Public Art of Melbourne
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Melbourne and Victoria enjoys some of the most unique public art of any city in the world. From LaTrobe standing on his head, Cow In A Tree to Ribcage and Cheesestick.
--> Belgrave Train Station Belgrave
Discover the beauty of the Dandenong Ranges along ngurrak barring, a spectacular network of walking trails that winds through forests, villages and cultural landscapes. Spanning 39 kilometres, the...
--> Melbourne Square, 93-119 Kavanagh St Southbank
Melbourne's newest large-scale illuminated public artwork by Troy Emery is Guardian Lion located on Melbourne Square. Inspired by Melbourne's dynamic arts culture, alongside Victoria's 'Grampians...
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Melbourne Muralist / Street Artist: Lukas Kasper Lukas Kasper is an artist residing in Melbourne, Australia specialising in painting large murals and facilitating public art projects of all shapes...
--> Marina Reserve, St Kilda
Public art: St Kilda Solar System St Kilda Foreshore The St Kilda Solar System stretches for 5.9 km along St Kilda's foreshore from St Kilda Marina, west to Port Melbourne. Down by St...
--> Southern Cross Station, Spencer Street, Docklands
The Cavalcade of Transport mural by Harold Freedman is located in Southern Cross Station shopping centre: Spencer Street. The 36.6 metre long and 7.32 metre high History of Transport mural...
--> Corner Rose St and Brunswick St Fitzroy
The artwork Fallen Fruit by artist Adam Stone features a peeled banana with a skull face located on Rose Street in Fitzroy. Fallen Fruit by Adam Stone uses iconography, symbolism and narrative to...
--> Wills St Melbourne
Crushed Can by artist Ling is part of a major street art exhibition launched in Melbourne's lanes for the 2022 summer. The crushed can is located in Wills St, which runs between A'Beckett St and...
--> Northcote
The City of Darebin is home to an extensive public art collection enhancing the urban landscape. If you would like to find out more, download the Darebin Public Art Discovery Map. In 1996...
--> Benalla
Victoria's North East Art Trail takes in silos and art exhibitions in an area covering some of Victoria's favourite towns. Take a road of discovery on the North East Art Trail, where you will...
--> Melbourne
Trust the City of Melbourne to give us an easy way of finding the best art walks Discover Melbourne's world-renowned street art scene on this walk through the city's laneways, featuring colourful...
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Melbourne has a long, rich history of producing world class art, artists and it's fair share of whacky art. A fabulous array of Wacky Art awaits all. Yellow Peril - VAULT by Ron...
--> corner Spencer Street and Flinders Street Melbourne
Raising the Rattler Pole - The Last of the Connies, a public artwork by David Michael Bell, is a theatrical tribute to one of Melbourne's iconic heroes - the W-class 'rattler' tram. Positioned on...
--> Lakeside Stadium, 33 Aughtie Drive Albert Park
50 years after playing a key role in one of the most iconic sporting moments of the 20th century, the late Australian sprinter and human rights advocate Peter Norman will be honoured with a statue in...
--> Richmond
A statue of Ian (Molly) Meldrum by Louis Lauman was unveiled on September 25, 2018. The statue, by Yarraville sculptor Louis Laumen, is situated behind the Corner Hotel in Richmond, overlooking a...
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Lushsux is a street artist from Melbourne. As his stage name suggests Lush plays with his own image. He can be seen as the ultimate anti graffiti hero. His work is raw, impressive, extreme and...
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On January 26, 2018 something unusual happened to Melbourne illustrator Charlotte Allingham. Her phone exploded with social media notifications, all directing her to a sea of the same image - one...
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Melbourne's 86 tram route as a giant open air gallery of street art. Melbourne, Australia is internationally known for its street art and its trams. Melbourne Street Art 86 imagines Melbourne's 86...
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Melbourne has become the street art capital of the world, known for its unique art on display throughout the city and suburbs. From quirky street art in the burbs, to vaults in Southbank and...
--> 142 Cecil St Fitzroy
Fitzroy Faces is a community focused project featuring some of Australia's most talented street artists who came together to paint a mammoth 50-metre wall in the street art hub of Fitzroy. The...
--> corner of Little Bourke Street and Spencer Street Melbourne
Melbourne's newest street art precinct was unveiled in December 2017, featuring six of Australia's leading artists. An old power station at Spencer and Little Bourke streets now features...
--> Rupanyup
Silo Art Trail is Australia's largest outdoor gallery stretching over 200 kilometres, linking Brim with neighbouring towns Lascelles, Patchewollock, Rosebery, Rupanyup and Sheep Hills. Providing...
--> State Library of Victoria, 328 Swanston Street Melbourne
There are two statues of Charles La Trobe in Melbourne, this one by Peter Corlett @ State Library of Victoria and Charles La Trobe by Charles Robb at La Trobe University in Bundoora. Charles...
--> Yarra's Edge, South Wharf Drive Docklands
A science fiction-inspired sculpture in Docklands' precinct Yarra's Edge. As the winter chill subsides, visit Mirvac's Yarra's Edge and take a walk along the riverbank to gaze upon Melbourne's...
--> Russell Street Melbourne
The wonderful sculpture by Chris Reynolds has sat on the median strip of Russell St since 1994. This sculpture was created as a part of the National Metal Industry Sculpture Project which was an...
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Australia's largest online collection of street art photos and related media. The site contains over 4,000 high quality photos of Australian and world wide graffiti on trains, walls and in the...
--> Geelong
Discover the wealth of public art works along the Geelong waterfront from the whimsical Baywalk Bollards to the Cargo Boxes and Paving Splats. Baywalk Bollards Over 100 sculptured bollards are...
--> Princes Park, Royal Parade Parkville
Bronze sculpture by Loretta Quinn 1995 | Princes Park, North Carlton Angela Jane Esdaile was 24 years old when she died of acute asthma in December 1993, while walking with friends along Rye...
--> Limeburner's Point to Rippleside Park Geelong
A walk along the Geelong Bollards Trail always results in meeting some interesting characters. The Geelong Bollards are painted wooden bollards representing over 100 historic Geelong characters,...
--> Hosier Lane Melbourne
Hosier Lane is Melbourne's most iconic Street Art lane way and is one of the main tourist attractions in Melbourne. Melbourne is known as one of the world's great street art capitals for its...
--> Wurundjeri Way Docklands
Bunjil is a well known (and loved) 25-metre eagle sculpture in Docklands. The sculpture by Bruce Armstrong is a Docklands landmark (2002), was inspired by Bunjil, the eaglehawk regarded as the...
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In the greatest meeting of matter and anti-matter since the two Kirks faced off in Star Trek, the anti-graffiti Doyle and the pro-graffiti Doyle came face to face for the launch of a major piece of...
--> 260 Flinders Street Melbourne
The Degraves Subway is a handy little way to access the city from Flinder Street Station Also known as Campbell Arcade, Degraves Street Subway was built to provide a subway exit from Flinders...
--> Cow Up a Tree, 131 Harbour Esplanade, Docklands
Cow up a tree by John Kelly is a wonderful public sculpture located at Melbourne's Docklands. Cow up a Tree is a sculpture that has been exhibited on a famous Parisian boulevard, at a...
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Commonly asked: What happened to or Where is it now ? Things that we came to know and love, but then moved with the hands of time. By the way: if you want to know where something is, then ask...
--> Riverside Quay, Southbank
A must see when in Southbank is the Bee Colony artwork on the side of the Eureka Tower. The Queen Bee was developed by Richard Stringer for a series of studio works in 2003-04. Nonda Katsalidis...
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Travelling on the CityLink motorway you will pass under 39 large red poles and an enormous yellow pillar tilted over the traffic below. The 70-metre yellow steel beam and the accompanying 39 red...
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Melbourne has long had an infatuation with Australian sporting culture, and it's a passion that's mirrored throughout our city by the statues and sculptures of our many sporting greats.. some of whom...
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Melbourne Laneways are known worldwide for a rich art culture, one-off boutiques, unique galleries, tiny cafes and hidden bars. No trip to Melbourne is complete without a visit to Melbourne's...
--> La Trobe University, Plenty Road and Kingsbury Drive Bundoora
There are two statues of Charles La Trobe in Melbourne, this one by Charles Robb at La Trobe University in Bundoora and Charles La Trobe by Peter Corlett @ State Library of Victoria. Charles...
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Melbourne takes great pride in the soldiers who have fought for our country, and nothing shows this more than the grandeur of the Shrine of Remembrance. Reflecting the honour and courage that was...
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Melbourne has an impressive number of statues and sculptures that are on public display throughout the city, with themes ranging from historical and religious icons to playful statues that represent...
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