Last night was the opening of ST2K the month long Street art festival. It was marked by the art exhibition “HERE COMES TROUBLE” which I was lucky enough to be part of. It was a great night, very packed. Thank you to all who came! There is a really nice write up on the night here at Sydney Body art Ride. If you’d like to see photos of the event just click on the image below.
The exhibition will run the entire month of October and its worth having a look because there are many amazing art works gracing the walls of the Pine St. Also, there will be many exciting events running during october which gives you a chance to get involved in the D.I.Y/street art world:
DIY SWEATSHOP: TUES 7th & WED 8th OCT, 6 – 9pm
$10 per person, limited places – bookings essential!
Get together in our unique studio environment and use our resources, materials & equipment! Make your stickers, badges & stencils. Make use of our Screen printing facilities to make tshirts, prints or whatever you like! You can also do one colour printing on the fagette press (additional fee to pay on the night)! With access to our digital studio including printers, scanners, MAC graphic stations and our collection of bizarre art materials for your project. With two workshop evenings available it’s a great chance to make your own merchandise for the LIVE ART-JAM day (19th October).
STREET ART MASTER CLASS: THURS 9th OCT, 6.30 – 8.45pm
Modern street art techniques for urban propaganda
$10 per person, limited places – bookings essential!
Produce effective advertising campaigns using cheap recycled materials! Learn advanced stencil cutting & application techniques for fro use in posters press kits t-shirts stickers and more! Join us at this intensive Master Class to learn about issues such as legality safety & history of street art!
GET UP! OPEN MIC NITE & POETRY SLAM: TUES 14th OCT, 7 – 9pm
hosted by MEAN FRANCINE
Gold coin donation
Join us on the 14th October for a mixed bag of live performances in the Pine Street Gallery. Hosted by Mean Francine, GET UP! features a diverse selection of performances and readings from poets, artists, musicians, zine makers and writers. With CooknKitsch, Pteradactyl Man, interactive workshops & lucky door prizes!
GRL FORUM – STREET ART RESEARCH LAB: WED 15th OCT, 7 – 9pm
Gold coin donation
Join us for an evening of street art & DIY research including films, slide show & artists talks in this interactive artists forum. A multimedia DIY street art experience featuring talks by artists Konsumterra, Mickie Quick & Matt Hyunh.
STREET ART SAFARI: SAT 18th OCT, 1 – 3pm
Sydney Street Art Tour with Chris Tamm
Gold coin donation, limited places – bookings essential!
(Meet at Pine Street Creative Art Centre)
Join Chris Tamm for a 2 hour bus tour of Sydney’s street art hotspots including Chippendale, Newtown, St Peters & Enmore. See a diversity of murals and artworks and hear about the history and diversity behind our amazing local scene from ST2K Festival founder Chris Tamm. Chris has been involved in street art education since 2001 and has worked as a curator, tour guide, lecturer and publisher of street art. Seats are limited so bookings are essential!
ST2K LIVE ART JAM: SUN 19th OCT, 11am – 6pm
The main event!
Free!
Join us at Pine St Creative Arts Centre for a great day of street art events! Part of the ART & ABOUT Peepshow studio tour (http://www.queenstreetstudio.com/events.html), the LIVE ART JAM will bring together local street artists & DIY fanatics for a live art spectacular! Check out:
-Live art demonstrations: aerosol, stencil, marker pen & chalk art
-Free workshops – including stencil art & Zine making
-Artists market stalls – affordable art, jewellery, Zines & more!
-Get involved in the collaborative mural & help build the giant cardboard box robot!
-Live DJ’s: music from Defenda Soundsystem
-Gallery: Check out the ST2K ‘Here Comes Trouble’ exhibition & meet the artists!
(Info from SPRACI)
That’s all for now, don’t forget T.I.N.A Zine fair is this Sunday at Civic Park in Newcastle, hope to see you all there!
