Street art in Melbourne

Where to find street art in Melbourne (Australia)

Melbourne's street art scene has its roots in the 1970s and 80s, shaped by New York graffiti culture and spreading through inner suburbs along tram lines. The city became known as the stencil capital of the world, hosting the first-ever stencil festival in 2004. Banksy completed nine works here in 2003, several in AC/DC Lane. Hosier Lane, recognised as a street art gallery in 1998 and legalised in 2006, became the country's most photographed laneway.

Fitzroy and Collingwood hold a dense concentration of works: a 1984 Keith Haring mural in Collingwood is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. Brunswick is a constantly evolving neighbourhood whose murals span political commentary and pop culture. Blender Lane, near Queen Victoria Market, was the original home of Blender Studios, an incubator that shaped many of the city's leading street artists.

Rone, known for large-scale portraits of women, and Adnate, who painted a twenty-storey commission depicting immigrant faces, are among the most recognised artists linked to the city. The Everfresh collective shaped the local scene during the 2000s. Several operators offer guided laneway tours that explore the layered, ever-changing surface of Hosier Lane and the surrounding streets.

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