Fundraising Auction – Close of the Festival
Come along to one of the most anticipated events of Sweet Streets, as we close the festival with our Fundraising Auction. Help raise money for the future of Sweet Streets as well as the Collingwood Housing Estate Arts Community, and Anglicare Victoria - our chosen charities. Featuring signed prints donated by Obey, Acorn and Josh Cleary, the Award Show murals by well-known →
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 →
Underground Artists Hub Opening times
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 provide a studio base for our artists, a venue for workshops, and an exhibition space for →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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