionally. "The Ocean Party, Melbourne
""Seespace is all about having fun, mucking around to come up with good ideas, doing some research and thinking what I like doing. I can say "Man i'd like to do a collage of the beach"
Tuesday's I do music.Thursday's I do art. I'm doing my own thing"
Ross. Artist and Creative instigator using SeeSpace to make art
SeesSpace hosts regular community engaement events building our community's social capital and fostering partnerships betwwen arts and non arts organisations
SeeSpace has worked with arts and non arts organisations to host a number of large community events. Lark in the park and "MAY DAY" are community celebration that attracted over 300 people to day events to make art, listen to live music and engage in discussion about " what does art means to you?
BIG YARN DAY, a collabartion between SeeSpace, Lismore Library, Lismore High School and the NRC gave film students and musicians the opportunity to engage the community in storytelling
SeeSpace is an outreach infomation center for community health organisations such as Lismore Women's Health, and Ability Links providing literature and referrals
SeeSpace has worked with arts and non arts organisations to host a number of large community events. Lark in the park and "MAY DAY" are community celebration that attracted over 300 people to day events to make art, listen to live music and engage in discussion about " what does art means to you?
Black Boots Collective art artists from Indonesia who will do a artists residency at Seespace in February 2016
SeeSpace is the space for the development of the USELESS ASSEMBLEY. A collective of artists who have exhibited and performed at Wagga Wagga Regional Gallery in 2015 and who will perform in 2016 at the Dubbo ARTLANDS
As part of the ongoing developments at SeeSpace, An inclusive Polish band Remont Pomp will tour the Australian East Coast and play with local FNC bands in 2016. SeeSpace will host the collaborative development in lismore
Black Boots Collective art artists from Indonesia who will do a artists residency at Seespace in February 2016
SeeSpace provides a place for artists to develop, exhibit and share ideas that lead to international and interstate collaborations between Lismore and the World
WHERE TO FROM HERE?
"Fridays at Seespace, have now became a community arts day with artists using all the rooms and the open outdoor space, a place for the wider community to eat, play, meet and collaborate in workshops including screenprinting, circuit bending, film and media and more SeeSpace continues to grow because it meets a real need in our community. It’s about inclusiveness, creativity and inspiration." Sunita Bala, Realartworks.Inc