Melbourne's Street Artists to Repaint the Hosier and Rutledge Lanes, 11/8

On Friday 8th November Melbourne's finest street artists will begin the complete repainting of Hosier and Rutledge Lanes.

The initiative, organised by Land of Sunshine, Invurt and Just Another is a satellite project of Melbourne Now and brings together some of Melbourne's finest street artists and graffiti crews/collectives in a major makeover of the Hosier Lane precinct.

Undertaken in two three-day sessions, the repainting of the upper portions of the laneways will begin on 8 - 10 November, with the lower section of the laneways repainted from the 27 - 29 November.

ALLYOURWALLS

Background

? Located in central Melbourne (between Flinders Lane and Flinders Street and running parallel with Russell Street), Hosier Lane, along with its cobbled 'anabranch' Rutledge Lane, first came to prominence as a venue for street art in the 1990s. Since then, the walls of the lanes have functioned as an unsanctioned, self-moderated exhibition site for local and visiting international street artists. More recently some of the lane's residents and commercial tenants have, along with artists and artistic advisors, formed a management group, Hosier Inc. The aims of Hosier Inc. are to ensure that the unique qualities of the precinct, including its high-profile reputation and history, are respected while ensuring its amenity issues are met. Land of Sunshine, Invurt and Just Another have worked with Hosier Inc. on this initiative.

Project summary

ALLYOURWALLS has been organised by Land of Sunshine, Invurt and Just Another and is a satellite project of Melbourne Now. It brings together some of Melbourne's finest street artists and graffiti crews/collectives in a major makeover of the Hosier Lane precinct that honours the history of the site and celebrates the significant role street art continues to play in the cultural life of this city.

• ? ALLYOURWALLS is a satellite project for Melbourne Now.

• ? For the first time ever both Hosier and Rutledge Lanes will be completely repainted in two

  separate three day sessions.

• ? The project will allow the public the opportunity to observe artists at work and to be part of a

  celebration of Melbourne street style.

• ? The first session will be held 8 - 10 November using scissor lifts in the lanes to paint the higher

  parts of the walls. The second session will start on Wednesday 27 November and finish on

  Friday 29 November.

• ? Saturday 30th November the mural will be complete and ready for ready for viewing.

• ? The NGV is supporting the project financially as a satellite event of Melbourne Now but is not

  involved in the selection of artists and is not exercising any curatorial control. The acknowledgement is as follows: ALLYOURWALLS is supported by the National Gallery of Victoria. #MelbourneNow