Description

The Veterans Public Art Trail aims to highlight the contribution of the veteran community to Melbourne’s built environment by showcasing the range of public art by veterans.

Works include 3D sculptures and 2D murals as well as buildings designed or sponsored by veterans as artists, architects and arts patrons.

What's On

Led by ANVAM Chairman and Director, Mark Johnston, and fellow veteran Andrew McDougall, the Veterans Public Art walking tour will follow a 1.5-kilometre path from Hamer Hall and down St Kilda Rd, into the gardens up to the Shrine of Remembrance and conclude at the former Repatriation Clinic.

During the trail the host will draw attention to approximately 20 public artworks and buildings by members of the veteran community and discuss their contribution to the arts. The tour will also showcase a broader collection of works by artists who all have a shared connection through their military service and their engagement in the arts, and touch on sites of historical significance to the military and veteran community. Conversation will be encouraged between arts trail participants in the periods between encounters with public art.

Children's Activities

Due to the distance, the tour is not suitable for children under 12-years-old

In Collaboration With:

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  ANVAM

  ANVAM is a national cultural institution, Public Benevolent Institution (PBI) and veteran-led charity, enhancing and strengthening the wellbeing of the veteran community through facilitated arts engagement programs, projects and collaborations.

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  Veterans Public Arts Trail