Public Art in Community Centres

First Nations artists were engaged to develop site-specific public artworks at the new facilities across Wyndham opened in 2024, including Bembit Bag-rook Community Centre, Koomail Tardy Community Centre, Truganina Community Centre, Birnbial Family Centre and Lollypop Creek Community Centre. Artworks commissioned foreground First Nations’ stories and culture through diverse and engaging artistic expressions. We also work with the Bunurong and Wadawurrung Traditional Owners to ensure alignment with traditional values existed on the land where the five centres were built.

The overarching themes for artworks reflect the identity and purpose of the community centres as important places of gathering for people from diverse backgrounds and different generations. Artworks are foremost warm and welcoming, and created with families and diverse experience in mind. The commissioned artists are Lisa Waup, Katie West, Georgia MacGuire, Madi Mercer and Mandi Barton. 

The exhibiting artists for print artworks across community centres include Marlene Gilson, Deanne Gilson, Edwina Green and Ellie Franks.

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