Da Ancient One This sculpture by Alexander Knox celebrates the Tawny Frogmouth, a bird that often takes up residence at Melview Reserve.
Blazing Trails Fusing cricket and art in a vibrant display of movement and energy, Blazing Trails celebrates the female-centred design of Maroondah Edge to evoke a sense of breaking boundaries and forging new paths.
Hide and Seek Artist Damian Vick designed and fabricated two large-scale sculptures based on the McCoy’s Skink to adorn the Devon Street Carpark.
Whisperer Melbourne-based artist Alexander Knox brings a touch of mystery to this laneway in Croydon with a kinetic neon light piece.
Spirit Land - Marrup Biik This mural presents a spiritual map of Maroondah, imagined from locally-based artist Simone Thomson’s own cultural perspective.
Life Reflected Local artist Jasmine Grace presents an interactive installation that reflects the pulse of life through illuminated convex mirrors.
A Weight of Albatross Realm, 179 Maroondah Hwy, Ringwood.Louise Jennison and Gracia Haby’s albatrosses take flight above the Realm staircase.
Anthropocene Art Trail Between Maroondah Federation Estate and ArtSpace at Realm, Ringwood.Encounter a new series of Ringwood arts precinct commissions in a leisurely walk between ArtSpace at Realm and Maroondah Federation Estate Gallery.
Aquanation public art Cnr Greenwood Avenue and Reilly Street Ringwood.Working closely with Aquanation’s architects, Anna designed two dramatic glass wall pieces. One adorns the lift well wall in the main lobby. The other wraps around one wall of the café area.
Blazing Trails Gardini Avenue, Ringwood.Fusing cricket and art in a vibrant display of movement and energy, Blazing Trails celebrates the female-centred design of Maroondah Edge to evoke a sense of breaking boundaries and forging new paths.
Blossoms of Life - The Eucalyptus Flower for Everyone Ringwood Lake Playground, Ringwood. Artist Hsin Lin and local poet Lauren Hancock collaborated to produce this artwork in Ringwood Lake Park featuring the red-flowering gum.
Carnifex San Carlos Walk, CroydonConceived by local artist Roger Archbold, ‘Carnifex’ is a stencil that explores Croydon’s history from the Pleistocene era and depicts the marsupial lion, Thylacoleo Carnifex, which most likely lived and hunted in the area.
Chin Textiles 7 Civic SquareAs a celebration of the Chin population in Maroondah, a selection of fabrics from different regions of Myanmar was chosen in consultation with the Chin community.
Croydon Memorial Pool Mural and Mosaics Croydon Memorial Pool on Springfield Avenue, Croydon. The mural features fish and other water creatures placed within a continuous wavy horizontal band of water.
Croydon Town Square Screens 95 Main Street, Croydon. Anna Minardo’s screens create an informal boundary between the Croydon Town Square and an adjacent parking area.
Damian Vick - Hide and Seek Devon Street Car Park, Croydon.Artist Damian Vick was selected by Maroondah City Council to design and fabricate two large-scale sculptures based on the McCoy’s Skink. Designed to match the material palette of the building, the sculptures appear to be camouflaged within the architectural context, playfully insinuating a game of ‘Hide and Seek’.
Dancing with Creation A series of public artworks in the heart of Ringwood East shopping centre, by artists Robert Young (Gunnai/Gunditjmarra/Yorta Yorta/Wiradjuri), Simone Thomson (Wurundjeri/Yorta Yorta), Chris Hume (Bunurong/Yorta Yorta) and community from Mullum Mullum Indigenous Gathering Place.
Gateway 3.0 The arch is an historical motif traditionally associated with symbolic meanings such as transition, transformation, and passage. Richly patterned and adorned with rhythmically programmed lights, this artwork interrogates our relationship with these forms.
Glen Park Playspace (Dean Bowen sculpture) Glen Park, Bayswater North. In keeping with its playspace location, Dean Bowen’s sculpture at Glen Park has a whimsical, picture book feel. Its scale allows young users of the playspace to interact with it on their own level.
GlowB Wyreena Community Arts Centre, Croydon.GlowB is interactive public art at its best, standing alone as a sculptural element within Wyreena’s mature gardens, but happy being climbed over, and into.
Heathmont bollards 143 Canterbury Road, Heathmont. Twenty-three bollards, 10 wheel stops, and two bespoke planter boxes have been installed in the Heathmont shopping precinct on Canterbury Road.
Heritage Tree Sculptures 32 Greenwood Avenue Ringwood.A component of the Sensory Time Trail at Maroondah Federation Estate, these images are carved directly into the trunks of a group of Cypress Pines.
Interweave 2022 Realm, 179 Maroondah Highway, Ringwood 3134Interweave by Yu Fang Chi was inspired by the Myrtle Wattle Leaf and explores the form of the leaf through the use of metal, embroidery threads and local recycled textiles.
Journey of Discovery Realm, 179 Maroondah Highway, Ringwood 3134Reflections on a time of plenty along the flowing waterways of Maroondah, by artist Marcus Lee (Karajarri).
Leaf Cubby Maroondah Federation Estate, Ringwood. Leaf Cubby is both a reflection of Maroondah’s natural assets, as represented by the indigenous gum leaf forms, and a playful take on the way children interact with their environment.
Leaf Totems Maroondah Federation Estate Courtyard, Ringwood.Jane Du Rand’s tactile ceramic creations have been installed in the US, Europe and Africa.
Life Reflected Consisting of eight illuminated circular convex mirrors, this installation is a response to life in Croydon and reflects aspects of the immediate surrounding space back to viewers.
Light Stitches: Illuminating Croydon's Indigenous Flowers This collaborative work celebrates Indigenous local flora of the Maroondah area including the Twining Fringe Lily, the Golden Wattle, the Manna Gum and the Grey Parrot Pea.
Maroondah Nets mural Maroondah Nets, Heathmont.Ash Keating’s dynamic mural complements and blends with the surrounding landscape, changing as light and shade move across it.
Marrup Biik − Spirit Land Realm, 179 Maroondah Highway, Ringwood 3134Spiritual map of Maroondah, imagined from artist Simone Thomson’s (Wurundjeri/Yorta Yorta) cultural perspective.
Mullum Mullum the Owl Acacia Court, Ringwood on the Mullum Mullum Creek Trail.Award winning sculptor, William Eicholtz, created this bronze in response to the bushland setting of the Mullum Mullum Creek.
Murals - James Kerr Way James Kerr Way, Croydon.Artist Matt Thompson worked with seven young local artists from Maroondah to deliver works that enhance our public spaces.
Out of the Wood Ringwood Station Car Park, opposite Platforms 1 & 2.Out of the Wood was conceived during a series of workshops conducted by Carla Gottgens with participants in the ArtScape program run by EACH (supporting young people with mental health issues).
San Carlos Art Box Project San Carlos Walk, Croydon.The San Carlos Art-Boxes are a pair of wall-mounted lightboxes in Croydon, presenting a changing program of contemporary artworks.
Signal Box Program 2021 Various locations throughout Maroondah.ArtsinMaroondah is pleased to announce a new series of seven signal boxes dotted throughout the municipality. The theme of this year’s program is ‘Celebrating local cultural vibrancy’.
Signal Box Program 2022 Throughout Ringwood and Ringwood North.ArtsinMaroondah is pleased to announce a new series of six signal boxes dotted throughout Ringwood and Ringwood North. The theme of this year’s program is ‘A close-knit community’.
Sound of Flight 95 Main Street, Croydon.Anthony McInneny’s perforated and shot stainless steel sculpture encourages the viewer to lift their eyes, and their thoughts, to the sky and to take flight.
Spotted Marsh Frog Near Fred Geale Oval, Croydon.Ian Bracegirdle’s sculpture can be found in Croydon Town Park, near Fred Geale Oval, as it perches on reeds.
The Chemist 121 Main Street, Croydon.Conceived by local artist Andy Drewitt. The Chemist was inspired by Croydon pharmacist Jim Burns.
The Eddies by Carla Gottgens Tarralla Creek trail, the Eastfield Dog Park, Cheong Park, and Bayswater Road.Croydon South 20-minute neighbourhoods Project. The temporary wayfinding paintings are located along the Tarralla Creek Trail, the Eastfield Dog Park, Cheong Park, and Bayswater Road.
The Fruit Thief Please note that this artwork is being re-located to the opposite side of the laneway and will be available to enjoy soon.Laneway next to ANZ Bank and Bloom Hearing at 109 Main Street, Croydon.The Fruit Thief is an interactive wall mural depicting the wings of a fruit bat. These winged mammals were prevalent when large tracts of Croydon were occupied by fruit orchards.
Time and Place 2022 79-83 Maroondah Highway, Ringwood.Time and Place is a richly coloured mural developed in partnership with Maroondah City Council and Globird Energy.
We Walk as One Totem poles by artist Simone Thomson (Wurundjeri/Yorta Yorta) reflect on the learning journey of life with Elders, families and children.
Whisperer Melbourne artist Alexander Knox has created a kinetic neon light for the narrow lane that leads to Croydon carpark. The light work refers to the distinctive fields of Wallaby Grass that led to the naming of “White Flats” the original name for the Croydon area.
Wyreena Playspace Artworks Wyreena Community Arts Centre at 13-23 Hull Road, Croydon.Artist James Cattell has created a range of fascinating and playful sculptural elements including a bird's nest shelter and a range of carved creatures.
Da Ancient One by Alexander Knox, Melview Reserve, Ringwood North Melview Reserve, Ringwood North.This sculpture celebrates the Tawny Frogmouth bird, which is known to nest in the local area.