2015-03-03 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   3 MARCH 2015




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INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                      3 MARCH 2015

          sioner                                                   Review of the Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre Report | 25

                        Future of the Cooroy Butter Factory List of Submissions

      ARTS, CREATIVE SPACE, EXHIBITION THEMED PROPOSALS
       Noosa Community         Beany Palmer       Using a cottage industry model, the Butter Factory becomes a hub for working
     Raft                                         artisans which has a commercial side to sell merchandise, an educational side
                                                  to inform and educate artists and other community members and provides an
                                                  industry base for artists and associated businesses to connect with each
                                                  other.
                                                  Similar example: Jam Factory in Adelaide[http://www.jamfactory.com.au/|
      Creative Hub             Anne Yang          Offer individual artists/crafters studio spaces from which each can
                                                  work/demonstrate/display and sell work and a public gallery space. It could
                                                  function as a commercial artist-run collective gallery run, staffed by the
                                                  artists.
                                                  Similar example: Makers’ Workshop in Burnie, Tasmania

      Art Space                Annie Wallis       Continue to be an exhibition space with commissions used to assist in
                                                  managing the centre and a place for artists to work and connect with each
                                                  other.
      Artist in Residence      Wendy McGrath,     An artist-in-residence visual arts and music program, to operate in
      Visual Arts and Music    Kathleen Hunt,     collaboration with existing organisations. Professional artists in a variety of
       Program                 Louise King        disciplines would be offered a place to live and work and engage with the
                                                  community on a short-term basis, The Butter Factory would also be used as a
                                                  base for some arts organisations.
      Centre of Arts           Gerhard Herbst     Evolve from its current use into a Centre of Arts Excellence. Similar example:
       Excellence                                 Sturt: Centre for Australian contemporary craft and design in Mittagong, NSW
                                                 (Bean stare nsw.eduaul]
      Centre for Ceramic       Rowley             Establish a local, national and internationally acclaimed Cooroy Butter Factory
       Excellence              Drysdale, Vit      Centre for Ceramic Excellence which would incorporate exhibitions, retail
                              Martinek            sales, workshops and accredited training. Similar examples: Jam Factory and
                                                  Sturt as per above.
      Grandpa’s Shed           Tony Slattery      Extend the exhibition aspect of the Butter Factory to include diverse
                                                  collections held by private owners, often older people in the community.
                                                  Incorporate programming and learning aspects to the exhibitions such as
                                                  passing on skills and expertise to younger people eg Grandpa’s teaching
                                                  Grandkids.

      ARTS AND CULTURAL THEMED PROPOSALS
      Community Managed        The Cooroy         Develop the CBFAC as a vibrant community hub where the Cooroy, Noosa and
      Space                    Lower Mill Board   Sunshine Coast community come together to celebrate, learn, develop
                                                  networks, collaborate and practice arts, cultural and other activities through
                                                  events, activities, workshops and gatherings.
      Cultural Centre          Karen Gosling      Extend the exhibition aspect to include diverse range of events including live
                                                  music, forums, workshops, dancing, classes, cooking demonstrations/lessons
                                                  partnering with the Noosa Jazz festival, the Noosa Food and Wine festival as
                                                  well as the Noosa Long Weekend or potentially a boutique brewery venue
                                                  showcasing local food and entertainment.

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