Famed anonymous street artist Banksy gifted Melbourne the ‘Little Diver’ stencil in 2003. The building owner whose wall Banksy worked upon, was aware of the value of Banksy’s works and paid for a sheet of perspex to conserve the work. To conserve…

Alexander Mitchell’s paste up of hands and a serpent off Russell Place is a beautiful large-scale work that has deteriorated to some degree due to the natural elements. The extensive damage to the piece makes it very difficult to return it to its…

Traditionally the gallery system and the street art world ran at odds with each other, however, in more recent years a more inclusive environment has formed. This has seen the acquisition of notable Street Artist’s works within large public and…

Interestingly, in Melbourne's most trendy suburb, furnishing of dinning places is heavily influenced by street art more than anything else (comparing to other industry). This tour is designed to combine the flourishing street art and dinning…

Our final stop is a short walk/ tram ride down Sydney Road from our previous stop. Despite the complete lack of connection between nuts and graffiti, there is no doubt that all of the graffiti on the walls of the Royal Nut Company are indeed…

A short walk from stop 2 is our next stop, Currency Communications. What is interesting about this store is that unlike the previous two, it has no connection to the graffiti culture. This leads me to wonder if this is perhaps a piece of vandalism,…

We now take a tram down to Brunswick for our next stop. (All hail Melbourne’s public transport). Villain is an independent Melbourne brand oozing an urban, contemporary, funky vibe. It sells things for the rebellious; from skull printed T-shirts…

A short walk away is the gigantic and somewhat eerie ‘bogan’ mural. The ‘bogan’ mural, a council commissioned piece by artists Sofles, Smug and Adnate is an iconic piece of street art in Fitzroy, for many reasons. Firstly, it is important for…

We begin our tour in the inner streets of Fitzroy, a suburb with so much street art, you are completely forgiven if you detract from this tour for a few minutes to check some of it out. Ishka is a clothing, jewellery, furniture, and other cool…