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.

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Mr Poetry depicts poet and music journalist Adrian Rawlins (1938 – 2001). 

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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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Hare ii, one of an ongoing series of animal drawings, examines the fragile relationship between the human race and other animal species, as well as exploring the endangered and vulnerable through the animal gaze.

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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.

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This triptych utilises domestic materials such as heritage coloured house paint, bitumen paint and domestic household bleach.

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Peter D. Cole ranked as one of Australia’s senior and most renowned contemporary sculptors. Cole was commissioned in 2009 to produce Untitled, which is located outside the Collingwood Leisure Centre.   

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Record Keepers grew out of artist Karen Casey’s participation in ‘Dufkyen: The Aboriginal Print Portfolio’, commissioned by the Kingdom of the Netherlands to commemorate 400 years of Dutch contact with Australia.  

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Angela Cavalieri’s practice is centred on the art of writing; she employs literary, religious and historical narratives where selected texts eventually manifest as image. 

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Victoria Park, has been transformed into a major community recreation space. The intention of the public artworks was to recognise the park’s important history and provide interesting and educational focal points for park visitors.

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Over 100 paste-up artworks across the municipality bring back the women involved in the early years of the early City of Yarra maternal health service, as tiny spectral figures visiting the centres of today, celebrating the ground-breaking work of providing the first ‘Baby Health Centre’ in Victoria.

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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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Bargoonga Nganjin at 182 St Georges Rd, North Fitzroy, is a library, maternal and child heath centre, community kitchen and courtyard garden.

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Fitzroy Library Showcases are located within the Fitzroy Library at 128 Moor Street, Fitzroy.

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Richmond Town Hall, located at 333 Bridge Road, plays an important role in the delivery of services to the community and has a large corridor and meeting rooms for exhibiting artworks

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Richmond Library is located at 415 Church Street, Richmond.

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S. T. Gill was commissioned to paint The Town Hall Fitzroy in 1873. The work is a watercolour painting measuring 74cm x 127cm.

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