PUBLIC 2015 - Sponsor Report

PUBLIC2015 SPONSOR REPORT

NeSpoon, RECRAFTED Exhibition (2015). Photograph by Bewley Shaylor.

‘Public’ is a rich concept with countless associations and numerous manifestations. It is ‘for the people, ‘by the people’ and ‘with the people’. Applied to cities it seeks to foster a social life conducted in an open, accessible public realm as a means of connecting communities of difference. Here is where a city comes together.”

Charles Landry PUBLIC 2015

project OBJECTIVES 26 national and international speakers, covering topics from city making as political enlightenment to citizen-led innovation, and the need for guerrilla bureaucrats.

In foregrounding creativity and innovation for the common good, PUBLIC2015 embodied so many aspects of FORM’s key objectives: •

Place activation, community building and economic empowerment through art: sixty artists out painting 70 artworks on walls, silos, buildings and street corners. A total of 140 West Australian artists, either painting outdoors, or exhibiting in the SALON exhibition. Requests to join the action from as far away as Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East.

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Collaboration: local collectives and authorities pitched in to provide walls, build the buzz and piggy-back off PUBLIC events such as the SALON opening , Recrafted, Power of Place, Ian Strange: Shadow, and the PUBLIC closing party.

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Thought leadership and cultural exchange: Over 700 people attending the Symposium and labs to listen to and be inspired by

Sarah McCloskey, Leederville (2015). Photograph by Bewley Shaylor

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Professional development: FORM’s ‘Community Champions’ scheme gave 70 complimentary Symposium tickets to local social innovators; and the final day was free entry for all.

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Artistic excellence: four major exhibition openings in one week-SALON, Recrafted, Power of Place, Ian Strange: Shadow -to say nothing of the open air galleries now created in Chinatown, Leederville, Claremont, Victoria Park, Fremantle, Port Hedland and the Wheatbelt, and additional artworks in Northbridge and the Perth CBD. PUBLIC 2015 took art to the streets, to enliven disused spaces around the city not traditionally used for art.

PUBLIC 2015 Events ART IN THE WHEATBELT

CONVERGE

The first lick of paint to hit walls for PUBLIC2015 was in the Wheatbelt, where London artist Phlegm, Atlanta’s HENSE and Western Australia’s own Chris Nixon transformed eight huge grain silos and the walls of downtown Northam.

It’s the first time PUBLIC 2015 has struck out to the Wheatbelt, and it launched the festival with visually arresting head-to-head murals of whimsical characters and riotous colour across the 36 metre storage towers of the state’s grain handler, CBH.

Converge: a topographic abstraction of the Pilbara, a joint exhibition showcasing aerial impressions of the Pilbara by two highly regarded Australian urban artists, opened at the Port Hedland Courthouse Gallery on March 13 following a week-long artist’s residency. Two internationally recognised urban artists, Sydney’s Beastman and Adelaide’s Vans the Omega, spent a week in Port Hedland in the lead up to the exhibition installing their works at the gallery and creating a lasting public mural in the town.

Off Northam’s main street on the banks of the Avon River, Chris Nixon’s playful homage to the town’s highlight hot air ballooning and vintage car rally events signed off the launch event and PUBLIC’s first step into the region. Art in the Wheatbelt was covered on ABC news and Southern Cross Radio, in The West Australian, The Avon Valley Advocate, international online art publications Street Art News, Limelight, Lost at E Minor, and more.

The unveiling of the murals was attended by about 150 people, including Wheat belt MLA and WA Cabinet Minister Mia Davies and CBH Group chief executive Andy Crane. Posters and flyers promoting the event were distributed throughout Northam and it is estimated over 500 people stopped to view the artworks while they were underway.

Converge featured works inspired by the Pilbara’s unique landscapes, and was the main event on the PUBLIC: Art in the Pilbara program. Converge opened on May 13 with a launch event attended by around 300 guests and 3184 people visited the exhibition since its installation.

PUBLIC SALON FORM launched PUBLIC 2015 in the city with PUBLIC SALON, an exhibition of artwork by 100 Western Australian artists hung wall-towall, floor-to-ceiling in a temporarily converted John Hughes motorcycle showroom. The installation reflected the diversity of creative talent in Western Australia, with both emerging and established artists and a particular focus on street and urban art, in association with PUBLIC 2015 Albany Highway Walls programming.

The exhibition ran from March 23 until April 26 at 101 Albany Hwy, Victoria Park with an opening event attracting over 1000 people including Victoria Park MLA and Shadow State Treasurer Ben Wyatt. The event was opened by Anthony Vuleta, CEO of Town of Victoria Park. Overall 2000+ people visited the exhibition between March 23 and April 26.

Hense, CBH Grain Silos, Northam (2015).

Photograph by Bewley Shaylor

Above: Eko Nugroho, East Perth (2015) Photograph by Bewley Shaylor Right: Curiot, Perth (2015) Photograph by Bewley Shaylor

I saw a huge increase in kids with an understanding of public art. A lot of them said they wanted to become artists working in public and painting walls all because of PUBLIC Chris Nixon, PUBLIC 2015 artist

NeSpoon, Port Hedland (2015). Photograph by Bewley Shaylor

PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM At the heart of PUBLIC in 2015 was the PUBLIC Symposium, which brought the world’s brightest minds in cultural leadership and urban policy to Perth. The Symposium featured 26 internationally recognised leading minds and ‘do-ers’ to share their insights and practical learnings from having put ideas into action. The dialogue explored what is necessary to shape the well-being of communities, cities and regions for the future. It considered the transformative power of creativity in stimulating richer community and cultural life and putting people at the heart of planning and action.

The program was curated to appeal to the broad range of audiences who influence our futures and living environments and who are interested in how culture, creativity and innovation help to build successful places. It highlighted the role that everyone plays in making that happen: citizens, planners, architects, developers, curators, designers, entrepreneurs, artists and policy makers.

The Symposium drew together more than 700 diverse people over three days, it’s palpable buzz showing the audience brought as much energy and value to the discussion as the presenters.

This buzz continued online and through social media with a global reach of 162.1K impressions through FORM’s Twitter account alone, reflecting the calibre and relevance of the dialogue to Perth and Western Australia’s development. The dialogue also extended to press and other media, in particular through a collaboration with The West Australian featuring speaker insight articles. The three core days of discussion were complimented by associated events including the Symposium Opening night, Power of Place exhibition launch, 100 Hampton Road display, and PUBLIC Labs to take the discussion further afield and highlight case studies.

Feedback from attendees, speakers, and stakeholders has indicated the Symposium delivered quality, relevant and pertinent insights and information, a powerful opportunity for connecting local audiences as well as international networks, and inspiration and momentum for individuals to take action.

97% of Symposium attendees surveyed said they would return to future and similar events. 71% surveyed said the Symposium offered them a platform to engage with people they had never met before, and 97% of attendees surveyed said it event was timely and relevant to Perth and Western Australia.

PUblic Labs In association with the Symposium, a series of learning Labs were held to provide more indepth engagement with expert speakers and the opportunity to apply ideas in practice.

Labs held included: •

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Collective Action with Timo Santala: Timo presented to members of neighbourhood collectives and local governments on understanding collective action and how to engage community members to participate, using examples from his Restaurant Day and We Love Helsinki work.

Restaurant Day Lab, with Timo Santala: Timo facilitated a workshop for local food lovers, community champions, and entrepreneurs on creating a one day pop-up restaurant.

Civic Innovation 1+3=5, with Jesper Chistiansen of MindLab: Jesper shared insights from MindLab’s approach to stimulating social and civic innovation, and workshopped application to local challenges.

Community and Neighbourhood Change makers Lab, with Carol Coletta and Charles Landry: Carol and Charles led a discussion for local change makers and community champions on shaping their communities.

PUBLIC Innovators Lab, with Peter Corbett: Peter provided an intimate mentoring discussion for local social entrepreneurs and innovators on their challenges getting initiatives off the ground.

PUBLIC Play Offs, with John Bela: John facilitated an intensive workshop with designers and creatives to design concepts for place activation at Fremantle’s largest lodging house providing social housing for disadvantaged residents.

Approximately 170 attendees participated across the Labs, in addition to intimate Board Room meetings hosted with Enrique Penalosa, Theaster Gates, Carol Coletta and Peter Corbett with decision-makers.

POWER OF PLACE

ART IN CHINATOWN

Power of Place was a pop up exhibition held in the State Theatre Centre’s The Hive as a complementary exhibition to FORM’s Symposium program. An event attended by 350 people was held on April 16th in the space. The exhibition explored the centrality and expression of place in the work of Aboriginal artists living and working in the desert art centres of Mimili Maku, Warnayaka, Tjungu Palya, Ernabella Arts, Warlukurlangu and Ikuntji. In these works the complexity of place is revealed in a diverse range of expressions that reveal the richness of Indigenous creative and cultural traditions; many canvases display a melodic patterning and bold gesture that resonates with the sensuality of colour and paint, lending a visceral quality to the work. The exhibition ran from April 11th until April 30th. Artbank made an acquisition from the show for the Australian Government collection.

The PUBLIC2015 closing party took over the Chinatown laneway cum open air street-art gallery which had been transformed by local, national and international urban artists as part of the festival throughout the week. An estimated 500 People flocked to Nick’s Lane in Northbridge on the evening of Friday 17 April to celebrate the city’s fresh coat of paint with the artists behind it. Bands rotated through the night, art battles entertained the crowds and BarBop’s beverages flowed until late.

RECRAFTED

IAN STRANGE: SHADOW

RECRAFTED brought together two exciting international artists (NeSpoon from Poland and Nandita Kumar from India), with a shared interest in hybrid forms and an innovative approach to materials. Their exquisite immersive instillations explore a brave new world of networks and webs where binaries collapse as digital and tactile merge, public and private are flipped inside out and tradition divisions between craft and technology, old and new, past and present are reconsidered.

SHADOW, the first major work in his own state

by New York based Australian artist Ian Strange, exhibited from its launch at the closing night of PUBLIC2015 on April 17 until May 9.

The opening night of Recrafted on April 15 attracted around 450 guests. The festivities extended beyond the gallery walls and into Munster Lane, bringing together artists, speakers and the public to enjoy a night of amazing art, food and music. To date 1500+ people have visited the exhibition.

The activation of Nick’s Lane was made possible by the incredible support of local businesses. In exchange, the artworks have supported these business with increased customers numbers and general visitation to the area. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive and discussions with these businesses has been ongoing to explore options of further activating and transforming this precinct.

Strange’s work explores the home as a social and psychological construct, as well as broader themes of disenfranchisement within the built environment.

The show was the culmination of a four year investigation of the family home which took Strange on an exploration of suburban life across the USA, New Zealand and Australia as well as drawing on his upbringing in suburban Perth. The exhibition included photography, film, installation and sitespecific interventions.

The opening night celebration drew an estimated 400 people and the exhibition attracted an audience of over 1000.

Waone (Interesni Kazki), Northbridge (2015). Photograph by Bewley Shaylor

Phlegm, Port Hedland (2015). Photograph by Bewley Shaylor

PUBLIC has been fantastic for Perth, it’s completely changing the atmosphere of our streets and I’ve only explored the city and Northbridge so far. Thanks and congratulations Survey participant

Sponsor Benefits Partners of PUBLIC 2015 received the following benefits: • Recognition as a partner of PUBLIC 2015 and/or PUBLIC Symposium.

• Logo inclusion on all key marketing material (including website, posters, invitations etc).

• Press release announcement of event and sponsor support sent to media and FORM’s greater database (5000+ recipients).

• A series of event enewsletters distributed in the lead up to and throughout the event, communicating program updates and reiterating sponsor support (through logo acknowledgement). Enewsletters sent to FORM’s greater database (5000+ recipients).

• Verbal acknowledgement at key events.

• Access to event imagery for marketing purposes.

• World-class artwork for the city and sponsor neighbourhoods.

• An international symposium exploring the value of creativity, bringing to Perth international leaders in the arts, architecture, urban planning, technology and philanthropy.

• Extensive media coverage across local, national and international outlets.

• Estimated audience reach of up to 60,000, resulting in high levels of exposure and profiling across Australia and beyond.

• Tiered sponsor package including PUBLICation, impact report, and complimentary Urban Art Walk

If there’s a kid in the suburbs that after experiencing PUBLIC can make something greater of themselves then I feel that we’ve been successful. If there’s a kid in another part of the world that sees PUBLIC online and is inspired to take action then I think we’ve had an even greater success than we first thought possible Stormie Mills, PUBLIC 2015 artist

Amok Island, Fremantle (2015). Photograph by Bewley Shaylor

impact During PUBLIC2015, FORM asked people to share their experiences of the program’s art, exhibitions, conversations and ideas.

Measurement also functions as an extra touch point with the public, who are after all, along with artists, the main reason that we do what we do.

Sensitive, engaging measurement allows people crucial time for reflection, it can cement the relationship between audience and artist or organisation, and it can deepen and consolidate the cultural experience.

The following infographics represent some of the results, including attendance and what people did after visiting the murals. They also represent some of our online insights and statistics

60

participating

artists in total

Perth Fremantle

70

Northbridge

artworks

Victoria Park

created

Leederville

7

Subiaco

Estimated attendance

45-50000

3

artist residencies

to the Pilbara

artist residencies

to the Wheatbelt

4 18-20

21-30

31-40

41-60

61+

5 events

and

under 18

exhibitions

80%

Approximately

$197, 000

of people stayed in the area to do

Food / Drink

Shopping

Gallery visit

Work-related

Errands

Other

other things

38%

18%

14%

10%

8%

12%

income for total

participating artists PUBLIC TV Commercial audience reach People aged 25-54 Total

1,872,419 3,600,806

(statistics courtesy of Channel 10)

Total

Twitter impressions for PUBLIC Symposium (15-17 April)

162,100 Total

Instagram engagement (10-19 April)

22,200 likes 725 comments

97% 89% would come to something

like PUBLIC again

71% of people engaged with

someone they had

not met before

thought PUBLIC could

engage people from

different backgrounds

97% thought it was important that PUBLIC was happening

in the place it was

Total Facebook audience reach (10-19 April)

250,264 3050 images posted with hashtag #public2015 1390 images posted with hashtag #formwa 182 images posted with hashtag #publicsymposium

The Symposium shifted my thinking.

Symposium participant

Theastre Gates, PUBLIC Symposium (2015). Photograph by David Dare Parker

REACH AND EXPOSURE PUBLIC 2015 reached an impressive event audience through social media and significantly engaged the public to identify, interact and experience the affinity of an online community around the event.

Across the event dates 10-19 April, PUBLIC achieved an overall global reach of 250,264 on FORM Facebook page – an increase of 45% from PUBLIC 2014.

Online engagement on FORM Facebook was the strength of the medium with a total of 13,425 interactions (likes, shares and comments) during PUBLIC, which indicates a highly engaged and interactive audience. The most popular Facebook post was a photo of the Phlegm mural at the Naval Stores that became viral achieving the highest engagement with 905 likes, 67 comments and 125 shares.

Across the event dates 15-17 April, the PUBLIC Symposium audience was highly active with FORM Twitter and an overall global reach of 162.1K impressions (the amounts of times a Tweet appears in a timeline) was achieved.

PUBLIC 2015. Photograph by Jarrad Seng

Twitter was a powerful tool for generating online conversations, and resulted in 948 posts via the hashtag #PUBLIC2015 and 1,230 posts via the hash tag #PUBLICsymposium.

The FORM Instagram audience generated the highest online activity with a total global reach of 22.2K likes and 725 comments - an increase of 137% and 139% respectively from PUBLIC 2014.

The visual nature of Instagram was an effective engagement tool for rapidly growing PUBLIC audiences, and resulted in an online community of image sharing and artwork discovery. Over the event period, 2,685 images were posted via the hash tag #PUBLIC2015, 1,206 images via #formwa and 181 images via #PUBLICsymposium.

Facebook, Instagram and Twitter worked in synergy during PUBLIC to increase audience size and reach, generate meaningful online engagement and create powerful community connections to sponsors and partners involved.

Curiot (left) and Chris Nixon (right), Nick’s Lane, Chinatown (2015). Photograph by Jarrad Seng

Creating a city where you can say- 'I helped with that', 'I am a part of that'- that's a better WA. Our cities need not be created by a handful of experts- why not all of us?

Symposium participant and Community Champion

PUBLIC 2015. Photograph by Edwin Sitt

MATERIALS CREAted •

PUBLIC 2015 website (http://public.form.net.au)

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Five Urban Artwork Maps charting the locations of each of the artworks in Victoria Park, Leederville, Claremont, Fremantle, Perth/ Northbridge and were distributed to attendees PUBLIC artworks and exhibitions. In total, 10,000 maps were distributed over the course of the event.

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Event posters - for both PUBLIC and PUBLIC Symposium

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A set of three PUBLIC postcards

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PUBLIC Symposium postcard

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PUBLIC Symposium Program (two iterations)

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PUBLIC Symposium schedule booklet

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PUBLIC 2015 PUBLICation - coming soon

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Opening night invitations for PUBLIC Salon, RECRAFTED, Ian Strange: Shadow, Converge, and PUBLIC: Art in Chinatown closing party event.

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Exhibition room sheets and catalogues

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Official PUBLIC 2015 photography covering all areas of the event.

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PUBLIC: Art in the Wheatbelt, PUBLIC: Art in the City and PUBLIC: Art in the Pilbara videos coming soon.

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PUBLIC branded Tshirts and tote bags

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Television, print and digital advertising

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Press kits and sponsor information packs

Media COverage 1 March - 14 May 2015 PUBLICATION

DATE

ARTICLE TITLE/SEGMENT

PAGE/ DURATION

Enjoy Perth

6-Mar-15

PUBLIC 2015

Online

Avon Valley Advocate

11-Mar-15

International artists to descend on Northam

7

North West Telegraph

11-Mar-15

Duo exhibit unique take on region

1

North West Telegraph

18-Mar-15

Work conveys man v nature theme

4

The Weekend West

21-Mar-15

Cities and the new economy

50

Business News WA

23-Mar-15

Developers focusing on public art Form

22

Arts Hub

24-Mar-15

PUBLIC 2015: Celebrating art, ideas and innovation

Online

Augusta-Margaret River Mail

25-Mar-15

Stunning art on Avon silos

Online

Avon Valley Advocate

25-Mar-15

Art project gives silos a fresh look

12

Bunbury Mail

25-Mar-15

Stunning art on Avon silos

Online

Busselton-Dunsborough Mail

25-Mar-15

Stunning art on Avon silos

Online

Collie Mail

25-Mar-15

Stunning art on Avon silos

Online

Donnybrook-Bridgetown Mail 25-Mar-15

Stunning art on Avon silos

Online

Mandurah Mail

25-Mar-15

Stunning art on Avon silos

Online

Murray Mail

25-Mar-15

Stunning art on Avon silos

Online

Sun City News

25-Mar-15

Stunning art on Avon silos

Online

The Esperence Express

25-Mar-15

Stunning art on Avon silos

Online

The Wagin Argus

25-Mar-15

Stunning art on Avon silos

Online

ABC Online

27-Mar-15

International art projects sprouts on side of grain silos in WA’s Wheatbelt

Online

The Weekend West

28-Mar-15

Social change stifles local communities

52

Guardian Express

31-Mar-15

Artist sees the bigger picture

5

InMyCommunity

31-Mar-15

Artist sees the bigger picture

Online

Souther Gazette

31-Mar-15

Walls awash with colour

22

The West Australian - ED!

31-Mar-15

Art on our streets

1

Western Suburbs Weekly

31-Mar-15

Splash of colour on streets

11

Merredin-Wheatbelt Mercury 1-Apr-15

Call for structures to transform

3

The Guardian - Discover Culture

1-Apr-15

Public symposium: a celebration of art and ideas

Online

The West Australian - Today

1-Apr-15

Wonderwalls of vivid expression

1

Weekend Notes

1-Apr-15

PUBLIC 2015: Urban Art Festival

Online

X-Press Magazine

1-Apr-15

Stormie Mills & Jarrad Seng

14

720 ABC Perth

2-Apr-15

Drive

13min 25sec

Farm Weekly

2-Apr-15

Avon silos get colourful transformation

44

Farm Weekly

2-Apr-15

Avon silos get colourful transformation

Online

Avon Valley Advocate

8-Apr-15

Facelift for Wheatbelt silos

15

Channel 7 Online

9-Apr-15

Creativity the answer for Perth after boom

Online

The West Australian

9-Apr-15

Creativity the answer for Perth after boom

13

The West Online

9-Apr-15

Creativity the answer for Perth after boom

Online

Hills Gazette

10-Apr-15

Culture ingrained in Silos

21

The Weekend West

11-Apr-15

Art in a can still inspires

50

The Weekend West

11-Apr-15

Invasion of colour as artists attack

17

Big News Network

12-Apr-15

Invasion of colour as artists attack

Online

The Sunday Times - Guide

12-Apr-15

PUBLIC 2015

3

The Sydney News

12-Apr-15

Invasion of colour as artists attack

Online

The West Online

12-Apr-15

Invasion of colour as artists attack

Online

The West Australian - Inside Cover

13-Apr-15

Street art bonus

2

6RTRFM

14-Apr-15

The Mag

10min 49sec

Mix 94.5

14-Apr-15

Drive

4min 8sec

RTR FM 92.1

14-Apr-15

Taking FORM

Online

The Daily Telegraph

14-Apr-15

Public art project: 50 artists transform Perth walls with colourful The Mag murals

Online

6RTRFM

15-Apr-15

The Mag

16min 8sec

720 ABC Perth

16-Apr-15

Drive

10min 14sec

Subiaco Post

18-Apr-15

Claremont goes arty for April

5

Zaum

21-Apr-15

Great Walls of Leederville

Online

The West Australian - Today

22-Apr-15

PUBLIC 2015 welcome party

9

Fremantle Herald

2-May-15

A passing fad of distraction

5

BuzzFeed

3-May-15

21 Reasons Perth Is Way More Than OK

Online

ABC Online

4-May-15

PUBLIC 2015 leaves its mark on Perth’s buildings and minds

Online

Guardian Express

5-May-15

Street art adds to city vibrancy

7

Engineers Australia

7-May-15

Murals bring vibrancy to Water Corporation walls

Online

Noodls

7-May-15

Murals bring vibrancy to Water Corporation walls

Online

Design Boom

8-May-15

HENSE completes giant grain silos mural in Western Australia

Online

Namoi Valley Independent

9-May-15

World’s oldest living culture should be brought into 21st century

Online

The Saturday Age

9-May-15

Works draw on heritage

23

The Sydney Morning Herald

9-May-15

Works draw on heritage

19

INTERNATIONAL OUTLET

DATE

ARTICLE TITLE

PAGE/DURATION

Graffiti Street

15-Apr-15

PUBLIC FESTIVAL 2015, Perth Australia

Online

Street Art News

21-Apr-15

FIntan Magee paints ‘Road to Nowhere’, a new mural in Perth, Australia

Online

Street Art News

15-Apr-15

Elian paints ‘Repeating Shapes’, a new mural in Perth, Australia

Online

Street Art News

07-Apr-15

PUBLIC’15: Phlegm paints a series of giant silos in Perth, Australia

Online

Street Art News

22-Apr-15

Pastel creates a new floral mural for PUBLIC ‘15 in Perth, Australia

Online

Widewalls

April 2015

PUBLIC 2015: Australian Street Art Festival

Online

Widewalls

April 2015

Top 10 Murals from PUBLIC Street Art Festival

Online

Streets: Phlegm for PUBLIC 2015 (Australia)

Arrested Motion

06-Apr-15

Arrested Motion

14-May-15 Streets: Waone & AEC (Interesni Kazki), Perth

Online

90 + 10

01-May-15 El Mural de Elian en Australia

Online

90 + 10

24-Apr-15

Online

Lost At E Minor

19-May-15 Western Australian Grain Silos Get A Creatively Cool Makeover

Online

Graffiti Art Magazine

Apr-15

Facebook and Instagram Listings

Online

Graffiti Mundo

Apr-15

Facebook and Instagram Listings

Online

Savage Habbit

4-May-15

PUBLIC: AEC

Online

Savage Habbit

28-Apr-15

PUBLIC: DALeast

Online

Savage Habbit

22-Apr-15

PUBLIC: Pastel

Online

Savage Habbit

20-Apr-15

PUBLIC: Fintan Magee

Online

Arte para todo Publico en Australia

Online

Brett Chan, Nick’s Lane, Chinatown (2015). Photograph by Jarrad Seng

What’s Next?

Work has already begun on next year’s PUBLIC, which will take the idea of a curated community engagement model (like the 100 Hampton Road project) and apply it to a different environment.

Urban artists will feature strongly in the program with a combination of other artforms, but rather than concentrating on the cityscapes of Perth and Fremantle, their skills will be deployed further afield, building on the innovations that culture and creativity can offer in regional communities.

If you are interested in partnering with FORM to bring about PUBLIC2016, then get in touch with us.

For any enquiries regarding this document, please contact: Lynda Dorrington FORM Executive Director lynda@form.net.au Rebecca Eggleston FORM General Manager rebecca@form.net.au 357 Murray Street Perth WA 6000 (08) 9226 2799

www.form.net.au www.public.form.net.au

Phlegm, Northam (2015). Photograph by Bewley Shaylor