The Westsider Newsstand Arts & Expansion Project

We want as many people as possible in our diverse communities to be able to access and benefit from our free 'by-Community/for-community' newspaper; The Westsider.
To celebrate the imagination and creative vision of the West we are commissioning 12 local artists to stamp one of our 12 New York style news stands with their art-medium, with each stand then installed in a high-profile accessible location; e.g. libraries, shopping centres, community hubs and town halls, and kept filled with free copies of The Westsider to make sure no one misses out.

The Westsider is all about engaging, enhancing, encouraging and embracing our community.
The Newsstand project achieves this by:
- engaging diverse communities that may not currently have access to our free newspaper;
- enhancing our profile and the profile of positive community groups and people;
- encouraging local artists, writers, and the disadvantaged to contribute and grow their skills;
- embracing the 'power of community' where we are greater than the sum of our parts.
At The Westsider we have witnessed what accessibility and support for all in our community can achieve, and we don't want anyone to miss-out!