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The clever peeps at Headjam have produced a little video showing Belinda Howden’s laser-level install and the opening of retrospective exhibition, 0 to 100: The Projects of Renew Newcastle.

The exhibition is open to view at The Emporium, 185 Hunter Street, Newcastle (former David Jones) on Thursdays 10am-6pm, Fridays 10am-5pm & Saturdays 10am-4pm.

Renew Newcastle 0-100 Exhibition 2013. from Headjam on Vimeo.

Join Renew Newcastle for Winter Wander, a free, guided walking tour of the newest activated spaces in Newcastle’s CBD.

You’ll discover handcrafted upcycled vintage industrial style furniture; a world-champion stone-carver’s studio and shop; dedicated shopfront for Newcastle’s Olive Tree Market; handcrafted slate homewares; a therapeutic, multi-sensory sculpture studio and the opening of a new exhibition of works by Kate Parker.

Join us straight after work for light refreshments from 5pm at Make Space (200 Hunter St Mall) before heading off at 5.30pm for a tour of new Renew Newcastle projects at The Emporium, where you can also view 0 to 100: The Projects of Renew Newcastle, an exhibition celebrating the activation of 52 otherwise empty spaces with 100 creative projects since Renew Newcastle began in 2009. Shops at The Emporium will be trading till 9pm!

What: Winter Wander Tour – a guided walking tour of Renew Newcastle’s latest projects.

Date: Thursday 4 July 2013

Time: 5pm Gather for light refreshments | 5.30pm Tour commences, until 6.30pm. Shops remain open till 9pm!

Location: Tour starts Make Space, 200 Hunter St Mall, Newcastle (opposite The Emporium).

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.