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The Creative Office – is it a help or a hindrance for freelancers?

Thinking of renting an office and wondering whether the financial risk pays off? ArtsHub presents the pros and cons.
6 Dec 2013
Gina Fairley
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At the same time, companies like Apple, Google, Skype, Mozilla, and Adobe were changing the way we defined the workspace. Expanding at rapid rates, it was a new creative culture of wi-fi think tanks, virtual conferencing, down-time spaces and cafeterias that gave them the edge. 

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Gina Fairley

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina

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