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Revitalising
Nambour hub with creative pop-up businesses
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immediate release
Vacant shop front windows are set to become a thing of the past in Nambour CBD with the Nambour Creative Commerce initiative of pop-up businesses taking up opportunities in previously empty commercial spaces.
The initiative is set to have
its official launch on Tuesday 6 August and has been met with much enthusiasm
from the creative community who are looking at this arrangement as an
opportunity to start and grow their business, engage directly with customers,
conduct product testing and leverage off being in a creative community.
Simone Pearce, Chair of Nambour
Alliance said the search is on for creatives, specifically those who are unique
and innovative to fill a number of empty commercial spaces throughout the town.
“We believe this is a great
program to inject fresh enthusiasm and ideas into the Nambour CBD and create
excitement in otherwise unoccupied lots,” Ms Pearce said.
Artist and gallery owner,
Ardleigh Cleveland is the first candidate accepted into the new initiative to
occupy an empty retail space on Howard Street. Ardleigh had been running her
gallery from the Palmer Coolum Resort for a number of years but needed a fresh
start, and as a Nambour local, she knew this was too good an opportunity to
miss.
“We are receiving so much
support for the concept and people are excited at the prospect of Nambour
becoming 'the creative centre of the Sunshine Coast'... they're my
words... I like to dream big!" Ms Cleveland said.
The Ardleigh Cleveland Gallery
represents artists from across Australia and the Sunshine Coast, displaying
paintings, jewellery, textiles, silk scarves and more.
“I’ve had a number of artists
approach me asking how they can become involved. I am very excited for the
spaces around me to become occupied with other 'creativepreneurs' as it will
create more of a diverse shopping experience for locals.”
In order to take advantage of
these unique pop-up retail spaces, creatives are required
to meet a certain criteria.
“The potential candidate is any
business using creativity and entrepreneurial nous to develop a point of
difference to conduct business for and in Nambour’s town centre,” Ms Pearce
said.
For anyone who is interested in
occupying one of these spaces, please contact Simone Pearce via spearce@butlermcdermott.com.au or visit www.facebook.com.au/nambourcreativecommerce
Ends.
Launch information
Date: Tuesday 6th August 2013
Time: 10am
Location: Ardleigh Cleveland Gallery, 7 Howard St, Nambour
Who: Officially being opened by Cr Greg Rogerson and Simone
Pearce
For further media information,
please contact Helen Perry from Fresh PR & Marketing on 0431 065 964 or email
helen@freshprm.com.au
