Sometimes hidden in plain sight Public art in all its forms is present across the Macarthur Region. The Camden, Campbelltown and Wollondilly Local Government Areas on Sydney's southwest metropolitan fringe cover the Macarthur region. Temporary artworks on display in the form of crocheted Flanders Poppies used to commemorate Anzac Day in Camden made by Frances… Continue reading Types of public art in the Macarthur Region
Month: May 2023
Public art at Campbelltown brightens up the Queen Street precinct
Public art is being used in the Campbelltown town centre to reinvigorate and revitalise the Queen Street precinct that has been subject to urban blight.
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‘Baker, The Artist, The Influencer’, the exhibition
The Alan Baker Art Gallery Macaria in John Street Camden has a new exhibition 'Baker, The Artist, The Influencer' running until September 2023.
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Red Flanders poppies, a field of memories
The red poppy carries a lot of symbolism in cultural mythologies from remembrance to sacrifices. The simple flower triggers outpouring of emotion, memories and commemorations on Anzac Day and Remembrance Day every year.
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Life Blood, public art at the Australia Botanic Gardens
On the forecourt of the Herbarium at the Australian Botanic Garden is an artwork celebrating the heritage of Indigenous culture called Life Blood.
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The Camden Story: the historiography of the history of the country town of Camden NSW
The history of telling the story of a small community has been interpreted in different ways at different times in the past by different historians. This area of study is called the historiography. I have recently published an article on the historiography of the small country town of Camden, NSW.
