Joe Vegas
A screenprinter by trade Joe Vegas is a supremely talented yet rarely organised art-making machine. He is known to often dwell in the streets of Melbourne Town. 10 years ago whilst living in a caravan on the NSW coast he would scribble away furiously by himself during the gaps left by skateboarding, acting more out of compulsion than any grand →
Boo
Boo is a stencil artist and facilitator from Melbourne city. In spite of her honours degree in fine art she has been making street art for many years. The reclamation of public space being central to her work, she prefers the street to the gallery but exists wholly between the two. Boo is obsessed with the point at which the →
Phoenix – Ephemeral
Melbourne street artist Phoenix has created a work ‘EPHEMERAL’ to coincide with Sweet Streets 2010. This work – which he has installed on the wall of the carpark opposite Thousand Pound Bend – is an exploration of the way street art evolves with the passage of time. The top letters are sturdily built – made of plywood coated with PVA and →
Artists Talk
Come along to 1000 pound bend this Saturday to meet artists Kirsty Furniss (from KA'a), Tom Civil, Junky Projects, Haha, and Boo, as they discuss their work with Mickie Skelton. Audiences are encouraged to get involved and ask questions as they hear about the artists' involvement in Street art culture and in particular, some of the challenges and politics surrounding being →
Festival Opening Night and Annoncements of Winners!
What an awesome opening we had at 1000 £ Bend, with over 1,000 people attending. A huge thanks to all who gave up their time to make the festival opening a happening thing; our volunteer management & operations team, the NZ crew (Cinzah, Cracked Ink, Liam Moore) who created a collaborative masterpiece along with some other spontaneous contributors. Great Earthquake & →
Stencil for Beginners
Join Daniel Lynch, renowned street artist from Junkyprojects, to learn how to make quirky stencils. This workshop starts at the very beginning, so if you’ve never picked up an art knife before, never fear. From cutting to spraying all the secrets of this DIY process will be revealed and you too can make your own two-toned stencil masterpiece. Bring along →
Deb
Deb currently based between Melbourne and Sydney is an extremely pro active artist, with constant project on the go. She is also at the forfront of the Australian Street Art scene. Deb has spread her work throughout many parts of the country as well as other parts of the globe, as well as engaging in public art programs, workshops, design →
Megan Dell
After growing up in coastal Victoria, Megan moved to Melbourne at the age of 17 to study Graphic Arts. She had admired the street art in her many trips to Melbourne and started dabbling in it once she moved to the city. Her artwork almost always incorporates spray paint and markers, with a preference to paint on reclaimed wood as each →
the JUNKYPROJECTS
Crafted from arcane rites encoded with the capitalist symbology of the modern corporate global battlefield, the 'JUNKYPROJECTS' is a powerful magikal curse which once placed upon any particular area, then empowers any garbage and waste contained therin to become animate and in many ways spring to life. The myriad of intruiging creatures which have arisen due to this strange set of →
Yarn Wrap
Yarn graffiti artist, teacher and crafter. The ‘Yarn Wrap’s work has been found all around Melbourne. Last year she contributed a number of pieces to the ‘Big West’ Festival in Footscray. She has also tagged around Fitzroy, St.Kilda and Bayside Melbourne. She studied at Sydney University in the early 90’s and qualified as a Textiles & Design and Food Technology teacher. →
Banksy DVD Launch
Red Hot Shorts and Blow Up Cinema are pleased to present the DVD launch party of the Banksy Film, Exit Through The Gift Shop. This is a one-off screening of this brilliant film and it will be followed by a Red Hot Shorts VJ set and drinks at bar prices. All in the lovely surrounds of the Sweet Streets Festival 2010. Tickets: $15 →
Sweet Streets at BSG Event/Exhibition- WED 13 OCT 6pm
Through a small bookshop, squashed between two kebab shops, and up some narrow stairs, you will find the hidden gem that is the Sweet Streets at BSG exhibition. Finding the place may be tricky, but it is worth the effort as Brunswick Street Gallery and the Sweet Streets Festival presents an amazing show of urban and street artists from Australia and →
Festival Street Art Tours – Book Here!
Come along for an exciting walking tour of some of the best (and often quite hidden) street art in Melbourne. As you are led by some of the most informed and involved local Street artists, you'll gain an real insight into this unique culture presented on our city's streets and laneways. Run by Melbourne Street Art Tours, the Sweet Streets →
Festival Street Art Tours – Book Here!
Come along for an exciting walking tour of some of the best (and often quite hidden) street art in Melbourne. As you are led by some of the most informed and involved local Street artists, you'll gain an real insight into this unique culture presented on our city's streets and laneways. Run by Melbourne Street Art Tours, the Sweet Streets →
Festival Film Night 14 October – Book here!
The Sweet Streets Film Night will feature four fresh short films about street art and by street artists. Three of these films will be having their premiere screening. Limited tickets available so book in early! Booking is easy - just follow the online booking system at the bottom of this page. DETAILS: 1000 Pound Bend Thursday 14th October 7:30pm Tickets $7 (+online →
Fab Family
FAB Family was established in 2005 and was a coalition of several graffiti crews to represent Bandung's (indonesia) graffiti scene at that time. The name F.A.B stands for Flagrant Act of Bombing which Cheztwo came up with. From tags to throw ups to pieces and productions , they maturely evolve and added Family to the name because it defines them →
Max Berry
Max Berry' work creates a world where every object has a life of its own, a daydream land where houses talk to clouds and characters float playfully in abstracted space. Interested in a imagined worlds, where his characters can exist in a heightened state of duality, exploring obscure lore and strange unknown lands. His characters appear in many forms, as →
Artists Gathering – an Invitation!
Do you want to be involved with the festival but not sure how? The Sweet Streets Team is holding an Artists' Gathering on Saturday the 28th August at the Collingwood Underground. We invite all artists to come along if you want to get a bit more info on the festival, and express your interest in various festival activities such as →
Sponsorship Opportunities
Your sponsorship opportunity! Melbourne’s premier urban & street art festival invites you to get involved. Sweet Streets is a 16 day festival of exhibitions and events across Melbourne’s world famous street art precincts. We are looking for sponsorship partners interested in engaging with contemporary urban and street art and a range of sponsorship opportunities are available. Sweet Street is a not-for-profit community →
Artists Pages
Check out the new artists pages - to be updated as we put together more info on a number of key artists involved in this years festival! See - http://www.sweetstreets.net/artists/
Call out for knit-graffiti pieces for the Award Exhibition!
This year the Award show at 1000 Pound bend will feature a knit-graffiti installation! We are looking for artists who wish to submit their work to contribute to the piece. This will be an awesome collaborative installation piece to represent the large, but relatively unknown community of knit-taggers who present us with (arguably) the most inoffensive form of graffiti all →
Urban Intervention: Street Sculpture Exhibition and Art Trail.
This exhibition encompasses numerous modes of street art sculpture and urban intervention including site specific installation, culture jamming, yarn bombing, guerrilla knitting and other public art forms that relate to an engagement, subversion, dialogue or interjection with the urban topography. Art Trail: A Google mapping system will be provided to help you locate existing works by the artists in Melbourne’s laneways. Moving from the concrete →
For updates on the Festival
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Welcome to Sweet Streets, presented by the Melbourne Stencil Festival
Welcome! Welcome! street art fans, enthusiasts, professional and amateur rapscallions, to our new bright and shiney Sweet Streets website! Watch this space. While still in utero, this website will blossom into a fully fledged cyber hub... shortly. Sweet Streets, a program of events with fun for the whole family is coming soon: October 8th - 24th 2010.