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The City of Melbourne is commissioning extraordinary public artworks that interpret Melbourne’s unique historical, cultural, social, and ecological environments.
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Get matched →The Public Art Melbourne program commissions art in the public realm, opening up city spaces for artists to create encounters with the unexpected for the people of Melbourne. As one of Australia’s cultural capitals, Melbourne has a distinct and unique role to play in commissioning public art.
Public art underpins Melbourne's vision to be a bold, inspirational and sustainable city. The Public Art Framework outlines key principles to guide investment in public art in Melbourne over the next 10 years, influencing and shaping all future commissions and programs by or on behalf of the City of Melbourne.
In the creation of public art, the City of Melbourne will foster appropriate engagement with the critical knowledge, values and insights of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong Boon Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin. Public art will be commissioned informed by the values and insights of Traditional Owners.
The City of Melbourne commissions bold and ambitious projects, supports artists to explore temporary creative ideas through the Test Sites program, and recognizes the importance of vibrant urban culture through street art.
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