Street art in Adelaide is a growing aspect of the wider public arts scene found in the Adelaide central business district. Adelaide street art includes the full gamut of contemporary street art mediums, including stenciling, murals, paste-ups, sticker art and yarn bombing.
Whereas Adelaide street art was previously painted over on occasion by the local authorities,[1] street art in Adelaide is now recognised and cultivated by state and local governments through supportive policies, as well as events such as the Oi You! Urban Art Festival.[2]
Street art locations edit
Adelaide's street art scene is physically centred in the Adelaide central business district, though it can be found in the suburbs. Stencils and other forms of street art such as yarn bombing also appears throughout suburbia and along public transport routes.[3]
Major locations for street art in the city include lane ways off of Rundle Street, Hindley Street, Ebenezer Place[4] and under the Morphett Street Bridge.[5][6][7] Access to the Topham Mall has been banned by the Adelaide City Council.[1]
See also edit
Street artists from Adelaide:
Other Australian cities:
References edit
- ^ a b Spain, Katie (30 May 2012). "Topham Mall loses its street art". Adelaide Advertiser. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ Bayly, Jess (18 March 2013). "Adelaide Urban Art Festival Bringing Banksy To Town". RipItUp.com. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ The Advertsiaer Artists take it to Adelaide’s streets. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ Yelp Ebenezer Place Street Art
- ^ Adelaide City Council Media release - New “Free Wall” for city’s street artists
- ^ Noble, Kelly (18 June 2012). "New "Free Wall" For Adelaide Street Artists". Glam Adelaide. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ Google Interactive Map (21 March 2015) Adelaide Street Art
External links edit
- Adelaide City Council's public art page
- From the street, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide street art exhibition
- Adelaide Street Art (Photo Gallery)
- Who Owns The Street?, Sheffield Doc/Fest, Adelaide documentary exploring questions of ownership and public property, art and vandalism surrounding street art
- Ebenezer Place Street Art
- Facebook - Adelaide Street Art
- Ten top Australian street artists
- Tumblr - Adelaide Graffiti & Street Art