Melbourne Stencil Festival – The Gathering

Saturday 18th July at 4pm
Collingwood Underground 44 Harmsworth St, Collingwood.

The Melbourne Stencil Festival Committee is inviting all artists and passionate volunteers who are interested in taking part in this year’s festival to a social gathering and planning meeting to be held at the Collingwood Underground.

Refreshments will be provided in the form of BBQ, bear/wine & soft drinks. Our intention is to provide information, feedback and enthusiasm to all potential participants and to conduct a proactive planning session for activities taking place in the underground.

This year we have the opportunity to extend the scope of the festival and develop a proactive, artist driven approach to activities and events which can take place in this amazing space. There will also be an opportunity for emerging artists to exhibit works which, for one reason or another, are not able to be shown in the exhibition taking place at the Yarra Sculpture Gallery.

These two venues are connected by the footbridge over Hoddle Street upon which we hope to erect large banners advertising our festival. Some of the ideas currently being considered for the underground space are; workshops, master classes, films, panel discussions, a mega wall collaborative spray space, Napier Studios residency, exhibition, second stage charity auction and closing event.

How to Get There.

Collingwood Underground is situated on Harmsworth Street which runs off Johnson St between Gold & Hoddle Streets. It is an old underground car park on the Collingwood Housing Estate. The entrance is down a ramp which is adorned by a large mural created by local indigenous artists.

Stencil Festival website

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