If there’s one thing a brilliant creative artist needs it is space. I’m not talking about any old dark and dingy room out the back of mum and dads, but a hand-picked, blank canvas of open space that can be manipulated into whatever a creative heart desires! Fortunately there is a brilliant service that exists for this very purpose! This hot new digital resource – Creative Spaces - is great little initiative that was developed with thanks to the City of Melbourne and Arts Victoria in partnership with RMIT’s Design Research Institute and the Future Focus Group of the Committee for Melbourne. It works to provide spaces across Victoria for creatives wanting to develop, exhibit or perform their work.

This site is a gold mine of information for the fledgling artist just looking to get a break or for the more experienced creative wanting to manipulate a new and exciting space for their next big show! It provides all the necessary information, including space listings and places to advertise your own space, newsletter subscriptions to provide updates on the latest and greatest, information about public liability insurance and links to other relevant organisations and associations within the creative realm.

For more info about the spaces currently available – case studies around the use of said spaces – and contact details, visit - www.creativespaces.net.au