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Bold new artwork brightens Booragoon Bus Station
Colourful, new, artwork has now been installed at the Booragoon Bus Station in Booragoon.
The stencilled artwork was created by eight young artists, aged 14 to 25, as part of a program coordinated by the City of Melville and the Perth Transport Authority. Taking seven weeks to complete, the theme for the artwork is 'Freedom' and symbolises what public transport means to young people.
Mayor Russell Aubrey said the project addressed feedback from the City’s RESET youth consultation project in which young people identified public transport, and feeling safe while using it, as important priorities.
“The project is part of the City’s shared vision of achieving a Safer Melville, as it provides a legal and safe space for young people to engage in urban art. It is widely accepted that public art not only enhances the landscape, it increases peoples’ feelings of safety,” he said.
“The process has also provided eight young people with an opportunity to work with a professional artist and develop their own skills and confidence to potentially pursue a career in the arts.
The young people worked with professional artist Dan Duggan and started with several planning and skills development workshops. Mr Duggan has previous experience overseeing the completion of public art work at Bull Creek Bus Station.
The Mayor said, “The artwork brightens the site, making it fun and interactive. I hope the general public will enjoy it as much as I do.”
To find out more about the City of Melville’s urban art program contact Acting Community Development (Arts) Officer Chanelle Clifford on 9364 0650.