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New Blood (Gateway Artwork)

Artist - Paloma Ramos
Title - New Blood (Gateway Artwork)
Medium - Painted steel
Location - Belconnen
Owned and maintained by - Transport Canberra and City Services (TCCS)
Commissioned - 1996

New Blood (Gateway Artwork)
New Blood is a welcoming and dynamic gateway to Kippax Library, it celebrates energy, movement and colour.

On the Road Again

Artist - Anne Ross
Title - On the Road Again
Medium - Bronze
Location - Woden
Owned and maintained by - artsACT
Commissioned - 2011

On the Road Again
By Melbourne-based artist and dog-lover Anne Ross, On the Road Again is a surreal take on life in the suburbs. The figure and canine companion are depicted driving up to the shops, only the car is missing.

On the Staircase

Artist - Keld Moseholm
Title - On the Staircase
Medium - Bronze, copper
Location - Civic
Owned and maintained by - artsACT
Acquired - 2009

On the Staircase
This bronze and copper sculpture contrasts a series of small human forms with the architectural weight of an oversized staircase. The artwork has a philosophical aspect by reflecting on the effect of reading on the spirit - 'the more I read the smaller I feel'.

dream lens for the future

Artist - Keizo Ushio
Title - Oushi zokei, dream lens for the future
Medium - Japanese Granite
Location - Civic
Owned and maintained by - artsACT
Commissioned - 2012

Oushi zokei, dream lens for the future
Oushi Zokei, Dream Lens for the Future, by Keizo Ushio is a circular granite form carved from one piece of stone. The work is positioned creating a view of City Hill looking through the centre.

small Owl Artist - Bruce Armstrong
Title - Owl
Medium - Cast composite, steel, hardwood, paint
Location - Belconnen
Owned and maintained by - artsACT
Commissioned - 2011

Owl
This landmark sculpture honours the Powerful Owl, Ninox strenua, which is the largest owl species in Australasia. The owl is classified as an occasional resident to the ACT and has been sighted in the Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra Nature Park and Namadgi National Park. The owl has a commanding and enigmatic presence when encountered in the wild. The artist has portrayed the owl as a guardian spirit or totem overlooking its domain.

Oyster

Artist - Geoffrey Bartlett
Title - Oyster
Medium - Bronze, aluminiumm various timbers, steel
Location - Civic
Owned and maintained by - artsACT
Commissioned - 2004

Oyster
Oyster is one of two indoor public art sculptures by Geoffrey Bartlett located within the ACT Magistrates Court.

Patria es Humanidad

Artist - Nelson Dominguez Cedeño (with the support of local artist Geoff Farquhar-Still)
Title - Patria es Humanidad (Our Country is Humanity)
Medium - Steel, gravel, stone
Location - Civic
Owned and maintained by - artsACT
Acquired - 2013

Patria es Humanidad (Our Country is Humanity)
Rising from its base of gravel and stone, the peg symbolises the connections, unity and solidarity of the human family. Supported by the peg is a planet where ethnicities, cultures and religions, despite their differences, merge together in the essence of our human existence.

Poet's Corner Artist - Cathy Weiszmann
Title - Poet's Corner
Medium - Bronze and Granite
Location - Civic
Owned and maintained by - artsACT
Commissioned - 2012

Poet's Corner
Poet's Corner is a collection of three bronze busts by Cathy Weiszmann of Canberra focussed Australian poets Judith Wright, A.D. Hope and David Campbell.

Prime Minister Curtin and Treasurer Ben Chifley

Artist - Peter Corlett, OAM
Title - Prime Minister John Curtin and Treasurer Ben Chifley, ca 1945
Medium - Bronze
Location - Parliamentary Triangle
Owned and maintained by - artsACT
Commissioned - 2011

Prime Minister John Curtin and Treasurer Ben Chifley, ca 1945
This sculpture recreates an iconic photograph of John Curtin (1885-1945), Australia’s fourteenth Prime Minister (1941-45), and Treasurer Joseph Benedict (Ben) Chifley (1885-1951), who would become Australia’s sixteenth Prime Minister (1945-49). Curtin and Chifley routinely walked along this route to the Provisional (Old) Parliament House from the nearby Kurrajong Hotel - where Labor Members of Parliament generally stayed, while Parliament was sitting. Curtin and Chifley are two of Australia’s most respected Prime Ministers and they were strong supporters of the development of Canberra as the nation’s capital.

Private Poetry

Artist - Richard Tipping
Title - Private Poetry
Medium - Steel
Location - Civic
Owned and maintained by - artsACT
Acquired - 2011

Private Poetry
Private Poetry by Richard Tipping was purchased from Sculpture by the Sea in 2011, and has been erected as an adjunct to the Poets’ Corner installation in Garema Place.


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