Collaborative efforts The 2007 Camden Library and Camden Museum redevelopment project resulted in a community collaboration to create a mix of public artworks. The collaboration process was led by Camden Council Cultural Development Coordinator Angela Pasqua. Participants included school children, TAFE students, artists and sculptors. The artworks were commissioned by Camden Council.. The efforts have… Continue reading Camden Library and Museum public art
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‘Alan’s Art Deco’ exhibition at Macaria
Review: 'Alan’s Art Deco' Exhibition, Alan Baker Art Gallery, Macaria, 37 John Street, Camden. October 2023-April 2024. Interwar Art Deco style A new art exhibition at Camden’s Alan Baker Art Gallery highlights the modernity and cosmopolitanism of the interwar period in an exhibition of artist Alan D Baker called ‘Alan’s Art Deco’. The interwar period… Continue reading ‘Alan’s Art Deco’ exhibition at Macaria
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Narellan Library Murals, a wall of public art
There are two colourful mural artworks along the Queen Street frontage of Narellan Library. These artworks were commissioned by Camden Council in 2017 as a collaboration between mural artist Mandy Salter and the area's young artists as part of a Youth Participation Public Art Project.
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‘The Tree of Life’, public art at Camden Council Administration Offices
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.
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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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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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Narellan Community Mosaic Project: art in the park
The Narellan Community Mosaic Project was commissioned in 2005 by Camden Council with funding from the NSW Department of Planning. This artwork is one of number in Elyard Reserve in Narellan.
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Mosaic bench: public artwork at Narellan
In a corner of Elyard Reserve at Narellan is a mosaic tiled bench. This colourful artwork was commissioned in 2009 and is hidden in plain sight.
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Oran Park Library: public art celebrates the ghosts of motor racing
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.
