Tonight is the opening of “The Keg Show”. Turn your heater off and get to waterloo for a beer and some art.
“Stone & Wood Brewing Company presents twelve Australian artists using Stone & Wood beer kegs as canvases. All profits going to charity. An event where art and the art of handcrafted beer come together for a good cause.
Original works by Beci Orpin, Ben Brown, Lang Leav (AKINA), Beastman, Numskull, Sara Hingle, Claudio Kirac, Nick Chalmers, Milly Loveknuckles, Terezka Beck, Amber B, Phibs
Proudly supported by aMBUSH Gallery, Design is Kinky, Element & 19KAREN” More info here.
The hardest working kids in graffiti/street art today. Everfresh have created a book. Don’t miss out on this…
Illustrated with striking, candid photography, EVERFRESH: BLACKBOOK provides a rare and exclusive insight into the life of the studio, the artists behind the work and the culture of the elusive underground art world—a world usually cloaked in anonymity.
EVERFRESH: BLACKBOOK
By Everfresh Studio
The Miegunyah Press
978-0-522-85745-0
RRP $39.99
254 x 204 mm illustrated paperback
In all good bookstores September 2010
THE LIMITED
EDITION BOOK
500 Hard Cover Limited Edition copies of the book. Only available at everfreshstudio.com
EVERFRESH: BLACKBOOK Limited Edtion
By Everfresh Studio $80.00 254 x 204 mm illustrated hard cover.
Only available online. Pre-orders available from 1 July 2010. Shipping first week of September.
Limited Edition includes:
- Hand finished cover
- Duplex printed dust jacket
- 1 Everfresh Print - 1 Photographic print signed and numbered by Josh Robenstone (assorted photos, editions of 100)
Thanks to everyone who came to the Scratching the Surface event at the MCA last week. The wall looked amazing, and the “live painting” was even better… Check out the video below:
Also Stupid Krap have released a limited edition print of the wall painted for the event. There are only 25 prints available at $150 each, so get in quick.
Ambush Gallery, Cockle Bay Wharf and four of Sydney’s leading street artists (Ben Frost, Shannon Crees, Beastman and Phibs) have collaborated to raise money for Information and Cultural Exchange (ICE), a charity supporting disadvantaged youth in Western Sydney.
Join us for an evening to celebrate cutting edge art and support a worthy charity, as we auction four impressive artworks created through collaborations by some of Australia’s leading urban artists.
The Project 5 charity art auction will be the first event of its kind held in Sydney, offering art buyers a unique opportunity to purchase four large art panels (2.4m x 1.0m) with 100% of proceeds on the night going to charity.
The auction, an initiative by Cockle Bay Wharf and aMBUSH Gallery, will raise money for ICE (Information and Cultural Exchange), a charity based in Western Sydney that provides young people and disadvantaged communities with opportunities through the arts and creative industries. Don’t miss this opportunity to purchase a piece of exciting urban art from four of Australia’s leading urban artists:
Ben Frost, Shannon Crees, Beastman and Phibs.
Anne Phillips, Head of Art for Bay East Auctions, will be our auctioneer on the night. Come along for an evening of drinks, networking, creativity and what promises to be a very exciting art auction. Artworks will be on display in the Star Court at Darling Park from Monday 10 May 2010
For more information on the Project 5 arts initiative run by Cockle Bay Wharf and aMBUSH Gallery, visit: www.project5.com.au
When 6pm-8pm, Thursday 20 May, 2010
Where The Star Court, Darling Park, 201 Sussex St, Sydney
What A charity art auction of stunning urban artworks as part of the Project 5 arts initiative
The week of the Mixed Business opening was crazy. Go Font Ur Self*, Mixed Business, Semi-Permanent, Sesame Street exhibition, epic Yum Cha and other related bits and bobs.
Here are some photos from the Mixed Business show.
Getting settled in…
Doug Bartlett / Gimiks / Creepy / Kareena Zerefos
Mark Alsweiler
Meggs / Numskull
Beastman & Christopher Cuseo
Jumbo / Zap
Mel Kadel (sorry about the quality of the photo. The lights were annoying at the time)
Steph / Kid Zoom / Georg / WeBuyYourKids
Kid Zoom
Bridge Stehli
Close up of Bridge’s painting. So detailed!
Mark Drew “Housecall”
Mark Drew
Posters by Bridge Stehli, Numskull and Kid Zoom
Meggs
Meggs – detail
Meggs
Creepy
Daek
Max Berry (This was tiny. The attention to detail is mental)
Last night was the opening of Mixed Business. A monster group show put on by WATIM and The Opening Hours, and supported by Semi-Permanent, Design is Kinky, Stupid Krap, Ambush Gallery, Whirlwind and Carlton.
Thanks to everyone that came down to see the artwork and enjoyed a nice cold beer courtesy of the Beastman bar girls.
If you didn’t make the opening, the show is still open 12-4 Saturday and Sunday this weekend, plus 12-4 Wednesday – Sunday next week. Check out a few closeups we took today of a few pieces…
Travis Millard
Max Berry
Beastman & Christopher Cuseo
Mixed Business opens this Thursday night at Ambush Gallery, James st, Waterloo (Not Surry Hills).
The exhibition is turning out to be a monster, with over 35 artists from Australia and Overseas (alot of which are travelling to Sydney for the opening), every artist has created an entirely new work specifically for this show.
GET DOWN, this Thursday 18th, 6pm. Ambush Gallery, James St Waterloo (See google map)
After their massive show at Ambush, Beastman Numskull Phibs & Yok have been getting busy outside the gallery painting a series of walls. First 3 are from May Lane in St Peters, and the last is in Dulwich Hill.
