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$Last year, our friend Anna Trundle from @keepcocbr made a warm introduction to some people with an under-utilised building CBD - City Walk Centre at 131 City Walk. As the real estate agent showed me through, I imagined studios where there was a concrete floor and beautiful natural light, a workshop space where there was enough space for people to spread out, a gig space in that kind of strange room that could definitely be made cozy, film screenings in the room with the 8m white wall we could project onto, a little room where we can run our artist support sessions, coworking space for artists in the room that’s already fit-out for it, offices for small creative businesses, a street gallery in the little room on the ground floor with the big windows, and hundreds of people playing music and dancing on the rooftop courtyard. YAH started a partnership with @blank.platform to make all this a reality. We negotiated our way into the building, and launched in March. Since then, we’ve had dozens of artists in the building, creating and sharing their work (tagged in the comments below!) We know Canberra needs this - space and support to experiment, develop, and grow. We’ve only witnessed a fraction of what’s possible, and we’re determined to build something enduring and sustainable here at 131 City Walk. If you want to be a part of building it with us, please donate to our EOFY fundraising campaign, link in bio!! Donations over $2 are tax deductible. Every donation counts, no matter the size. Every donation sends a message that our community supports our work and wants space for art right in the heart of the city. If you can’t donate this year but want to support us, please share our campaign. It closes at midnight Tuesday 30 June. Thank you to every legend who has already donated, and to all of you who have been a part of You Are Here. We are beyond grateful to all of you! Hope to see you at 131 City Walk soon. Love, Ket, Nick & Janhavi Photos by @art_atelier_photo$

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Hi, I'm Nick, Senior Creative Producer at You Are Here, performance artist, and the person on the team most likely to be stashing my pushbike in the office.

My life in arts producing started when I was roped into the staff of the original You Are Here festival in 2011. After working on hundreds of events and programs across almost every artform imaginable, I've worked out which version of the work I like best: face-to-face artist support. Helping people develop artistic ideas, build creative partnerships, understand their own practice, and make long-term plans. I think better in conversation and I enjoy offering that to others.

I’m especially excited about two programs we've launched this year, which are integral to providing what artists have told us they need: community, support, practice development, and help with the less glamorous bits of making art:

Office Hours - weekly coworking, chats, and informal support for artists and producers.
You Are Here Club - tailored one-on-one sessions focused on creative development, planning and practical problem-solving.

At our new HQ, 131 City Walk, we run these programs out of the Studios & Workshop on Level 1. It's a space we're setting up for creative community development to happen alongside artistic practice. In my 16 years at You Are Here, I have worked out of coffee shops, loungerooms, hot desks and offices the size of broom cupboards. Finally having a good-sized space (with heating!) to call our own has made every part of my job easier, particularly connecting with Canberran creatives who didn’t already know about us. Having a dedicated space means we can offer more support, more often, to more artists.

If you'd like to support the work YAH is doing, now is your chance! You can make a tax-deductible donation through the Australian Cultural Platform this EOFY. Your donation will help our team keep 131 City Walk open as a dedicated space for artists to connect, develop work, and access support - a home base befitting our wonderful creative community.

It's easy to donate- you can do it right now while you're doing your post-pilates scroll. Link in bio 🖤

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Nick Delatovic

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