Home › Topics › art

‘Street Art Poetry Project’ Location 3

Mark Niehus’ four-part series cemented his status as a prominent poet and artist in Adelaide.

art, Mark Niehus, poetry, public art, street art, Street Art Poetry Project

2010s
‘The Apron’ by Karen Genoff

The Minister for Housing & Urban Development commissionned this work by Karen Genoff, an Adelaide local.

Adelaide Fruit and Produce Exchange, art, brass, east end, Ebenezer Place, Karen Genoff, public art, sculpture, The Apron

1990s
Adelaide Festival of the Arts

This festival is widely recognised as one of the great international arts festivals, while its accompanying Writers’ Week is the…

festival, public art

art, celebration, festival, literature

1960s, 1970s, 1990s, 2000-2010
Exhibitions

Exhibitions have been major occasions in the lives of many South Australians.

art, Centenary, Exhibition, exhibits, gallery, jubilee, technology

early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Frome Road and Rundle Street Mural

Originally painted by Carol Ruff and Barbary O’Brien in 1984 and modified by Driller Jet Armstrong in 1998.

Andrew Parish, Andrew Petrusevics, art, Barbary O’Brien, Brettski, Carol Ruff, Daubism, David Bromley, DJ Driller, Driller Jet Armstrong, mural, public art, street art, surreal art

1980s, 1990s
Mike Maka Mural

Mike Maka’s mural features a tired rhinocerous carrying the city of Adelaide on its back.

art, Mike Maka, mural, public art, rhinoceros, street art, Urban Cow Studio

2010s
Rundle Lantern

The Rundle Lantern is 100% green-powered and the light show is carbon neutral.

art, collaboration, Lantern, night shows, public art, Rundle, Rundle Lantern, Rundle Street, technology

2000-2010
The Eternal Question

Word artist Richard Tipping prompts us to consider big ideas in his sculpture ‘The Eternal Question’

art, poetry, sculpture

1940s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010
Voyagers

The lives and cultures of ‘Afghan’ cameleers are recognised in Whitmore Square

commemorative sculpture

art, camel, cameleer, celebration, mosque

1860s, 1870s, 2000-2010

Featured Thing

‘Street Art Poetry Project’ Location 3

Featured Thing

‘The Apron’ by Karen Genoff

Featured Thing

14 Pieces

Filters

Most popular Things

‘Street Art Poetry Project’ Location 3

Mark Niehus’ four-part series cemented his status as a prominent poet and artist in Adelaide.

Matthew Flinders Memorial

A statue to honour Matthew Flinders, the first explorer to circumnavigate Australia, was a long time coming in Adelaide

Port Adelaide Lighthouse

Installed in the 1860s as Port Adelaide’s first fixed navigational beacon, and later used at South Neptune Island, the Port Adelaide Lighthouse today functions as an iconic museum display in the heart of the Port.

Topic suggestion

Unable to find what you’re looking for? Know of a piece of history we’re missing? Suggest a new topic below for inclusion in SA History Hub.