Union Lane: Heading away from Federation Square, to and along Bourke Street, you’ll come across Union Lane.  This is another example of street art acting as an attraction rather than a deterrent. While Melbourne’s infamous, Bourke Street Mall is…

Watson Place: An oddity on this tour as it’s the only stop that isn’t a laneway or street. As you’ll notice, the piece is a mural painted by the artist, Dvate. It’s also a combination of several art styles, including among them: realism and tagging.…

Degraves Street: Just a stone’s throw from Federation Square and Flinders Street Station, Degraves Street is a narrow strip of cobblestones and cafes, broken down the middle and not quite straight. The place you’re looking for is at the back of the…

Rutledge Lane: Branching off from the iconic Hosier Lane, this little alleyway attracts a plethora of budding street artists and their admirers. The street is a constant reimagining of itself with works known to appear and disappear within the space…

Hosier Lane: Easily Melbourne’s most famous landmark for the creation and appreciation of street art. This treasure trove of colour and expression is a major attraction to street artists around the world. The site has seen the work of some of the…

Once we approach Burnley station, there is a shift from tagging to more mural like artwork. One piece just after the Burnley station is a massive piece on the walls of Eco Timber. It appears to be layered-many artists have added to or gone over the…

The final stop is Richmond station. The walls to the entrance of Richmond station are filled with commissioned works. What was once considered an illegal and offensive art form is now being woven with the most mundane aspects of everyday life like…

The second last stop is East Richmond station. This is one station where if you can, you should get down at and explore the alleys that lead into the station, the station car park and the walls of the buildings surrounding the station. There is such…

There is the false assumption that all ‘good’ and ‘cool’ street art can only be found in and around places like Hosier Lane and Fitzroy. This means that most of us miss seeing varied artwork in the most commonplace areas. While trains stations and…

The Glen Waverley line is possibly the most ‘vanilla’ train line in the Melbourne metro system, filled with exhausted corporate workers, equally tired university students and wide-eyed old folks excited for a day in the city. However, traveling on…