O Week: Campus Public Art Tours
Event description
Experience your campus's creative heartbeat with a guided tour of some of the public artworks from the Curtin University Art Collection with Campus Public Art Coordinator and artist Mikaela Miller– which form Curtin’s very own open-air gallery! Learn about artists; campus landmarks; Curtin’s history; and how you can use the Collection as a resource during your time here as a student.
Public artworks installed at Curtin University capture WA’s unique history, from ancient Noongar songlines to the State’s diverse geology. Tour a series of artworks commissioned from internationally acclaimed contemporary artists including Pip & Pop’s Tanya Schultz, Howard Taylor, Robert Juniper, Walter Jack, Warren Langley, Janet Laurence and Kambarni (Kamsani Bin Salleh) and learn about their context, commissioning and installation.
What participants can bring: comfortable walking shoes, sun protection and water bottle.
Walking is along relatively well-maintained paths, some hills, but mostly flat, some stairs. Suitable for families.
If weather conditions are predicted to be too extreme, this event may be rescheduled.
Duration: Approx. 1hr.
Image: Walter Jack, Other Views, 2019, located on Beazley Avenue opposite Curtin Nesuto. Photographer Sam Proctor.
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