ART WANDER | Esperance Sculpture Trail | Stuart McMillan

FORM Building a State of Creativity and The Cannery Arts Centre invite you to come for a casual stroll with Esperance Sculpture Trail artist-in-residence Stu McMillan and chat about some of the amazing art around the Esperance foreshore. From sculpture, murals and gathering spaces, celebrate these beautiful creations and discuss how art in the public domain can enhance towns and share stories for years to come. 

Meet at Cindy Poole and Jason Wooldridge's The Whale Tail on the Esplanade.

Everyone is welcome to attend this free event, but registration is essential.

Stuart McMillan is the Esperance Sculpture Trail artist-in-residence at the Cannery Arts Centre throughout October/November.

Stu is a multidisciplinary artist based amongst the forests, bushland, caves, waterways and coastline of Wadandi Boodja - Margaret River Region, which he’s called home for more than 20 years. Translating his experience of the world using a diverse sensory pallet including and not limited to sculpture, photography, painting, print media, drawing and immersive installation, Stu continues to explore concepts of the human condition, interested in how the external world influences the internal being, within a myriad of habitats.

This artist residency and workshop is part of pre-project community consultation for the Esperance Sculpture Trail project and has been coordinated alongside FORM Building A State of Creativity. FORM is leading Community Consultation for the Esperance Sculpture Trail, which is supported by the Mt Burdett foundation and Lotterywest.

ABOUT THE ESPERANCE SCULPTURE TRAIL

In 2019, the Mt Burdett Foundation was established by Chris Reichstein, owner of Mount Burdett Farm, with a vision to create a vibrant, resilient Esperance community. Before his passing in 2021, Chris had a vision “to create a world class sculpture trail of high quality, unique installations that respond to the dramatic land and seascape of Esperance.” Through his legacy and the support of the Mt Burdett Foundation, not-for-profit arts and cultural organisation FORM Building a State of Creativity is partnering with the project Steering Committee to test this vision with the Esperance community, listen, and collaborate on an outcome that takes this vision as a starting point, and meets community needs and aspirations