Art & About 2012

Overview

Here’s the lowdown for Art & About 2012: art doesn’t belong in galleries. It belongs in our cities and streets and in our everyday lives. Streets aren’t just for street artists, but all artists. And maybe all artists could be considered ‘street artists’, not just the ones with a graffiti vibe.

Ripping art out of the territorial zone of the hushed gallery - it’s an exciting concept and one that could transform our city. In September and October, it will transform our city. Art & About festival puts art in unusual spaces, marshalling artists out of the silent white cube gallery and into stairwells, intersections, billboards and building facades.

The artists are photographers, installation artists, sculptors and everything in between. The locations are everywhere: Taylor Square, Green Square, Martin Place, Glebe Library, Hotel Australia and the Rocks Pop Up studios and a whole bunch more.

Check out our handpicked selection of festival highlights, opening night street party, closing night moveable feast and night noodle markets, as well as the full exhibition program.

Image: Paired Gold by Stephen Collier and Kim Connerton.