Tear down the theatres, build up the artists

'Anywhere art' is now so widespread that the need for purpose-built galleries and theatres is being questioned.
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The Gremlins perform at the 2016 Anywhere Festival

You can exhibit paintings in a cafe, play music in a church,  perform in a park, make art for audiences in private homes, factories, shopping centres or corporate office space. Art can be anywhere so why do we still need theatres and galleries?

We don’t, Anywhere Theatre Festival director Paul Osuch believes.  ‘The biggest trick that the custom built theatres have performed is to convince people that a specific custom space is required for a performance,’  said Osuch.

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Emma Clark Gratton
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Emma Clark Gratton is an ArtsHub staff writer.