CitySwitch urban interventions – Exhibit
Event: CitySwitch urban interventions What: Exhibit Start Time: Tuesday, February 23 at 5:00pm End Time: Saturday, February 27 at 8:00pm Where: Hunter St Mall & Renew HQ 3 Morgan St Newcastle AUSTRALIA
CitySwitch is an international exchange between Japan and Australia, where urban designers, architects and artists workshop ideas over 5 intense days, to collaborate on the creative activation of urban spaces.
23-27 Feb 2010
CitySwitch Lab invites you to downtown Newcastle to collaborate with a team of architects, artists, and designers from across NSW and Japan for the 2nd international workshop on urban revitalisation.
… “We are working on the ground to create four catalytic interventions within downtown Newcastle”
… “Artists, architects, creators, and thinkers of the city are all invited to take part in the workshop”
You can join in on the workshop (each day), come to free lectures (Tues/Weds/Thurs 8pm), or come and view the completed exhibitions/installations/projects (Saturday 27th, from 2pm).
The workshop includes the collaborative design and production of four different urban intervention projects, a series of international lectures, and a range of social events. The workshop culminates in a public show to exhibit, critique and celebrate the works on Saturday the 27th of February.
**International guest creators include: Satoru Yamashiro (Tokyo, Japan), Toshinori Esumi (Izumo, Japan), Jin Hidaka (Japan) and Jun Inokuma (Tokyo, Japan). **
Full details http://cityswitchlab.org/newcastle/index.php