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Normal text size Very large text size Itâs 10am on a sunny Thursday in Llankelly Place in Kings Cross and a yuppie in a business shirt and short shorts leans against a brown brick wall, vaping while waiting for his coffee. At the next table, two sailors chat over their morning coffees. The area is filled with well-groomed people sporting AirPods and activewear. At the same cafe, âMr Potts Pointâ â a name smartly-dressed PR professional Carrington Brigham is playfully known as â is talking about how this once grimy backstreet, now flooded with commerce, embodies Kings Crossâ shift from red-light district to a burgeoning food and wine destination. ....
Minister of State The National Art School will soon benefit from over $18 million in upgrades, critical maintenance and stonework remediation to reinvigorate the unique heritage site for future generations and cement its reputation as a world-renowned vibrant arts and education precinct. Part of the NSW Government’s program of works designed to revitalise the state’s arts and cultural venues and kickstart economic recovery, the National Art School will undergo extensive works across the whole site, including upgrades to the Cell Block Theatre and remediation work to restore life to the 200-year-old sandstone walls. Minister for the Arts, Don Harwin said the National Art School is a vital arts and education precinct and the works are essential to help maintain the site for current and future students. ....
Advertisement Multimillion-dollar renovations to the heritage-listed home of the National Art School will begin in the new year, repairing the 200-year-old hand-hewn sandstone walls, wings, and walkways of the former Darlinghurst Gaol. The $18 million facelift was announced by the Minister for Arts Don Harwin at the end of year graduate students award ceremony on Friday night and welcomed by the art school as an uplifting way to end a difficult year. Set for renovation: The historic walls of the former Darlinghurst Gaol. The grant comes two months after the 45-year lease on the site and its buildings was finalised, and one year after NAS s ongoing funding as a State Significant Organisation was confirmed. ....