Wunderbar Festival
"Housewarming"
138 St. Lawrence Square
Newcastle England NE6 1SU
"Jorn Ebner and Monica Ross cordially invite you to a housewarming in reverse.
On this site a row of council flats was demolished in 2008 to make way for the Byker South Redevelopment plan. The scheme has recently been shelved due to the current economic crisis - a situation that reflects the fragility of the social housing sector within society.
Housewarming will take place in open space, unsheltered and probably cold. No house stands here and another may or may not again: the artists imply the history of their private occupation of a flat on this site as the basis to host the sharing of social space. Tea, coffee, drinks and snacks will be provided by the artists, but guests are also welcome to contribute refreshments to be shared by all.
Housewarming is produced by Michelle Hirschhorn and supported by Wunderbar Festival, Newcastle City Council, ISIS Arts and the Friends of St. Lawrence Park."
more on Byker and The Byker Wall:
- BBC on the original Byker Development
- City of Newcastle > Environment and Planning > Regeneration > Ouseburn Byker Sites >St. Lawrence Square
Wunderbar Festival Schedule
[text and graphic from Housewarming Facebook Event page. Cross-posted to Signal Fire.]
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