A community street arts festival in the Ouseburn, Newcastle has further expanded its first art installation trail, with the support of Karbon Homes and Byker Community Trust team.
The housing association has partnered with the team at ELEMENTS street art festival, to install a street art board in the heart of the Byker estate. The installation is one of 14 pieces of artwork in the festival trail, which celebrates the talent of the region's street and graffiti artists.
Situated at the junction of Raby Street and Raby Cross, the Byker artwork was created by artist ‘Nocciola the Drawer’, who in collaboration with specialist youth service Foundation Futures, worked with young people living on the Byker estate to workshop ideas and portray what Byker means to them through the piece.
From the session, a fun, vibrant mural was created, which illustrates the diversity of the estate and includes Byker’s iconic colours and a classic Geordie saying.
Michelle Bell, Assistant Director of Byker Community for Karbon Homes, said: “The Ouseburn is just a stone’s throw from the Byker estate, and this project provided a great opportunity for our young people to be part of this exciting festival.”
“ELEMENTS street art festival has a huge focus on community and bringing people together, and we saw it as a great opportunity to try and bridge that gap, allowing our residents to benefit from the festival while encouraging festival goers to visit our estate and learn more about its history.
“It’s also been a great opportunity to forge links with the creative industries of the Ouseburn and give our young people living on the estate the opportunity to get involved with an exciting project that helps them illustrate what their home and estate means to them.”
Carlo Viglianisi, Director at Building Culture CIC, who has been involved in organising the festival, said : "The wider communities that surround the Ouseburn are a really important part of Elements. We've been working closely with local youth groups and established organisations to make this festival a space for everyone, and as the festival grows, we'll continue to build on that. The work we're doing in Byker is a great example of how the festival is making connections and expanding."
The artwork for the main festival, which runs from 2-4 August and showcases artwork from 20 established North East artists, is the first element of a partnership between Karbon, Byker Community Trust and Elements.
Later in the year, the partners will facilitate further workshops with the Byker community, to develop more street art installations to be displayed on the former school/youth project building at the bottom of Brinkburn Street, a centre managed by Northern Stage.
The project is part of Karbon’s Fair Foundations approach to placeshaping, delivering projects and initiatives in its communities, that help make lasting change and support growth.
Byker is one of Karbon’s Fair Foundations Impact Areas, where the organisation will work in partnership with local residents, local government, health, education, community organisations, and major employers to develop a ground up place-based approach, that aims to deliver long-term growth and prosperity for the area.
A community street arts festival in the Ouseburn, Newcastle has further expanded its first art installation trail, with the support of Karbon Homes and Byker Community Trust team.
The housing association has partnered with the team at ELEMENTS street art festival, to install a street art board in the heart of the Byker estate. The installation is one of 14 pieces of artwork in the festival trail, which celebrates the talent of the region's street and graffiti artists.
Situated at the junction of Raby Street and Raby Cross, the Byker artwork was created by artist ‘Nocciola the Drawer’, who in collaboration with specialist youth service Foundation Futures, worked with young people living on the Byker estate to workshop ideas and portray what Byker means to them through the piece.
From the session, a fun, vibrant mural was created, which illustrates the diversity of the estate and includes Byker’s iconic colours and a classic Geordie saying.
Michelle Bell, Assistant Director of Byker Community for Karbon Homes, said: “The Ouseburn is just a stone’s throw from the Byker estate, and this project provided a great opportunity for our young people to be part of this exciting festival.”
“ELEMENTS street art festival has a huge focus on community and bringing people together, and we saw it as a great opportunity to try and bridge that gap, allowing our residents to benefit from the festival while encouraging festival goers to visit our estate and learn more about its history.
“It’s also been a great opportunity to forge links with the creative industries of the Ouseburn and give our young people living on the estate the opportunity to get involved with an exciting project that helps them illustrate what their home and estate means to them.”
Carlo Viglianisi, Director at Building Culture CIC, who has been involved in organising the festival, said : "The wider communities that surround the Ouseburn are a really important part of Elements. We've been working closely with local youth groups and established organisations to make this festival a space for everyone, and as the festival grows, we'll continue to build on that. The work we're doing in Byker is a great example of how the festival is making connections and expanding."
The artwork for the main festival, which runs from 2-4 August and showcases artwork from 20 established North East artists, is the first element of a partnership between Karbon, Byker Community Trust and Elements.
Later in the year, the partners will facilitate further workshops with the Byker community, to develop more street art installations to be displayed on the former school/youth project building at the bottom of Brinkburn Street, a centre managed by Northern Stage.
The project is part of Karbon’s Fair Foundations approach to placeshaping, delivering projects and initiatives in its communities, that help make lasting change and support growth.
Byker is one of Karbon’s Fair Foundations Impact Areas, where the organisation will work in partnership with local residents, local government, health, education, community organisations, and major employers to develop a ground up place-based approach, that aims to deliver long-term growth and prosperity for the area.
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