Marcus Westbury

About

Marcus Westbury is the inaugural CEO of Contemporary Arts Precincts Ltd that is leading the development of the Collingwood Arts Precinct in Melbourne. He is also the founder of the multi award-winning Renew Newcastle and Renew Australia projects that have reopened more than a hundred vacant properties to creative and community uses across Australia.

Marcus has been a writer, media maker, festival director and the founder and manager of multiple arts events, community projects and social enterprises across Australia. He is the author of Creating Cities (Niche Press, 2015) and has been the writer and presenter of the ABC TV series Bespoke and Not Quite Art.

Past Events

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Reading the City: Art in the City

Marcus Westbury, Chris McAuliffe, Tom Nicholson, Christine Dew

19 Mar

Cultural Solutions

Simon Abrahams, Marcus Westbury, Robyn Archer, Julianne Schultz, Scott Rankin

12 May

Living for the City: Marcus Westbury

Marcus Westbury, Stuart Harrison

3 May

Future Local: Arts Transforming the City

Sara Savage, Marcus Westbury, Wendy Lasica, Lara Thoms

19 Sep

The Battle For Our Buildings

Emma Telfer, Marcus Westbury, Stuart Macintyre, Chris Johnston

25 Jul

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