Pakistani Artist unveils 8ft mural of a revitalised Newcastle in Hunter St Mall

2018-06-21T01:13:00+00:00

An 8ft high mural depicting the face behind the urban renewal of inner city Newcastle has been unveiled on Market Square, in the heart of Hunter Street Mall. Pakistani artist Shehzar Abro and creative collective The Roost are behind the initiative that pays tribute to the founder of Renew Newcastle, Marcus Westbury. The artwork adorns the face of a heritage building that is home to The Roost and newly opened Newcastle Transport office.

Pakistani Artist unveils 8ft mural of a revitalised Newcastle in Hunter St Mall2018-06-21T01:13:00+00:00

A seminar by Marcus Westbury, “serial starter of new things”

2018-08-27T01:30:57+00:00

The man who inspired so many of Newcastle’s creative projects and has helped drive Newcastle’s living culture, Marcus Westbury, is someone I’ve always looked up to. A self-confessed “serial starter of new things”, Marcus is responsible for two of the projects that have helped me find my feet within my niche: This is Not Art Festival (TiNA) and Renew Newcastle. I identify with his career as he what he does is so integral to the arts scene but in itself “Not Quite Art” (also, fittingly, the title of a three-part ABC series written and hosted by Westbury in ’07 & ’08).

A seminar by Marcus Westbury, “serial starter of new things”2018-08-27T01:30:57+00:00