Common Knowledge with Neon Parc

Common Knowledge is a project that examines artists’ and creative workers’ collective, participatory, and community-based activities to make visible (and audible) the forms of social, cultural, and economic value they create.

Led by one of our artist-researchers-in-residence Channon Goodwin, an artist, arts worker and RMIT PhD candidate based in Naarm/Melbourne, Common Knowledge maps creative practice throughout the Merri-bek City Council area through audio recordings.

Channon Goodwin interviewed Made’ Spencer-Castle, the Associate Director at Neon Parc, about the unique business model of the gallery, and how it has helped supporting local artists in a close-knit and personal way. The nature of the business has allowed them to not only supporting artists financially, but also assisting in careers development, increasing their exposure and facilitating their projects, while building and sustaining meaningful relationships.

Neon Parc is a commercial art gallery that showcases both new and established contemporary Australasian artists. They host solo and group exhibitions that provide local artists with the opportunity to exhibit their work alongside artists from other regions. In October 2015, they opened a new gallery in Brunswick, which enables artists to showcase their work on a larger scale, alongside the existing Melbourne gallery.

Listen to the audio recording below to hear more about their story.

Find out more about Neon Parc on their website.
/https://neonparc.com.au/