Nice Day To Go To The Pub, Off The Kerb Gallery, 2018
‘Nice Day To Go To The Pub’ was a solo exhibition by Simon O’Carrigan, celebrating the City of Yarra’s beloved, historic pubs.
15–29 March 2018
Off The Kerb
66B Johnston Street
Collingwood VIC 3066
In particular, the show celebrated those venues that play a role in the vital live music culture of Melbourne’s inner north. The works are ink & watercolour drawings of these buildings, with originals for sale and a small run of limited edition prints available.
The exhibition was a sell out show, and won me a Silver Award in the 2018 Illustrators Australia Awards for an unpublished series.
About the exhibition
The exhibition grew out of a project to raise funds for PBS 106.7FM by selling an limited edition of 40 prints of a drawing of the iconic Tote Hotel. It expanded to drawings of 12 other iconic venues in the City of Yarra, and a limited edition of five prints of each.
I borrowed the title of the show from the iconic Australian punk band, The Cosmic Psychos, and their song of the same name. ‘Nice day to have a schnitzel’ has got to be one of the best lyrics in punk rock ever.
For further information on medium & dimensions of the works, download the catalogue (PDF, 6.3mb).
