Public Art
The City of Perth is home to more than 200 public artworks reflecting the city’s identity, both past and present.
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Highlights of our Public Art
The City’s significant collection of major historic and contemporary public art works includes permanent and temporary installations that stimulate our thinking, deepen our sense of place and experience of space, and transform the places where we live, work, and play.
Highlights of our Public Art Collection are available in our Art City Walking Trail and you can also view an online map of the City’s Public Art Collection.
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Appearing Rooms, Labyrinth
HEIN, Jeppe
Image credit: City of Perth Public Art Collection, image courtesy of Frances Andrijich Photography / Perth Public Art Foundation @ 2016 -
Lightbox Laneway
The aim of our Lightbox Laneway Gallery is to create a public exhibition space to showcase local artists and their talent, get artistic conversation flowing on the streets and help create an artistic atmosphere within our creative community. It helps provide opportunities for artists or a group of artists to showcase their concepts, creativity and artistic intentions in the public realm, or emerging curators to celebrate and feature young artists of their choice.
Between St Michael’s Restaurant and Orno Interiors (near 483 Beautfort Street, Highgate).
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Robotopia
HUMMERSTON, Si
The projects vision was to produce a contemporary artwork for the public domain that would deliver an injection of colour, dynamism and fun to the area. It was considered that North Perth needed a greater community focus and a distinctive Town Centre.
Fitzgerald Street, North Perth
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Tandem Riders
Gillie & Mark
“This bike addresses the city’s environmental concerns, and the characters represent diversity – they appeal to all races, genders, and identities in a universal way.” - Marc
Cnr Vincent and Beaufort Street
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Tram Sculpture
WHEATLEY, Kath
If you drive over the causeway from Vic Park towards Perth CBD, or happen to be going for a stroll along the banks of the Swan River, you will probably stumble upon the tram sculpture in McCallum Park.
The piece by Kath Wheatley was unveiled in 2001 and features a bright red tram with silhouetted passengers inside, and pelicans outside. -
Co-existence
LOWE, Peter
City of Perth Public Art Collection, image courtesy of Frances Andrijich Photography / Perth Public Art Foundation @ 2016 -
Connectus
LANGLEY & ARMATURE, Warren
Image credit: City of Perth Public Art Collection, image courtesy of Frances Andrijich Photography / Perth Public Art Foundation @ 2016 -
Delight and Hurt Not
NICHOLLS, Andrew
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Grow Your Own (2011)
ANGUS, James
Image credit: City of Perth Public Art Collection, image courtesy of Frances Andrijich Photography / Perth Public Art Foundation @ 2016 -
Koorden
GARLETT & KUHAUPT & CHANEY, Rod & Richie & Fred
Image credit: City of Perth Public Art Collection, image courtesy of Frances Andrijich Photography / Perth Public Art Foundation @ 2016 -
The Arch
GRANT, Lorenna
Image credit: City of Perth Public Art Collection, image courtesy of Frances Andrijich Photography / Perth Public Art Foundation @ 2016 -
‘The Mob’ Kangaroos on the Terrace
SMITH & WALSH, SMITH, Charles & Joan
Image credit: City of Perth Public Art Collection, image courtesy of Frances Andrijich Photography / Perth Public Art Foundation @ 2016 -
Unidentified Photographer
NEIL, Anne
Image credit: City of Perth Public Art Collection, image courtesy of Frances Andrijich Photography / Perth Public Art Foundation @ 201 -
Arrive to Paradise
ALQARAGHOLLI, Ayad
Forrest Walk, Rokeby Road
For more information on the City of Perth’s Cultural Collections, please contact our Cultural Collections team at Collections@cityofperth.wa.gov.au. If you have an enquiry about the City of Perth’s history & heritage, please contact our History Centre team at history.centre@cityofperth.wa.gov.au.
