tbC has developed a handful of legal graffiti and street art precincts in and around Belgrave, east of Melbourne. Member artists paint walls along local bike paths, train stations and skate parks. Young tbC artists lead these projects in partnership with local councils, parks and transport departments, as well as traders and township groups. The scale and notoriety of these projects have delivered young tbC artists significant artistic agency and status.
tbC’s signature graffiti and street art project, The Blacksmiths Way Graffiti and Street Art Project, began in 2015 and is located in Belgrave. Blacksmiths Way is a 400m laneway running alongside the train line in Belgrave. A long row of shops back onto this laneway. tbC’s studio was, for many years, located on this laneway. The Blacksmiths Way Graffiti and Street Art Project is an outdoor gallery where solo and collaborative works are collectively presented to the public. Locals love the project, and people from all over Melbourne travel to see the works. (This project is now in its third phase. Check out the new Instagram account for updates @graffstreet_projects).
Click the first two images to view short films of our Blacksmiths Way and Upwey Skate Park paintouts.
Click here to view tbC’s drain art projects. tbC also regularly paints in other communities across Melbourne. View these projects here.