selected projects

Sydney University

Various Campuses, NSW
2011 - Ongoing

ARTSCAPE has been working with Sydney University on a range of projects where the synergies between public art and landscape design are pertinent to achieving unique outcomes for a range of spaces.
ARTSCAPE’s approach to the design of various spaces and elements within the main campus and surrounding campuses centres on gaining an understanding of the faculty / existing spatial uses, research aims, and ongoing requirements.

Gosford City Council Captain Cook Lookout

Copacabana, NSW
2013

ARTSCAPE worked collaboratively with urban design consultancy, The Design Partnership, to realise the newly constructed Captain Cook Lookout at Copacabana. The lookout commands one of the most significant coastal vantage points between Sydney and Newcastle.
The design of the lookout came as an extension to the team’s prior engagement to prepare a master plan for the 5 Lands Walk, to provide a permanent walking trail that connects the five coastal communities of Macmasters Beach, Copacabana, Avoca Beach, North Avoca and Terrigal on the New South Wales Central Coast.

Lane Cove Council Signage + Way Finding

Lane Cove, NSW
2012 - Ongoing

ARTSCAPE has been working closely with Lane Cove Council to deliver a comprehensive signage and way finding system for their parks, reserves and vast network of bushwalk trails.
ARTSCAPE collaborated with Graphic Designer, Damian Simpkins, to design a signage suite which fulfils the requirements of the brief set by Council's Open Space Manager, Council's Landscape Architects, various bushwalking committees, and the local community who were consulted early in the process.
Various graphic challenges included ensuring consistency across Council’s web and print mediums and development of a user-friendly icon system for various bushwalking trails – some of which feed into, or are part of, Harbour Circle Walks and the Harbour to Great North Walk.

Leichhardt Council Community and Cultural Plan

Leichhardt, NSW
2011

ARTSCAPE, Cred Community Planning (lead consultant), Strategic Economics Group and Core Directions Consulting worked closely with Leichhardt Council to prepare a Community and Cultural Plan. The Leichhardt Community and Cultural Plan is a 10-year innovative and integrated Plan that will build on the community vision in Leichhardt 2020+ to achieve a sustainable and liveable community.

UrbanGrowth NSW Sanctuary Public Art Program

Fletcher NSW
2009 - Current

ARTSCAPE has developed a Public Art Strategy for UrbanGrowth NSW at Sanctuary, a residential sub-division located west of Newcastle, NSW. The objective of the public art program for Sanctuary is to contribute to the legibility of the public space and help incoming residents foster a connection with the history and culture of the area.
ARTSCAPE is now implementing public artworks across the site as it is developed in stages.

Landcom Vantage Art Program

Nelson Bay NSW
2006-2013

ARTSCAPE has delivered on a Public Art Strategy and has since overseen the implementation of significant landmark artworks across Vantage, a residential sub-division located in Port Stephens, NSW.
ARTSCAPE was instrumental in facilitating discussions and workshops between the artists and landscape architects, providing management services and developing a curatorial approach from which the art and design team could respond.
ARTSCAPE was awarded the Landscape Design Award at the 2011 Lower Hunter Urban Design Awards for the design and delivery of an integrated landscape and public art approach at Vantage which has contributed towards the overall success of the development.

Sydney Wharf Wharf VIII+IX Art and Interpretive Scheme

Artscape was engaged to develop a strategy to guide the incorporation of public art and an historical interpretative scheme into the public boardwalk space of a residential development on Sydney Harbour.

The Public Art Strategy was developed through analysis of the site’s historical context, pedestrian movement patterns, views and sightlines and public space use. Artist Braddon Snape was selected to develop a public art response that explored the notion of the boardwalk as an edge zone between water and land.

Warrnambool City Council Public Art and Cultural Materials Management Plan

A three part project encompassing the entire Warrnambool Local Government Area. The project included: an audit of public art and cultural materials; a review of current public art policy and processes; development of acquisition, management and de-acquisition procedures; and a broad scale public art strategy.

Orange City Council (in association with Andrews Neil) Survey of Culturally Significant Landscape Features

A NSW Heritage Award winning project based on identification, research and database development of significant cultural features within the urban and rural landscape of Orange. Artscape worked with Andrews Neil to identify, research and to develop a web-based system for the cataloguing of significant cultural landscapes.

Energy Australia National Trust Heritage Award for a Cultural Heritage Project (Government/Corporate) 2006.

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Landcom Koala Bay Estate Public Art Program

Planning and project management of a public art program for a 254-lot Landcom residential subdivision at Port Stephens, NSW. The plan for the public art program emphasised the creation of a connection between the incoming residents and their new neighbourhood through an exploration of the local area’s history, environment and culture. Artists included Mini Heath, Charlie Trivers and John Turier.

Landcom Southern Hoxton Park Aerodrome Release Area

Strategic planning of a large scale public art program, based on a layered history of the site, for a 690 lot residential estate in Western Sydney. The Public Art Strategy integrated placemaking principles with a multi-tiered artwork strategy that responded to the history and environment of the site.

Landcom Pirralea Gardens Public Art Program

Design integration, acquisition and installation management of a prize winning sculpture by Michael LeGrand. The work was selected to complement the landscape design of the public open space.