Murals & street art

Some of the more dynamic forms of art in our public collection, offering opportunities for storytelling and combined creative endeavour using a variety of materiality and approaches.

Building painted in fluorescent pink, black and blue geometric diamonds, with the words ‘Always was, always will be‘ is incorporated across the frontage
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Building painted in fluorescent pink, black and blue geometric diamonds, with the words ‘Always was, always will be‘ is incorporated across the frontageMurals & street art
A breakdancer performs a one-handed freeze on a tiled floor, balancing with legs in the air, while two others in dark clothing stand in the background.Performances
Pedestrians in Hyde Park stop to look at a row of large photographs displayed along the side of the footpath.Exhibitions
People walking on top of the Stream artwork, embedded in the paving, the artwork is made up of pink, yellow and blue intersecting, asymmetric diamonds that light up at night. Installations
Steel sculpture rising from the ground consisting of a concertina of screens with the pattern of feathersSculptures
A stone monument at night. The monument has an ornate structure topped with a dome, with several busts and sculptures adorning its sides. It is lit from within.Monuments & memorials
Bronze cannon painted black on a red base that belonged to the H.M.S. Sirius, flagship of the First Fleet.Artefacts
closeup detail of golden cherub statue and water trickling out and urn. Bus sign, street and row houses in the background.Fountains & water features