Nice Day in Newtown
Characters of Newtown
Newtown is a inner west suburb of Sydney Australia. It is known for it's avangade and alternative nature. Newtown resides on the traditional lands of the Gadigal and Wangal people of the Eora Nation. My journey to Newtown was to see the lovely mural by Digby Webster and Neil Tomkins (Birdhat). Their mural is entitled Characters of Newtown and features colourful design as a homage to Newtowns past and celebrations of the colourful mix of a community. The artwork is located at 77 Lennox Street on the corner of Dension street. You can read more about the artwork below. You can check out another blog from Newtown here.
More Perfect Match Murals
Located around the streets of Newtown are more Perfect match murals including a cool space helmet type mural by Sid Tapia called Mayking All Things New located at 112 Lennox Street. An artwork by Fintan Magee at 1 Baltic Street, it features Caroline Chisholm (1808-1877), a social reformer known for her support of young woman immigrants and family welfare.
Sid Tapia
Fintan Magee
Final Thoughts
Newtown is always a great place to visit for art, food and fashion. A big thank you to Simon Vannarath for helping me out with filming check out his content here.
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