Beach Street: The Whiteaways Arcade

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The Whiteaways Arcade located along Beach Street, George Town is a block of two-storeys 1903 colonial style building which was later renovated into a commercial centre now. The building is currently used as both an exhibition place as well as the home to an art gallery, cafes and retail shops.
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Penang Street Art (Graffiti Park)

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The Penang Youth Park (or officially the Municipal Park) is now home to a recently launched graffiti park where graffiti artists may showcase their talent. The graffiti park is designed to be environmentally friendly with new walls being constructed near the existing skate park for the art purpose.

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The below picture shows the work in progress before the graffiti paintings were completed.
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Penang Street Art (Backpackers’ Main Street)

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A wall steel rod caricature depicting how Chulia Street is now also known as the Backpackers’ Main Street due to the number of budget hotels sprouting along the street with the influx of tourists into the island in recent times.