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Stop 1- Union Lane
The first stop of this tour is in an alleyway along one of Melbourne’s best known streets, Bourke street. Stepping into this lane, you enter an atmosphere different from that of the lively street behind. The walls are painted with outbursts and…
Stop 5: Smith St
We have travelled through time to reach our final stop and explored the story of artists from the city to Collingwood and everything in between.
Street art, at this stop, is less and less about aesthetic value and more about political charge and…
Stop 4: Gertrude St
As you walk along Brunswick St towards Gertrude St, you notice a slow change in scenery. Residential buildings replace middle class shops; you spot Brotherhood of St. Laurence offices and just up ahead a row of commission houses. You become…
Stop 3: Brunswick St
Walking on Brunswick Street is not the same as walking on Rose Street. The spatial setting starts to somewhat change as we make our way towards where the artists were forced to pack their bags and head to next, Collingwood. In the meantime, there is…
Stop 2: Rose Street Artists Market
As the CBD saw a rise in house prices, street artists began moving out of the city. Fitzroy became the new artistic hub. It attracted young artists with its lower rent and abundant space. This set off a chain reaction of artists contributing to…
Stop 1: CBD
The first stop in this tour is located in the CBD, where Melbourne’s street art journey began, inspired by the New York street art culture. Young artists emerged frequently in an attempt to paint the city in their colour. Graffiti was mostly related…
Stop 5 Alexandra parade/ George St
In this last stop, you will see an exterior of the pool wall is covered beautifully by artworks of Kaffeine. These artworks are contributed to Kaffeine first project, which called HEARTCORE book. This book offers audiences an insight into the lives…
Stop 4 Rose st/ Brunswick st
In this stop, you will have the opportunity to experience other beautiful artworks of street artist Deb and Kaffeine. The first artwork you engage with, before crossing the Brunswick St to the other side of Rose St, is another extraordinary design of…
Stop 5 - Sofles' 'Graffiti Mapped' (White Night Mural)
Our last stop is a bit further away from the first four pieces, but makes up for it in size, technique, execution and creativeness. This enormous mural (a full wall of Mackenzie Street’s multi-level car park) was part of a project by Juddy Roller, in…
Eye Spy Challenge
Feel like a final Eye Spy Challenge? See if you can find these items in Hosier Lane. GOOD LUCK!