Public Art Articles
Selgascano public art installation
Spanish architect firm Selgascano has created a transparent installation that stretches across the entirety of the paved courtyard in the Fondation d’entreprise Martell in Cognac, France.
Barangaroo Makes an Artistic Statement
A series of multi-layered glass installations featuring native flora will ‘beautify’ Barangaroo as part of the Lendlease Art Advisory Panel’s plan to create the largest permanent public artwork collection on the site.
Light Up the Coast
Queensland’s Gold Coast will receive two new lighted art installations that will ‘bookend’ the city and provide a distinctive ‘gateway’ into and out of the city for visitors, in time for next year’s Commonwealth Games.
Trees Go Blue to Promote Green
Artist Konstantin Dimopoulos paints 'blue trees' as art installations in public spaces to help cities go green by raising awareness of environmental issues like the destruction of our forested areas.
Sydney’s Modern Art Plans
Underscoring the pledge of $244 million from the NSW Government, Japanese-based architectural firm SANAA has released their plans for the Sydney Modern Project, an expanded campus that will house the Art Gallery of NSW’s modern art collection.
Art All Aglow
Singapore’s marina has taken on a dappled glow as a result of a public art display that includes giant ‘lacy’ sea urchins, as part of the iLight Marina Bay Festival currently being held in the city.
Stuttgart Public Drone Art
Researchers and students from the University of Stuttgart have used robots and drones to weave a public art carbon-fibre pavilion, which is based on the silk hammocks spun by moth larvae.
Inflatable Ballerina Takes Manhattan
Artist Jeff Koons’ art installation, Seated Ballerina, – a 45-foot-high inflatable sculpture – sits at the centre of New York’s Rockefeller Centre in support of National Missing Children’s Month.
Paint by Drone
Drone technology takes public art to new heights – literally! Paint By Drone uses remote controlled aerial vehicles to assist artists to safely create artworks on multistorey building facades.
Poetry Amidst Poverty
Boa Mistura paints the favelas of Brazil with a series of multicolour anamorphic alleyways. The artists aim to bring vibrant colour and poetry to the neighbourhoods.
Public Art Goes Through the Wash
Haven't you always wanted to run through all that foam at the car wash? The National Gallery of Victoria gives you the chance - without the risk of running into a car - at their 'Suburban Realism' exhibition.
Fun Festival Art
Coachella's oversized art installations have once again brought festival goers endless amusement and Instagram worthy selfies. Check out the best of the installations here.
Ephemeral Street Art
Artwork created on the site of one of Australia’s largest urban renewal projects – YarraBend – has been demolished in the lead up to construction, highlighting the role art plays in urban development.
A Botanical Universe
As Australia roles over into Autumn, other parts of the world are embracing the onset of spring. An interactive ‘digital garden’ in Shanghai celebrates with an ever-changing expression of spring blooms.
Reminiscent of Home
This year’s ‘Serpentine Pavilion’ artist has designed a tree canopy structure with central waterfall feature to grace the grounds of Kensington Gardens, influenced by the community gathering spaces of his hometown.
Visible Invisible
A new public contemporary art museum in Melbourne stakes its claim with an Olympic-size mural on the site of the proposed facility – visible only until the foundation of the museum is constructed.
Underwater Art
A new underwater public art museum – Museo Atlantico - has opened in Lanzarote, Spain, offering patrons the unique opportunity to scuba dive through a 2500sqm 'gallery' to view over 300 stunning sculptures.
Be My Valentine!
In honour of Valentine’s Day, The Office for Creative Research in New York launched a competition calling for Valentine-inspired public art installations to be erected in the City’s iconic Times Square.
Giving New Life to Recycled Metal
Artist Russ Brebner designs sculptural pieces using recycled metal for a variety of commercial and domestic projects, creating unique designs formed around the requirements of individual projects.
Creative Street Art Placemaking
More than ever artists are creating art that enhances the placemaking of public spaces. The streets of Montreal have become the latest intersection between art and urban space working to change the way we inhabit these spaces.
Spotted in Paris
Planning to cover the Seine in ‘Spots’, architectural firm ANSKA, has revealed their designs for micro-event platforms intended for use during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games and other public events.
Eden Unearthed
Hosted by Eden Gardens, Eden Unearthed is a showcase that blends art with landscape, exploring the relationship between man and nature while simultaneously demonstrating the power of art in the garden.
All the World’s a Stage
An abandoned building in Maryland, USA, has been repurposed to provide a unique interactive building that functions as a community arts and performance space, and features state-of-the-art green technology.
Slam Dunk in NYC
Sports and art collide in this project by Brooklyn-based artist Kaws, which saw two basketball courts in NYC get the artistic treatment - the first in a series of community collaborations in public spaces across the city.
Building a State of Creativity
In a celebration of urban art and activation, PUBLIC art festival transforms the state of Western Australia each year with murals by leading International and Australian artists to create an open-air exhibition accessible to all.
Transformative Parks Changing Australia
Discover the evolution of Australia’s greatest parks and open spaces through an exhibition at the National Museum with displays of some the country’s most transformative spaces.
Sculpture by the Sea
Demonstrating the power of art in public spaces in bringing in visitors and stirring the local economy, Sculpture by the Sea is currently celebrating its 20th year along the Sydney coastline.
Laneway Art to Enhance Sydney
Sydney seeks to reveal its secrets and create a livelier and more walkable city through public artworks that will revitalise well used laneways in areas to the north and south of the city centre.
To Be or Not to Be…a Shipping Container?
Proving yet again the versatility of shipping containers in creating viable structures for public performance spaces, Container Globe is a recreation of Shakespeare’s famous Globe Theatre that can be raised around the globe.
Art and the Public Space
Beginning this week, the Public Art Melbourne Biennial Lab will showcase works by artists that respond to the question What happens now? through a series of public artworks ranged across the city.
Urban Art Goes Natural
An illuminating example of street art has transformed a government garage in Lithuania into a stunning waterfall, utilising photorealistic imaging to produce a natural image within the urban landscape.
Step Up, Step Up
Billed as a public monument, a new 15-storey climbable sculpture will stand at the centre of the Hudson Yards development in West Manhattan, showcasing the planned five-acre plaza and garden.
Art on the Street
A series of pedestrian crossings in Madrid have received a colourful makeover designed to improve visibility and functionality through the artistic application of geometric design and bright colour.
It's a Jungle in There
While public spaces in urban places are often a jungle of frenetic energy, a new installation, erected as part of the London Design Festival, offers Londoners a place to relax in a jungle of a different kind.
Inspiration in the Garden
Inspiring the public with international art projects since 1969, the Kaldor Public Art Project is yet again changing the landscape of Sydney with an indigenous-inspired installation in the Royal Botanic Garden.
Creating Natural Magic
A recently completed mural by Natureworks graces the halls of the Ipswich Environmental Education Centre complete with 3D artificial trees and realistic animal sculptures from the local area.
Hidden No More
Rusty Sculptures has solved an identity crisis for one client in need with a clever solution that used distinctive metal art to bring out a hidden building and increase its street visibility.
Giant Squid Stalks São Miguel
The annual Walk&Talk public art festival has seen the inclusion of a giant red squid installation called Vernie, which facilitates communication with festival participants – as all good squids do!
Suspended
A unique public art installation has been erected in Los Angeles' Pershing Square, hanging suspended over visitors in a shimmering interactive cloud that encourages them to “observe the wind”.
Art Installations Branch Out
A North Carolina-based sculptor is harnessing the power of nature to create art installations entirely of shaped tree branches and natural materials.