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List of public art in Western Australia

List of public art in Western Australia

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There are numerous artworks on permanent public display in Western Australia.

This list include only works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space; it does not include artwork on display inside a museum. Most of the works mentioned are sculptures, although several notable memorials are listed also. Public art may include statues, sculptures, monuments, memorials, murals and mosaics.

In 1989 the Western Australian state government established a "Percent for Art" policy.[1] The scheme which enacts the policy is administered by the Department of Culture and the Arts and requires that up to one percent of the construction budget for new public works over $2,000,000, be expended on public artwork. The Town of Vincent was the first Local government authority to have a similar scheme. It requires that "commercial, non-residential, and/or mixed residential/commercial developments over $1,000,000 are to set aside a minimum of one per cent of the estimated total project cost for the development to be used for public artworks."[2] Over 700 works have been installed under the state government scheme since 1989.[3]

Perth CBD

Includes public artworks in the Perth CBD. Excludes the Northbridge precinct and the Perth Cultural Centre, Kings Park, East Perth and Claisebrook Cove.

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Northbridge/Perth Cultural Centre

Public artworks in the Northbridge precinct and around Perth Cultural Centre.

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East Perth and Claisebrook Cove

Since the late 1980s, a major urban renewal project surrounding Claisebrook Cove has been underway, with abandoned industrial sites levelled and replaced with residential streetscapes and landscaped waterfronts. These have been interspersed with a good collection of public art.

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Kings Park

The following list includes public artworks in Kings Park which is located on the outskirts of the Perth CBD. Kings Park was established as a public park in 1872 and contains a varied collection of public artworks ranging from early 20th century war monuments to life-sized dinosaur models. It is said to contain "more memorials, statues and honour avenues than any other park in Australia".[26]

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South Perth

Public artworks within the City of South Perth.

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Fremantle

Public artworks within the City of Fremantle.

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Other metropolitan

Public artworks in the Perth metropolitan area and outside the Perth CBD and Kings Park.

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Regional

Includes artworks in Western Australian country and regional centres.

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Notes

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sculptures in Western Australia.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sculptures in Perth, Western Australia.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Statues in Western Australia.
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    Der Rufer, plaque, Perth Cultural Centre
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    David Bromfield. "Recollections of Memory: Akio Makigawa". Retrieved 7 February 2011.
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    Asteroid, Nedlands plaque
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    The Dancer, Nedlands plaque
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    "Midland Junction Railway Workshops Memorial". The Swan Express. Midland Junction, WA. 18 December 1925. p. 7. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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    "WALSH PITMAN MEMORIAL". Western Argus. Kalgoorlie, WA: National Library of Australia. 10 January 1928. p. 19. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
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    "MEMORIAL TO TWO GALLANT POLICEMEN". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 1 November 1929. p. 26. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
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    Prior, Flip (30 November 2010). "Tribute to Broomes forgotten women". The West Australian. West Australian Newspapers Pty Ltd. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
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    "Catalogoe of Mandurah's Public Art, Monuments, Mosaics and Murals" (PDF). City of Mandurah. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
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    "Installation on Forrest Hwy - Anne Neil, Perth Artist". 20 August 2012.

Further reading

  • Public art a feature of Perth and Fremantle. In Transwa Express, Mar–Apr 2004, p. 4–5,
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