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Labyrinth
Sited in Launceston's City Park, the Labyrinth is a collaborative project between local community groups from our sister city Tai Yuan in China, the Launceston City Council's Department of Parks & Recreation and our local community groups including: Arts Roar Accessible Arts Project, the Home Schooling Association, Indigenous artists and children from the Tasmanian Aboriginal community, and local Launceston artists.

The Labyrinth provides children with access to a former unused site of the park, and will aim to further develop an increased understanding of the culture and history of Indigenous and Chinese communities.

 Venue: City Park - above Childrens Playground
Coordinating Artist: Jenni Sharman
Funding: Interweave Arts
Supported by the Launceston City Council
 


'Stop' - Talking Rubbish Bin
A quirky interactive 6 metre high bin designed by Ross Byers, influenced by Dr Seuss, and made by the Student Workshop with the support of many! Utilizing solar panel and state of the art audio technology by Paul Alting the stop comments are triggered when rubbish is deposited - responding to what STOP means to different individuals.

Venue:  Studio Inveresk Railyards
Funding: Interweave Arts, Tasmanian Community Fund, Australia Council for the Arts, James  Newton, WD Booth

Supported by: Engineered Business Systems Pty Ltd, QVMAG, Launceston Student Workshop Artists: Ross Byers, Paul Alting

WANTED: Audio responses (MP3) to what STOP means to you.  click here to submit
 


Dinosaur Chair
Designed by Ross Byers with artists from the Access Arts Link, this sculptural chair is being fabricated by Certificate II in Engineering students at the Tasmanian Polytechnic and will be sited outside the Studio at the Inveresk Cultural Precinct.

Venue:  Studio Inveresk Railyards
Supported by: Engineered Business Systems Pty Ltd, QVMAG.
Funding: Launceston Examiner's Smart Communities, WD Booth
Artists: Ross Byers & Access Arts Link Crew
 


Traffic Graffix
Visual Art  changing the grey tagged spaces aka the traffic signal boxes around the Launceston CBD into a gallery of quirky images for passers-by to enjoy, appreciate and interact with.

Coordinating Artists: Ross Byers,  Isis Pierre & Abigayle Tett
Funding: Australia Council for the Arts

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'Stop' - Talking Rubbish Bin construction

Dino Chair

Traffic Box Graffix