Public Art Mural, Walter Street, Boonah

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Following community consultation, and on the recommendation of the Scenic Rim Arts Reference Group, Council at its Ordinary Meeting this week approved artist Ash Taylor’s concept for what will become a local landmark in Walter Street.

Inspired by the Scenic Rim’s Biodiversity Strategy (2015-2025), the mural features two of Queensland’s threatened species, the Spotted-Tailed Quoll and the Glossy Black Cockatoo, along with the bird’s sole source of food, the She-oak.

You can read the report located in the Document Library on the left-hand side of this project page.

Boonah community and business are invited to choose a winning design that will transform a grey block wall in the town centre into a work of art.


Following a call by Council for expressions of interest to create a mural in Walter Street that captures the spirit of Boonah, three finalists were chosen from among 15 submissions by the Scenic Rim Arts Reference Group with members of the community now invited to cast their vote for the winner.


Boonah community members and businesses are encouraged to have their say in choosing the artwork which will add vibrancy to the streetscape behind Council’s Boonah Customer Service Centre.


The block wall Measures 30 metres by 2.5 metres, and the new mural facing Walter Street will become one of the largest public artworks in our region, including the two side sections of 11 metres by 3.5 metres, giving a total length of more than 44 metres. Boonah will have a mural that will become another landmark for the 'heart of the Scenic Rim'.


The public art will complement the commercial centre of Boonah, which has been transformed through the recent revitalisation program that has featured public art.


The three short-listed designs by artists Ash Taylor, Yannick Blattner and Colleen Lavender, present concepts that include wildlife for which the Scenic Rim is renowned, and horses which helped build the region.


Ash Taylor’s design incorporates the glossy black cockatoo and the spotted quoll to highlight the environmental significance of the Scenic Rim.


Yannick Blattner also aimed to raise awareness of the community’s connection with the environment through the common experience of watching rainbow lorikeets frolicking in gum trees.


Colleen Lavender’s vision for a series of aluminium sculptures was to honour the role of horses in our pioneering past, from hauling timber to tilling the soil, transporting early settlers and serving Australia in World War One.

OUTCOME


Following community consultation, and on the recommendation of the Scenic Rim Arts Reference Group, Council at its Ordinary Meeting this week approved artist Ash Taylor’s concept for what will become a local landmark in Walter Street.

Inspired by the Scenic Rim’s Biodiversity Strategy (2015-2025), the mural features two of Queensland’s threatened species, the Spotted-Tailed Quoll and the Glossy Black Cockatoo, along with the bird’s sole source of food, the She-oak.

You can read the report located in the Document Library on the left-hand side of this project page.

Boonah community and business are invited to choose a winning design that will transform a grey block wall in the town centre into a work of art.


Following a call by Council for expressions of interest to create a mural in Walter Street that captures the spirit of Boonah, three finalists were chosen from among 15 submissions by the Scenic Rim Arts Reference Group with members of the community now invited to cast their vote for the winner.


Boonah community members and businesses are encouraged to have their say in choosing the artwork which will add vibrancy to the streetscape behind Council’s Boonah Customer Service Centre.


The block wall Measures 30 metres by 2.5 metres, and the new mural facing Walter Street will become one of the largest public artworks in our region, including the two side sections of 11 metres by 3.5 metres, giving a total length of more than 44 metres. Boonah will have a mural that will become another landmark for the 'heart of the Scenic Rim'.


The public art will complement the commercial centre of Boonah, which has been transformed through the recent revitalisation program that has featured public art.


The three short-listed designs by artists Ash Taylor, Yannick Blattner and Colleen Lavender, present concepts that include wildlife for which the Scenic Rim is renowned, and horses which helped build the region.


Ash Taylor’s design incorporates the glossy black cockatoo and the spotted quoll to highlight the environmental significance of the Scenic Rim.


Yannick Blattner also aimed to raise awareness of the community’s connection with the environment through the common experience of watching rainbow lorikeets frolicking in gum trees.


Colleen Lavender’s vision for a series of aluminium sculptures was to honour the role of horses in our pioneering past, from hauling timber to tilling the soil, transporting early settlers and serving Australia in World War One.

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    Public Art Mural, Walter Street, Boonah

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