Street art in Adelaide
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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,{{cite news | last = Spain | first = Katie | date = 30 May 2012 | title = Topham Mall loses its street art | work = Adelaide Advertiser | url = http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/lifestyle/topham-mall-loses-its-art/story-fn6d2yge-1226372254162 | accessdate = 20 March 2015 }} 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.{{cite news | last = Bayly | first = Jess | date = 18 March 2013 | title = Adelaide Urban Art Festival Bringing Banksy To Town | work = RipItUp.com | url = http://www.ripitup.com.au/lifestyle/article/adelaide-urban-art-festival-bringing-banksy-to-town | accessdate = 20 March 2015 }}
Street art locations
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.[http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/photos-fnlmw1po-1227271614326?page=1 The Advertsiaer] Artists take it to Adelaide’s streets. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
Major locations for street art in the city include lane ways off of Rundle Street, Hindley Street, Ebenezer Place[http://www.yelp.com.au/biz/ebenezer-place-street-art-adelaide Yelp] Ebenezer Place Street Art and under the Morphett Street Bridge.[http://www.adelaidecitycouncil.com/media-centre/media-releases/new-free-wall-for-citys-street-artists Adelaide City Council] Media release - New “Free Wall” for city’s street artists{{cite news | last = Noble | first = Kelly | date = 18 June 2012 | title = New "Free Wall" For Adelaide Street Artists | work = Glam Adelaide | url = http://www.glamadelaide.com.au/main/new-%E2%80%9Cfree-wall%E2%80%9D-for-adelaide-street-artists/ | accessdate = 20 March 2015 }}[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=z7z-mIDSG3AM.kOwxXZDJdii8&msa=0 Google Interactive Map] (21 March 2015) Adelaide Street Art Access to the Topham Mall has been banned by the Adelaide City Council.
See also
Street artists from Adelaide:
Other Australian cities:
References
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External links
- [http://www.adelaidecitycouncil.com/your-community/culture-history/public-art/ Adelaide City Council's public art page]
- [http://www.artgallery.sa.gov.au/agsa/home/Exhibitions/Past_Exhibitions/2012/Fromthestreet.html/ From the street, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide street art exhibition]
- [http://www.roadlesstravelled.com.au/adelaide-street-art-photo-gallery/ Adelaide Street Art (Photo Gallery)]
- [http://sheffdocfest.com/films/show/5303/ Who Owns The Street?], Sheffield Doc/Fest, Adelaide documentary exploring questions of ownership and public property, art and vandalism surrounding street art
- [http://www.yelp.com.au/biz/ebenezer-place-street-art-adelaide Ebenezer Place Street Art]
- [https://www.facebook.com/AdelaideStreetArt Facebook - Adelaide Street Art]
- [http://www.artshub.com.au/news-article/features/all-arts/leo-ribeiro/ten-top-australian-street-artists-190139 Ten top Australian street artists]
- [http://adelaidestreet.tumblr.com/ Tumblr - Adelaide Graffiti & Street Art]
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