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The City of Yarra has a diverse range of contemporary, heritage and public art.

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  • Man painted in yellow paint with feathers in his hair

    Howl Your Troubles

    Howl Your Troubles is part of Thompson's self-portrait series Native Instinct. This work was produced while Thompson was an artist in residence at the Australia Council for the Arts Greene Street Studio in Manhattan.
  • Molly statue

    Molly

    As part of Yarra’s revitalisation works to Wangaratta Street Park, located behind the Corner Hotel, a permanent tribute to local music identity Ian ‘Molly’ Meldrum AM has been installed. Created by Australian sculptor Louis Laumen and fabricated by Meridian Foundry in Fitzroy, the larger-than-life-sized bronze statue was made to sit in the context of a celebration of Australian music. 
  • Kiron Robison - You, Me, They, We

    You, We, They, Me

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    This artwork by Kiron Robinson, on permanent display in the Bargoonga Nganjin courtyard garden, was commissioned by Yarra Council as part of the 1% towards intergrated art scheme for new capital building projects over 1 million dollars.
  • Charcoal Lane Mural image by Bernie Phelan

    Celebration Dreaming

    Yarra City Council received a grant through the Department of Justice and Regulation’s Graffiti Prevention Grants 2016-2017 program to commission a Victorian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander artist to create a meaningful and inspiring artwork across the entire eastern wall of the Charcoal Lane building to focus on Aboriginal identity and culture in Fitzroy and highlight the history and significance of Gertrude Street, this building and this area for the Aboriginal community.
  • Klein, Deborah_Pressed for Time, 2017

    Pressed for Time

    Pressed for Time is part of an ongoing exploration of the absence of women from history, in this case, of Chinese women during the Australian Gold rushes. A detailed study of the period was undertaken, however the women could equally originate from any place or time, including the present.
  • Artwork of silver and white lines over a grey background

    Iteration Silver Field

    In Iteration Silver Field, the exploration of colour and low tonality with quiet, muted, rhythmic tonal shifts of a contemplative nature and the broken moment of pattern call for reflection, allowing the many layers to unfold and reveal themselves.
  • Pool mural by artist Stephen Baker

    Pool Parade

    This mural was produced by local artist Stephen Baker as a ‘gift’ to the City of Yarra as part of Council’s Christmas Program. It is located on the Fitzroy Swimming Pool building on Alexandra Parade in Fitzroy.
  • Carlton Library Rathdowne Street

    Carlton Library Light Boxes

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    The Light Box installation is located on the south wall of the Carlton Library, along Newry Street near the junction of Rathdowne Street, North Carlton.
  • Sculpture in park

    Red running tiger

    Red Running Tiger (Thylacine) was commissioned as one of three artworks by the City of Richmond for the Urban Arts Square project in 1993.
  • The Green Line by Deanna Hitti

    The Green Line

    Deanna Hitti's practice encompasses different techniques of printmaking and artist books. The Green Line, Yarra City Council Art Collection. Acquired through the Print Council of Australia’s Annual Print Commission.
  • Miss USA by Rebeccah-Power

    Miss USA

    The Miss USA portrait comes from Rebeccah Power’s International Art Force series, one of three acquired by Yarra City Council in 2013. 
  • Coastal City (2) artist Jan Senbergs

    Coastal City (2)

    With his trademark solid black line, Senbergs produced two new large-scale etchings in collaboration with Australian Print Workshop Printers in 2013 and Council acquired one for its collection.

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