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Artist - Peter Tilley
Title - The Ability to Imagine
Medium - Cast iron, corten steel
Location - Belconnen
Owned and maintained by - artsACT
Acquired
- 2010
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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.
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Artist - Dean Bowen
Title - The Big Little Man
Medium - Bronze
Location - Civic
Owned and maintained by - artsACT
Acquired
- 2008
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The Big Little Man The Big Little Man is a whimsical sculpture that appears both larger and smaller than life at the same time.
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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
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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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Artist - Matthew Harding
Title - The Cushion and the Wedge
Medium - Stainless steel, polished granite "wedge" plinth, steel inlayed poetry pages
Location - Civic
Owned and maintained by - artsACT
Commissioned
- 2001
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The Cushion and the Wedge People can often be seen lounging in this large stainless steel cushion which is one of the most popular artworks in the city centre. A poem by Marion Halligan lies on on scattered pages on the granite plinth below the cushion to form a tribute to Garema Place.
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Artist - Hugo Morales
Title - The Encounter
Medium - Steel
Location - Civic
Owned and maintained by - artsACT
Acquired
- 2014
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The Encounter The Encounter commemorates the 2006 meeting of sculptors in Palmar, in Uruguay’s Soriano Province.
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Artist - Neil Roberts
Title - The Fourth Pillar
Medium - Neon, rolled corrugated iron
Location - Civic
Owned and maintained by - artsACT
Commissioned
- 1997
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The Fourth Pillar The work features evocative blue neon phrases which stretch down a number of columns and are visible from the various mezzanine floors within the ACT Magistrates Court. By using lyrical everyday terms which have specific legal meanings the artist intended that the work would soften the experience for people visiting and working in this building.
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Artist - Hew Chee Fong and L M Noonan
Title - The Glebe
Medium - Grandee granite and porphyry pavers
Location - Civic
Owned and maintained by - artsACT
Commissioned
- 2002
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The Glebe Inspired by Glebe House, previously located on this site, the Glebe is made from a single block of grandee granite, segmented into house shaped blocks to represent European settlement of the area and the sub-division of the original Glebe allotment of 119 acres.
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Artist - Malcolm Utley
Title - The Goongarline
Medium - Granite, steel
Location - Gungahlin
Owned and maintained by - artsACT
Commissioned
- 2008
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The Goongarline The Goongarline draws inspiration from Gungahlin's rocky hills or 'Goongarline' as they were called by local Indigenous people at the time of European settlement.
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Artist - Robert Foster, F!NK + Co.
Title - The Journey
Medium - Plexiglass, metal, LED lighting
Location - South Canberra
Owned and maintained by - artsACT
Commissioned
- 2010
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The Journey Spanning over approximately 300 square metres, this artwork contains 37 individual plexiglass cones, known as ‘Ossolites’, programmed to glow different colours according to the time of day and interact with viewers’ movement using motion sensors.
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Artist - Paul Jamieson
Title - The Listening Posts
Medium - Timber (red gum)
Location - North Canberra
Owned and maintained by - Transport Canberra and City Services
Commissioned
- 2011
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The Listening Posts Two carved red gum totem posts set within the landscaped Banksia Street wetlands.
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