Illustrator of whimsical scenes and recent arrival at The Clinic studios, Liz Anelli has wasted no time getting busy with a number of projects.

One of several works-in-progress is a picture storybook called Howzat written by Mike Lefroy for Walker Books Australia. Its a whirlwind World Tour delightfully combining a cricket game played in 12 different countries, ending up at the famous Mumbai stadium. Expected publishing date Autumn 2014. “This month I’m busy composing the pages and finding kids playing cricket to draw” Liz explains.

The next project has a distinct Newcastle focus. Mapping The Port Of Newcastle is a community art project driven by Liz which will result in a 4metre x 3metre illustrated map of Newcastle Harbour and its immediate suburbs that will be installed on an outside wall of the Maritime Centre at Honeysuckle in Spring. Liz is currently out researching, drawing up grain loaders and coal reclaimers. To keep up to date withe project head to mappingportnewcastle.wordpress.com

Liz is also working on a top secret project with fellow Renewer, Jane Shadbolt to be revealed in coming weeks.

Ready for release this month is a CD that Liz designed the cover for. Sunday 19th May 3-4pm Waratah Girls Choir are singing at the launch of Tigers and Teapots at HMRI. Admission free. The CD is a collection of 40 children’s songs arranged and conducted by David Banney. CDs are $25 each. Also on sale at Macleans bookstore or online at www.tigersandteapots.com.au

Renew Newcastle project and creative agency Rollingball were invited to partner with local agency, ArtBeat, to produce The Civic’s 2013 season TV commercial (TVC).

April Howard, Managing Director of Rollingball, explains, “To be honest, being asked to help showcase the theatrical heart of the city was a project we relished. The Our Theatre campaign is all about recognising and celebrating the Civic Theatre as the hub for performance in the city, it’s about inviting people to go to the theatre or come back, if people haven’t indulged themselves for a while.”

The approach was to represent the preparation and anticipation that precedes every performance and after viewing the Director’s cut of the commercial we think they were successful capturing those feelings of excitement at watching live theatre.

There are 21 diverse performances scheduled to tread the boards of the Civic Theatre in 2013. Fro details on season tix head here.

Congratulations to Rollingball on their successful collaboration.

Renew Newcastle, along with many other local community groups, has made a submission in response to the NSW Government’s Newcastle Urban Renewal Strategy. You can read it in full HERE.

Strange and beautiful minds from The Roost Creative are at it again – creating unexpected fun in all corners of the city.

Launching for Youth Week and the school holidays, Chris Wnuk and Adrian Garner have installed their 8 screen video-game Moon Fun in the front corner of The Emporium for the next two weeks.

Available every day from 6-9pm, it’s free to play, and accessible through the window using a smart phone or any touch screen device.

Moon Fun is a video-game in which multiple players remotely control astronauts and spaceships on the surface of a strange and dangerous alien moon.

• Beat gravity with a jetpack that will rocket you to the next level!

• Pilot a two person spacecraft with a friend! Quickly learn how long this will take to master!

• See if you can learn how to pass the treacherous fire breathing space duck!

• Navigate your intrepid spaceship through the final gauntlet of doom to the glorious victory tube!

• Explode for a variety of reasons! Oh noes!

These school holidays, bring some friends and a (fully charged) touch screen device to The Emporium between 6pm – 9pm daily to get in on the action.

Can you conquer this cruelly difficult intergalactic moon challenge?

The Emporium, 185 Hunter St, cnr Perkins St.

Until Sunday 28 April 2013

Created by

Chris Wnuk www.chriswnuk.com

Adrian Garner www.adrian.com.au

Made at The Roost Creative for the Pixel8 Exhibition – showcasing new pixel art from Newcastle and across the universe.