Public Art Commission Town Hall Station LEGACY ARTWORK PROGRAM WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE FIRST PEOPLES AND TRADITIONAL OWNERS OF THE LAND WE NOW CALL VICTORIA, AND CELEBRATE THE HISTORY AND CONTEMPORARY CREATIVITY OF THE WORLD’S OLDEST CONTINUOUS LIVING CULTURE. Parliament House, Melbourne Photo: Rail Projects Victoria 2 THE METRO TUNNEL PUBLIC ART COMMISSION VISION CONTENTS A legacy of high-quality 1 ABOUT MELBOURNE 4 experiences and places 1.1 MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA 5 that put people first 2 PROJECT INFORMATION 6 – contributing to 2.1 THE METRO TUNNEL PROJECT 7 Melbourne’s current 2.2 RAIL PROJECTS VICTORIA 8 2.3 CROSS YARRA PARTNERSHIP 8 and future liveability, 2.4 THE METRO TUNNEL CREATIVE PROGRAM 10 international standing 2.5 METRO TUNNEL LEGACY ARTWORK PROGRAM 10 and reputation for 2.6 METRO TUNNEL ARTS ADVISORY PANEL 13 creative excellence. 3 DESIGN CONTEXT 14 3.1 PRECINCT CHARACTER 15 3.2 STATION MATERIAL PALETTE 18 4 THE COMMISSION: TOWN HALL STATION 20 4.1 THEMES 24 4.2 ARTIST PRE-QUALIFICATION CRITERIA 26 4.3 COMMISSIONING PROCESS 27 4.4 PHASE 2: INVITATION TO PRESENT 28 4.5 PHASE 3: CONCEPT DESIGN AND PRESENTATION 30 4.6 FEES 33 4.7 MORE INFORMATION 34 THE METRO TUNNEL PUBLIC ART COMMISSION 3 1 ABOUT MELBOURNE St Kilda Road and the Domain Parklands in relation to the Melbourne city centre and Yarra River. ABOUT MELBOURNE 1.1 MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA Contemporary Melbourne sits on Melbourne is known for its vibrant creative the ancient lands of the Kulin Nations, industries, with emerging arts practitioners the Traditional Custodians of Melbourne studying at The University of Melbourne and its surrounding country. Post-contact and RMIT University. More recently, waves of migration have contributed Melbourne has been recognised as a to Melbourne’s rich diversity and to UNESCO Creative City of Literature. its distinction as the cultural capital of Australia. The city is renowned for its Melbourne’s city centre is surrounded public art, festivals, laneways, cafes, live by green parks and gardens, with many music and performance, and street art. in close walking distance including the Royal Botanic Gardens. The Shrine of Many of Australia’s leading cultural Remembrance and surrounding parkland, institutions are in Melbourne – the the South African Soldiers Memorial National Gallery of Victoria, Australian and the tree-lined St Kilda Road boulevard Centre for the Moving Image, Arts are of State significance and registered Centre Melbourne, State Library of on the Victorian Heritage Register. Victoria, Melbourne Museum, Australian Centre of Contemporary Art, and The Australian Ballet. THE METRO TUNNEL PUBLIC ART COMMISSION 5 2 PROJECT INFORMATION Kelly Koumalatsos, ‘Benim Wile: To cover over with possum blanket’, State Library Station construction hoarding, 2018. PROJECT INFORMATION 2.1 THE METRO TUNNEL PROJECT To Sunbury The Metro Tunnel Project will transform Parkville 2 Melbourne’s congested rail network, North Melbourne 1 but it is much more than an engineering project. It will shape Melbourne’s social, Kensington cultural and economic future and support (western tunnel the city’s growth for decades to come. entrance) The project comprises: West Melbourne State Library 3 To be renamed West Melbourne, formerly known + Twin nine-kilometre long rail tunnels, Melbourne Central as North Melbourne connecting the Sunbury and Parliament Cranbourne/Pakenham lines Flagsta + Five new underground stations Town Hall 4 – North Melbourne (near Arden Street), Southern Cross Parkville, State Library, Town Hall and Anzac – including direct connections Flinders Street to Melbourne Central and Flinders Street stations in the city centre + Tunnel entrances at Kensington and South Yarra + Connections to existing and new transport interchanges at Parkville, Anzac in the city centre and Domain. 5 To Cranbourne/ Pakenham South Yarra (eastern tunnel entrance) THE METRO TUNNEL PUBLIC ART COMMISSION 7 PROJECT INFORMATION 2.2 RAIL PROJECTS 2.3 CROSS YARRA VICTORIA PARTNERSHIP Rail Projects Victoria (RPV) is the Victorian Cross Yarra Partnership (CYP) is a Government body responsible for the consortium led by Lendlease Engineering, delivery of the Metro Tunnel Project, John Holland, Bouygues Construction, Regional Rail Revival, Melbourne Airport and Capella Capital. CYP is responsible Rail and the Western Rail Plan including for design, construction and maintenance fast rail between key regional cities. of the main tunnelling works and the five RPV sits within the Major Transport underground stations including station Infrastructure Authority, an administrative design and fit-out. office in relation to the Department of Transport. CYP ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN TEAM The architectural design is being delivered by Hassell and Weston Williamson with Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners. T PROJECTS T Projects are creative and curatorial consultants, specialising in commissioning public art within built environments. Based in Melbourne, T Projects are advising CYP on art procurement. GREENSHOOT CONSULTING Greenshoot Consulting are CYP’s cultural heritage consultants and have undertaken engagement with Traditional Owners as part of the Legacy Artwork Program. 8 THE METRO TUNNEL PUBLIC ART COMMISSION PROJECT INFORMATION Melbourne Town Hall, Town Hall Station Precinct THE METRO TUNNEL PUBLIC ART COMMISSION 9 PROJECT INFORMATION 2.4 THE METRO TUNNEL 2.5 METRO TUNNEL LEGACY CREATIVE PROGRAM ARTWORK PROGRAM The Metro Tunnel Creative Program The Metro Tunnel Legacy Artwork The commissioned artists will work features artwork, activities and events Program will provide world-class public alongside the Project’s design and dedicated to enhancing city life alongside art experiences for visitors and users of architectural teams to create artworks the construction of the Metro Tunnel. the Metro Tunnel, creating stations which that complement the station architecture. are must-see destinations and enhancing As well as providing temporary Melbourne’s reputation as Australia’s Artists will respond to the local context of placemaking activities such as pop- cultural capital. their station to create a sense of place and up parks and vibrant artworks on identity at each of the station precincts. construction hoardings, the Creative The Metro Tunnel Project is commissioning Program partners with creative permanent artworks that will be installed practitioners and cultural organisations in the Metro Tunnel’s five new stations. to interpret the project in artistic and innovative ways. Six major works will be commissioned, comprising five works for the new stations at North Melbourne (near Arden Street), Parkville, State Library, Town Hall and Anzac, and one line-wide commission which spans all five stations. 10 THE METRO TUNNEL PUBLIC ART COMMISSION PROJECT INFORMATION Peter Atkins, ‘RAILway’, Town Hall Station construction hoarding, 2018. THE METRO TUNNEL PUBLIC ART COMMISSION 11 PROJECT INFORMATION Josh X Muir, ‘Untitled’, State Library Station construction hoarding, 2018. 12 THE METRO TUNNEL PUBLIC ART COMMISSION PROJECT INFORMATION 2.6 METRO TUNNEL ARTS ADVISORY PANEL A highly-credentialed Metro Tunnel Arts KIMBERLEY MOULTON CYP Advisory Panel (the Panel) has been Senior Curator South Eastern Aboriginal SUZIE HUNTER appointed to advise RPV on selecting Collections, First Peoples Department, Design Manager, Building and artists who will create the legacy art. The Melbourne Museum, Museums Victoria Panel is comprised of experts in the fields Architecture, Design and Construction JV, Cross Yarra Partnership of public art and architecture including: METRO TUNNEL PROJECT PROFESSOR DONALD BATES In addition to the Metro Tunnel Arts VICTORIA JONES Advisory Panel, the Legacy Artwork Curatorial Consultant, T Projects Director of LAB Architecture Studio, Program is supported by the Metro Lead Architect of Federation Square and Tunnel Project team. Associate Dean (Engagement) and Chair MARY PARKER of Architectural Design at The University RPV Director, Communications and Creative, of Melbourne Project Co, Cross Yarra Partnership AMANDA CORREY MAX COFFMAN Director Communications and Stakeholder Executive Director, Governance & Engagement, Metro Tunnel Project and Infrastructure, Creative Victoria Regional Rail Revival, Rail Projects Victoria MAX DELANY DR LUKE DIGGINS CEO and Artistic Director of the Australian Senior Creative Strategy Advisor, Centre for Contemporary Art; and Adjunct Rail Projects Victoria Associate Professor, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Monash University EWAN MCLEAN Manager Architecture and Urban Design, JILL GARNER Tunnel and Stations PPP, Rail Projects Victorian Government Architect, Office Victoria of the Victorian Government Architect PROFESSOR NATALIE KING Victorian curator, Enterprise Professorial Fellow, Victorian College of the Arts, The University of Melbourne THE METRO TUNNEL PUBLIC ART COMMISSION 13 DESIGN CONTEXT 3 DESIGN CONTEXT Lyn-Al Young, ‘Nurrai Wula (Baby Emu)’, Town Hall Station construction hoarding, 2019. 14 THE METRO TUNNEL PUBLIC ART COMMISSION DESIGN CONTEXT 3.1 PRECINCT CHARACTER Key heritage and design aspects for NORTH MELBOURNE (ARDEN) each precinct have been identified through + Industry and manufacturing past the Metro Tunnel Creative Strategy. Artists may choose to respond to the + Catalyst for urban renewal and new local precinct character in addition precinct development. to the main curatorial themes. PARKVILLE LINE-WIDE + University and Biomedical precinct + An Indigenous artwork that + Artist research and collaboration