Surry Hills in central Sydney is a great place to go and discover some great street art. Very easy to get to via public transport, most of the sites can be seen with a one hour walk. On the way, stop at a coffee shop to relax and take in the sights.
Getting There
We used the Light Rail L2 (L3 also takes you there – we took the one to arrive first), which runs from Central Station. With a stop on Devonshire Street (called Surry Hills), you start opposite one of the artworks.
The Art Work
Some of our favorites are shown in the photos below. The statues of the rabbits drinking coffee on a moped are at the café we stopped at. Walking around, we also liked the old Federation style terrace houses in the side streets.
Corner of Devonshire and Riley Streets1 Little Collins St122 Kippax St2 Lacey StCorner of Little Riley and Sophia Streets70 Little Riley StPieno Coffee 11/285A Crown St323 Crown St1 Bennett PlaceTerrace Houses on Bourke StAdam Goodes (Famous AFL player) 120 Foveaux St633 Bourke Street BakeryCorner of Parkham Place and Nobbs LaneCorner of Parkham Place and Nobbs Lane8 Nickson St
The Big Picture Festival 2022 in Newcastle New South Wales added ten beautiful murals to the city’s streetscapes. Sponsored by the Newcastle City Council, the event continues to add to an already impressive collection of street art.
The council produced a downloadable PDF with the location of the latest additions which also includes last years murals in case you missed them (see our post here).
We parked near Civic Park on King Street and then walked a roughly circular route taking in all of the new works. With stops along the way and a break for coffee, it took around one and a half hours to walk. If you wanted to see the older works it would probably take over two hours.
This was a fun and easy walk and a great way to see the centre of Newcastle and it’s buildings.
Map of The Big Picture Festival 2022Rosie WoodsSpray AlleyDan BiancoMichael Blackby Goya Torres
To see what else there is to do in New South Wales, please see some of our other stories.
Located in the centre of Katoomba the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre contains the Blue Mountains City Art Gallery and Into the Blue which is an interactive exhibition that explores the history and natural landscape of the Blue Mountains. Also housed in the building, is the Katoomba Library.
Into the Blue
Into the Blue is an interactive exhibition which explains the history of the Blue Mountains. Not only does it detail indigenous and European history, but it explains the geological history of the area. This details how the mountains formed and how weather and rivers have sculpted the landscape to become what it is today.
Native animals and plants are described along with the impact development has had on their populations. The importance of the World Heritage listing is explained along with how this is protecting this beautiful and unique environment.
Blue Mountains City Art Gallery
Vicky Brown
This was a fun and interesting exhibit, as most of the parts were moving. Those suspended from the roof were free to move, while on the floor, mobile pieces built on robot vacuum cleaners knocked into them. We found this exhibition to be happily different and well presented.
Adrienne Richards
The works by Adrienne Richards was a more traditional exhibit, with some lovely ceramics and drawings. A series of ceramic plates were on one wall, with paintings of invertebrates were in glass cases.
Katoomba Cultural Centre
Located outside the art gallery, a viewing platform gives views over Katoomba and the Jamison Valley. The gallery has placed a sculpture here.
Work/Play by Vicky BrowneWork/Play by Vicky BrowneCeramic Plates by Adrienne RichardsCeramic Plate by Adrienne RichardsInvertebrate By Adrienne RichardsThe Way We Live Now by Adrienne RichardsSculpture Outside the GalleryKatoomba Cultural Centre
