The Athenaeum Dunedin

DAHiTA
Dunedin Arts Hub in The Athenaeum

Want to help create Dunedin’s newest cultural phenomenon?

We have an agreement to lease the historic Athenaeum Building in the Octagon, for development of a central city arts & culture hub and an incubator for arts & culture-focused enterprises, incorporating:
o facilities such as the Athenaeum library and existing theatre,
o galleries, studios, performance venues and entrepreneurial arts spaces, and food and entertainment venues with arts and cultural performance components.

The objective is a flexible mix of rentable venues, arts enterprise spaces, and collaborative community space to create a dynamic arts interface in the heart of the city's entertainment zone.

Think of spaces where things happen in the public eye, rather than office & administrative facilities; an adventure through Dunedin art & culture.
The vision is an immersive cultural environment that draws cruise ship passengers, families and senior citizens during the day; kids after school, genteel diners and art lovers in the evening; and avant garde hard core as the night gets late.

The building offers 1600 sq. metres of floor space in total, approximately half of it at street level off the Octagon, including the existing 92-seat theatre. The other half is at basement level, with an adjoining courtyard space that is calling out for tables, chairs and coffee in the sun.
Spaces vary from approx. 3m x 3m to circa 30m x 10m.

Performance cafes... cultural centre... workshop space... artist's studio... exhibition... pop up venue... rave space. Short-term, medium, or long-term. Sole tenancies or co-working space.
If you have a vision you're pursuing that you think might thrive in such an environment, come and check it out and talk about the possibilities.
Allan Baddock Scott Muir
Project Director Director
Ph 021 588 545 Ph 021 440 160
or 455 8738