Melbourne Stencil Festival 07
Posted Thursday, May 10, 2007, 5:01 PM by Lonely Planet
Amazing that a little bit of cardboard and a pssssssssht of spray-paint can turn a grimy city wall into something worth looking at. Melbourne is so proud of its (not-so) secret stencil society that it now celebrates its passion for the not-quite-legal street art with an annual festival. The 3rd Melbourne Stencil Festival runs from 11-20 May and will showcase the work of over 60 Australian and international artists. Guests at this year's festival include Rica P and Celso, members of the Brazilian Sprays Poeticos Collective, who combine poetry and street art. And just to prove that stencillers can still break all their own rules, this year's festival will also present 'Drawing Fancy', a collection of hand-drawn illustrations by Australian and international artists.
If you're not in Melbourne catch the festival as it travels to regional Victoria, Newcastle, Sydney and Brisbane.
Stencil Festival 07
11-20 May J-Studios Artist Community, 100 Barkly St, North Fitzroy, VIC
4-20 June Eastbank Centre, 70 Welsford Street, Shepparton, VIC
6-16 July Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, 40 Lydiard Street, Ballarat, VIC
21 July-19 August Gippsland Art Gallery, 68 Foster Street, Sale, VIC
4-14 October Newcastle Arts Space, 246 Parry St, Newcastle West, NSW
16-27 October Pine Street Creative Arts Center, Chippendale, NSW.
1-4 November Jugglers Art Space 103 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley, QLD
Labels: Asia and Pacific, Festivals and events
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Brilliant show.. gets better every year, with a very high degree of style and quality exhibited this year. You'll need good $$ to actually get a piece of it (cheapest good piece we found was $250) and you can spend up to $5000 if you're so inclined. But even just for a wander through, well worth your time.
The image you have is "Terry Hicks" by Hobart artist Jamin, from the Die Laughing Collective. It's 52cm x 52cm, enamel on aluminium... www.jamin.com.au
even if you're not there during the festival, its still worth having a wander up the city lights (laneway from fed square up) just to see the work. its pretty awesome - inspired me to do art at school.
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