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Creative Spaces

Find affordable and accessible spaces for artists within the City of Melbourne, ranging from studios to exhibition spaces. 

An art studio with paintings and a dress on a mannequin

Operating since 2008, Creative Spaces is a City of Melbourne program providing affordable work and exhibition space; as well as managing the Creative Spaces website External link. Currently hosting more than 150 artists and creative organisations across its seven venues, the program has a strong reputation and is seen as a leader in creative space provision. It partners with government and the private sector to identify, secure, develop and manage space across the municipality for creative use.  

Creative Spaces currently manages

If you’re interested in utilising a space managed by Creative Spaces, contact External link the team.

Creative Spaces website

The Creative Spaces website External link is a searchable database for creative spaces across Australia. It connects creative practitioners with suitable venues and spaces for their creative work – all free of charge.

Venue managers and owners can use the website to promote their spaces directly to the people who need them. The Creative Spaces website is supported by Creative Victoria and the Melbourne City Revitalisation Fund (MCRF).

Creative Spaces

The Creative Spaces website is experiencing recurring errors and outages during periods of high traffic. We are working to resolve these issues and apologise for any inconvenience.

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The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. 

 

We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future.