Ad hoc grant – The Nest
We’re proposing to support the relocation of The Nest by making an ad hoc grant.
Project Status: Open for feedback
Public consultation period to
Why we’re doing this
The Nest, operated by I Made This Pty Ltd, is a creative space that includes 72 studios and provides workspace for 90 artists in Alexandria. It has operated for 11 years in a rented commercial property on Botany Road.
The building at 76 Botany Road has been sold and The Nest needs to relocate. The Nest has secured a lease on another suitable property on Bourke Road, Alexandria and the open-plan warehouse offers adequate space for current sub-tenants. Relocation and set-up costs to transfer to the new site will be at least $300,000.
The community of makers and creative workers includes painters, ceramicists, illustrators, sculptors, musicians, writers, photographers, graphic designers, costume creators, set designers, performers, dancers, sign-writers, hobbyists, and startups.
The space used by the creative industries in our area has reduced by more than 170,000 square metres in the past decade. This grant proposal is consistent with the priority identified in our cultural strategy 2025–2035 to urgently act to retain at-risk creative spaces in our local area.
What we’re doing
On 16 December, Council unanimously supported a proposal to make an ad hoc grant of $100,000 to support the relocation and set-up costs for The Nest’s new location.
This public notice is required under the Local Government Act 1993 because The Nest is a for-profit company and this grant does not form part of an existing grants program adopted by Council.
How you can give feedback
You can give feedback on this proposal by 5pm on Monday 20 January 2025.
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Email your feedback
Email [email protected] with the subject ‘The Nest – ad hoc grant’.
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Post your feedback
Post to:
Creative City
City of Sydney
GPO Box 1591
Sydney NSW 2001
