Crochet for a Cause
Learn the art of the Granny Square with tuition fees going to fund a fistula operation at the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital.
The classes are run as part of the Hamlin Fistula Hospital, which many people may have heard of as the “Hospital by the River”.
The classes will run upstairs at Grind on Darby St once a month until November (from 11am to 4pm) and teach you everything you need to know to make your own Granny Square Blanket.
Class dates (please register here to confirm the class numbers)
Sunday 26 May
Sunday 30 June
Sunday 28 July
Sunday 25 August
Sunday 29 September
Sunday 27 October
Sunday 24 November
The fees from each class ($60 per person) pays for an obstetric fistula operation, restoring the dignity of a woman who would otherwise be ostracised by her family and community. Obstetric fistula is an horrific childbirth injury which leaves these poor girls incontinent and outcast. Because of the generous support of programs like this, patients coming to the hospital in Ethiopia can be treated free of charge!
All you have to bring along is a 4mm crochet hook and a ball of 8ply Acrylic Yarn in a bright bold colour! You can pick these up at Spotlight, Lincraft, or your local craft shop. A pair of small scissors and a good sense of humour can come in pretty handy too.
With your completed blanket, you can keep warm for the up-coming winter months, or like hundreds of amazing hookers from around the country, you can donate your blanket (or granny squares) to be given as a gift to the amazing patients of Hamlin who each receive one upon arrival to the Hospital.
For more info go to the above fb pages or
www.hamlin.org.au
www.facebook.com/DrCatherineHamlin
www.facebook.com/toaddiswithlove
www.facebook.com/littlemissswan
Newcastle, Australia visits Motorcity, Michigan
Newcastle, Australia is in a state of change with many new developments on the horizon. It is vital that placemaking practices are shared with all levels of the community; residents, business owners, council, state government agencies and private developers have an exciting time ahead.As a member of the council, placemaking advocacy will be a large part of SAW’s role. To place Newcastle, Australia on this global platform at such a vital time is a great opportunity for our artists and organisation, but also the community and the clients that we work with.
Let’s get Newcastle on a Global Map
Street Art Walking (SAW) have been invited by Project for Public Spaces (PPS) to go to Detroit, Michigan for an inaugural event ‘Placemaking Leadership Council Meeting’ in April 2013.
But we need your help to get there..
Why help?
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SAW wants Newcastle to be aligned with the best cities in the world
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We will be part of a highly valued and respected global community of placemakers
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Being on the leadership council is a five year commitment to you and your community
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We will host placemaking events with you about your city
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Placemaking is an international movement that we must be involved in
- Photo taken during our visit to New York at PPS Office, 2012
What is placemaking?
Placemaking is a multifaceted approach to planning, design and management of public spaces. It involves listening to the community and asking questions of the people who like, work and play in an area to discover their needs and aspirations.
We think this conversation is so very relevant for Newcastle and the future of our city. We want to be part of the process in creating good public spaces that promote health, happiness and well being.
It is a huge honour to be invited to be a member of this leadership council, as SAW has been striving for a more vibrant Newcastle since we started making murals in Newcastle, turning empty places into creative places.
We have launched a Pozible campaign to help us get to Detroit (we tried other funding avenues but there is not enough time to go through these avenues) and we are 27% on our way there, with eleven supporters, on even from Boston! We now need the local community to get behind the cause of making Newcastle the best place it can be.
- SAW Mural by Stu McDonald
Help Street Art Walking Put SAW on International Map
We need your help to get us from Newcastle, Australia to Detroit, Michigan. Help us engage with an international group of placemakers, to bring the knowledge and links back to our city.
CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
Artists, designers, illustrators, painters and anyone with the creative flair to work on a large-scale mural are invited to send Expressions of Interest (EOI) for a mural to be made in an interior hallway of a local club. The area is used by a number of different groups; community, corporate and cool. The silhouette style mural will need to be a funky reflection of all the various people who walk through the corridors.
Artists, designers, illustrators, painters and anyone with the creative flair to work on a large-scale mural are invited to send Expressions of Interest (EOI) for a mural to be made in an interior hallway of a local club. The area is used by a number of different groups; community, corporate and cool. The silhouette style mural will need to be a funky reflection of all the various people who walk through the corridors.
DOWNLOAD FULL PROJECT BRIEF HERE
Theme
‘Corporate and Cool’
This includes clientele such as:
- Musicians (all genres such as rock, dance, metal, pop, electronic, DJ’s and more)
- Corporate functions (forums, talks, conferences, business sector)
- Community (school groups, churches, choirs and other community members)
The mural will help to enhance the space by brightening the colours in the long hallways, whilst telling the broad story of activities hosted by Panthers. Black and white would be major colours used, with bright colours to add contrast to silhouettes.
Suggested imagery (see Project Brief for photos of desired style):
- Musical references (Elvis, instruments, decks/turntables, lights, notes etc)
- People (kids, crowds in audience, business people and adults) to represent wide community use
- Activities like skating, dance and others that create a sense of movement
- Silhouettes of a crowd with spotlights (see website http://newcastle.panthers.com.au/Home)
Budget
$800 – To cover materials and labour
Colours
The current colour of the wall is to be used as a colour layer with silhouettes. Other colours such as white and bright tones are to be incorporated to highlight existing red. Artists are requested to describe how they would create this mural and which colours they would use. (Maybe Elvis is wearing blue suede shoes?! – it is up to you!)
Materials
Mural can be produced with artists chosen mediums such as stencil, brush, aerosol or other method suggested with EOI’s.
Email us with the following:
- Written concept for your proposed artwork (Selected imagery? What colours? Etc)
- Example images of previous work
- Artist CV (if applicable)
- Availability to complete mural
To obtain photo files (.jpegs format) of the walls please email simone[at]streetartwalking[dot]com[dot]au
ENTRIES CLOSE 31st MARCH 2013
Urban Renewal, Exploration and Street Art Walking
So, things have been a little quiet on the Street Art Walking (SAW) homefront, as I have been working as Placemaking Coordinator for a project called Honeysuckle Alive.
Honeysuckle Alive aims involves a series of unique, temporary and permanent, projects that will activate and interact with public spaces in Honeysuckle, Newcastle. The program features elements of art, creativity, culture, music, leisure, functionality, fun and play. It has been quiet a contrast to working in other parts of ‘older’ Newcastle and a great experience in learning that even newly developed precinct have their own unique set of challenges.
SAW is still ticking over and has largely become a photographic documentation of all things street art, wherever I visit, featuring work in Sydney, Newcastle, New York and even my hometown, Mudgee.
This week I was asked a series of questions by Top Shelf Magazine on what inspired my interest in street art and where things may be going for SAW. Check out the article titled ‘Turning Around Decades of Decay’ here. Newcastle will always remain a source of inspiration for the work that is done here, as well a local organisation Renew Newcastle, which has made such an impact on the ground level here for our community.
For those that don’t know, I actually founded a gallery (ARThive) as part of my Honours studies at The University of Newcastle, through the Renew Newcastle program. It was the best hands-on experience I have had working in a DIY artist run initiative (ARI) and there is no way my career would have taken the path it has, without the support from this special organisation.
2013 will see some new directions for SAW and myself, after meeting with Brooklyn based Street Art Walk last year. After meeting with our US counterpart we have been ticking over was that we can offer a local guiding experience through Newcastle. Our scene here is far more spread out and there just is not as much graff or street art to show in a small walking tour. Yet, my interest in empty buildings and history could mean that our tours become a more urban exploration style tour, showcasing our eclectic mix of old and new.
I will be visiting Detroit this April and will be going on an urban exploration tour with DetroitUrbex so will surely gain some inspiration from this city and organisation.
Creative Talks: Lecture series by Renew Newcastle
Renew Newcastle have announced the launch of Creative Talks, a monthly breakfast lecture series where local creatives from all fields can meet, greet and eat while hearing some sage advice from a person who has made their living from being creative.
It’s an opportunity for local creatives from all manner of backgrounds to connect, learn and be inspired by each other and a guest who will speak about the lessons they have learned growing their art into a commercial success. This will be followed by an audience Q&A and the opportunity to mingle with other local creatives.
Attendance is free and breakfast (coffee, tea, pastries and fruit) is provided.
The first Creative Talks will take place from 8.30am on Friday 7 September 2012 at the John Paynter Gallery at The Lock-Up Cultural Centre, Hunter Street, Newcastle.
The first creative to present is Melbourne-dwelling Novocastrian fine artist Lucas Grogan whose experience has extended beyond exhibition work to include commissions for wall and window murals, sculpture, album and magazine cover art and fashion fabric design.
Registration and breakfast will begin from 8.30am with Lucas’ talk to commence at 9am. It’s possible for most attendees to be back at their workplace by 10am.
While Creative Talks is free to attend, registration is required.
Go to www.creativetalks.floktu.com to register now.
Places are limited and filling up fast – Share with your friends so they don’t miss out!
Creative Talks is kindly hosted by The Lock-Up Cultural Centre.
Filming is generously sponsored by Enigma.
Breakfast is generously sponsored by The Newcastle Herald.
More on Renew Newcastle website
