Westsyde store launch “420″ – Darlinghurst

Out of nowehere, Westsyde Connection (a skate store/art hub/art collective/art supplier..etc etc), have announced they are opening a second location, right in the heart of Sydney’s Darlinghurst.

To celebrate, Westsyde is opening their store with an art show of some of Sydney’s finest. Featuring Beastman, Ben Frost, Brett Chan, Bridge Stehli, Days One, Dboe, Jumbo, Kon, MANMAN, Numskull, Pork, Pudl, Rotes, RJ Williams.

“420” – Westsyde Connection Darlinghurst opening
Opening Day: Saturday, Apr 20 – 420pm
Westsyde Connection – 58 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst

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Outside: Catching up with Ben Frost in Canada

We caught up (digitally) with our old buddy Ben Frost recently to see what he’s been up to on his recent travels in Canada. Looks like he’s been busy getting outside of the studio lately, with these posters on abandoned stores in Windsor. More on Ben here.

“These are 5 street pieces I did in Windsor, Canada this month. I went down to work with my buddy DENIAL who has a nice big studio and using some cool techniques. Windsor is across the river from Detroit, and suffered a similar social and economic demise when the Ford factories closed during the GFC – so there’s loads of abandoned stores like the KFC, Home Depot and 7-11 that I found to hit on this trip.”

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Ben Frost

Ben Frost

Ben Frost

Photo recap 2: The Hours Launch Exhibition Sydney

See below for a full view of the gallery and also ALL of the artworks that were on display.
Download a copy of the catalogue here.

The Hours Gallery

The Hours Gallery

The Hours Gallery

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Edward Woodley

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Sean Morris

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Jumbo

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Manman

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Ben Frost

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Ghostpatrol

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Roach

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Jae Copp

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Beastman

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Mark Alsweiler

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Trent Whitehead

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Joel Birch

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Kyle Hughes-Odgers

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Two One

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Thomas Jackson

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Vans the Omega

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Max Berry

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Numskull

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Kyle Montgomery

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Phibs

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Miso

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Slug

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Ears

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Bennett

Photo recap 1: The Hours Launch Exhibition Sydney

As the dust settles from Friday night, we can now show you some of what went down for the opening of
The Hours Launch Exhibition in Sydney.

All we can say is, thank you so much. Thanks to our artists and thanks to everyone who came to The Tate to see the show. It was a full house and a super fun night. For those who missed it, unfortunately the show ended yesterday…

We will be posting a view of the show plus individual artworks that were on show soon. In the meantime, check out the photos from the opening night (Courtesy of Ears and Mishy. Thanks guys!).
More photos from Mishy here.

The Hours Launch Exhibition Sydney

The Hours Launch Exhibition Sydney

The Hours Launch Exhibition Sydney

The Hours Launch Exhibition Sydney

The Hours Launch Exhibition Sydney

The Hours Launch Exhibition Sydney

The Hours Launch Exhibition Sydney

The Hours Launch Exhibition Sydney

The Hours Launch Exhibition Sydney

The Hours Launch Exhibition Sydney

The Hours Launch Exhibition Sydney

The Hours Launch Exhibition Sydney

The Hours Launch Exhibition Sydney

The Hours Launch Exhibition Sydney

The Hours Launch Exhibition Sydney

Sneak Peek: The Hours Launch Exhibition Sydney

Tonight is the launch of The Hours. The exhibition opens from 6pm and is open to public. For those of who that can’t make tonight, the gallery will be open Saturday and Sunday 12-6pm. Check out a few sneaky shots from the gallery this morning. Stay tuned for the release of our first project in the next post.

More details about tonight on the Facebook event here.

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The Hours Launch – things are heating up

The launch is tomorrow night and all the work has landed. If you’re in Sydney, DO NOT MISS OUT.
More info on the Facebook event here. Contact info@thehours.com.au for the preview catalogue.

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The Hours Launch

The Hours Launch

The Hours Launch

The Hours Exhibition Catalogue

For a full preview catalogue of The Hours Exhibition Launch, please contact us at info@thehours.com.au.

Featuring work by Beastman, Ben Frost, Bennett, Ears, Edward Woodley, Ghostpatrol, Jae Copp, Joel Birch, Jumbo, Kyle Hughes-Odgers, Kyle Montgomery, Man Man, Mark Alsweiler, Max Berry, Miso, Numskull, Phibs, Roach, Sean Morris, Slug, Thomas Jackson, Trent Whitehead, Twoone, and Vans the Omega.

THE HOURS Launch Exhibition Sydney

When The Opening Hours first started, it was a means to fill the gap. A way to document a part of the art world that was going unnoticed.

After almost exactly 3 years of going strong, we are gearing up to get even stronger. We are proud to announce that we are officially launching THE HOURS.

“THE HOURS is a joint venture by three long time friends and artists, Brad Eastman (Beastman), Marty Routledge and Numskull. These three Sydney locals have each been instrumental in developing and enriching the Australian contemporary, street, graffiti and low brow art community over the last decade. They are now combining their many skills, fans, ideas, contacts and thriving ambition into THE HOURS, which promises to be an innovative creative force for years to come.”

To celebrate the launch, THE HOURS presents an exhibition of new paintings by a few our friends. Some of the most well known and respected artists in Australia. You won’t want to miss this show…

Beastman, Ben Frost, Bennett, Ears, Edward Woodley, Ghostpatrol, Jae Copp, Joel Birch, Jumbo, Kyle-Hughes-Odgers, Kyle Montgomery, Man Man, Mark Alsweiler, Max Berry, Miso, Numskull, Phibs, Roach, Sean Morris, Slug, Thomas Jackson, Trent Whitehead, Two One, Vans the Omega

More info on the Facebook Event here.

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Outpost Festival

Ok, so. There have been murmurs of a big street art / graffiti festival happening for the last few months and finally all the details have been released.

“OUTPOST” is the largest street art event to ever happen in Australia and will feature over 100 local and international artists. Presented by the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust in association with aMBUSH Gallery it will be held on Cockatoo Island in Sydney, opening on the 4th of November.

The list of artists is quite a long one, and quite frankly, too long to type here so we’ll just name drop a few that we’re excited to see work from on the island: Everfresh, Lister, Ben Frost’s Past Modernism, Phibs & Co, Kid Zoom returns to Oz, Dmote, Numskull, Beastman, Jumbo, Roa, Ethos, Vexta, Minigraff, Zap, Will Coles, The full collection of Project Ugly,  Shida, Sync, Ghostpatrol, Secret Wars, Max Berry, Banksy?, Ears, and so many more….

Check out some more info on the project here.

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Outpost

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