GGOC have recently announced the commencement of the 2006 Graffiti Games, which will run until April 2006. Going by the website the entire Central Business District has been declared a “maximum tolerance zone” open to street art of all form.
Artist: Public Servant Taken Thursday, 23rd February 2006 Donaldson Lane, This was must be part of the Melbourne street art clean up(Graffiti blitz gives city a quick facelift, the age 1/03/06) that’s taking place due to the commonwealth games. Little do they realize that this just adds to the history of the wall making it ever more interesting to the viewer.
Pic's and Book, documenting street art in Melb. Saw it today nice pictures. Will have to buy the book.
Citylights and Until Never Gallery 2nd Floor. Hosier Lane (Enter from Rutledge Lane) Melb. Exhibition runs from 16th - 25th of February Open Wed to Sat 12 – 6pm www.stencilgraffiticapital.com/
"STENCIL GRAFFITI HAS TAKEN off since it started appearing at the end of the '90s; it's taken only six years for the movement to get its own festival, held at the Meat Market last year, and now this book, which profiles and reproduces the work of more than a dozen artists." (read more)
Herald Sun Article, 21/01/2006. POLICE have unleashed a war on Melbourne's graffiti menace, smashing a gang accused of leaving a $1 million trail of damage across the city. Police say they snared one of the gang's two ringleaders in what may be Australia's most important arrest over train graffiti. (read more)