Find and discover the stories behind sculptures and public artworks in Yarra.
A large plinth stands as a centrepiece of Edinburgh Gardens. Recently, it has hosted a series of different artworks.
A statue of Queen Victoria at Edinburgh Gardens went missing in 1901, leaving its plinth empty. Adam Stone’s work was placed there from Mar 23 to Nov 23, 2017.
The Collingwood Senior Citizen’s Centre recently had a new artwork painted on its exterior and façade. Artist Ying Huang produced the whimsical and welcoming imagery.
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.
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 Light Box installation is located on the south wall of the Carlton Library, along Newry Street near the junction of Rathdowne Street, North Carlton.
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.
Courage is a sculpture inspired by the iconic character of the Cowardly Lion in the story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
This colourful mural adorns the walls of the Fitzroy Victoria Bowling & Sports Club in North Fitzroy.
The word Giirrwaa translates roughly to ‘community’ in the language of the Gumaynggirr people.
This heritage-listed mural on Johnston Street in Collingwood was painted by the late New York artist Keith Haring in 1984.
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.
A plinth in Edinburgh Gardens, empty since Queen Victoria’s statue vanished in 1901, held Robbie Rowlands' "Middle Row" from Nov 23, 2018, to Sep 3, 2019.
Yarra’s revitalization of Wangaratta Street Park includes a bronze statue tribute to Ian ‘Molly’ Meldrum by sculptor Louis Laumen, celebrating Australian music.
Mother and Daughter was commissioned as one of three artworks by the City of Richmond as part of an Urban Arts Square project in 1993.
Mr Poetry depicts poet and music journalist Adrian Rawlins (1938 – 2001).
Mulhu, means ‘ground’ and ‘earth’ in Arkie Barton’s native language, Kalkadoon. Barton’s bold shapes and lines, painted in muted, earthy colours.
The aquatic-themed mural on the façade of Fitzroy Pool has been created by internationally renowned French street artists, Blo and Jaws.
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.
Opus 15 was commissioned as one of three works by the City of Richmond as part of an Urban Arts Square project in 1993.
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.
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.
Queep-Queep is a site-specific artwork created for the Richmond Kindergarten on Lord Street in Richmond, by artist Rebecca Atkinson.
Red Running Tiger (Thylacine) was commissioned as one of three artworks by the City of Richmond for the Urban Arts Square project in 1993.
Queer-ways: Retracing Queer Footprints celebrates the 40th Anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Victoria. Explore the queer history of the City of Yarra’s rainbow communities, guided by voices and music from the local queer community.
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.
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.
The Stolen Generations Marker, Remember Me, reflects the community’s wish to create a permanent tribute to the Stolen Generations and their families.
Tanderrum (inverted plinth) responds to the Wurundjeri Country land on which it stands, within an area now known as Edinburgh Gardens.
Citizens Park is Richmond's largest park and one of the busiest in Yarra. It is situated on what was previously an important diverse ecological environment of swampland.
A plinth is an historical site for the revered, those we are told to remember and admire, the coloniser and the war hero. Meanwhile the earthworm is ignored.
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.
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.
Wall of Music is a mural which spans almost 40 meters wide, designed by stencil artist 23rd Key. The Wall of Music mural depicts a sea of hands of adoring music fans at the Corner Hotel, flanked by gig posters.
The three huge colourful shapes of Wall painting for entrance use symmetry and distortion to create unfamiliar objects that appear to bulge out of the wall.
This road mural by artist Tom Civil is located along Walnut Street, Cremorne. The road mural identifies the road as a ‘Shared Zone’, where pedestrians occupy the street in conjunction with motorists.
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.
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.
Welcome at Post Office Lane is a bold and vibrant text based artwork which uses the word or idea of ‘welcome’ in multiple languages and fonts.
The Winged Face seat celebrates the diversity and creativity of Brunswick Street and the music, food and sun. In 2013, Giuseppe Raneri was commissioned to produce two mosaic seats to join Council’s Public Art Collection.
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.