Our workshops are sweet!

Haha's advanced stencil workshop

Since the festival opening on Friday 8th October we have run 7 brilliant workshops over 4 days, facilitated by our amazing street artists at Signal and the Underground Arts Park. There are even more workshops to come, to find out more go to the ‘workshops – book here’ page.

Mother & son doing JunkyProjects workshop

Josh Cleary's advanced stencil workshop

Creating Large Scale Murals Using Stencils

The Peace Posters

The Peace Posters

Join Civil, leading stencil artist, activist, illustrator and publisher, for this 3 hour session focusing on using interlocking smaller scale stencils to initiate a narrative that others can build on. Create stencils based on hand drawn images, develop your own cutting style, optimise the use of colour, and build collaboration. This session is most suitable for people who have some experience with stencil techniques.

Session Date & Time: Saturday 16th October, 2 – 5pm

Venue: Collingwood Underground Arts Park, 44 Harmsworth Streets, Collingwood VIC

Cost: $25

Enquiries: contact Debbie Hall: debbie_hall@bigpond.com or call 0431363097

Youth Workshops @ Signal

Signal Creative Youth Arts Space

Signal Creative Youth Arts Space

Sweet Streets has partnered with Signal, City of Melbourne’s creative arts studio in the heart of the city dedicated to people aged 13 to 20.

Over the first weekend of the festival, 9th & 10th October, Sweet Streets will be hosting a series of 3 hour street art workshops focusing on advanced stencilling techniques and creating street sculpture from found objects and recycled materials.

Located in the heart of Melbourne Signal provides an amazing space for these creative workshops.

Click here for Signal’s location.

Advanced Stencils

Stencil artist Josh Cleary leads this advanced stencilling workshop designed specifically to show you how to create multi layered stencils using Photoshop. This workshop is targeted at those who have had experience in creating single layered stencils and have basic skills using Photoshop or similar image adjusting software. http://joshcleary.com/

Session dates & times: Saturday 9th October, 2pm – 5pm Cost: $25 per person

Ned Kelly by Ha Ha

Ned Kelly by Ha Ha

Join Ha Ha, one of Australia’s most notorious and prolific stencil artists, for an advanced stencilling workshop designed specifically to show you how to add more depth and detail to your creations by using multi layered stencils. This workshop is targeted at those who have had experience in creating single layered stencils.

http://www.regantamanui.com/

Session dates & times: Sunday 10th October 10am – 1pm or 2pm – 5pm. Cost: $25 per person

Making street art from recycled and upcycled materials

Junkyprojects street sculpture

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/

Session dates & times: Saturday 9th 1pm – 4pm, Sunday 10th October 10am – 1pm or 2pm – 5pm Cost:$25 per person

Bookings & enquiries: Contact Debbie Hall:debbie_hall@bigpond.com or phone: 0431363097