This looks like a cool gig, and a fun one at that – plus, all for a good cause in helping to sustain one of the venues that plays an integral part of Sydneys street art community!

“Oh Really Gallery is a key independent creative space in the inner west of Sydney. Although we’ve had successes over the last 2 years, Oh Really’s operating budget is still smaller than a hippie’s coin purse and it needs your help for 2011 to survive.

Oh Really has brought you exhibitions of some of Sydney’s hottest talent’s like Phibs, Ears, Mini Graff, Teazer and Beastman. Interstate artists like Drewfunk(Melb), Last Chance Studios(Perth), and Simon Degroot(Bris), as well as Drypnz(NZ) and Mica Still(NZ) solo shows for the first time in Australia.

Oh Really has been moving forward to keep things fresh over the last 2 years like our infamous 32hr Artist Lock in’s in the gallery or Culture Jam, our live music and live painting nights that blend art and music or spoken word, and has attracted musicians like Rai Thistlethyawte ‘Thirsty Merc’, MC Tuka ‘Thundamentals’, Kieran Day ‘Traps’ and Boku, a Tibetian Throat Singer.

This Thursday 16th Dec, Oh Really is having a fundraiser event in the style of Culture Jam with live music by Ears and Jack Prest plus a freestyle session later in the night, live painting by Joe Purtle and Yoko, as well as donated paintings by sydney artists Ears, SMC3, Adam Parquette, Vars, Syke and more.

All proceeds from sales will go towards keeping Oh Really operating into 2011. We will also be taking donations at the event, or for you international and inter-state people you can donate through paypal on our website.

Oh Really needs to raise funds to keep the exhibitions and live events flowing into the sydney creative blood stream for 2011. So all you Oh Really foot soldiers out there, spread the word, let’s keep Oh Really going.”

Who: Ears, Jack Prest, Joe Purtle, Yoko, Ears, SMC3, Adam Parquette, Vars, Syke
What: Oh Really Gallery fundraiser
Where: Oh Really Gallery, 55 Enmore Rd, Newtown
When: Thursday December 16th, 6pm til 9pm

Get more details on the Facebook event page, or the Oh Really website.