What is Ballarat Evolve?
Ballarat Evolve Creative Industries is a matchmaker between empty spaces and creative practitioner.
We focus on linking creative industries to business services, skills and commercial spaces – making the most of empty locations in the city centre of Ballarat, Western Victoria.
“Empty spaces evolve into active ones. Creative practitioners evolve into sustainable, resilient ones.”
The purposes of the Association are:
To support the development of creative industries within the Ballarat region
To work together with the local communities, companies, creative people and businesses to transform underutilised spaces within Ballarat and surrounds
To assist creative people and industries to become self-sufficient through provision of mentoring, business skills training and networking
To support landlords and commercial operators to integrate with creative industries and organisations
WHO WE ARE
Ballarat Evolve is a incorporated association based on social enterprise model. We are dedicated to making creativity easier for everyone to reach and access.
“To all the Ballarat Evolve team,
I would like to express my gratitude to all of you for making my dreams come true...
In moments I experience success, I try to stay grounded and never want to forget where I came from and the people that have played a role in my journey. The Ballarat Evolve team has played a big part in that journey. Providing me with a space to work out of not only gave me a space to work and show my work, but has instilled in me a new found confidence in myself and my creativity.
I am so deeply grateful to you all for making that happen. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
Holly Would outside her Ballarat Evolve retail studio space, 59 Bridge Mall
Activating the heart of Ballarat’s empty shopfront windows