BOSS Makerspace

Burners of Sydney and Surrounds, Newcastle is excited to open our doors to a Burner run Maker Space and Community Hub. ‘Shed 11’ is located at 50 Clyde St; Hamilton North 2292. We will inhabit a space of 100m2 and be under the same roof with other like minded community and artistic groups. We are seeking further support to create an amazing dynamic space for Burner art, workshops, and inspiring our Newcastle community to get involved with a creative and collaborative environment. The Burner ethos (principles) provide the foundation for what we foresee our Community Hub becoming. We are invested in making this a burner cultural hub for Newcastle. With collaboration of BOSS members as well as Shed 11 (the warehouse space) occupiers we intend to provide the community with a variety of skill-up workshops as well as bringing art into our Newcastle neighborhoods. Examples include soldering and Arduino workshops, learning to code workshops for adults and school age children, large scale artworks to bring to Newcastle festivals (e.g. Darby St festival, Light up Newcastle, as many as possible!) as well as Burning Seed. In all our endeavors we will be promoting safe, inclusive events as well as leave no trace and environmental sustainability. BOSS also intends to participate and collaborate on events in conjunction with our neighbors within the Shed 11 warehouse which include Upcycle Newcastle, Tree House Permaculture, the Share Shop, and Newcastle Men’s shed. All occupants are deeply committed to de-commodification, sustainability, creativity, and building community.

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