North Sydney has a strong collection of public artworks, many of which been developed in line with Council’s Public Art Policy.
Under the Public Art Policy, Council has commissioned artists to design works that enhance, enliven and celebrate the environment with a strong focus on site specificity.
The Public Art Policy also serves as a guide for public art in private development ensuring high quality outcomes are achieved. With the growth of the CBD, Council is guiding more and more public art initiatives in the private sector with a number of innovative and contemporary public art commissions being delivered over the past two years.
There is also a growing interest in temporary public art across the local government area such as murals, laneway activations and new media artforms. These encourage creative options in unique places for artists, whilst building an inclusive and sophisticated society and generate a culture of innovation.
More information on each work is available on the North Sydney Public Art Database.
Here is a selection of public art commissions by both Council and the private sector which have transformed the urban landscape to create a diverse and engaging urban and city environment.
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1. Warren Langley & Julia Davis, Angles of Incidence, 60 Miller Street, North Sydney, Commissioned by North Sydney Council 2016
2. Warren Langley & Julia Davis, Angles of Incidence, 60 Miller Street, North Sydney, Commissioned by North Sydney Council 2016
3. Warren Langley & Julia Davis, Angles of Incidence, 60 Miller Street, North Sydney, Commissioned by North Sydney Council 2016
4. Daniel Templeman, Missing Corners, Corner Pacific Highway & Blue Street, North Sydney
Commissioned by North Sydney Council 2016
5. Daniel Templeman, Missing Corners, Corner Pacific Highway & Blue Street, North Sydney
Commissioned by North Sydney Council 2016
6. Damien Butler, A Rotunda for ‘Reflective Encounters’, St Peters Park, 209 Blues Point Road, North Sydney, Commissioned by North Sydney Council 2019
7. Damien Butler, A Rotunda for ‘Reflective Encounters’, St Peters Park, 209 Blues Point Road, North Sydney, Commissioned by North Sydney Council 2019
8. Damien Butler, A Rotunda for ‘Reflective Encounters’, St Peters Park, 209 Blues Point Road, North Sydney, Commissioned by North Sydney Council 2019
9. Hany Armanious & Mary Teague, Lines of Communication and Freddie Timms, Lissadell, Coca Cola Place, 40 Mount Street, North Sydney, Commissioned by Investa Property Group 2010
10. Hany Armanious & Mary Teague, Lines of Communication, Coca Cola Place, 40 Mount Street, North Sydney, Commissioned by Investa Property Group 2010
11. Hany Armanious & Mary Teague, Lines of Communication, Coca Cola Place, 40 Mount Street, North Sydney, Commissioned by Investa Property Group 2010
12. Freddie Timms, Lissadell, Coca Cola Place, 40 Mount Street, North Sydney, Commissioned by Investa Property Group 2010
13. Freddie Timms, Lissadell, Coca Cola Place, 40 Mount Street, North Sydney Commissioned by Investa Property Group 2010
14. Leans, Urban Art Wall, 154 Pacific Highway, North Sydney, Commissioned by Polaris Industries 2018
15. Leans, Urban Art Wall, 154 Pacific Highway, North Sydney, Commissioned by Polaris Industries 2018
16. Tamara Dean, Outside In, 100 Mount Street, North Sydney, Commissioned by Dexus 2019
17. Tamara Dean, Outside In, 100 Mount Street, North Sydney, Commissioned by Dexus 2019
18. Richard Byrnes, Harbour Cycles, Bradfield Park North, Alfred Street, Milsons Point, Commissioned by North Sydney Council 2009
19. Richard Byrnes, Harbour Cycles, Bradfield Park North, Alfred Street, Milsons Point, Commissioned by North Sydney Council 2009
20. Richard Byrnes, Harbour Cycles, Bradfield Park North, Alfred Street, Milsons Point, Commissioned by North Sydney Council 2009
21. Luna Park Gateway, Bradfield Park South, Milsons Point, Refurbished by North Sydney Council 2009
22. Luna Park Gateway, Bradfield Park South, Milsons Point, Refurbished by North Sydney Council 2009
23. Ian Marr, Untitled, Wendy’s Secret Garden, Clark Park, Lavender Street, Lavender Bay, Property of Wendy Whiteley 2009
24. Ian Marr, Untitled, Wendy’s Secret Garden, Clark Park, Lavender Street, Lavender Bay, Property of Wendy Whiteley 2009
25. Michael Leunig, A Cup of Tea (Ghost Train Memorial), Art Barton Park, Peter Kingston Walkway, Lavender Bay, Commissioned by North Sydney Council 1994
26. Michael Leunig, A Cup of Tea (Ghost Train Memorial), Art Barton Park, Peter Kingston Walkway, Lavender Bay, Commissioned by North Sydney Council 1994
27. Jodee Knowles, House of Riot, Atchison Lane, St Leonards, Commissioned by TWT Property Group 2015
28. Beastman, Untitled, Atchison Lane, St Leonards, Commissioned by TWT Property Group 2017
29. Beastman, Untitled, Atchison Lane, St Leonards, Commissioned by TWT Property Group 2017
30. Fintan Magee, Untitled, Atchison Lane, St Leonards Commissioned by TWT Property Group 2014