List of public art in Western Australia
This is a list of public art on permanent public display in Perth and other locations in Western Australia. For convenience, the list is grouped as Perth, Northbridge/Perth Cultural Centre, East Perth/Claisebrook Cove, Kings Park, Fremantle, other Metropolitan and Regional.
The list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space; it does not include artwork on display inside a museum. Most of the works mentioned are sculptures, although several notable memorials are listed also. Public art may include statues, sculptures, monuments, memorials, murals and mosaics.
In 1989 the Western Australian state government established a "Percent for Art" policy.[1] The scheme which enacts the policy is administered by the Department of Culture and the Arts and requires that up to one percent of the construction budget for new public works over $2,000,000, be expended on public artwork. The Town of Vincent was the first Local government authority to have a similar scheme. It requires that "commercial, non-residential, and/or mixed residential/commercial developments over $1,000,000 are to set aside a minimum of one per cent of the estimated total project cost for the development to be used for public artworks."[2] Over 700 works have been installed under the state government scheme since 1989.[3]
Contents
Perth CBD
Includes public artworks in the Perth CBD. Excludes the Northbridge precinct and the Perth Cultural Centre, Kings Park, East Perth and Claisebrook Cove.
Name | Image | Location | Artist | Year |
"Ascalon"[4] | St George's Cathedral, Perth | Marcus Canning, Christian de Vietri | 2009 | |
Percy Buttons' Aspiration | Hay Street Mall, Perth | Joan Walsh-Smith & Charles Smith | 1996 | |
Bessie Rischbieth Statue[5] | Elizabeth Quay | Jon Tarry | 2016 | |
Conic Fugue (Enigma) | QV1 Building, Corner St Georges Terrace and Milligan Street, Perth | Charles O. Perry | 1991 | |
Sir Charles Court[6] | Corner Mount St and St Georges Terrace | Tony Jones | 2011 | |
"First Contact"[7] | Elizabeth Quay | Laurel Nannup | 2015[8] | |
"Footsteps in Time" | 40–50 St Georges Terrace, Perth | Joan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith | 2004 | |
Alexander Forrest | Stirling Gardens entrance, Barrack Street and St Georges Terrace, Perth | Pietro Porcelli | 1916 | |
"Going Home" (Kangaroos with Briefcases) | Florence Hummerston Reserve, Corner Mount Street and St Georges Terrace, Perth | Anne Neil | 1996 | |
"Grow Your Own"[9] (colloquially named "The Green Cactus")[10] |
Forrest Place, Perth | James Angus | 2011 | |
Gumnut Babies | Stirling Gardens, Perth | Claire Bailey, Indra Geidans | 2001 | |
Bishop Mathew Hale | The Cloisters, St Georges Terrace, Perth | Greg James | 2008 | |
Talbot Hobbs | Supreme Court Gardens, Perth | Edward Kohler, Alex Winning | 1940 | |
"Judith"[11] | Howard St | Karin Tulloch | 1936. Bronze casting in 2008 | |
"Kangaroos on the Terrace"[12] | Stirling Gardens St Georges Terrace Perth | Joan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith | 1997 | |
"Memory Markers"[13][14] | Stirling Gardens, Perth | Anne Neil | 2005 | |
Meteorite (Fire... Water... Earth) | Forrest Place, Perth | Malcolm McGregor | 2000 | |
Migrants Memorial | Ozone Reserve, Corner Plain Street and Riverside Drive, Perth | A.J.N Macdonald & Associates | 2008 | |
"Harmony of Minerals Obelisk" aka "The Ore Obelisk" | Stirling Gardens, Perth | Paul Ritter and Ralph Hibble | 1971 | |
"The Strike" (Miners) | Perth Mint, Perth | Greg James | 1991 | |
"Oushi zokei" (Mobius in space)[15] | Elizabeth Quay railway station, Perth | Keizo Ushio | 2010 | |
Paper Planes | 237 Adelaide Terrace, Perth | |||
People in the City | Central Park, Corner Hay and William Streets, Perth | Anne Neil | 1999 | |
John Septimus Roe | Corner Victoria Avenue and Adelaide Terrace, Perth | Greg James | 1990 | |
"Signature Ring"[16] | Barrack Square | Simon Gauntlett and Matthew Ngui | ||
Captain James Stirling | Foundation Park between Perth Town Hall and the Treasury Buildings Perth | Clement P Somers | 1979 | |
"Spanda"[17] | Elizabeth Quay | Christian de Vietri | 2016 | |
Bronze Swans | Swan Bell Tower, Barrack Square, Perth | Sue Flavell, Gina Moore | 2000 | |
Unidentified Photographer | Barracks Arch, Corner Barrack Street and Elder Street, Perth | Anne Neil, Greg James | 1996 | |
De Vlamingh Memorial | Barrack Square, Perth | Joan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith | 2008 | |
Totem | Perth Arena, Perth | Geoffrey Drake-Brockman | 2012 |
Northbridge/Perth Cultural Centre
Public artworks in the Northbridge precinct and around Perth Cultural Centre.
Name | Image | Location | Artist | Year |
"Arch"[18] | Corner of Lake and James Streets, Northbridge | Lorenna Grant | 2010 | |
"Between 1979–1980"[19] | Art Gallery, Perth Cultural Centre, James Street, Perth | Clement Meadmore | 1981 | |
Der Rufer (The Caller) | Perth Cultural Centre | Gerhard Marcks Cast by Giesserie Barth, Berlin[20] |
1981 | |
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Akio Makigawa | 1987 | |
"Nexus" | Plateia Hellas, Lake Street, Northbridge | Simon Gauntlett | 2002 | |
"Unfolding Lives"[22] | Perth Cultural Centre, eastern end of the James Street mall, Northbridge | Judith Forrest | 2010 |
East Perth and Claisebrook Cove
Since the late 1980s, a major urban renewal project surrounding Claisebrook Cove has been underway, with abandoned industrial sites levelled and replaced with residential streetscapes and landscaped waterfonts. These have been interspersed with a good collection of public art.
Name | Image | Location | Artist | Year |
"Channel Markers"/"Marker Seats" | Claisebrook Cove | Malcolm McGregor | 1995 | |
"Impossible Triangle" | East Parade Roundabout, East Perth | Brian MacKay, Ahmad Abas | 1999 | |
Peter Pan | Queens Gardens, East Perth | George Frampton | 1929 | |
Concrete Poem Sculpture (Spiral Sculpture) | Claisebrook Cove | Rob Finlayson, PlanE | ||
Edmund Rice | Centenary Park, Trinity College, East Perth | |||
"Sea Queen" | Claisebrook Cove | Tony Jones | ||
"Shimmer" 6.6m x 4.9m x 8.0m, stainless steel[23] | Claisebrook Cove | SURF (Jurek Wybraniec/Stephen Neille) | 2012 | |
"Shoreline Marker Posts" | Claisebrook Cove | Malcolm McGregor | 1995 | |
"Standing Figure" | Claisebrook Cove | Tony Jones | ||
"The Red Surveyor" | Corner Saunders and Glyde Streets, Claisebrook Cove | Jon Tarry | ||
Bronze figures (unknown title) | 99 Plain Street, East Perth |
Kings Park
The following list includes public artworks in Kings Park which is located on the outskirts of the Perth CBD. Kings Park was established as a public park in 1872 and contains a varied collection of public artworks ranging from early 20th century war monuments to life-sized dinosaur models. It is said to contain "more memorials, statues and honour avenues than any other park in Australia".[24]
Name | Image | Location | Artist | Year |
Bali Memorial | Fraser Avenue, Kings Park | David Jones, Kevin Draper | 2003 | |
The South African War Memorial (originally "Fallen Soldiers Memorial")[25] |
Fraser Avenue, Kings Park | James White | 1901 | |
Bullockornis | Synergy Park Land, Kings Park | |||
Centenary of Western Australian Women's Suffrage Memorial | Western Australia Botanic Garden, Kings Park | Tony Jones | 1999 | |
Cenotaph, Eternal Flame and War Memorial | Fraser Avenue, Kings Park | Designed by Sir J. Talbot Hobbs | 1929 | |
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Greg James | 1989 | |
Edith Dircksey Cowan Memorial | Fraser Avenue and Kings Park Road, Kings Park | W. Ogilvy | 1934 | |
Diprotodon[26] | Synergy Park Land, Kings Park | Travis Tischler | 2010 | |
Floral Clock | Fraser Avenue, Kings Park | Bequest from Frank Wittenoom | 1962 | |
"Lord Forrest" | Fraser Avenue and Lovekin Drive, Kings Park | Sir Edgar Betram MacKennal | 1927 | |
Muttaburrasaurus | Synergy Park Land, Kings Park | |||
George Leake Fountain | Fraser Avenue, Kings Park | 1902 | ||
Phytosaur[26] | Synergy Park Land, Kings Park | Travis Tischler | 2010 | |
Pioneer Women's Memorial | Forrest Drive, Kings Park | Margaret Priest | 1968 | |
Queen Victoria | Fraser Avenue, Kings Park | 1903 | ||
Vietnam Memorial | Synergy Park Land, Kings Park | 2002 | ||
"Wood Be Good" | Ivy Watson Playground, Kings Park |
Fremantle
Public artworks within the City of Fremantle.
Name | Image | Location | Artist | Year |
The Explorers' Monument (Maitland Brown Memorial) | Esplanade Park, Fremantle | Pietro Porcelli | 1913 | |
Child Migrant Statue | Victoria Quay, Fremantle | Joan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith | 2006 | |
John Curtin | Kings Square, Fremantle | Joan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith | 2005 | |
Sir Hughie Edwards | Kings Square, Fremantle | Andrew Kay | 2002 | |
The Fishermen | Fishing Boat Harbour, Fremantle | Greg James, Jon Tarry | 2004 | |
John Gerovich ("Mark of the Century") | Fremantle Oval, Fremantle | Robert Hitchcock | 2006 | |
"Iris Series" | 20 Ord Street, Fremantle | Greg James | 2009 | |
C. Y. O'Connor | 100px | Fremantle Port Authority entrance, Fremantle | Pietro Porcelli | 1911 |
Ribbon Sculpture | Challenger TAFE, Fremantle | |||
Sculptor Pietro Porcelli | Kings Square, Fremantle | Greg James | 1993 | |
Bon Scott | Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour, Fremantle | Greg James | 2008 | |
Vasco da Gama (Portuguese Memorial) | Esplanade Park, Fremantle | Ciare Bailey, Edgar Nailor, John Kirkness | 1997 | |
Southern Crossing | Victoria Quay | Tony Jones and Ben Jones | 2002 | |
Tom Edwards Memorial | Kings Square, Fremantle | Pietro Porcelli | 1919 |
Other metropolitan
Public artworks in the Perth metropolitan area and outside the Perth CBD and Kings Park.
Name | Image | Location | Artist | Year |
Aboriginal Family | Minim Cove, Mosman Park | Greg James | 1999 | |
"Asteroids"[27] | Broadway and The Avenue Roundabout, Nedlands | Rick Vermey | 2001 | |
Bibbulmun Yorga woman and her dog | Neil Hawkins Park, Joondalup | Ron Corbett | ||
Norman Brearley | Perth Airport | Gerard Darwin | ||
Catalpa Memorial | Esplanade Road, Rockingham, Western Australia | Joan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith | 2005 | |
Henry Camfield | Burswood Park | Joan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith | 1992 | |
Centaur Memorial (1874 shipwreck) | North Beach | Kevin Hayes | 1979 | |
"Centrefold"[28] | Marine Parade (north end), Cottesloe | Mark Grey-Smith | 2006 | |
Dr Arnold Cook and Dreena | 100px | Association of the Blind, Kitchener Avenue, Victoria Park | Greg James | 2007 |
John Curtin | Cottesloe Civic Centre, Cottesloe | Peter Gelencsér | 1987 | |
"The Dancer"[29] | Sir Lawrence Jackson Courtyard, University of Western Australia | Greg James | 1979 | |
Mary Durack and child, "the Storyteller" | Burswood Park, Burswood | Joan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith | 1995 | |
"Eliza" | Matilda Bay | Tony Jones | 2007 | |
"Feathers" | North Street and Marine Parade Roundabout, Swanbourne | Anne Neil | 2004 | |
"Fledglings" | Shenton College, Shenton Park | Greg James | 2000 | |
May Gibbs | Windsor Park, South Perth | Joan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith | 2005 | |
"Girl With Two Dolphins" | Centro Galleria, Morley | Andrew Kay | 1996 | |
Gumnut Fountains (4 locations) | • Corner Kalamunda and Canning Roads, Kalamunda • Corner Hale and Morrison Roads, Forrestfield • Corner Kalamunda and Newburn Roads, High Wycombe • Shire of Kalamunda offices entrance statement, 2 Railway Road, Kalamunda |
Joan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith | – – 2008 - |
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Paddy Hannan | Burswood Park, Burswood | Joan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith | 1998 | |
"Here Birdy Birdy!"[30] | Public Library, Inglewood | Clare Bailey | 2004 | |
3 Children, "Hopscotch" | Burswood Park | Joan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith | 1995 | |
"Iris Metropolitan" | 81 Walcott Street, Mount Lawley | Greg James | 2008 | |
unnamed Islamic artwork[31] | Riverside Gardens, Bayswater | Arif Satar. Commissioned by Dar Al Shifar (Inc.) | 2005 | |
"Lina"[30] | City of Stirling Offices, Cedric Street, Stirling | Tony Jones | 2005 | |
"Lotus"[32] | Edith Cowan University, Joondalup | Nigel Helyer | 2006 | |
"Marble Bun"[32] | Edith Cowan University, Joondalup | Rodney Glick | 2004 | |
"Nurture and Growth" | Scotch College, Swanbourne | Greg James | 1997 | |
C. Y. O'Connor | C. Y. O'Connor Beach, North Coogee | Tony Jones | 1999 | |
Herb Elliott and Shirley Strickland, "the Olympians" | Burswood Park, Burswood | Joan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith | 2001 | |
"Oneness"[32] | Edith Cowan University, Joondalup | Ron Gomboc | 2003 | |
"Pas de deux" | Belmont City College, Belmont | Greg James | 2000 | |
"Peace" – Memorial to Fallen Soldiers | Midland Railway Workshops, Midland | Pietro Porcelli | 1925 | |
Pitman and Walsh Memorial (marble) | Joondalup Police Academy. Originally installed at The Police Barracks in James Street, Perth. |
Constable Douglas Cummings (uncertain), official draftsman of the Police Traffic Department.[33] | 1929[34] | |
"Roundabout"[28] | Marine Parade (south end), Cottesloe | Jennifer Cochrane | 2007 | |
Scouting monument | Perry Lakes | 1982 | ||
"Sky Marker" | Tarlton Crescent, Perth Airport | Jon Tarry | 2007 | |
"Water Wing" | Tarlton Crescent, Perth Airport | Jon Tarry | 2007 | |
"Seed Carrier" | Tarlton Crescent, Perth Airport | Jon Tarry | 2007 | |
Socrates | University of Western Australia, Nedlands | |||
"Speakers" | Victoria Park railway station | 2010 | ||
"Spirit of the Community" | Belmont Civic Centre, Belmont | Andrew Kay | 1999 | |
Tribanga III | Station Street, Cottesloe | Clara Hali | 2008 | |
unnamed bronze | 356 Oxford Street, Leederville | |||
unnamed bronze | Joondalup Police Academy | |||
"Waterlines"[30] | Terry Tyzack Aquatic Centre, Inglewood | Tony Jones | 2001 | |
Vlamingh Memorial[35] | Cottesloe | |||
Willem de Vlamingh | Burswood Park, Burswood | Joan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith | ||
Aboriginal Tribal Leader Yagan | Heirisson Island, Perth | Robert Hitchcock | 1984 |
Regional
Includes artworks in Western Australian country and regional centres.
Name | Image | Location | Artist | Year |
Aboriginal Female Pearl Diver[36] | Foreshore, Broome | Joan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith | 2010 | |
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk | Middleton Beach, Albany | |||
Antony Gormley Statues, Lake Ballard | Lake Ballard | Antony Gormley | 2003 | |
Nicholas Baudin | Albany | Peter Gelencser | 2005 | |
Nicholas Baudin | Busselton | Peter Gelencser | 2005 | |
David Brand | Shire of Irwin office foyer, Dongara | |||
Lord Forrest | Bunbury | Mark Le Buse | 1979 | |
"Box Jellies" | Geraldton Lotteries House – Sanford St, Geraldton | Peter Zappa | 2010 | |
"Brother and Sister" | Roundabout on Victoria Street, Bunbury | Russell Sheridan | ||
Camel Train (Tin Camels) | Prinsep Street Roundabout, Norseman | |||
"Circus Train – Slow Down" | Leschenault Inlet Foreshore, Bunbury | Alex Mickle, Nicole Mickle | 2010 | |
Desert Mounted Corps Memorial | Mount Clarence, Albany | Charles Gilbert, Paul Montford, Sir Bertram Mackennal | 1968 | |
"Red Dog" (The Pilbara Wanderer) | High Street, Dampier | |||
Sir John Forrest | St Paul's Place, Corner Victoria and Stephens Streets, Bunbury | Mark Lebuse | 1979 | |
Paddy Hannan | Kalgoorlie | John MacLeod | 1929 | |
Hard Hat Pearl Diver | Carnarvon Street, Broome | Joan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith | 1999 | |
Miners Monument | Corner Burt and Lane Streets, Boulder | Clement. P. Somers | 1984 | |
Mokare | Albany | Terry Humble | 1997 | |
"The Navigators" ("Gateway"/"Four Winds Monument") | Australind Bypass Roundabout Bunbury | Jon Tarry | 2000 | |
"Norseman" (Prospectors horse) | Corner Roberts and Ramsay Streets, Norseman | Robert Hitchcock | ||
Onslow War Memorial | Onslow | Joan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith | 2006 | |
"Patrick" (pelican) | Mandurah Terrace, Mandurah | Claire Bailey | ||
Frederick Henry Piesse | Austral Terrace, Katanning | Pietro Porcelli | 1916 | |
Brigadier A.W. Potts | Kojonup | Greg James | 2007 | |
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Coral Lowry | 2007 | |
HMAS Sydney Memorial | Mount Scott Park, Corner George Road and Brede Street, Geraldton | Joan Walsh-Smith, Charles Smith | 2001 | |
Taking Tea (sculpture) | Absolon Street, Dumbleyung | Philip Shelton | 2013 | |
"Water Dance"[38] | Forrest Highway, Lake Clifton Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Anne Neil | 2009 | |
Unnamed sculpture | Indian Ocean Drive near Cervantes | 2010 |
Notes
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Further reading
- Public art a feature of Perth and Fremantle. In Transwa Express, Mar–Apr 2004, p. 4–5,
External links
- EngvarB from March 2013
- Use dmy dates from March 2013
- Pages with broken file links
- Commons category link is locally defined
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