Tag: Art Installation

Exploring Greg Johns’s public art installation outside the Oran Park Leisure Centre
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Exploring Greg Johns’s public art installation outside the Oran Park Leisure Centre

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At the front of the Oran Park Leisure Centre is Greg Johns' art installation, Vortex Mandala, which was inaugurated on 21 October 2024. This public artwork reflects swirling patterns symbolizing energy flow and consciousness. Johns, influenced by the Adelaide Hills, aims to create significant public sculptures that engage viewers and enhance the local environment.

Exploring the ‘Infinity Tracks’ Art Installation in Oran Park
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Exploring the ‘Infinity Tracks’ Art Installation in Oran Park

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The 'Infinity Tracks' art installation in Oran Park honors the region's heavy haulage industry, highlighting the historical impact of the transport industry and Oran Park Town urban development. Commissioned in 2020 by Greenfields Development Co and TRN House, it enhances the forecourt's aesthetic while reflecting the area's economic growth and employment contributions from the haulage sector and urban development.

Public Art, Young Women Artists Have Something to Say
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Public Art, Young Women Artists Have Something to Say

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Young women artists from the Camden area have had their artworks on public display in a program called Something to Say. The art installations were located outside the Camden Council administration building at Oran Park NSW from late 2023 to early 2024..

Public art in Hobart tells the story of female convicts in Van Diemen’s Land
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Public art in Hobart tells the story of female convicts in Van Diemen’s Land

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Public art has been used in Hobart to reveal stories of female convicts that have been hidden in the shadows for decades on the Hobart waterfront and at the Cascades Female Factory.

Public art, Camden Civic Centre
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Public art, Camden Civic Centre

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Camden Art Prize winners In the garden at the front of the Camden Civic Centre, there are two sculptures many people have forgotten about. The artists won prizes at the annual Camden Art Prize held at the Camden Civic Centre. The Camden Art Prize is an important local festival which has been running since 1974.… Continue reading Public art, Camden Civic Centre

‘The Tree of Life’, public art at Camden Council Administration Offices
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‘The Tree of Life’, public art at Camden Council Administration Offices

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The art installation The Tree of Life by sculptors Gillies & Marc celebrates the endangered Camden White Gum. The sculpture is located adjacent to the entry of the Camden Council administration building at Oran Park. The work was commissioned by the council in 2016 for the opening of the new office building.

Oran Park Library: public art celebrates the ghosts of motor racing
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Oran Park Library: public art celebrates the ghosts of motor racing

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The Oran Park library has a number of public artworks that commemorate the former Oran Park motorway that was on the site. These wonderful public art installations celebrate the memories of the  Oran Park Raceway which closed in 2010.

Cowpastures memorial, Oran Park
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Cowpastures memorial, Oran Park

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The story of the Cowpastures can be told in many ways including through public art. At Oran Park an art installation of a herd of bronze cows is one approach to storytelling.