Our shiny new website

Please have a look at our Shiny New Website.  We are also excited to welcome the artists into the Shopfront Spaces and they are looking forward to opening soon or currently operating - Chrissie Chamberlain, Anton Pulvirenti, Parramatta Clay, Quirk-ability and Loniart. We also welcome new artists into our studio spaces - Michelle Freeman and 4 Element Studios.

H1 @ Popup as part of Vivid Fringe Festival

H1 @ Popup

A group exhibition that specifically concentrates on portraying negative concepts and dark emotive imagery. The artworks that will be displayed will be of a variety of mediums by artists coming from different alternative subcultures from across Sydney and will be reflected as such. The majority of these young artists will have been involved with various movements in Sydney for the past decade, this will show some evidence in their own works and as a result all will find common ground with the fact that all come from different interests that they are inherently passionate about. The exhibition itself will be held at creative space hub which has just recently been established in Parramatta. It will run from the 28th of May until the 11th of June, Tuesday to Saturday, from 11am to 5pm.

Another main theme with the exhibition as a whole involves the idea of utilising unused spaces within the local community for creative purposes.

Date/s: Saturday 28th May to Saturday 11th June

Venue: Popup Parramatta Level 2, 237 Church Street, Parramatta

(corner of Church and George Street next to the Westpac building)

Ticket Info: Tickets are not required, free entry
Contact: Ald Truong alda.truong@gmail.com

offer for PUP marketeers

Pop Up Parramatta has a special offer for those wanting to become a Pup Marketeer.

The purpose for Parramatta Farmers Market involvement in Pop Up is to provide an additional outlet for artists to reach the public who may not be able to take advantage of the creative space.

It is also to put into practise the skills required to take your craft to the next level from creation to making a sustainable business.

We will be hoping for Pups to start trading within the markets on Saturday the 28^th May 2011.

Please be sure to make reference that you are a PUP upon contact for price/costs and any specific requirements you may have. Please contact Adam Elliott, Property Asset Management Officer, Outdoor Dining/ Market Co-ordinator, Strategic Asset Management Unit at Parramatta City Council on 02 9806 5098 or aelliott@parracity.nsw.gov.au

Yana Taylor features at Carriageworks

Congratulations to Yana Taylor who will feature as a key artist through the Performance Space Carriageworks in 'The Disappearance Project' season runs 3-7 May 2011. A new work by performance group version 1.0, this discusses the effects of a person going missing from a small community and the ongoing effects. For more details or to book, click here.

ARtBusiness: FREE hands-on social media workshop with Stuart Buchanan

ArtBusiness Workshops

So, you’ve got your artistic and creative sides sorted. Want to brush up on your business skills? This introductory, light series is designed for busy artists who are interested in Pop Up Parramatta but can’t commit a whole day to a workshop. Focused on connecting and networking, it’s completely free and includes all refreshments.

Learn the intricacies of social media and what it means for your practise in this hands-on workshop with arts and media specialist Stuart Buchanan.

Date:      Wednesday 18 May

Time:      11am-1.30pm

Location: SWITCH meeting room, Information Cultural Exchange,

8 Victoria Road, Parramatta

2150

STUART BUCHANAN is founder of the boutique digital agency The Nest. They specialise in the delivery of web, social media and mobile solutions for the arts and creative industries. The company’s clients include: Sydney Festival, Art Gallery Of New South Wales, Ten Days On The Island, Biennale Of Sydney, Art Month Sydney, Dungog Film Festival and Andrew Denton’s Zapruder’s Other Films. Stuart has been developing and managing projects for the arts and creative industries since 1990.

Book now! Places limited. 02 9806 5743 or mspencer@parracity.nsw.gov.au

Pop Up Parramatta is a project of Parramatta City Council funded by Arts NSW. The venue for this workshop is kindly provided by Information and Cultural Exchange (ICE) as a partner on this project. This is the first of a series of professional development workshops in 2011-12 aimed at developing artists’ business skills and provide hands-on professional development and mentoring opportunities.



Welcome to our latest creative practitioners!

This week, we welcome several new talented artists into our Pop Up Parramatta Spaces! They are Unknown Quantity, Harbinger Artworks, Pin Spot, Over the Back Fence, and Parramatta Sketch Club (classes run Monday nights from 2 May, for further information please contact us).

Congratulations to these artists. We look forward to seeing you  engage creatively with the community and your individual projects plus reactivate the spaces in the Westpac Building site.

Open Day Event

 Today we hosted over 35 people for the Open Day to showcase the three spaces which form the inital focus of Pop Up Parramatta. Cate Gilpin (outgoing Creative Broker), Merryn Spencer (new Creative Broker) and Rebecca Grasso (Manager of City Culture) hosted guest partners, artists and locals through the three spaces with much enthusiastic discussion. There is great potential and opportunity for the artists to be inspired and enthused by the facilities available to them. The initiative’s focus on the activation of vacant commercial and retail space in the city centre of Parramatta, connection and engagement with, and support of, the Parramatta creative community and the opportunity to create a whole new experience - something that gives people a reason to visit. Focusing on creative development and production, the project's open day was a strong opportunity to focus on linkages between community. "Pop Up Parramatta forms part of Parramatta Council's vision for arts and culture, that has a firm focus on creative development and production," commented Rebecca Grasso. "It's been Cate Gilpin who has brought it all to life. She has an amazing balance of creativity and practicality, and she makes stuff happen. Respecting Tia's intentions and witha  clear focus on the strategic objectives, she has Popped Up something that she should be very proud of."
Thanks to Arts NSW and Parramatta Council for their support of this project.

Expressions of interest are open to artists from any location, with the intention to work on a creative project in the area for a period of one month or more. Thankyou to all local artists, partners and interested persons who attended the launch today. Please get in touch on 02 9806 5743 should you require an EOI form.