A few weeks ago I had the good fortune to attend a presentation on the reasons and importance of public art.

Held at the Emporium Creative Hub in Mitchell Street, Bendigo https://www.facebook.com/emporiumcreativehub the presentation was given by Victoria Jones of T Projects.

Ms. Jones has a long history of curating public artworks in London and Melbourne with over 100 large scale projects to her name. She is a keen advocate of the need and purpose of Public Art and listed the many uses of how art can benefit society. These needs and purposes include such areas as helping people identify to their place; serving as memorials; or as a functional piece where patients can be helped to feel safe in places such as hospitals.

She gave some amazing examples. The one that resonated with me is the enormous installation covering the Kew Wakehurst mansion in the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, England. The mansion is undergoing extensive renovations and as it is a tourist drawcard the concern that ugly scaffolding covering the mansion would deter visitors to the area.

Australian photographer and digital media artist, Catherine Nelson, was selected to create a massive wrap to surround the mansion while the renovations took place.

The end results are astounding. You can see for yourself at this link:

https://www.tprojects.co/catherinenelson

Sharon Greenaway

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