Public Art in Australia

Public Art in Australia

Vol 18 no 2, 1998


The last issue looking at public art was in 1989. Since then the act of putting an artwork into the public arena has become a theatre of conflict, misunderstanding and mismatch of expectations of the parties involved. Issues of community consultation, funding, location, relevance, corporate policy, government involvement are addressed.


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Commissioning Public Art: A Consultant Speaks

Author: Ms Merily Oppermann, feature

"I am looking at the final design and thought 'what went wrong?' Weeks earlier the Arts Committee had selected an exciting concept design. Why did the artist change the concept design so dramatically?"



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