Live Walls – Presented by Napier Studios Productions
This weekend (16 & 17 Oct) there will be live painting in Richmond on post office lane just past Lennox on Victoria street. Come after lunch... yo see the Napier crew shred there stuff. Ha ha Broddock and Civil will be getting down...at the same time in the same place. On Monday (18 Oct) the Amnesty International wall will →
Artist Run Street Art Exhibition
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 →
Opening of the Collingwood Underground
Come join Sweet Streets to celebrate the opening of the Collingwood Underground Wednesday 20th October 6 – 10pm. This is an exhibition of co-creativity between artists, and all involved with the festival, workshop participants, staff and audience. Free flow is the name of the game. We all need to play with this underground thing coz it’s real and does not →
Our workshops are sweet!
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.
Stencils for Beginners
Our stencils for beginners workshops are filling up fast, so we have scheduled another session on Sunday 10th October 10am - 1pm @ Signal Youth Art Space, Flinders Walk, Northbank, Melbourne VIC. Go to the 'Workshops - book here' page to find out more and make bookings.
Street Art workshop using Recycled and Upcycled Materials
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 →
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 →
Street Art workshop using Recycled and Upcycled Materials
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 →
Advanced Stencil Class with Josh Cleary
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. To get the most of this session, bring some images (1 could →
Advanced Stencil class with Haha
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. To get the most out of this session →
Illustration and techniques for works on paper
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. www.fikarisart.com Date & Time: Saturday 23rd October, 9am - 12pm Venue: Collingwood Underground Arts Park, 44 Harmsworth Street, Collingwood →
Stencils for Beginners
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 →
Yarn Wrapping & Bombing – getting the knitting done
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 →
Creating Large Scale Murals Using Stencils
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 →
Stencils for Beginners
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 →
Character Design & Development
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 →
Character Design & Development
Join some of New Zealand’s leading street artists, Cinzah Seeyakem & 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 →
Volunteer!
It will be bigger than ever and we would like you to be involved. Sweet Streets is an all volunteer organization so we are looking for more volunteers to join us to run the festival. __ Art Installation __ Invigilating __ Admin __ Opening Night __ Bump in / Bump out __ Sales Desk __ Bar / Hospitality staff __ Auction assistant __ Education Officer for Workshops __ Party assistants Volunteers can →
Stencil Master Class for Secondary School Art Teachers
Join Josh Cleary, a practicing street artist and secondary school art teacher, for this master class designed to better equip art teachers with knowledge and practical skills relating to the latest street art trends and techniques. Incorporating this style of art into your teaching will instantly engage your students. Learn how Josh has successfully incorporated contemporary stencil art into the curriculum →
Streets and Lanes presented by Anglicare Victoria
Sweet Streets Festival is happy to support Streets and Lanes - an annual campaign allowing you to show support for your peers living in underprivileged circumstances. Funds raised through the Streets and Lanes Appeal will assist in addressing serious issues such as violence, mental health and youth homelessness. STREETS AND LANES EVENT THIS SATURDAY AT 1000 POUND BEND (361 Little Lonsdale →
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 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 →
Cracked Ink
I grew up in the North of England for most of my life. I'm 30 years old and based in New Zealand about 1 hour north of Auckland in the sticks. I started painting about 9 years ago, when I was an Art student. My stylz are crazy, monsterish characters, pretty much everyday observations, but twisted ever so slightly. I think →
Cinzah Seeyakem
Cinzah ‘Seekayem’ Merkens is an Auckland based Artist/Illustrator. Over the past 5 years he has exhibited in numerous exhibitions and expeditions throughout Australasia, South East Asia and the U.S. Cinzah quite often draws directly from his own imagination and past experiences, exploring familiar themes such as Childhood Nostalgia, daydreaming, nature, travel, and studies of slightly deranged city folk. In 2007 Cinzah →