Coates Community Arts: Events and Arts Space
Space overview
Coates Community Arts (CCA) is an arts space in the CBD on Collins Street, set within an unlikely medical building. It offers a relaxed environment that supports independent projects, collaboration, and creative exchange between artists and the wider community.
CCA is suitable for one-off and recurring events, including workshops, art classes, book launches, pop-up retail, dance, and music. The 90sqm space features an open floor plan, kitchenette, storeroom, white walls, an original timber veneer wall, a retro counter with bench seating, and large industrial windows. It is fitted with fluorescent and track lighting, ceiling fans, and an in-built sound system suitable for background music. CCA provides 45 stackable chairs, 4 trestle tables, and POS hardware for events at no additional cost. Glassware is available for hire.
CCA is at the top end of Collins Street, near Spring Street and Flinders Lane. It is close to public transport, parking, shopping, cafes, bars and restaurants. CCA sits directly opposite the Sofitel Hotel, within the Coates Building. Constructed in the late 1950s, it is a post-war modernist commercial building. Many tenancies are now vacant, with a small number of medical practitioners remaining. CCA is the first and only arts space at this location.
Features and facilities
Access features
- Load in access
- Wide Corridors
Accessibility features
- Accessible public transport
- Adjustable lighting
General features
- Free wifi
- Fridge
- Kitchenette
- Storage
- Queer friendly
Performance features
- Stackable audience seating
Technology features
- Audio system
Location
Address
20
Collins Street,
Melbourne, 3000
Access Hours
Coates Building Operating Hours: Weekdays, 8am–6pm (public access and wheelchair accessible). Outside of these hours, wheelchair access is not available. After Hours Access: Hirers have 24/7 access to CCA. From 6pm on weekdays, and all day on weekends (Saturday and Sunday), the Coates Building’s main entrance is locked. Hirers are provided with a swipe card to access the building via a manually operated glass door (70cm wide) at 20 Collins Street. Events & Exhibitions: For events or exhibitions held outside public hours, hirers may have a host stationed in the Coates Building lobby at 20 Collins Street to welcome guests and direct them to the fourth floor, or arrange access by appointment.
To help CCA respond as efficiently as possible, please include the following information in your enquiry:
1. Specific DATES you wish to book.
2. TIMES required, including your bump-in and bump-out of the venue.
3. A description of what you ENVISAGE DOING within the space.
4. Any specific INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS.
5. Whether your event is ticketed or not, and HOW MANY PEOPLE you expect to attend.
6. A short description of you or your organisation. For exhibitions, please include EXAMPLES of work or a website LINK.
7. Details of how the project or activity is funded (if applicable).
Getting here
Transport options
- Train
- Tram
Tram Stop: #8 Spring Street/Collins Street. Train Station: Parliament Station (Spring Street).
Parking
Undercover Secure Parking on Little Collins Street. 2-hour ticketed street parking on Collins, Exhibition and Spring Streets.
