Picking the right site for street art

Another recent police charge against street artist shows the importance of choosing the right site. Here is a short guide to get started.

5 Jul 2022 13:45

Celina Lei

Visual Arts

Not considering the site of your street art can have dire consequences, unless you’re Banksy and completely anonymous. Image: Banksy, CCTV in London, 2015. Shutterstock.

This week a Melbourne street artist faces police charges for property damage without permission for his tribute to the late cricket star Shane Warne – a work he spent 30 hours on.

This goes to show the importance of picking the appropriate site for your street art project and having a few tips in mind might help mitigate these potential conflicts.

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Celina Lei is the Diversity and Inclusion Editor at ArtsHub. She acquired her M.A in Art, Law and Business in New York with a B.A. in Art History and Philosophy from the University of Melbourne. She has previously worked across global art hubs in Beijing, Hong Kong and New York in both the commercial art sector and art criticism. She took part in drafting NAVA’s revised Code of Practice - Art Fairs and was the project manager of ArtsHub’s diverse writers initiative, Amplify Collective. Most recently, Celina was one of three Australian participants in DFAT’s the Future of Leadership program. Celina is based in Naarm/Melbourne. Instagram @lleizy_