Create Live Work Spaces

BANNER IMAGE: WATERLOO TENANTS: AMY ZHANG, JACKSON GARCIA, TIAN ZHANG, ADAM ROTHWELL

BANNER IMAGE CREDIT: KATHERINE GRIFFITHS/CITY OF SYDNEY

The City of Sydney has long recognised the challenges facing artists when seeking affordable space to live and work in the inner city. Since 2013, the Council has responded to this by offering subsidised residential leases in their city-owned properties located in Darlinghurst and Waterloo for artists to both live and work from the same premises.

City of Sydney will be managing future iterations of the Creative Live Work Program.

Applications for the Creative Live Work Program in Darlinghurst will open October 2022, with successful applications estimated to move in February 2023.

To be notified when applications open, subscribe to the City of Sydney Creative Spaces mailing list.

Should you have any questions in the meantime, contact the Creative Spaces team at City of Sydney via [email protected]

Latest

Knowing Your Value: Pricing your work with Sharpe Advisory

A roundtable discussion led by arts industry consultation experts on understanding how to appropriately value your artistic work, labour and creative product.

Tickets available for $25
Artist Pass holders get free access when they register
Reading the Signs and Endless Conversations

Reading the Signs and Endless Conversations

Free entry.
I Can't Sleep (Recording)

Recording of live performance on 12/03/2024 at The Flying Nun, Darlinghurst

Within the witching hour a solo performer entwines autobiographical stories and folklore to examine sleeplessness.

Tickets available for on-demand: $5
booking calendar upgrade

You may soon notice some changes to our booking calendar. For this upgrade to happen, our system will be experiencing planned maintenance until Sunday 4th February. During this time our calendar will not be accessible. Please contact [email protected] for any urgent needs or inquiries during this period of planned maintenance.

City of Sydney Creative Studios is home to creativity.

The City of Sydney Creative Studios is a new state-of-the-art cultural facility consisting of 30 spaces across 5 storeys in the Sydney CBD. Book a creative space now!
Our Spaces

Brand X offer a number of spaces for hire across Sydney to service independent performing, visual and music practitioners. Our spaces are affordable and offer a mix of shared open-plan studios or private rehearsal rooms with resources to support training, development or the creation of new work.
ESCAC Rehearsal Space - Darlinghurst

Rehearsal space for hire in Darlinghurst, Sydney for Performing Artists, Dance, Theatre practitioners preparing for production, training or building their creative practice as well as being a venue suitable for performances, events, classes and workshops.
What is Brand X?

Brand X is a not-for-profit arts organisation run by Artists for Artists who are in the business of making space for Artists by re-purposing under-utilised properties in Sydney so performing, recording and visual art communities can practice their craft.
TWT Visual Arts Studio – St Leonards

Brand X offers affordable, semi-permanent tenancy to visual artists, designers and craft practitioners in open-plan shared spaces and private enclosed studios.
L2.2: Rehearsal Space at CoSCS

Smaller of two rehearsal spaces at the City of Sydney Creative Studios, the space is designed for performing artists training or building their creative practice as well as being a venue suitable for auditions, classes and workshops.
L2.1: Rehearsal Space at CoSCS

Largest of two rehearsal spaces at the City of Sydney Creative Studios, the space accommodates performance based companies and collectives preparing for production. With a minimum 10 hour booking per day, this space provides exclusive access to allow for rehearsal mark-up and the use of sets/props for the duration of the weekly hire period.
Staff of Brand X

Read the profiles of our staff at Brand X.
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FLYING NUN PERFORMING ARTS RESIDENCY

The Flying Nun is a contemporary performing arts program at the East Sydney Community and Arts Centre in Darlinghurst that supports artists making new work and taking risks. Applications open now!