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New Projects and Free WiFi launch 4pm Saturday June 13th [08.06.2009]

Sikhouse Art Projects

Renew Newcastle will open a new round of projects on Saturday 13 June 2009, starting at 4pm. Join us in Newcastle’s Hunter Street Mall for a tour of the projects led by Renew Newcastle founder, some time ABC TV presenter, and This Is Not Art festival founder Marcus Westbury. Meet us in the middle of the Hunter St Mall in front of Market Square.

This group of creative projects includes an exhibition and retail space presenting sustainable “upcycled” art and design objects; a fine metalwork, leather and stone jewellery workshop; a millinery design workshop; an artist run gallery space for emerging visual artists; a collectively run retail store selling local hand made children’s clothes, household objects, jewellery and accessories; a local surf photography gallery and retail space; and a large scale sculptural installation gallery.

These new enterprises add to the stable of 19 projects which Renew Newcastle has placed in 12 empty shops and offices to date. Come along to meet the artists who are involved and see how they are invigorating the city.

Renew Newcastle is also pleased to introduce a free wi-fi service for the Mall area. We have partnered with local ISP Ipera to introduce a free wireless internet service, enabling our temporary projects to access internet without having to establish broadband or telephone contracts, and enables visitors to the city the convenience of free internet access.

Stick around after the tour for exhibition openings in two new gallery spaces from 5pm. Roll up your sleeves and (literally) help the artist unveil her large scale installation work at the opening of Penny Thwaite’s exhibition in the Silk House Art Projects. And join the Arthive collective with a sneak preview of their artist run gallery space, showing off their collection of works on brown paper bags.

Renew Newcastle Projects Launch Date: Saturday 13 June 2009 Time: 4.00pm – 5.00pm, followed by exhibition openings from 5.00pm Location: Hunter St Mall, entrance to Market Square, in front of the pedestrian overpass We’d love to see you there!

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