Mineral Springs Fountain
Image source Shire of Gnowangerup
Artist: Unknown
Year of Work: Unknown
Location: Aylmore Mineral Springs
Asset Type: Fountain
Provenance: Shire of Gnowangerup
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Steam Tractor
Image Source Shire of Gnowangerup
Artist: Unknown
Year of Work: Unknown
Location: Front garden of Shire administration building on Yougenup Road
Asset Type: Artwork
Provenance: Shire of Gnowangerup
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Beverley Visitor Centre
Image source Shire of Beverley
Artist: N/A
Asset Type: Museum
Year of Work: Unknown
Location: Beverley Visitor Centre, 141 Vincent Street
Provenance: Shire of Beverley
Description: The Beverley Visitor Centre is located in the new Cornerstone building. The Visitor Centre stocks an array of Beverley mementos, gifts, fresh coffee beans, and many locally made products. There is also a wonderful interactive display complete with a 1:5 scale model, exact replica of the Silver Centenary plane built in Beverley.
The friendly team at the Visitor Centre are available to help you out with any information you need about Beverley and the surrounding districts.
Saddlers Butchers Mural
Image Source Shire of Gnowangerup
Artist: Unknown
Year of Work: Unknown
Location: Saddlers Butchers, Gnowangerup
Asset Type: Mural
Provenance: Shire of Gnowangerup
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Untitled Mural
Image source Shire of Gnowangerup
Artist: Jerome Davenport
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: 2020
Location: Gnowangerup IGA
Provenance: Shire of Gnowangerup
Queen of Sheba Orchids Mural
Image source Shire of Gnowangerup
Artist: Jerome Davenport
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: 2020
Location: Gnowangerup IGA
Provenance: Shire of Gnowangerup
A Malleefowl Mural
Image source Shire of Gnowangerup
Artist: Jerome Davenport
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: 2020
Location: Gnowangerup IGA
Provenance: Shire of Gnowangerup
The Dead Finish Museum
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Artist: Various
Asset Type: Museum
Year of Work: Unknown
Location: Morrison Street, Beverley
Provenance: Shire of Beverley
Description: The Dead Finish Museum is housed in the oldest building in Beverley.
The building was originally called the Wheatsheaf Inn and was built by Alfred Smith in 1872.
It now houses a very fine collection of artifacts depicting life in Beverley since settlement in 1831. Of particular significance are the many hand-made tools, gifts, clothes and pieces of furniture, highlighting the make-do attitude and creative skill of early settlers.
The Art Garden Gallery
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Artist: Mandy Evans
Asset Type: Sculpture
Year of Work: Unknown
Location: 98 Vincent Street Beverley WA, 630
Provenance: Shire of Beverley
Description: Renowned WA artist Mandy Evans owns the Art Garden Gallery on Vincent Street. Prints and sculptures are available for purchase or just stroll around the expanding sculpture garden.
Intervention in the Natural Landscape by Human Endeavour
Image source Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Artist: Ian Dowling
Asset Type: Sculpture, Mosaic
Year of Work: 2014
Location: Margaret River HEART, Wallcliffe Road
Provenance: Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Description: This collection of ceramic sculptures commemorates the use of the Margaret River HEART building as the evacuation centre during the 2011 fires, and to honour the individuals and organisations who played a part in helping those impacted.
The overall theme of Intervention in the Natural Landscape by Human Endeavour highlights that in many cases the two can be in harmony despite extreme events.
12 sculpted forms integrate into the landscape, with surfaces of colour and textured patterns using individually made ceramic tiles. Patterns give the opportunity to generate rhythm and movement, evoking life and activity to the still objects. Text on the tiles honours organisations and individuals who contributed.
The ceramic-tiled smooth dome forms provide visual and tactile objects that can also be used as seats. The artwork is intended to be viewed and enjoyed with different layers of detail revealed at different distances. From a distance the shadows from the texture define the patterns and enliven the forms. At a closer view the texture of ceramic tiles comes into its own as the sense of touch dominates.
The colour complements the natural forms with brighter colours representing the new life and flowering after the fires.
Funded by community donations.
Image source Margaret River Art Trails
Forest Stand
Image source Margaret River Art Trails
Artist: Monique Tippett
Asset Type: Sculpture
Year of Work: 2011
Location: Shire of Augusta Margaret River Civic Administration Centre, Wallcliffe Road
Provenance: Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Description: Three trunks of solid jarrah timber reach to the sky, sourced from a 300-year-old fallen log found in a forest north of Dwellingup. It was likely lying on the forest floor for more than 50 years.
It represents the successful relationship between the natural environment that exists in, and draws people to, the Margaret River region, and the timber resources that were crucial in developing its economy and culture.
Once the timber was removed from the forest it was cut into the desired shapes using a chainsaw. The lower section of the sculpture is textured and scorched to evoke the role that fire plays in the forest environment, as a natural factor in its evolution and fire as a tool for land clearing by the group settlers.
The brushed areas on the aluminium canopies represent the rays of the sun coming through the crowns of the trees. The aluminium components lend something of a halo effect that serves to remind us of the sanctity of the forest and the reverence in which we should hold it.
The stone earth wall around the base functions as a seating area.
Funded by the Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Cascading Shelter: Shadows of the Forest
Image source Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Artist: Tony Pankiw
Asset Type: Public amenity
Year of Work: 2011
Location: Margaret River Cultural District
Provenance: Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Description: This architectural and artfully designed shelter reflects the shapes found in nature and provides a shelter that can be used in all seasons.
The roof of the shelter contains several concave structural shapes that serve two purposes.
Visually, these shapes aim to echo various birds’ wings, leaves and shapes found in the forest. It articulates our environment and echoes the roofline of neighbouring buildings. The roofline is also designed to capture rainwater and feed it into the adjacent rain garden.
From inside the shelter looking upwards, you can see leaf patterns that again reiterate the natural forest habitat.
The roof is constructed from aluminium, with the legs made from steel.
Image source Margaret River Art Trails
Sun, Moon and Stars
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Artist: Kashmir Rouw
Asset Type: Sculpture
Year of Work: 2004
Location: Margaret River Youth Precinct
Provenance: Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Description: The three sculptures work as a collective, created as totems to channel and connect with nature’s energy, highlighting the elements that bring life and strength to the community.
The moon represents the feminine spirit – nurture, light and love. The crescent void illuminates in the sun.
The sun represents the masculine – strength, protection and warmth.
The star or star gate represents infinity – the universal consciousness that is the spark of life through space and time and that brings connection with divinity.
They are from the earth, composed of local limestone and stand as protective forms in a community play space.
Zone Room Mural
Image source Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Artist: Margaret River Youth Advisory Council
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: 2006
Location: Margaret River Youth Precinct
Provenance: Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Windmill Sculpture
Image source Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Artist: Jon Denaro
Asset Type: Sculpture
Year of Work: 1999
Location: Heritage Garden, Tunbridge Street
Provenance: Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Description: Crafted from reclaimed metal, the windmill sculpture appears to take flight in a quiet, leafy garden in the centre of town.
Reminiscent of a time when early settlers cleared forests, created farms and began a fledgling agriculture industry, the windmill reminds us of the abundance of food and generous nature we are so fortunate to enjoy here in Margaret River.
Funded by Margaret River Community Resource Centre
Image source Margaret River Art Trails
Hand Mosaic
Image source Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Artist: Jenny Hump
Asset Type: Mosaic
Year of Work: 2001
Location: Margaret River Library
Provenance: Shire of Augusta Margaret River
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Refuge
Image source Margaret River Art Trails
Artist: Kashmir Rouw
Asset Type: Sculpture
Year of Work: 2014
Location: Boat Ramp, Gnarabup
Provenance: Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Description: This sculpture marks the place the community gathered during the 2011 bush fires. People sought refuge under the boat ramp while fire fighters fought flames engulfing the nearby cafe, another iconic community meeting place.
The sculpture is a monument to the past, the present and the future, and salutes the bravery and united strength of a community. It provides a place for reflection on the losses suffered at a personal, community and environmental level.
In the present, the monument marks a place of daily congregation and reminds us of our inherent interconnectedness. Nothing matters but our connection with loved ones and the support and empathy of a strong network, to share in moments of joy, to face our fears and to shoulder the suffering.
Looking forwards, the monument represents a beacon of hope, positivity and light. The hexagonal column represents the rebuilding of homes with a greater ecologically sustainable footprint. The faces correspond to the rising and setting of the sun in alignment with the summer and winter solstices. The four viewing windows, orientated north, south, east and west, frame different aspects of the coastal environment.
Gnarabup is a place of refuge for all. Visitors are encouraged to think about the pioneering ancestors of the region, and the inherent community spirit of the region, despite the hardships faced.
“During the equinox, the sun beams directly down the 5th hole from above, down and inside out, illuminating the centre of the vaulted pillar and highlighting the greater universal intelligence inspiring our own innate intelligence.” – Kashmir Rouw.
Funded by Bushfire Recovery Working Group
Gnarabup Youth Mural
Image Source Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Artist: Holly-Mae Emmerson, The Margaret River Youth Advisory Council
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: 2014
Location: Gnarabup
Provenance: Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Totem Poles
Image source Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Artist: Mark Heussenstamm
Asset Type: Sculpture
Year of Work: 2014
Location: Riflebutts Reserve Park Amenities
Provenance: Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Sunrise Sunset
Image source Margaret River Art Trails
Artist: Ian Mutch
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: 2013
Location: Riflebutts Reserve Park Amenities
Provenance: Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Description: From a distance you’ll see a vibrant texture wrapping the wall. Flowing horizontal shapes, bright and organic, span the width of the structure.
The design mirrors the rolling hill lines of the region’s landscape. As you get closer, the artwork’s texture reveals itself as a collection of smaller painted illustrations which closely represent the heritage of Riflebutts Reserve.
Illustrations and shapes of the surroundings include waves, birds, kangaroos, weather, whales, fish, turtles, snakes, river, smoke, native vegetation, leaves and trees. These represent themes of the traditional owners and are natural icons that still exist in the Reserve today.
Funded by Royalties for Regions, Super Town Funding
