From Cheynes to Mutton Bird
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Artist: Chad Marwick
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: 2016
Location: Upper York Street Laneways
Provenance: City of Albany
Description: Created for PUBLIC
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Sleeping Giant
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Artist: Darren Hutchens
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: 2016
Location: Albany Public Library - 221 York St Albany, WA
Provenance: City of Albany
Description: Local and international artists were invited by Form WA as part of their Public Silo Trail program to beautify regional towns. The event took place over a week in my old home town of Albany on WA ’s south coast.
Rail and Relics
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Artist: The Manjimup Men’s Shed
Asset Type: Sculpture
Year of Work: Unknown
Location: Graphite Rd, Manjimup WA
Provenance: Shire of Manjimup
Description: The Manjimup Men's Shed have undertaken restoration works on the rail carriages.
Sandblasting and repainting of the locomotive and steam hauler (Willamette) is complete.
The locomotive and steam hauler have been relocated to their new position on the disused rail corridor.
The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) donated some logs and earth works to complete the log landing formation.
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Manjimup Town Entrance Archway
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Artist: Unknown
Asset Type: Architectural sculpture
Year of Work: 1958
Location: 48 S Western Hwy, Manjimup WA
Provenance: Shire of Manjimup
Description: In June 1958, the Manjimup Timber Week Committee was formed to organise celebrations in Manjimup. On 14 August 1958, the Committee requested that a permanent timber archway be constructed to commemorate the timber industry and act as a gateway to the Southern Forest Region. The Manjimup Roads Board passed the motion, but requested that approvals be sought from the Minister’s department and that the relevant resources be sourced to erect the structure.
On 11 September 1958, a meeting of the Manjimup Roads Board noted that correspondence received from the Department of Local Government stated that any structure built over the road would be an unauthorised obstruction. The Board sought legal advice from Young and Young Solicitor and subsequently increased their Public Liability Insurance. Permission to erect the structure was then granted. It is unclear when exactly Manjimup Town Entrance Statement was constructed, but it is likely to have been erected between 11 September and 10 October 1958, just prior to the official Timber Week celebration. On 10 October 1958, permission was given to erect street lighting to the archway. Aerial imagery shows that the archway has not been altered since its construction other than small letters being added atop of the logs, which spell the name of the town.
In 2012, aerial imagery also shows that the northern archway was one of two, with another located to the south, along Mottram St/South-West Hwy, in exactly the same form as the northern archway. By 2014, this archway had been removed due to a collision with a truck and was not rebuilt. This southern archway is not likely to have been associated with the archway constructed before Timber Week as the Manjimup Roads Board minutes specifically mention an archway to the northern entrance. No other references to the southern archway were found and its construction date is unknown.
The upper-most horizontal logs are not original. It is not clear when these were replaced, but this work was completed by the Rotary Club of Manjimup, whose contribution is shown by the erection of a plaque on the structure
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Pemberton Artscape
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Artist: Pemberton Arts Group, Mark Grey-Smith, Joanna Box, Anna Czerkasow, Jeanette Evill, Lillian Johnson, Gwynneth Jefferyes, Suzanne Fellows, Renata Suckling, Marilyn Gibson, Debra Bettoni
Asset Type: Architectural sculpture
Year of Work: 2013
Location: Pemberton Community Arts Hub, Balang Miya, Brockman St, Pemberton WA 6260
Provenance: Shire of Manjimup
Description: This major public art work, 80 metres in length, has been designed and created by local artists in partnership with the Shire of Manjimup. The inspiration for the concept is the original and beautiful forest landscape and the life within it. The Artscape emphasizes the synergy between the town and its environment.
It has been a community project led by the Pemberton Arts Group with the support of many people from the local district whose assistance has been greatly appreciated. The project which started in February 2011 was completed by May 2013.
The unique concept of dual screens with internal lighting was developed by Mark Grey-Smith. Joanna Box designed the dividing panels and the idea for the children’s work. Anna Czerkasow, PAG Chairperson, assisted throughout the project. Each artist brought their own style and focus to the forest theme. The structure was fabricated and installed by Mark Grey-Smith and Joel Lawrence.
Communty Tiles
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Artist: Donna Willaims, Taleah, Sienna Ugle, Violett Tompsett, Marline, Tyler Williams, Wanslea Playgroup, Sisters Stand Tall, SAC Ladies Group.
Asset Type: Relief
Year of Work: 2019
Location: Allison Hartman Gardens, Albany
Provenance: City of Albany
Description: Community Tiles by Donna Williams Noongar community artist, Taleah, Sienna Ugle,Violet Tompsett, Marline, and Tyler Williams. Other tiles completed by Wanslea playgroup and Sisters Stand Tall, SAC ladies group.
Mokare
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Artist: Terry Humble
Asset Type: Sculpture
Year of Work: 1997
Location: Allison Hartman Gardens, Albany
Provenance: City of Albany
Description: Cast Bronze.
Zach Freshwater Mural
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Artist: Zach Freshwater
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: 2011
Location: 60a Frame Ct, Leederville WA 6007
Provenance: City of Vincent
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The Adnate Mega Mural
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Artist: Matt Adnate
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: 2017-2019
Location: 900 Hay Street, Perth 6000
Provenance: City of Perth
Description: The imposing 27-storey ‘Mega Mural’ on the west-facing side of the hotel is the largest artwork Matt has painted on a building and, once completed, will feature faces which represent the cultural history and community of Perth.
This, along with a ‘Laneway Mural’, which spans more than 50m long and features multiple portraits from Matt and a collaboration with a local Indigenous artist, and Matt’s interior ‘Staircase Mural’, will completely transform the hotel both inside and out.
“I see this hotel as a beautiful canvas to tell a story about Perth’s cultural and community connection through portraiture and traditional elements,” Matt said.
“My Mega Mural will feature three large-scale portraits. It will represent the past through the cultural representation in the subject’s dressing elements, the present with contemporary faces, and the future as the subjects are the youth of today.
“What excites me most about this collaboration with Art Series is the opportunity to capture the stories and emotions of my subjects and to share them with a new audience in the west.
“I’ve always held a personal connection towards the First Nation people I paint. Whether it be a connection to country or a strong emphasis on spirituality, I believe we have a lot to learn from these people.”
Yamaji Art Centre Octopus
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Artist: Unknown
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: Unknown
Location: Yamaji Art Centre - 189 Marine Terrace, Geraldton, Western Australia 6530
Provenance: City of Geraldton
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Tin Hourse Highway
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Artist: Unknown
Asset Type: Sculpture
Year of Work: Unknown
Location: Lake Grace Road, east of the town of Kulin.
Provenance: Shire of Kulin
Description: The Tin Horse ‘Highway’ is a 15 kilometre stretch of road in Western Australia which heads east from the town of Kulin out to the Kulin Bush Races Track at Jilakin Rock. The roads official name is the Gorge Rock -Lake Grace Road.
Whilst the majority of tin horses are found on the Tin Horse Highway, you will also find many equally impressive and imaginative tin horses along other roads in the Kulin Shire and in Kulin town. All tin horses in the region contribute to the Tin Horse Highway story and reflect the vibrant, good humoured community who have built them.
There are currently over 70 tin horses displayed on the Tin Horse Highway, in the town site of Kulin and along other roads to Kulin.
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Rose Garden Mural
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Artist: Margaret Kous
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: 2000
Location: Collie Replica Rail Station, Collie Rose Garden, 86 Throssell St
Provenance: Shire of Collie
Description: This mural is a combination of images blending Collie’s current and past histories.
Because of its proximity to the site of the old Collie Railway Station, the artist has used images of rail, past and present, to highlight the continuing importance of rail to the industrial and social history of this town.
The ‘Wagyal’ (serpent) emerging from Minninup Pool, reminds the observer of the ancient culture of the Noongar people, the original occupants of this area, and of the importance of the Collie and Harris Rivers, the waters of which are used for domestic and irrigation use over a larger area of WA.
In the distance can be seen the outlines of Muja and Collie Power Stations and the Worsley Alumina Refinery.
The vanishing point in the centre of the mural focuses attention on the future of Collie and the need for the whole community to continue to work together.
The mural artist, Mrs Margaret Kous, completed the project over a number of months through the participation of Fairview and Amaroo Year 6 & 7 primary school students, Claude Hill, Carl Kous and Christie Coomer.
Financial sponsors of the project were the Community Arts Network and the Collie Shire Council. Other contributors to the project include Dr Hilda Turnbull MLA, Collie Heritage Group, Collie Railway Station Group, Mr John Feeney, Collie Agricultural Society, Taubmans Paints and Townscape Advisory Committee members. This mural was an initiative of the Shire of Collie Townscape Committee
Collie Co-operative Society
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Artist: Ernie Turpin, Louise Turpin, Margaret Kous
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: 1997
Location: 20 Johnston Street, Collie
Provenance: Shire of Collie
Description: This series of three murals tells the story of the Collie Co-operative Society, the largest co-operative store in Western Australia, in operation for over eighty years. In that time, it played an important role in the town’s development, as the principal retailer of the town and its largest commercial employer with over 100 people employed at its peak.
The building upon which this series of three murals is affixed was built by the Co-operative Society in 1936. By 1955, the Co-op has expanded to the corner diagonally opposite this site where the drapery, haberdashery and show departments were located. Further along, on the corner on Johnson and Lefroy Streets, was the Co-op Garage.
The left-hand panel depicts the original building and the 1926 flood. The Collie River proved to be a troublesome neighbour and the area was subjected to unpredictable flooding. The second picture of this inset shows the flood of 1926. Another memorable flood occurred in 1964, when the store was in undated and much stock lost to the swirling waters of the Collie River at its wildest.
The middle panel depicts ‘Divvy Day’, when shareholders were paid a percentage dividend on all purchases made and paid for in the last six months, was a twice yearly event. The Shareholders Booklet and the bread tokens were part and parcel of the old Co-op days.
The right-hand panel depicts Co-op delivery services, which were essential in the days before family cars, and woman drivers. A stable of delivery horses and wagons, followed as time went by, by bicycles, vans and finally the ‘shopper buses’ ensured that goods were delivered.
Financial sponsors of the project were the Shire of Collie, the Arts Council of WA and the Collie Heritage Group. This mural was an initiative of the Shire of Collie Townscape Committee.
Knowledge is Power
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Artist: Tahnee Kelland
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: 2019
Location: 82 Wittenoom St (Collie Public Library)
Provenance: Shire of Collie
Description: Knowledge is Power is a celebration of the power and beauty of books – the knowledge they bring and their ability to transport us to a different time and place. The joy and the magic are priceless.
About the artist:
Tahnee Kelland is painter and muralist, currently based in her hometown of Mandurah, Western Australia. Her murals can be found in and around Mandurah and Perth, Western Australia. Rounded in the subject of spiritual and inward growth, Tahnee’s ever evolving painting style sways between symbolism and folk art. Recurring motifs, flowers, foliage and the female form draw the viewer into a reflective and meditative state where balance and serenity are the ultimate reward.
Creating art since she can remember, Tahnee Kelland only began selling her artwork to the public in 2015 and was a finalist in the Frankie Magazine Good Stuff Award 2019. In 2020 her work was featured in Marie Claire and The West Australian’s STM magazine, and she was a feature artist for international brand Wetransfer. Tahnee has worked with Australian designer Camilla on their 15 year anniversary collection ‘Australia’ and other brands such as The Jungalow in LA and most recently Sydney jewellery designer, Midsummer Star. Tahnee is currently on maternity leave caring for her greatest creation yet.
We of the Bibbulmun
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Artist: Tjyllyungoo (Lance Chadd)
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: 2020
Location: 22 Harvey St
Provenance: Shire of Collie
Description: “Ngarngungudditj Waargyl (the Bearded Python) created the estuary nurseries at Australind and formed the whole Collie River, including Brunswick and Preston Rivers, finally resting in Mininyup Pool. He is the spirit in all waters.
Culturally ‘Waargyl’ (Water Python) belongs to our Bibbulman people or you might say the Bibbulman people belong to Wargyl. He is all Law, both omnipotent and omnipresent, all knowing and all seeing. He is the creation spirit and both the punisher and rewarder.
In the old days Nyoongar people were law abiding people who lived in awe, fear and respect for ‘Waargyl’. ‘Waargylung’ is what we call punishment from Waargyl. There are many stories associated with Waargyl, like in the beginning when laws were created and given.
The Rainbow Serpent represents water and all the river systems and estuaries. Is both Male and Female. Waargyl is the giver of life and all totemic/Boorongur, governing lore of connection.” Tjyllyungoo/Lance Chadd
Pit Pony
Image source Taj Kempe
Artist: Shakey (Jacob butler)
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: 2020
Location: 62 Forrest St
Provenance: Shire of collie
Description: After spending a day with the staff at the Coalfields Museum and Historical Research Centre, Shakey was inspired by local mining history and the stories of pit ponies once used in Collie’s coal mines. Referencing photographs sourced from the museum, Shakey has painted an imagined story of children running off with a pit pony to play miner for the day.
Collie-Cardiff RSL Tribute
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Artist: Shakey (Jacob Butler)
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: 2020
Location: 1 Lefroy St (Collie-Cardiff RSL)
Provenance: Shire of Collie
Description: “After meeting with the Collie-Cardiff RSL, visiting the Collie Local History Collection and the Coalfields Museum and Research Centre, and talking with other Collie locals, I was struck by the profound impact that war has had on the history of Collie. It’s been said that the town has sent more of its population to war (on a per capita basis) than any other community in Australia.
“Instead of capturing the devastating side of war, I wanted to create an uplifting mural that focuses on camaraderie, mateship and the loyalty that each soldier has for one another. I chose the iconic game of two-up as the driver behind the mural – a game that was enjoyed before, during and after times of war, that links servicemen and women together.
“The first scene in the mural depicts two-up being played during the different wars throughout history. Some of the portraits are of Collie servicemen, including VC winner Martin O’Meara as well as current RSL members.
“The second scene is recreation of the RSLWA logo, modified in 1990 to include a sailor, soldier, airman and servicewoman. The portraits are of proud, happy servicemen and women including an Aboriginal infantryman, acknowledging Collie as the town that is believed to be the first place in Western Australia to acknowledge Aboriginal servicemen in a formal war memorial.
“The remaining scenes include a portrait of Ron ‘Collie Boy’ Miffling sharing a photo of his wife and child with a fellow soldier. The depiction represents the act of sharing and storytelling, as well as the sacrifice that servicemen and women make by leaving their loved ones behind. Also among the portraits is a depiction of Martin O'Meara VC, who rescued up to 25 soldiers from no-man's land, a representation of the importance of never leaving your fellow soldier behind – both during and after the war.” -Shakey (Jacob Butler)
Hit the Trails
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Artist: Sioux Tempestt
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: 2020
Location: Collie Visitor Centre, 156 Throssell St
Provenance: Shire of Collie
Description: This contemporary artwork encourages involvement, interaction and imagination, offering viewers an intangible and emotional experience. The site specific narrative aims to connect with visitors to stimulate investigation.
The ground level artwork is interactive, inviting visitors on a journey of discovery linking directly with elements found in the local Collie area including the kangaroo paw, the spider orchid, wattle flowers, banksia, karri tree flower and local water bodies. The colours are derived from the earthen colours of the land, local flora and natural bush land, plus the turquoise of the nearby lakes. The overlaying lines replicate nature’s energy and are symbolic of the many trails throughout Collie. Filled with energy and excitement, the mural offers a vibrant welcome to the town and the Visitor Centre.
Untitled
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Artist: Philip Hansen
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: 1997
Location: Baarnimar Reconciliation Park, Throssel St
Provenance: Shire of Collie
Description: Philip Hansen, Noongar artist, was born at Katanning, Western Australia, in 1950.
He spent his early childhood with his parents at the Carrolup Native Settlement near Katanning and was taken to Wandering Mission (also known as the St Francis Xavier Mission) when he was nine years old. After he left the mission in his early teens, he went to South Guildford, just to the east of Perth, to be with his mother, Marjorie Hansen. There he would sit with his mother and other older community members at Allawah Grove, which was situated close to the Swan River and full of wildlife, while they created paperbark paintings with Indian ink to be sold in shops around the town.
Hansen started painting with them when he was fourteen; he was also inspired by an old Aboriginal artist from Perth called King Wally, who admired his style and gave him encouragement at this early stage. From that point on he created landscapes containing Aboriginal people and kangaroos on paperbark and canvas. His artistic practice became more established after he met his wife in Perth, and the sale of his paintings kept their young family going financially.
Hansen and his wife (married in 1971) lived together in Perth for several years before deciding to return to the southwest region of Western Australia, where they’d grown up, to make a home in Collie. Together they have six children and seventeen grandchildren, and have now been married for 50 years. Hansen has described the way he painted in a shed out the back of his property, and enjoyed teaching painting and drawing techniques to his grandchildren.
Hansen’s work has been acquired by the Collie Shire Council and the Shire of Busselton. Collie Hospital has also commissioned a number of works. Hunting by Sunset (2004), is held in the Curtin University of Technology Art Collection. This painting was acquired by Larry Foley from an exhibition of Indigenous artists from the southwest of Western Australia that Foley helped to organise at the Tom Hoad Cup (an international water polo competition) at the Melville Water Polo Club in Bicton, Western Australia. Foley donated it to the Curtin University of Technology Art Collection in 2005. The work was included in the 'Noongar Native Title: Works from the Curtin University of Technology Art Collection’ exhibition at the gallery in 2007. Hansen’s work was also included in the 'Beyond Carrolup’ exhibition at the Central TAFE Art Gallery in Perth (2009).
Untitled
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Artist: Phil Goatcher
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: 1922
Location: All Saints Church, 46 Venn St W (inside)
Provenance: Shire of Collie
Description: This mural painted by Phil Goatcher (1852-1931) in 1922, at the age of 70, took eight months to complete at a cost of 500 pounds.
The mural contains thirty individuals, ten of which are taken from history and town local dignitaries of the time. It is 11m long, 2.45m high and was painted on a canvas in the artist’s Perth studio, before being secured to the wall of the apse. The painting embodies two ideas – that of the Communion of Saints, and that expressed by the text, “Come unto me all ye that Labour”. The mural is considered to be the most outstanding of Goatcher’s work.
The mural had extensive restoration carried out in 1996, by Mrs Barbara Cena, who worked 12 hour shifts with her helpers to complete the restoration in six weeks.
Access: by appointment through the Collie Visitor Centre or Sunday service from 9am