Blue Papaya, Whitley Bay



Blue Papaya - Retailers of fair trade and locally sourced gifts and accessories.

Real Art Projects were asked to design a new shop front for Blue Papaya in Whitley Bay. The business relocated from Park View and the proprietor took advantage of North Tyneside Council's "Shop Front" scheme, enabling them to fully restyle the exterior of the premises with the help of a grant.

The location of the premises is at the bottom of a hill on the main road route into the town, and can be seen from some distance away. Therefore there was an opportunity to create something striking and eye-catching to visitors to Whitley Bay.

The main idea was to cover the shop front, from pavement to roof, in blue. From there we were able to concentrate on the background to their logo. This was applied using spraypaint to create a "sunburst" effect.

The finished design has received a great response from customers.

Cardboard Shelter 2, Crisis Cafe, Newcastle upon Tyne



Our second annual event for a homeless charity. This year we raised over £2,000 for Crisis based in Newcastle.

Real Art Projects brought together artists from all over the UK to contribute artwork on framed pieces of A4 cardboard to raise money for Crisis.

Visit CardboardShelter.org for more details.

Coast '09, Panama Skate Park, Whitley Bay

Coast '09 was organised by North Tyneside Council to celebrate World Environment Day and World Ocean Day.

Real Art Projects' involvement was to organise a live graffiti art demonstration alongside the skate park.

Kings Manor, Newcastle upon Tyne



Collaborating with other artists from the region, a member of Real Art Projects was involved in the interior design of this Newcastle pub.

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Cardboard Shelter, Newcastle upon Tyne



CardboardShelter.org was set up by Real Art Projects to raise both awareness of, and funds for The Big Issue Foundation by bringing together artists from around the UK to contribute towards CardboardShelter.org exhibitions.

With over 50 artists contributing to the event and our target of over £1,000 being raised on the night, the event was a great success.

Visit CardboardShelter.org for more details.

Mentoring at Waygood, Newcastle upon Tyne



In 2008 a member of Real Art Projects was asked to mentor Arsen, an asylum seeker from Armenia, as part of WayGood's attempt to make connections with minority groups.

The project was a fantastic success as he was helped to expand his unique sketches using spraypaint for outdoor work, and pen and emulsion for the indoor work.

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Archive Projects

Here you can find details of our past projects including events for homeless charities, Council run event, private commission work and mentoring work with a North East arts organisation.