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Dreaming 100

Artist - Milan Vojsk
Title - Dreaming
Medium - Cast bronze figure on natural rock in rectangular pool
Location - Civic
Owned and maintained by - National Capital Authority (NCA)
Acquired - 1973

Dreaming
This work was presented to the people of Canberra by the Reserve Bank of Australia.

Droplet small Artist - Stuart Green
Title - Droplet
Medium - Electro-polished 316 grade stainless steel
Location - Woden
Owned and maintained by - artsACT
Commissioned - 2012

Droplet
Droplet is a familiar geometric shape, classical in its simplicity, which references a drop of water.

Ebb and Flow

Artist - Matthew Harding
Title - Ebb and Flow
Medium - Stainless Steel
Location - Civic
Owned and maintained by - artsACT
Commissioned - 2010

Ebb and Flow
The tall mirrored forms of Ebb and Flow draw in and reflect back the movement and colour of one of Canberra's busiest urban streets. The sculpture appears to be made of liquid and light. It floats stationary, offering a moment of reflection amidst the busy stream of the day.

Egle Queen of Serpents

Artist - Ieva Pocius
Title - Egle Queen of Serpents
Medium - Bronze
Location - Civic
Owned and maintained by - artsACT
Acquired - 1988

Egle Queen of Serpents
This work refers to a Lithuanian folk tale about Egle, a woman who married the king of sea serpents.

Eternity small

Artist - John Robinson
Title - Eternity
Medium - Polished bronze ring and black painted steel
Location - Civic
Owned and maintained by - artsACT
Acquired - 1981

Eternity
This sculpture is said to symbolize the sculptor’s faith in the future of mankind. It was cast in Italy and donated to the people of Canberra by an anonymous donor in 1981.

Ethos

Artist - Tom Bass
Title - Ethos
Medium - Copper
Location - Civic
Owned and maintained by - artsACT
Commissioned - 1961

Ethos
Ethos was the first work of art commissioned by the National Capital Development Commission (NCDC) for a public place in Canberra and was co-sponsored by the Canberra Chamber of Commerce. The work is listed on the ACT Heritage Objects Register.

Father_and_Son 100

Artist - John Dowie
Title - Father and Son
Medium - Bronze figures in fountain with marble and tile basin
Location - Civic
Owned and maintained by - National Capital Authority (NCA)
Acquired - 1986

Father and Son
This artwork was presented to the people of Canberra by the Hon. Alex Downer in memory of his father Sir John Downer. Originally installed in 1964, it was restored and relocated in Garema Place with a new marble base in 1986.

Fenix 2 100

Artist - N/A
Title - Fenix 2
Medium - Stainless steel
Location - Civic
Owned and maintained by - artsACT
Acquired - 2011

Fenix 2
Fenix 2 is a replica of the capsule that rescued 33 trapped miners from the San Jose mine in the Atacama Desert, Chile in October 2010.

Firestorm Tree 100

Artist - Bryan Carrick and Mount Taylor Estate community
Title - Firestorm Story Tree
Medium - Carved tree trunk, paint
Location - Tuggeranong
Owned and maintained by - artsACT
Acquired - 2005

Firestorm Story Tree
The Kambah Firestorm Storytree commemorates the bushfire that hit the Mount Taylor Estate community on 18 January 2003.

folding ground red 100 Artist - Jon Tarry
Title - Folding Ground Across the In Between
Medium - Steel and paint
Location - Civic
Owned and maintained by - artsACT
Commissioned - 2011

Folding Ground Across the In Between
A folded form balanced on a point, painted red, and sitting opposite the partner piece 'sky shard above the in between', 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.


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