Nagore Square‘s Nagore Mews, a small area comprising of old empty heritage houses, has now become the canvas for the Urban Xchange International Street Art Festival. Featuring artists from a number of countries, the festival aims to promote the expression of arts in Penang. Organised by a Berlin-based urban arts centre and Hin Bus Depot Art Centre, the festival will have murals painted by international artists as well as local artists at various spots in George Town.
Location of Nagore Mews;
This large and colorful mural at Bawasah Road is part of a series of murals drawn for Urban Xchange Street Art Festival. Organised by a Berlin-based urban arts centre and Hin Bus Depot Art Centre, the festival will have murals painted by international artists from many different countries (as well as local artists) at various spots in George Town.
The location of the mural at Bawasah Road. Bawasah Road is a small road crossing Nagore Road in George Town.
A large mural at Tye Sin Street, George Town featuring a portrait of a girl clad in what appears to be a Penang inspired T-shirt. This mural can be found beside Sum Min Primary School, and can be easily spotted along C.Y. Choy Road.
A small dragon sculpture found on the old wall of Ah Quee Street.
Map to the location of the street art for Lego Panda, Gangster Penguins and Darth Vader.
For other street art locations, please click HERE.
A wall art with a portrait of Darth Vader spotted at the back of a building along Ah Quee Street.
Link to the mural’s location; http://travel2penang.wordpress.com/2014/10/25/penang-street-art-map-part-8/
This mural was spotted at an alley along the side wall of the Visit Malaysia Tourism Penang office at Beach Street.
Link to the mural’s location; http://travel2penang.wordpress.com/2014/10/25/penang-street-art-map-part-8/
Spotted this ‘monster’ at a parking lot in Chulia Street.
A wall painting or graffiti depicting three penguins in gangster style; one holding a gun, another wearing a chain and the third spray-painting the wall.
This painting can be found at a small alley along Armenian Street and is located at the wall facing the Rats Catcher mural.
Link to the mural location; http://travel2penang.wordpress.com/2014/10/25/penang-street-art-map-part-8/
A view of the Acheen Street Mosque‘s turret as well as the popular ‘A Boy Reaching Up’ mural of Ernest Zacharevic at the wall of the house on the right.