Article source: Andrew Maynard Architects

An old school room in outer-suburban Dingley was the studio of the Art Day South artists. 12 artists, each with an intellectual disability, and 4 art mentors were producing wonderful art in banal surroundings, isolated from other art groups and organisations. For artists like Howard Arkaley and Jeffrey Smart the suburbs are their muse; for the Art Day South artists their singular suburban spot isolated and marginalised them. Like so many people with disabilities the Art Day South artists were relegated to the fringe of our culture.

Image courtesy Andrew Maynard Architects 

• Architects: Andrew Maynard Architects
• Project: Nebula Portable Arts Space
• Location: Dingley, Australia
• Photography: Jorge de araujo & Nic Granleese
• Builder: Michael Whytlaw
• Engineer: Advanced Design Innovations
• Date of construction completed: March 2012
• Gross Floor Area: 14.8m2 – closed, 62.4m2 – open
• External Cladding: Alucobond panels
• Internal lining, floor & ceiling: Paulownia
• Internal finish: Linseed oil
• Roof: Aluminium
• Fabric: Rice Graphics
• Signage: Rice Graphics