Dance, projection, colourful creatures, friendly ghosts, and a touch of disco fever will see Chapel Street's iconic Jam Factory come alive again, for the next 8-weeks until 6 November 2022.
Three vacant shops in the complex will be transformed from 17 September 2022, as part of an artist takeover by three Melbourne artists, intent on inspiring and exciting locals and visitors to the famous precinct, while giving a fresh perspective on how we see familiar places.
Integrating art with the urban environment, these unique works aim to brighten the once bustling precinct, which has experienced economic and social challenges since the Covid-19 pandemic.
Many of Stonnington's activity centres have suffered, therefore a key action of the City of Stonnington's Place-led Economic Development Strategy is to reactivate our commercial precincts and explore avenues to takeover vacant shopfronts and bring them back to life.
Partnering with Artbox, founders of these artistic shopfront takeovers, the City of Stonnington is excited to bring meaningful and unexpected encounters with art back into its public places by supporting artists to occupy and enliven vacant retail space to enhance the daily experience, and strengthen local identity and culture.
Participating artists include The Huxleys who, throughout the 8-weeks, will celebrate Chapel Street's renowned night life with Friday Night Fever; MO who brings us Ghost Jam – an installation celebrating local family restaurant memories, and dancer Jonathan Sinatra, who will use the space as a temporary studio and performance space, as he continues to create a new dance work each day, as part of his Daily Dance Project – the beginning of the takeover marks his 1000th work and counting!
Location: 500 Chapel Street, South Yarra
