ARTcycle and Head On Photography Festival bike tours

  • First Bike Tour “Inner Urban Tour”: Saturday, May 11 2013

  • Second Bike Tour “CBD Tour”: Saturday, May 25 2013

  • Third Bike Tour “Inner South Tour”: Saturday, June 8th 2013

All bike tours start at 1pm.

ARTcycle is proud to tour the annual Head On Photo Festival which this year runs from 17 May – 23 June, 2013.

ARTcycle is a non-profit organisation, affiliated with Bicycle New South Wales, that organises arts-centric cycling events. For more info about ARTcycle visit the website: http://www.artcyclesydney.com.

Registered participants in any of ARTcycle’s Head On tours can enter the competition for the best photograph of an ARTcycle Head On tour. The winner as judged by the ARTcycle committee will be paid a modest license fee for non-exclusive use of the image in ARTcycle promotions for 2013-14.

 

1. ARTcycle’s ‘Inner Urban’ Tour: Saturday, May 11 2013

ARTcycle’s first Head On Photo festival tour is FREE thanks to Bicycle NSW (Bicycle NSW advocates for a better environment for cyclists throughout NSW: http://bicyclensw.org.au/action/submission). Join BNSW and also receive personal insurance whilst enjoying recreational bicycling.

Meetup website link: http://www.meetup.com/Art-Cycle-Sydney/events/117108112/

Meetup where: Cafe Giulia, 92 Abercrombie St, Chippendale

Time: 1pm – 5pm

Cost: Free

Max. distance to be cycled: 14 kilometres

What do I need to bring: See the link here for what you’ll need: http://www.meetup.com/Art-Cycle-Sydney/events/117108112/

What Head On galleries will we visit?

  • Cafe Giulia, Abercrombie St, Chippendale

  • Gallery Red, Glebe Point Road, Glebe

  • Connie Dietzschold Gallery, Crown St, East Sydney

  • Barometer Gallery, Gurner St, Paddington

  • Ampersand Cafe and Bookstore, Oxford St, Paddington

  • Brenda May Gallery, Danks St, Waterloo

  • ArtHere Exhibition Space, Regent St, Redfern

Need public transport?

If you want to take your bike to the starting place, or go back home, on the train:

Closest train station to START: Redfern/Central

Closest train station to FINISH: Redfern

On weekends Bikes are allowed free on ferries and light rail – check with the driver/operator, and outside of weekday peak hours on trains (so free all weekend) http://www.cityrail.info/faqs/travelling

 

2. ARTcycle’s ‘CBD Tour’: Saturday, May 25 2013

Meetup website link: http://www.meetup.com/Art-Cycle-Sydney/events/117132712/

Time: 1pm – 5pm

Cost: $5 per person

Meetup where: The Muse, C Block, Ultimo TAFE, 695 Harris St Ultimo.

Max. distance to be cycled: 8 kilometres

What do I need to bring: See the link here for what you’ll need: http://www.meetup.com/Art-Cycle-Sydney/events/117108112/

From where to where?

We meet up at the TAFE Ultimo, Harris St and finish at the Art House Hotel, Pitt St, Sydney.

What Head On galleries will we visit?

  • The Muse, Harris St, Ultimo

  • China Heights, Foster St, Surry Hills

  • Gallery Mercure, Victoria St, Potts Point

  • Gaffa Precinct, Clarence St

  • Art House Hotel, Pitt St, Sydney

Need public transport?

If you want to take your bike to the starting place, or go back home, on the train:

Closest train station to START: Central

Closest train station to FINISH: Town Hall

On weekends bikes are allowed free on trains: http://www.cityrail.info/faqs/travelling

 

3. ARTcycle’s ‘Inner South Tour’: Saturday June 8th 2013

Meet up website link: http://www.meetup.com/Art-Cycle-Sydney/events/117135762/

Time: 1pm – 5pm

Cost: $5 per person

Meet up where: State Library, Macquarie St

Max. distance to be cycled: 13 kilometres

What Head On galleries will we visit?

• The State Library of NSW galleries, Macquarie St, Sydney

• Gaffa Creative Precinct, Clarence St, Sydney

• IndeStudio, Kippax St, Surry Hills

• Global Gallery, Comber St, Paddington

• Paddington Reservoir Gdn, Reservoir Gdns, Paddington

• Centennail Park Superintendents Cottage, Oxford St, Paddington

• 107 Projects, Redfern St, Redfern

From where to where? We start at the State Library, Macquarie St, Sydney and finish at Redfern St, Redfern.

What do I need to bring: See the link here for what you’ll need: http://www.meetup.com/Art-Cycle-Sydney/events/117108112/

Need public transport?

If you want to take your bike to the starting place, or go back home, on the train:

Closest train station to START: Martin Place

Closest train station to FINISH: Redfern

Read on to find out the full details and for further information go to the ARTcycle website, http://www.artcyclesydney.com/p/rides.html

 

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Image detail: Gary Ramage