Renew Newcastle as featured on last night’s edition of Stateline, NSW. According to host Quentin Dempster’s intro, Renew Newcastle has “recycled, reinvigorated, revived, revitalised, recreated and reimagnied the city.” I’ll take that! Frankly this was the last thing i did before i got home from my epic adventures in Ireland, UK, Germany, Dubai, Abu Dhabi [...]
Renew Newcastle on Stateline NSW Video
October 10th, 2009 View Comments
Tags: Empty Shops · Hunter Street · loop · makespace · Newcastle · newcastle empty shops · Newcastle Mall · Nick Grimm · Quentin Dempster · Renew Newcastle · Stateline · Surfhouse photography · upcycling · Vox Cyclops
Renew Newcastle on Sunday Arts Video
July 6th, 2009 View Comments
The Renew Newcastle project that i have been working on in my home town of Newcastle was featured on the ABC TV Sunday’s Arts program. Over the course of the last 6 month or so we’ve set up a scheme that has taken over nearly 20 formerly empty buildings in Newcastle and made them available [...]
Tags: ABC TV · art and the city · Art and urban renewal · Art brazil · art led renewal · artist studios · contemporary temporary art · Emerald Arts · empty buildings · empty shop reuse · empty shops network · empty spaces · Fenella Kernebone · gallery raw · high vacancy rates · loop space · mad hatter milinery · Make Space · Newcastle australia · Newcastle CBD · Newcastle development · Newcastle Mall · Renew Newcastle · renewing cities · Sunday Arts · Surfhouse photography · temporary art projects · The Arthive · urban renewal
Make: Do on Renew Newcastle
April 1st, 2009 View Comments
A short video on the Renew Newcastle project by Sydney based film maker Jonathon Rodgers. For information of the featured projects see the Renew Newcastle project page.
Tags: CBD · damian castaldi · gallery raw · hunter street newcastle · johnathon rogers · kim bridgland · loop space · make:do · mark st clair · Newcastle · Newcastle Mall · Renew Newcastle · the project room
Renew Newcastle : from rant to reality
February 9th, 2009 View Comments
It is very rare in your life that you have the opportunity to see something you truly believe in come to fruition. I’m full of ideas, daydreams, and all manner of things that i am prone to crapping on about loudly after a few too many drinks. It is very rare to witness them actually [...]
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Renew Newcastle update
January 27th, 2009 View Comments
With the silly season mostly over i thought i should fire off a quick update. Despite my earlier fears about perpetual un or underemployment, I seem to have landed on my feet. Actually i seem to have landed so heavily on my feet that i am in danger of being rushed off them. The Renew [...]
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