The City of Yarra has a diverse range of contemporary, heritage and public art.
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All Hail the Campaigners the Nurses the Mothers
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. -
The Town Hall Fitzroy
S. T. Gill was commissioned to paint The Town Hall Fitzroy in 1873. The work is a watercolour painting measuring 74cm x 127cm. -
Man with Water
Man with Water by Brook Andrew is a photographic montage of glass-lantern slides from Brook's own archive. The main figure in the work is a native policeman from New South Wales. -
Sportsman's Memorial
Sportsman's Memorial was unveiled in 1919 in memory of members of local sporting clubs who died in the First World War. In 2018 the Sportsman’s Memorial Re-Dedication marked the completion of restoration, interpretive and enhancement works. -
Protecting Yarra's Unique Biodiversity by Sam Yong
Sam Yong transformed the exterior of the Colingwood Senior Citizens Center with three vibrant artworks, showcasing some of the regions native flora and fauna, including some that are in danger of extinction. -
Opening Lines
Buoyant and bulging with movement, Julia Gorman’s Opening Lines traverses the length of the Malcolm Graham Pavilion walkway in Burnley. A series of abstracted leg shapes jump, kick and run across the wall, activating and animating the space with bold, bright colours. -
Proud to be a Parkie, Joeboy "no more, no less" Morgan - The Fig Tree, Carlton Gardens
Melbourne-based photographer and musician, James Henry, a Yuwaalaraay and Yorta Yorta man, worked with the local Parkies to create a series of portraits to celebrate the Aboriginal history and Parkie identity of this area, and to share stories of the lived experiences of some Parkies who gather here today. -
Mar Narek (Magical Transformation)
This print by Daniel O'Shane is an extension of a traditional story which tells the creation of the crayfish (Keiyari). -
Singing Magpie, Swooping Season
This print references McDonald’s experience living in Australia, where every few weeks in spring magpies turn dangerous and even deadly. Gardens become spaces where one watches the sky in apprehension.
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Renegotiating Campo Piedra Pomez
This print by Silvi Glattauer is from the series, ‘Renegotiating the Landscape’, which deals with the issue of human intervention in the landscape across remote regions of the world. -
Canvassing the Stars
Adam Nudelman’s work focuses on identity and how it is shaped by diaspora, history, culture, ethnicity, travel, domesticity and family. In his paintings these ideas and his personal experiences are depicted through the juxtapositions of a constructed Australian landscape and various man-made forms.
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Weather Eye: Quiet Signs
This work by Chris Hagen is part of a suite where the artist places himself in a foreign landscape, often surrounded by increasingly unpredictable forces. This image reflects a seemingly calm moment touched by signs of impending upheaval.
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Entrance Sought
Langley’s practice combines the real and the imagined, incorporating a tracery of line work over photographs which are edited and abstracted. This print combines a church exterior with arcane line drawings, offering an entrance to an imagined interior space. -
An Island in your Heart
Adam Nudelman graduated from the in Victorian College of the Arts in 1992. His works features in prominent private, corporate and public collections. He is currently represented by Nanda/Hobbs Gallery, Sydney.