Sale of Metro Arts dismays artists but offers hope for the future

Proceeds from the sale of the Brisbane organisation’s heritage-listed home will be invested in a fund designed to seed arts projects and initiatives for decades to come.
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Brisbane’s Metro Arts, photo by Siggi Slater

In the lead-up to its 40th anniversary in 2020, the Board of Brisbane’s Metro Arts has made the decision to sell their State Heritage-listed building at 109 Edward Street.

Proceeds of the sale will be used to establish a Public Ancillary Fund, with interest and dividend payments from ethical investments invested in future arts projects and initiatives in the years to come.

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Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts