CITY perth.wa.gov.au Boom or Bust Boom or and Colonials Convicts Icons of Influence Icons & Gardens Parks iCity Service Visitor Perth Place), Forrest Mall (near Street Murray of Perth City Perth Tce, 27 St George Council House, This self-guided trail will take up to two up to two will take trail This self-guided the depart from can join in or You hours. way. along the trail anywhere CAT free with the city’s The trail intersects Northbridge, buses servicing East Perth, and the foreshore. central Perth Perth, West and Christmas Day) Day ANZAC Good Friday, (except TRAILS: OTHER CITY WALKING Public art can stimulate Detail CONNECTUS (2015) thinking, deepen sense of place 4 Kings Square, Perth Artists: Warren Langley and Trent Baker and transform how we engage This suspended ribbon-like light artwork glows with spaces. Within Perth city with the ochre hues of the Western Australian landscape at night. Connect(us) responds to the there are more than 200 public transitioning ambient light of sunlight, sky and artworks reflecting the city’s shadow with subtle colour shifts. identity, both past and present. Image credit: Connectus by Warren Langley and Trent Baker, City of Perth Public Art Collection, This curated art trail includes a image courtesy of Frances Andrijich Photography / Perth Public Art Foundation @ 2016 selection of public artworks that Return to Wellington Street and walk east showcase our evolving CBD and towards the Perth Train Station. At the William Northbridge. Immerse yourself Street intersection, cross to the southern side of Detail Wellington Street. Walk east along Wellington in our city. Street and turn right to enter the 140 William WOLF LANE ARTS KOORDEN (2015) Street arts precinct. 2 PRECINCT (2014) 3 Kings Square, Perth Artists: Rod Garlett, Fred Chaney, Richie Kuhaupt Wolf Lane, Perth Artists: Pixel Pancho, James Cooper & Martin E Wills, Jetsonorama, ELK, Andrew Frazer, Anya Six dramatic male Indigenous figures rendered Brock, Hurben, Ian Mutch, JXD, Dolus, Lucas in cast bronze stride towards the east across the Grogan, Shrink, Amok Island, Jaz, Stormie Mills, grass of Wellington Gardens. The bands that form Hyuro, ROA, Maya Hayuk, Alexis Diaz their bodies represent painted ceremonial markings found in historical photographs, reinterpreted by In 2014 Western Australian not for profit arts and artist Rod Garlett in extensive consultation with cultural organisation ‘FORM building a state of local Aboriginal elders. creativity’ commissioned local and international Image credit: Koorden by Rod Garlett, Fred Chaney, artists to enliven Wolf Lane through a series of Richie Kuhaupt, City of Perth Public Art Collection, murals as part of their ongoing PUBLIC project. The image courtesy of Frances Andrijich Photography / project involved commissioning 16 murals, bringing Perth Public Art Foundation @ 2016 colour to the previously underutilised laneway. The revitalisation of this area has brought life back to Walk back towards Telethon Avenue and this hidden corner of Perth, and is reflective of the immediately turn left towards the Kings Square growing vibrant café and small bar culture of Perth restaurants and cafes. Look up to see Connectus. Detail FIRST CONTACT (2015) city. Artists including Perth’s own Stormie Mills and Amok Island sit alongside international artists such 1 Elizabeth Quay, Perth Detail 140 WILLIAM ARTS Artist: Laurel Nannup as Pixel Panch, Maya Hayuk and ROA. 5 PRECINCT (2014) Image credit: Mahi Mahi by Amok Island, image 140 William Street, Perth The stunning First Contact sculpture welcomes Artists: Vans the Omega, Beastman, Nike courtesy of Bewley Shaylor / ‘FORM building a state visitors to Elizabeth Quay from the city and the Savvas, Kyle Hughes-Odgers, Benjamin of creativity’ @ 2014 river. The cast aluminium artwork by renowned Johnson, Matt W. Moore, Phibs, Alister Yiap Nyoongar artist, Laurel Nannup, represents the Continue west through Wolf Lane until you reach One of the many sites of the inaugural PUBLIC arrival of European settler ships to Perth, whom King Street. Turn right to walk north up King festival by ‘FORM building a state of creativity’ the local Nyoongar people believed to be their Street to Wellington Street. Cross at the lights to in 2014, the 140 William laneway serves as an past ancestors returning from the sea. reach the north side of Wellington Street. Turn right onto Telethon Avenue and walk towards the urban gallery and gateway connecting the thriving Image credit: First Contact by Laurel Nannup, grassy hill at Kings Square. pedestrian mall of Murray Street to the cultural hub City of Perth Public Art Collection, image courtesy of Northbridge, via the historic Horseshoe Bridge. of Bob Litchfield / City of Perth @ 2016 The laneway beside the heritage Globe Building Walk north towards the Elizabeth Quay Station features a monumental mural by Perth artist Kyle intersection. Cross at the lights and walk north Hughes-Odgers and gem-like sculptural seating up William Street. At Murray Street Mall, turn elements by Perth jewellery designer Alister Yiap. left onto Murray Street. Walk west and turn left Image credit: 140 Perth by Vans the Omega and onto Wolf Lane. Beastman, image courtesy of City of Perth. Return to Wellington Street. Turn right to walk east and continue until you reach Forrest Place on your right. TURN OVER TO KEEP EXPLORING Newcastle St Harold Boas Russell Aberdeen St Gardens Square Wellington Pl Wellington St Cook St Francis St Lake St Mayfair St James St Gordon St Murray St Roe St Richardson St King’s Square 3 4 • WALKING TRAIL • Mardalup Hay St Park Ord St Wellington St Beaufort St Stirling St Brown St Emerald Tce MAP Elder St Ventnor Ave Murray St Parliament Pl Outram St Milligan St Queen St 5 Altona St 6 Clairesbrook Victoria Colin St Cove Gardens Shafto Ln 7 Royal St Hay St King St 2 Wolf Ln Havelock St Murray St Mall Harvest Tce Wellington St Hay St Mall Lord St Moore St Wittenoom St Malcolm St Spring St Wellington Wickham St Murray St Mill St William St Square Mount St Pier St 8 Mounts Bay Rd Barrack St Bronte St GROW YOUR OWNKing’s (2011) Park DELIGHT AND HURT NOT (2016) 6 Forrest Place, Perth 8 City of Perth Library, Perth 9 Hay St Artist: James Angus Artist: Andrew Nicholls The Esplanade Irwin St Wellington St St Georges Tce 10 Goderich St Grow Your Own references the emergence of the Andrew Nicholls’ ceiling mural is based on the Stirling Gardens organic farming movement in the early 20th century closing scene of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Waterloo Cres and the coincident rise of Modernist sculpture, with Fitting for a reverent space devoted to the pursuit 11 the eye-catching contemporary green contrasting of knowledge, the play’s main character, Prospero, Perth Concert Horatio St Supreme Court directly with the natural stone of the surrounding gains magical powersJohn from his library, equating Hall Forrest Ave Oldham Gardens heritage buildings. This distinctive sculpture books, and therefore knowledge, with power. The 1 Queen’s Nelson Ave Park Victoria Ave Hay St encourages Perth’s people to connect to their city and mural illustrates Western Australian native flora and Gardens Terrace Rd community in a tangible way, fostering a commitment fauna and every one of the 65 plants and 12 animals Hill St Riverside Dr to making their own art and ideas. The sculpture was depicted is a threatened species. Visit perth.wa.gov.au the winning entry of the State Government and City for Library opening hours. Adelaide Tce of Perth’s international sculpture competition, ‘situate’, • KEY • BUS TRAIN INFORMATION TOILETS NORTH Image credit: Delight and Hurt Not by Andrew Bennett St from a pool of 202 entries. Nicholls, City of Perth Public Art Collection, image Langley Park Image credit: Grow Your Own by James Angus, courtesy of Bewley Shaylor, December 2015 Plain St City of Perth Public Art Collection, image courtesy Walk down Cathedral Avenue towards of Frances Andrijich Photography / Perth Public Art St Georges Terrace. Detail Detail Ozone Foundation @ 2016 Reserve Walk south to the centre of Forrest Place to view Appearing Rooms. Point Fraser Heirisson ‘THE MOB’ – KANGAROOS UNTITLED (1971) Island 10 ON THE TERRACE (1997) 11 Perth Concert Hall, Perth ASCALON (2011) St Georges Terrace, Perth Artist: Tom Sanders 9 Cathedral Square, Perth Artists: Joan Walsh-Smith and Charles Smith Artists: Marcus Canning and Christian de Vietri Commissioned by architect Jeffrey Howlett for the official opening of Perth Concert Hall on 26 January APPEARING ROOMS This public artwork celebrates one of the world’s Named after St George’s lance of the legend, this 1973, this mural of ceramic tiles serves as a striking 7 FORREST PLACE (2012) most unique animals: the kangaroo. Captured in commanding white sculpture that stands before St full flight, having been startled as it were by the feature wall, inspired by the playful symbolism used by Forrest Place, Perth George’s Cathedral represents the triumph of good Spanish surrealist artist Joan Miro during the 1930s. Artist: Jeppe Hein sudden appearance of noisy traffic – a vision from over evil, depicting St George’s cloak billowing the future perhaps? – they bound through this highly Visit perthconcerthall.com.au for opening hours. around his lance after he has slain the dragon. Forrest Place’s site-specific interactive water structured modern urban space, like shadows from an Image credit: Untitled by Tom Sanders, sculpture Appearing Rooms Forrest Place shoots Image credit: Ascalon by Marcus Canning and ancient past, flashing across the inner eye; creating City of Perth Public Art Collection, image courtesy jets of water into the air, creating nine rooms which Christian de Vietri, image courtesy of Emily Hordern, a startling visual counterpoint to their surroundings of Frances Andrijich Photography / Perth Public Art disappear as quickly as they emerge.