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Sculptured Form

Artist - Margel Hinder
Title - Sculptured Form
Medium - Aluminium
Location - Woden
Owned and maintained by - artsACT
Commissioned - 1970

Sculptured Form
This work was the winner of a competition that invited artists to represent the ‘metamorphosis of a typical natural Australian environment into complex development for urban use’. Hinder has created a commanding, beautifully fluid, plump work that belies its materials. By polishing the aluminum surface to a soft patina, and allowing it to bulge around the middle, the sculpture resembles a large soft heart, appearing to be made of several chambers but actually one connected and vital whole.

Seqvanae

Artist - Michael Kitching
Title - Seqvanae
Medium - Polished stainless steel and red fibreglass
Location - Civic
Owned and maintained by - artsACT
Commissioned - 1978

Seqvanae
The work forms a gateway to the ACT Health Building and is rich with symbolic references to health and medicine. The work is a tribute to 'Seqvanae', Roman goddess of healing and includes red and silver crosses and a snake representing the Greek doctor 'Aesculapius'. Lettering on the work resembles an optometrist's eye test chart.

Menzies small

Artist - Peter Corlett
Title - Sir Robert Menzies
Medium - Bronze
Location - Civic
Owned and maintained by - artsACT
Commissioned - 2012

Sir Robert Menzies
The ACT Government commissioned Sir Robert Menzies and another artwork by Peter Corlett to celebrate and acknowledge former Prime Ministers that significantly supported the development of Canberra.

sky shard blue 100 Artist - Jon Tarry
Title - Sky Shard Above the In Between
Medium - Steel and paint
Location - Civic
Owned and maintained by - artsACT
Commissioned - 2011

Sky Shard Above the In Between
A folded form balanced on a point, painted blue. The artwork amplifies and gives form to the architectural forms of the building on one side and of the sculpture and the natural forms of the trees on the other.

Soccer Players

Artist - Bev Hogg, Elizabeth Patterson and Mike McGregor
Title - Soccer Players
Medium - Stainless steel armature with a coloured concrete shell
Location - Belconnen
Owned and maintained by - artsACT
Acquired - 2011

Soccer Players
Commissioned by the Village Building Company, this artwork consists of three lifesize children playing a game of soccer.

Stepping Out

Artist - Giovanna Ianniello and Gerard Murphy
Title - Stepping Out
Medium - Bronze
Location - South Canberra
Owned and maintained by - This artwork has been decommissioned
Commissioned - 1997

Stepping Out
This life size, realist female figure, replete with hat and handbag was a beloved local at the Hughes Shopping Centre. The figure was stolen in 2016.

Stopping to Smell the FlowersStopping to Smell the Flowers

Artist - Jimmy Rix
Title - Stopping to Smell the Flowers
Medium - Corten Steel
Location - Gungahlin
Owned and maintained by - artsACT
Commissioned - 2017

Stopping to Smell the Flowers
Arrangements of flowers witness the most important and special moments in our lives. They help us congratulate, thank, celebrate, mourn, decorate and mark milestones. They are also a simple and beautiful way to show adoration. This intimate exchange represents a universal way to express love.

Ability to Imagine 100

Artist - Peter Tilley
Title - The Ability to Imagine
Medium - Cast iron, corten steel
Location - Belconnen
Owned and maintained by - artsACT
Acquired - 2010

The Ability to Imagine
This rusted steel sculpture portrays a poetic journey of the spirit. A figure, travel case in hand, contemplates a voyage that while imaginary does not appear to be without effort. The sculpture is one of a series of works through which the artist explores the concept of a journey as a metaphor for the search for meaning in life.

Big Little Man 100 Artist - Dean Bowen
Title - The Big Little Man
Medium - Bronze
Location - Civic
Owned and maintained by - artsACT
Acquired - 2008

The Big Little Man
The Big Little Man is a whimsical sculpture that appears both larger and smaller than life at the same time.

The_Canberra_Times_Fountain 100

Artist - Robert Woodward
Title - The Canberra Times Fountain
Medium - Tube and rod fabricated stainless steel
Location - Civic
Owned and maintained by - Transport Canberra and City Services (TCCS)
Commissioned - 1979

The Canberra Times Fountain
The Canberra Times Fountain by Bob Woodward was commissioned by Federal Capital Press in 1976 and installed as a gift to the people of Canberra in 1979. This dramatic fountain marks the intersection of Ainslie Avenue with City Walk.


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