Thuringowa City Council has involved residents in the city’s first Public Art Policy.
Councillors agreed that a policy was needed to ensure public art was:
- Accepted and incorporated into the Thuringowa community;
- Undertaken in a professional and methodical way;
- Allowed adequate planning with engineers and architects from project instigation to completion; and
- Not located in a place with no real meaning or use.
The acquisition of public artworks in Thuringowa was not undertaken prior to 2000.
Three high profile public art projects took place last year as part of park re developments in Thuringowa City Centre. These were Oralia (a giant spider sculpture by Amanda Feher); the Animal Seat, (a metal and timber sculptured park seat by Ron McBurnie); and Sun Hunters (a metal and glass sculpture linked to the sun’s seasonal movements, by Dr Anneke Silver).
This year will see further re developments in the city centre and surrounding suburbs. Artists working in the sphere of public art have played a significant role in the public planning process.
Council believes that public art should be integrated into the design of buildings and streetscapes to enhance both man made and natural environments within the city.
