City of Darebin Art and History Collection
Darebin Council acknowledges the importance of the City’s cultural heritage and maintains a substantial collection of contemporary artworks and historical items that reflect the artistic, social and political aspirations of the local community.
The role of the City of Darebin Art and History Collection is to inspire, inform, engage and connect the community in an appreciation of the visual arts and to support local artists in their endeavours to contribute to a vibrant municipal culture.
Artworks are acquired for the collection following Darebin Council’s Arts, Culture and Heritage policy guidelines. The collection comprises contemporary visual arts including: paintings, works on paper, photographs, ceramics, textiles, sculpture; urban and public art; historical documents and heritage artefacts.
Artists represented in the collection include: Eolo Paul Bottaro, Turbo Brown, Ju Yuen Chew, Phyllis Faldon, Sarah Faulkner, Aunty Gwen Garoni, Jennifer Goodman, Mary Hammond, Phil Harris, Katherine Hattam, Siri Hayes, Amanda Johnson, Warren Lane, Adam Nudelman, Charlie O, Polixeni Papapetrou, Ken Senior, John Sheehan, Vipoo Srivilasa, Nick Stella, Peter Waples Crowe and Sharon West.
The collection is displayed around Darebin in a variety of facilities including Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, Preston and Northcote Town Halls, Darebin Arts and Entertainment Centre, Bundoora Park, Darebin libraries, customer service centres, civic and leisure centres while public artworks are displayed in the streets and parks throughout the municipality.
Sandra Bain
Bug 2012
smalti, glazed ceramic, Millefiori, found objects
30.0cm diameter
City of Darebin art collection
Peter Waples-Crowe
Rabbit Progress 2010
Lambda matt digital print
84 x 59cm
City of Darebin art collection
Chalie O
The Liquorice Allsorts Carousal 2008
b. Darwin 1970
Warramangu
limited edition digital print 1 of 10
A1 size print
City of Darebin art collection
Winner, DATISCC Award 2008
Sharon West
No Place for a Village 2006
Australia b.1963
oil on linen
152 x 200cm
City of Darebin art collection
Nick Stella
Hearing the Music: A Portrait of Christos Tsiolkas 2010
Australia b.1952
oil on linen
152.0 x 152.0 cm
City of Darebin art collection
Winner, Darebin Art Show 2010
David McLeod
4AM 2012
oil on canvas
77.0 x 84.0cm
City of Darebin art collection
David McLeod
Submerged 2012
oil on canvas
84.0 x 92.0cm
City of Darebin art collection
Eolo Paul Bottaro
Summer Storm 2011
oil and egg tempera on linen
140 x 182cm
City of Darebin art collection
Gwen Garoni
Taungerong, Regrowth After the Fires (detail) 2010
Melbourne b. 1933
acrylic on canvas
80 x 120cm
City of Darebin art collection
Mary McMahon
Dream a Little Dream of Me 2012
smalti, china, found objects
50.0 x 25.0 x 25.0cm
City of Darebin art collection
Ken Senior
Outback Series 2010
watercolour on paper
City of Darebin Art Collection
David McLeod
Incandescent 2011
oil on canvas
92.0 x 92.0cm
City of Darebin art collection
Mary Hammond
Preston Market Saturday late 2009
Australia
oil on canvas
51.5 x 41cm
City of Darebin art collection
Frances Gallagher
Campsite in Springtime 2010
Bendigo b.1926
Gunditjmara
acrylic on canvas
85 x 100cm
City of Darebin art collection
Mary Hammond
Preston Market 2000
Australia
watercolour and ink on paper
28 x 19cm
City of Darebin art collection
Mary Hammond
August 1998
Australia
watercolour and ink on paper
19 x 29cm
City of Darebin art collection
