How do artists find and get access to abandoned buildings to use in their work?

Question

Without breaking and entering.

Answer 1

Do you mean to use it as part of an installation or as studio space? If you are trying for an installation, you can keep an eye out for structures that are abandoned and ready to be demolished. Asking the owners for permission to use it might work, but unfortunatly the liability would probably prevent them from accepting (such as if the building fell on you, your family might sue)

I would recommend finding some backwater town where cost of living is low and try to buy the cheapest piece of junk you can find. You might even be able to raise some grant money, if you are good at presenting your idea to the local arts council, town council, art department etc.

Good luck.

Answer 2

What, you want a rent free studio space? I'd rather support turning abandoned buildings into housing for the homeless.

Answer 3

there is a few streets of [ fairly sound , do no longer understand why] derelict , condemned purple brick terraced properties in greater Broughton , in basic terms off Leicester highway , spoke of as Turner St , Devonshire St , King St , and so on, be speedy in the previous the bulldozers get there. that's approximately 2 miles from the city centre , up Bury New highway [ Salford 7 , honestly]

Answer 4

Treat it as a business, locate your building, find out the owners ,and contact them with your proposal they can but say no. Besides you've got nothing to loose.

Answer 5

Damn... I just read the "Without breaking and entering" bit. Welp, that's me stumped.

Answer 6

what you do is burn someones house down and they will most surely abandon it. you can then walk in and out freely.