A man with his back to the viewer takes a photograph of the Main Road heritage streetscape and focuses on a mural on a building side wall by illustrator Travis Price.
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A man with his back to the viewer takes a photograph of the Main Road heritage streetscape and focuses on a mural on a building side wall by illustrator Travis Price.
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Ballarat Public Art Walks

Public Art Walks: Contemporary

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Cultural and Theme

Self-guided

Sturt Street, Lydiard Street & Bridge Mall precincts
Ballarat Victoria 3350

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This is one of four public art walks highlighting the City of Ballarat’s Public Art Collection. The Collection holds over 120 artworks and is one of the largest and most significant regional public art collections in Australia.

Start at the Eternal Flame on Sturt Street before exploring the Lydiard Street and Bridge Mall precincts.

Duration: 1 – 1.5 hours

Moderate walk with some inclines.

Operator:Ballarat Public Art Walks

Inclusions:

Eternal Flame
Spirit of the Ballarat Winter Festival
Phoenix Rising
Acknowledgement of Country Mural: Mundi-gurrk and Wurring, wurring Family Gathering by the Biyal
Point to Sky
Anexxe Wall
Campsite
Grand Arch
Goanna Ground
Ballarat Mural
Gold Fever
Outrospective
Incidents in Time
FLOW
Main Road Mural
Open Monument (‘Transculture’ and ‘Timeline’)

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Acknowledgement of Country

Across Victoria’s Midwest, we acknowledge that we travel across the ancient landscapes of many First Peoples communities. These lands have been nurtured and cared for over tens of thousands of years and we respect the work of Traditional Custodians for their ongoing care and protection.

We recognise the past injustices against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in this country. As our knowledge grows, we hope that we can learn from their resilience and creativity that has guided them for over 60,000 years. As we invite people to visit and explore Victoria’s Midwest, we ask that alongside us, you also grow to respect the stories, living culture and connection to Country of the Ancestors and Elders of our First Peoples.

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