ABOUT US

ABOUT US

Our Values

We offer an open, flexible, welcoming and nurturing shared space, that honours the creative process. Without selection criteria.

We do this, by creating a space that is designed for creative practices for a range of experience while hosting activities that foster connections, as well as exposure to new groups + other creative fields, which you can tune in or out of depending on your interests and needs.

Our internal events are typically led by other Creatives in-studio and we encourage knowledge-sharing, updates and promotion in a number of ways. Driving conversations around our Creatives with the wider community on Instagram, proactive public relations + strategic partnerships.

165 ppl

Total studios rented with 40 studios currently in use.

Creative Individuals

170 hires

Total hire uses of our spaces with 35 hires for the year ’22

Action

1,970 sqm

Total studio and hire area provided for creatives.

Creative Space

2,735 ppl

Attendees for the year ‘22

Community

The Founder

Nathan + Co(Fam) established Woodburn Creatives having witnessed a pain-point within the industry for creatives lacking sufficient space to practice their purpose within Sydney’s CBD. Five years on, he is a passionate initiator, leading with hands-on skills and thought leadership in design, holistic, lateral thinking and problem solving, resourcefulness, emotional support, as well as legal/contractual understanding. His approach founded around prioritising and managing optimal human experience within spaces, creating and setting systems/experiences that are user-friendly. Nathan’s day-to-day role is involved in developing the business’ assets including community, answering enquiries, managing lease responsibilities and maintaining the physical space.

What excites Nathan most about the role?

“The uncapped possibilities and unique opportunities that get to be explored.”

How Nathan seeks to make a difference...

“By maintaining a good feeling for the collective. When I managed a share house it always felt that there was a strong group and there’s the same feeling here somehow – whether it’s my input in supporting respectful attitudes or it’s organic with the mix, it has become a desirable space to be in. The group is often appreciated for the personalities and characters that emanate through-out.”

The Fam

Our History

  • Woodburn Creatives founders were originally members of Makers Place a Not-For-Profit organisation which provided community facilities providing access to tools and education required for invention. This group resided in the Redfern Building which was run by another independent group.

  • The previous tenants left and the founders of Woodburn became the head operators of the Redfern building. Most of the spaces were empty, there were only a handful of artists in the space and a huge clean up was needed.

  • After taking over the studios we then created the Brand of Woodburn Creatives and created our website.

  • After filling up our 1st building we took on another space in waterloo to provide more spaces for creating!