Carriageworks, the contemporary arts exhibition and performance venue in sydney, went into voluntary administration on Monday under the pressure of six months’ worth of cancelled events due to the impact of the coronavirus. The cancelled events include the Sydney Writers Festival and Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia.
Today the Sydney Opera House confirmed it had been approached by the government of New South Wales (NSW) to consult on the long-term sustainability of Carriageworks.
“We understand that the NSW Government will engage widely with arts and cultural industry leaders,” an Opera House spokesperson says.
“The Opera House will provide its support in this process at the appropriate time, once the outcomes of the voluntary administration process are known.”
Carriageworks was “as an important cultural venue, particularly at this most difficult time for the arts”, the Opera House spokesperson says.
Accounting firm KPMG Australia’s Phil Quinlan and Morgan Kelly were appointed Voluntary Administrators to Carriageworks. They said Carriageworks had been significantly impacted by the suspension of its operations and artistic projects due to current regulations regarding public gatherings.
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