The City Art collection features a number of grouped works related by style, location or theme. Here are our current and retrospective group projects.
Projects
Chinatown Public Art
The Chinatown public art program is based around four core concepts: a conversation with the precinct; the symbolic heart; strengthening the edges and talking about public...
View ProjectCity Art Laneways
Re-imagining and regenerating the city In response to the Covid-19 pandemic the City of Sydney invited thinkers and artists to create temporary public artworks that enliven our...
View ProjectCity Centre Public Art
The City Centre Public Art Plan supports the introduction of permanent new public art to complement existing projects and enhance the quality of life for those visiting, working...
View ProjectCity Centre Public Art Program
The City Centre Public Art Plan launched in June 2013 is part of the City of Sydney’s $220 million contribution to the NSW Government’s light rail project. This project has...
View ProjectCity South
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View ProjectEora Journey
The Eora Journey, meaning ‘the people’s journey’, is a program that celebrates the living culture and heritage of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in...
View ProjectGlebe Point Road
The Glebe Point Road Public Art project is a result of Local Action Plan feedback and input from members of the Glebe community in June 2006 as part of the Glebe Point Road...
View ProjectGreen Square Public Art Program
The Green Square Town Centre will have a role as the heart of an evolving inner-city region. The City is responsible for several major projects in and around the town centre...
View ProjectIbero American Plaza
First conceived in 1986 as a Bicentennial project, the Plaza Ibero Americana began as an idea to acknowledge the contribution of Spanish and Portuguese-speaking people to the...
View ProjectLaneway/City spaces
The Laneways Temporary Art Program ran from 2008 to 2013. It was initiated to activate the laneways of the city centre (off George Street, between Market and Bridge Streets),...
View ProjectStreetware
Streetware began in 2010 and is an ongoing Temporary Art Program that aims to revitalise the City’s laneways and public spaces. Underpinned by a process that addresses the needs...
View ProjectSydney Sculpture Walk
The Sydney Sculpture Walk was a major City of Sydney initiative for the 2000 Olympics and the 2001 Centenary of Federation, curated by Sally Coucaud. Ten artworks were...
View ProjectTaylor Square Temporary Art program
The Taylor Square Public Art Program invited artists to develop temporary projects and installations that would transform the area from a busy intersection into a creative hub....
View ProjectWoolloomooloo Murals
Woolloomooloo was traditionally a suburb for waterside workers and their families. In the 1970s, the area was under threat from developers, who wanted to construct high-rise...
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