Reviews
Underground Artists’ Hub
Artists and onlookers alike are encouraged to mingle, collaborate and enjoy a drink or two from the beer stocked fridges as Sweet Streets gives you a firsthand look at how true street art is inspired and created. Read More…
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Urban Intervention Art Trail
A self-guided walk that starts at the Street Sculpture exhibition at Abbotsford’s Yarra Sculpture Gallery, before winding through the back streets of Collingwood and Fitzroy. Read more…
Stecils for beginners
For three hours we drew, cut and sprayed our own stencils. The class was super-productive, heaps of fun and a pretty cool learning experience in a very ‘Melbourne’ venue – an abandoned underground car park in Collingwood.
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Sweet Streets @ BSG
High above busy Brunswick Street is the gorgeous BSG gallery space, which currently hosts some of Australia and NZ’s coolest urban artists the exhibition is a collection of murals, stencils, skate decks and mixed media collages.
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Award Echibition
Melburnians love a big party and the revelers at this year’s Sweet Streets launch and awards night were not disappointed. Over 40 artists submitted works in a wide range of media including stencil, graffiti, sculpture, yarn wrapping, collage and illustration. Read more…
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Guide
Melbourne is notorious for its mindboggling array of street art and graffiti, our city being one of the world’s biggest champions of stencil art. This year’s Sweet Streets festival (formerly the Melbourne Stencil Festival) is a celebration of the richly painted concrete canvas of our urban landscape.
Famous for their graff-adorned walls, the CBD’s Hosier Lane and Centre Place are overpopulated by tourists and wedding photographers. But look a little further out and you’ll discover the best art can be found in the back laneways of Fitzroy and Collingwood. From October 8 – 24, the inner city is being transformed into a hub for lovers of street art, with various events – many of which are free – ranging from exhibitions to master classes with prominent artists. Here are some of the highlight’s from this year’s program:
The Award Exhibition
1000£ Bend
October 8 – 24
Featuring the best of the best from Australia and the world, each artist has submitted a piece in a medium relating to street or urban art. Beastman, Haha, Drew Funk and Deb are amongst the submissions.
Sweet Streets Underground Artists’ Hub
Collingwood Arts Park
October 21 – 23
An underground car park will be transformed into a vibrant artists’ hub complete with graff-adorned walls, studio and bar. Chat to artists about their work and get inspired.
Urban Intervention Art Trail
October 15 – 24
From October 15, view the secret Urban Art map via Google Maps and discover the secret locations of some of our most important historical and sociological urban art pieces.
Art classes
October 8 – 24
Sweet Streets will be presenting a huge range of art classes for anyone of any level. Try Stencils for Beginners, Advanced Stencilling (with the hugely respected Melbourne artist, Haha), Character Design and Development, yarn bombing, illustration and large scale mural work. Check the program for pricing.
Visit the Sweet Streets 2010 website for more info.
