As Xmas begins to roll its way casually towards us, and as we start going ever so slightly insane from carols in the supermarket, its always good when artists take some of the more traditional aspects of the season and transform them into something new.

This is the core of the idea behind Street Advent, which will be running for 25 days in the lead up to Christmas day. Using the traditional form of the advent calendar, twenty five Melbourne and International street artists have signed up to present a new piece of street art for each day of December up until the 25th. Where these pieces will be, who will be doing what day, an where they will be unveiled is anyone’s guess – but that’s half the fun!

The images will be posted online each day after the work is in place, with a few clues maybe as to where its located – then its up to you to find them.

The first pieces are already going up, such as this fantastic one from I & The Others, so get onto it, and enjoy this special Christmas event from a whole heap of talented artists!

Who: Phoenix, Kaffiene, Rena Littleson, Benjamin Reeve, skulk, Guz, Mason (Canada), Mishap, I & The Others, Year of the Shorts, Blomtrog, Decycle (Germany), Andros, Olive47 (USA), Dopio, Klara, Terrible Horrible, MAO, Birdhat, Nommric, Facter, Jinks (France), James Bevelander, Fezwitch, Internet (not in order, wheres the fun in that!)
What: Street Advent 2011
Where: All over Melbourne, its up to you to track them down!
When: Street Advent will be running from Thursday 1st December until Sunday 25th December.

Check out the Street Advent website, as well as the Street Advent Facebook page for more info and to follow the pieces, or hunt them down, as they go up!