The City of Yarra has a diverse range of contemporary, heritage and public art.
Gallery
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Sohrai Ledra
Sita Devi created Sohrai Ledra. A ‘ledra’ is a small quilt made by stitching straight into layers of recycled cotton saris – as if constructing a drawing. -
Infinity Billboard
Infinity Billboard was originally a site-specific photographic work displayed at Billboard Park, on the corner of Gertrude and Smith Streets in Fitzroy, as part of the 2004 Midsumma Festival Program. -
Dobell's Cow On Wheels
This painting is part of John Kelly’s early iconic cow series which ranged from 1992 – 1995, and were inspired by the work of artist Sir William Dobell. -
Lennox Street Mural
Created by artist Be Free, the Lennox Street Mural depicts a bamboo forest. -
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Gitmo Bay Souvenirs. Closing Down Sale, All Stock Must Go!
Gitmo Bay Souvenirs. Closing Down Sale, All Stock Must Go! is part of a series looking at ‘Gitmo Bay’. It is imagining how it might be if you were to go there as a tourist and take home a souvenir. -
Keith Haring Mural
This heritage-listed mural on Johnston Street in Collingwood was painted by the late New York artist Keith Haring in 1984. -
Richmond Station Whale Mural
The Richmond Station Whale Mural Project was completed in early March 2013. The approximately 40 metre long mural took five days on site to paint. -
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The Promised Land - Moving
The Promised Land – Moving was photographed on the banks of the Yarra River. The visual metaphors of water, shore and an unfinished boat reference themes of migration and settlement. -
Chinese Restaurant Series: The Chef
In the Chinese Restaurant Series, Bronek Kozka explore his own remembered moments of those family meals. Chinese Restaurant Series: The Chef - photograph – 95 x 95cm unframed (2011). -
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Henry Walker Mayor
In 1889, Tom Roberts produced a ceremonial yet elegant portrait of Henry Walker, Mayor of Collingwood, which is now one of the most prized and celebrated works in Council’s Art & Heritage Collection. -
This is No Rose Garden (triptych)
This triptych utilises domestic materials such as heritage coloured house paint, bitumen paint and domestic household bleach. -
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We love you back
We Love You Back appears to encircle the Abbotsford/Collingwood Maternal Health Care Centre with a crocheted baby blanket, representing the love and appreciation of generations of local families who have relied on maternal health nurses for practical advice and reassurance. -
All Hail Sister Muriel Peck
This large scale image transforms a hand-coloured photocopy into a vision of Sister Muriel Peck, as a guardian spirit for the City of Yarra Maternal and Child Health Service.
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Lifelines
Maternal and Child Health Services provide a lifeline to first time mothers and fathers, supporting them when they first return home with their newborn baby and throughout the steep learning curve as they adapt to their new family unit. The simple line drawings of this work by Dennis, combines the imagery of babies, mothers breastfeeding, fathers playing with children and associated objects, to represent this bond.