Discover our public art

The outline of a large black circle painted on concrete path. Small solid black circles run around the inside of the larger circle. A black flower pattern is at the centre of the circle.

Get out and about in Manningham and discover more than 20 unique public artworks commissioned by Council and located at various sites across the municipality.

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What is public art?

Public art is defined as art in public places, it can take many forms including physical object, performance or creative process.

Public art is created with an express artistic, creative or cultural purpose and can be a catalyst for community expression, discussion and pride.

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Public Art Program

Our Public Art Program actively commissions permanent and temporary contemporary public artworks of excellence, across the spectrum of public art practice that:

respect the culture of traditional land-owners, Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung
reflect local identity
are site specific and enhance public places
connect with community by stimulating reflection and imagination
contribute to contemporary art practice.

Public Art Policy

Our Public Art Policy outlines our commitment to commissioning high-quality public artworks that celebrate local identity and cultural heritage, respect traditional landowners, and enhance community spaces.

It guides the creation of permanent and temporary artworks on public land, aligning with our objectives to support arts and cultural development.

Public Art Policy

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A woman walks her dog in front of a contemporary urban park with large trees in the background. At the centre of the park is a large sculpture which takes the form of two orange flowers on long stems.

Future Ahead

Skunk Control, 2024

Inspired by the native Xerochrysum viscosum, Future Ahead was designed to be the heart of the new park on Hepburn Road.

Two large polished stainless steel circles sit on a hill overlooking an open grassy expanse with gum trees and a lake in the background.

EllipseCircleView

Natasha Johns-Messenger, 2023

Two polished stainless steel forms: a circular structure and an ellipse encourage contemplation of the immediate surrounds.

Warrandyte Community Centre mural

Angharad Neal-Williams, 2023

Inspired by community based workshops exploring themes of the river and the natural environment.

Ayr St South ground mural

Tom Civil, 2022

A reflection on our connection to nature as we go about our lives in a heavily urbanised and concrete and asphalt covered world.

Mural of an orange and red wombat on a grey wall, a blurred figure walks in front of the wall.

Templestowe Village and Together We Rise

Robert Michael Young, Keedan Rigney and Lukas Kasper, 2022

This piece represents joy, life, culture and connection to country and community.

Immerse

Warren Langley, 2008

A simple construction of LED lights, creates a light painting running the length of the Doncaster Road underpass passage.

A large pink sculpture made of many bent steel poles sits in a bushy garden in front of a modern office building

Sidle

Bellemo and Cat, 2008

Both an artwork and a shelter, Sidle is made from decommissioned steel slides taken from parks in Manningham.

Illuminated human figures in pink, yellow and white appear on a wall alongside a road at dusk

Running/Walking (moving forward)

Warren Langley, 2007

The concertina-shaped walls have been fabricated to form a series of copper and glass components. By night, the LED lighting brings the artwork to life.

HELMET

Cassandra Chilton and Tanya Court, 2006

The artwork functions simultaneously as a gateway, faceted landform, sculpture, screen and viewing device.

Sculpture of an abstract three-legged creature covered in small colourful mosiac tiles mounted on a concrete block, gum trees in the background.

Big Cat and Water Creature

Deborah Halpern, 2006

These two playful sculptures were acquired in 2011 to commemorate the opening of MC Square in 2012.

Rust coloured steel sculpture in the shape of a eucalypt blossom sits in a bushy landscape

Manna Gum

Simon Horsburgh, 2004

Manna Gum is inspired by the local eucalypt blossoms and marks the start of the Bolin Bolin Cultural Landscape Trail.

A series of 12 glass panel of different sizes, all with unique markings and textures, joined together in a wave-like pattern. A parking lot with cars and gum trees can be seen through a window behind the panels.

Let Us Walk Together, Kol-ing-wod-ong-gnul

Wathaurong Glass Pty Ltd, 2001

Let us walk together depicts aspects of the characteristics, history and development of the municipality.

Triptych

Nik Papas, 2000

Created out of painted reinforced concrete, Triptych is a play between sculpture and painting.

Sentinel

Inge King, 2000

Created by internationally renowned artist and long-term Manningham resident Inge King, Sentinel was conceived as an icon of the City of Manningham.

Long twisting lime green steel sculpture sits in a bushy landscape with a concrete footpath off to the right side

River Peel

Bellemo and Cat, 2000

River Peel, by artists Michael Bellemo and Catriona Macleod, is constructed in plate steel and painted zinc coating.

Four tall totemic steel sculptures sit in a clearing amongst bushy native trees, a carpark is in the background.

Sculpture Series

Vincent Martino, 1995

Sculpture Series comprises a number of vertical, totemic steel sculptures located around the Manningham Civic Centre grounds.

A roughly welded black steel sculpture made up of different sized cubes sits on a rocky step amongst native bushland

Boulder

Inge King, 1967

Boulder belongs to a series of twelve sculptures inspired by the landscape off the coast of Western Australia.

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The city also features numerous works in private settings, including outside Westfield Shopping Centre, Doncaster, and at the celebrated Heide Museum of Modern Art.