Arts community welcomes idea of Town creative hub
THOSE involved in the arts and crafts scene in the island have given a warm welcome to the idea of having a creative hub in the heart of St Peter Port.
The suggestion has been made by the Guernsey Arts Commission, which said that as well as being a place which tourists could visit, it would also act as a marketplace for local creative individuals to exhibit and sell their wares.
The idea would be to take over unused premises for a low rent, or possibly for free if the landlord could be offered a rates waiver.
'There is always a lack of space to exhibit arts and crafts,' said Sarnia Arts and Crafts president Sara Serafin.
Mrs Serafin agreed that the hub would be good for tourism.
'Visitors love to see that side of a place,' she said. 'So from that point of view it does make sense to have somewhere in Town.'
