Once again the Collingwood Underground Arts Park will be an integral venue for the Sweet Streets 2010 Festival. This unique space, which was once an underground car park and is still adorned with street art on the walls from last year’s festival, will host an artist run street art exhibition. Come to the opening party on Wednesday 20th October 6pm – 10pm. The exhibition will continue Thurs 21 – Sat 23, 2pm – 8pm.
Junkyprojects street sculpture
Join renowned Australian street sculptor Daniel Lynch of the ‘JUNKYPROJECTS’ in a street art workshop with a difference. Make your own creatures, critters and cretins using nothing more than garbage and a few nails. Learn innovative techniques to turn an endless resource of everyday waste into amazing art pieces for all to enjoy.
Participants are encouraged to bring along any found objects and rubbish that they find visually interesting ( we suggest squashed aluminium and steel cans, bottle tops, tins, scrap timber off cuts, plastic cutlery, basically just about anything you can find) however some materials will be provided on the day. http://junkyprojects.weebly.com/
Date & time: Saturday 9th October 1 – 4pm
Venue: Signal Art Space. Flinders Walk, Northbank, Melbourne VIC
Cost: $25
Enquiries: contact Debbie Hall: debbie_hall@bigpond.com or call 0431363097
Michael P Fikaris
Join renowned illustrator & Street artist, Michael P Fikaris, for this 3 hour session on illustration and techniques for works on paper. Explore illustrative techniques with applications for gallery works, paste-ups, stickers, and murals. Discover & develop your own style to convey rich stories.
Date & Time: Saturday 23rd October, 9am – 12pm
Venue: Collingwood Underground Arts Park, 44 Harmsworth Street, Collingwood VIC
Cost: $25
Enquiries: contact Debbie Hall: debbie_hall@bigpond.com or call 0431363097
Junkyprojects
Join Daniel, 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 a photo or drawing of your choice; remember the more simple and contrasted it is the better; a selection of images will be provided on the day for those of you who can’t choose!
Date & time: Sunday 17th October, 1 – 4pm
Venue: Collingwood Underground Arts Park, 44 Harmsworth Street, Collingwood VIC
Cost: $25
Enquiries: contact Debbie Hall: debbie_hall@bigpond.com or call 0431363097
Some of Jude yarn wraps work
Join Jude Yarn Wrap to learn about and experience the joys of yarn wrapping & bombing. This session focuses on preparing your yarn wrapping materials, knitted pieces. This workshop will suit anyone who has never knitted before or if you have picked up needles but cannot really remember what you do next. We cover all the basics you will need to know as a novice knitter. You will learn knit and purl stitch as well as how to cast on and cast off. We also cover stocking stitch and garter stitch. (Basic stiches). Class includes a pair of 4mm knitting needles that you keep as well as some small balls of wool. We will talk about yarn wrapping & bombing and some tricks to attach work around town.
Date & Time: Sunday 17th October, 2 – 5pm
Venue: Collingwood Neighbourhood House, 253 Hoddle St,
Collingwood VIC (enter from Perry Street around the corner)
Cost: $25
Enquiries: contact Debbie Hall: debbie_hall@bigpond.com or call 0431363097
Boo 'our lady of the transparency'
Learn how to make extraordinary stencils with Melbourne’s eminent super stencil making heroine Boo. 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 a photo or drawing of your choice; remember the more simple and contrasted it is the better; a selection of images will be provided on the day for those of you who can’t choose!
Session date & Time: Saturday 16th October, 10am – 1pm
Venue: Collingwood Underground Arts Park
Cost: $25
Enquiries: contact Debbie Hall: debbie_hall@bigpond.com or call 0431363097
Cinzah
Join some of New Zealand’s leading street artists, Cinzah & Simon Ormerod (Cracked Ink), for a 3 hour workshop exploring character design & development using a range of different mark making materials & techniques. This session is designed to increase your appreciation of creative expression and finding your own unique style, and how to use available materials to best suit your style.
http://www.crackedink.com/ www.flickr.com/photos/seekayem
Session dates & Times: Thursday 14th October 6pm – 9pm
Venue: Collingwood Underground Arts Park, 44 Harmsworth Street, Collingwood VIC
Cost: $25
Enquiries: Contact Debbie Hall debbie_hall@bigpond.com or call 0431363097