Newtown ArtSeat

About Newtown ArtSeat

Newtown ArtSeat offers a space where experimental and non-commercial art can be showcased.

It is a permanent structure in Newtown's Pride Square that combines public seating, artwork display and lighting. The site is highly visible and exposes any artwork to thousands of passers-by each day. 

The ArtSeat has become a landmark in Newtown.

GUTS

Artist: Chloe Tizzard

A contemporary textile art piece composed of glossy, padded fabric tubes arranged in intricate, overlapping patterns. The color palette includes pastel pink, fuchsia, white, and deep burgundy tones, resembling abstract, organic forms. The tubes are tightly coiled and layered, creating a plush, three-dimensional texture. 

This work will be on display from 7 May 2025 - 6 August 2025

Artist statement

GUTS is a soft sculpture installation created specifically for the Newtown ArtSeat. This work is a part of a broader artistic project in which the artist has been exploring the parts of the body and subconscious mind that make us squirm. The Artseat is also a rare opportunity for soft sculpture to be explored in public space. For Tizzard, the method of hand-stitching these works is a meditative way of making sense of the body/mind connection, a way to experience subconsciousness through long and quiet creativity.

Instagram: @king.tizzard

A contemporary textile art piece composed of glossy, padded fabric tubes arranged in intricate, overlapping patterns. The tubes that resemble guts, are encased in a perspex cylindrical structure with a concrete seat around the lower circumference.The colour palette includes pastel pink, fuchsia, white, and deep burgundy tones, resembling abstract, organic forms. The tubes are tightly coiled and layered, creating a plush, three-dimensional texture.

Previous exhibits

Contact

Our next annual call out will be held in 2025 for exhibitions in 2026. It will be listed on the artist opportunities page.

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For further information about Newtown ArtSeat, please contact Raffaela Cavadini via email raffaela.cavadini@innerwest.nsw.gov.au or Hannah Rouse via email hannah.rouse@innerwest.nsw.gov.au

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Page last updated: 08 May 2025