City of Stirling Public Art Masterplan

Medium public artwork opportunities ($50,000 – $150,000)

9. Location: Corner Ewen Street and Princess Road, Doubleview Typology: Mural. Scope: Large-scale mural spanning around the existing water tank and tower Opportunities include: • A collaborative mural painted by two to three artists of differing career stages • Funding partnership with Water Corporation.

Curatorial theme: Our Environment/Ngalang Bardip – a collaborative theme focussing on Nyoongar representations of native flora and fauna connected to water. Artwork objectives: • Add visual amenity to the streetscape • Turn a large piece of infrastructure into an engaging public artwork • Provide professional development for emerging artist in a collaborative commission • Promote Nyoongar representations of local water-based flora and fauna. Rationale: • This site was identified by the community during the Masterplan consultation • The location and scale of the proposed artwork has the potential to be high impact and significantly increase the visual amenity of the street. 10. Location: Beaufort Street, Mount Lawley Typology: Ephemeral. Scope: A series of public artworks in the main food and beverage/retail areas of Beaufort Street Opportunities include: • Temporary projection-based artworks on buildings and/or footpaths and roads • Business engagement as part of temporary art project. Curatorial theme: Our Identity – with a particular focus on contemporary local culture and/or wider global connections. Artwork objectives: • Add amenity to a key food and beverage/retail centre • Draw visitors to the Mount Lawley town centre • Improve safety at night • Encourage continued artwork discovery through trail-based nature or changing artworks. Rationale: • The location is in a key activity area/town centre and has the potential to connect with complementary activation and economic development activities, as well as a large audience.

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