Just before xmas, a bunch of artists descended on Section 8 on an awesome summers day to customise a bunch of Popobe bears for the upcoming Toy To The World exhibition – an show of customise toys being held as a fundraiser in conjunction with the 2011 Midsumma festival.

It was a great day all round, and now its time for the show itself – with the artists from the day, as well as a huge number of artists from around Australia and the world, this looks to be the custom toy show to kick off a year that we hope see’s many more toy related shows – so get down there, check it all our and buy a toy, and help raise some funds for the Victorian AIDS Council.

Who: Tanya Rawlins, Lauren, Mils, Grace Turtle, Mikey, De La Victoria, Mishap, Simz, Lauren, Stella Black, Aoife, Lucinda, Cat (Carinna Rose Elliot), Fletcher Andersen, Matt Newell, Nick Goddard, Chloe Snaith, Becky Barkley, Peta O’Connor, Kurt Johnson, Peter Kennedy, Patrick Murray, Paulo B, Rory Derlin, Loz, Charlie Rae, Kyle Morgan, Siao Tchung, Joelle Peters, Rian Lowe, Amy Witorz, Axille Martingale, Scott Kirkman, Louis Polgram, Sam reilly, Club Muchacho, Adir Busi, Adam Zelcer, Alden Epp, Tom Lambert, Nicolaii Berghan, Adrian H, Dean, Dave Jones Hawke, Mels, Lara, Alex Falconer-Pritchard, Chirryl-Lee Ryan, Aaron Kaines, Emma Burrows, Jessica Cutter, Owen Clarke, Woody Balfour, Scott, Lia Gilmore, Boo, Susi Wittber, Sasha, Kyran Docker, Felipe Ubilla, Rach Simpson, Katie Fraser, Marx Lyons, Natalie Turtle, Drewfunk, Rachelle Fisher, Emma Cendor, Kaos MaGIK, Hanna Groff (nsw), Paul Charman, Richard Walker, Janette McLaughlin (Brazil), Danny Yount (USA), Tohm Curtis, Joshua Swain, Natasha Muhl, Arnold Prepont, Luke Darlington, Hamish James Childs (nz), Sean Edgington, Kaitlin Beckett, Karan Singh,Si Scott (uk) and more!
What: Toy To The World group show & fundraiser
Where: FortyFiveDownstairs – 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, VIC
When: Show opens Monday 17th January @ 6pm – 9pm, and runs until February 4th

Check out the FortyFiveDownstairs website for more details on the gallery and show.