Stanthorpe street art
There are many interesting works of art on Stanthorpe streets (and now also beyond the town into the Granite Belt).
See below for details or check out our map at the bottom of the page.
Firefighters by Drapl
On the fire station wall, 54 Lock Street, next to Woolworths plaza.
The firefighters in the image are: Reece Lancaster-Kelly (top), Liz Thompson & Michael Bell.
Photos by Sandra McEwan.
Rain Makers by Amelia Batchelor
On the wall next to the Rogers Street car park (behind KMart).
Photo by Sandra McEwan
Memories: A Great Place to Live
Maryland Street
This work, installed in January 2021, is located above three stores in Maryland Street - Slaps Coffee House Cafe, Stanthorpe Jewellers and Pure Heaven.
Memories: A Great Place to Live is an amazing work by a very skilled local artist, Franco Arcidiacono and the brainchild of Keith Cobon, a local businessman and retired farmer.
When asked Keith about how this concept developed, Keith said that a few years ago, every building owner was sent a letter from SDRC asking if they had any ideas about how to beautify the main street. This idea sort of sat there for a while and when the murals started to pop up, the idea of a mural above the shop front emerged.
Franco Arcidiacono did a presentation of his work to PROBUS and Keith and Franco had a chat. A book that Keith and Helen’s son had created helped Franco come up with the concept and the project had legs. Franco explained how the structure of the shop frontage lent itself to a picture book concept as the work is a sequence of memories. One of the images is Keith as a young man selling at the very first cattle sales in Stanthorpe. This work represents the history and culture of our region.
We asked Keith what the family thought in the beginning and he said – not a lot – probably thought that he was a bit mad. But now they are on the case and have contributed with suggestions. Keith thinks the work is important because this region is a great place to live, work, and bring up a family. The whole concept was developed because of that.
Keith thinks that public art is important because it is accessible to everyone and it tells the story of a place. It makes our main street interesting and unique. People get to know about local history and what the town was built on. Keith thinks it gives credence to our past and present and is part of our future.
Memories: A Great Place to Live by Franco Arcidiacono
Weeroona park sculpture group
The WEEROONA sculpture group celebrates the use of Weeroona Park as a meeting point for a diversity of community groups. WEEROONA is designed to evoke an appropriate complementary, celebratory/festive atmosphere consistent with the park’s use.
Find out more about these works.
Weeroona park, old ambulance building
WHATEVER THE WEATHER, WE STAND TOGETHER
Thanks to Zookeeper and Drapl for our newest Stanthorpe street art in Weeroona Park, on the old ambulance building.
This work is a testament to our emergency services for saving so many properties during the February & September 2019 bushfires.
Thanks also to the Tremellan family for allowing this work to be painted on their property.
YMCA/Gallery Alleyway, Weeroona Park
The above works are located in the alley between the Art Gallery and the swimming pool in Weeroona Park. Put yourself in the picture!
Artwork by Kath Ives, Julie Brown, Susan Peters, Sarina Moncada, Alyssa Stabile
Thanks to Andria O'Brien for the photos.
GONE WITH THE WIND
Public toilets behind the Farley Street Piazza
By Ben Moxham & Laurie Astill
Brock Park Public Toilets
By Dean Ford and Peter Martin
This block gives tribute to the Stanthorpe Show. Located between the showgrounds and Favero Motors.
Wallangarra Road, Stanthorpe
Public toilets at the Lions Club rest stop on Wallangarra Road on the way to the southern entrance to town near the New England Highway.
Art by Dean Ford, Ben Moxham and Laurie Astill
Wallangarra public toilets
Lions Park, Wallangarra
Artists: Tully De Vries, Luanna Legge, David Moore, Hayley Southern, Christopher Sanchez and Arora De Vries
Storm King Dam toilets
Artists: Trevor Horsnell, Rachel Whieldon, Amy Peters, Gina Roberts
Italian Streetscape @ the Farley Piazza
Celebrating the history and culture of the region's Italian community, the mural was made possible by a $6500 grant via SDRC's Regional Arts Development Fund. Brought to life by artists Julie Brown, Dean Ford and Laurie Astill.
Angelo Valiante by Guido van Helten
The Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery, in partnership with First Coat are proud to present this incredible artwork by Guido van Helten, completed in November 2016. The mural depicts Angelo Valiante who turned 100 in in the month of completion. Mr Valiante was one of the first Italians to settle in Stanthorpe and the work pays homage to the Italian community that have made the region what it is today.
Angelo looks out reflectively to the main street of Stanthorpe with hope in his eyes – and an optimism for the future of the region and what the next 100 years will bring.
Photo by Glenda Riley.
Drapl Mural
Created during the 2016 Stanthorpe Apple & Grape Harvest Festival, this work can be found on the southern wall of the Country Club hotel (the top is visible as you drive north along the main street). This was the first official street art for Stanthorpe.
This work was made possible by our generous community members All Cool Refrigeration Services and K&A Building Pty Ltd. These kind businesses donated the scissor lift & fencing and without them the project would not have happened. Thank you to SDRC for their support and RADF for funding this dynamic artwork. Finally, thanks to everyone who watched the piece being created, we hope the community enjoys it as much as we do!
Fromes Lane - Photos by Glenda Riley
Granite Belt Brewery Mural
This large Willy Wonka themed mural adorns the wall of the Granite Belt Brewery extension. The piece was created by Brisbane street artists The Brightsiders and took three artists three days to complete.
GROW TOGETHER
Civic Centre Mural
By Drapl & Treas
Photo by Glenda Riley
Rogers Street Carpark
Sculpture by Gabriele Trabucco and Richard Pfeiffer
egret by adrian hobba
Photos by Glenda Riley
Backpacker mural
Based on an original image by Laurie Astill, local artists Dean Ford and Julie Brown assisted Laurie to bring this scene to life on the wall between the Post Office and the Chemist. Thanks to SDRC and RADF funding and Rod Kelly our Local Councillor for his support in this great initiative.
Tiles on Footpaths
Teri Welles & Maggie Brockie
Good News - 2004 - Handmade Tile Inlays
Hidden Cultures - 2005 - Community Mosaic
On the footpaths near the Brass Monkey & the Post Office.
Brass Monkey
Chris Humphreys
2004
Bronze
In long ago wars artillerymen had a brass plate called a ‘monkey’, which sat on the ground along side the cannon. This plate held 30 iron cannonballs stacked pyramid-like, until on freezing nights the monkey would shrink and the balls would fall off, hence the expression ‘cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey’.
This friendly chap is showing relief having protected the last two balls on the plate. Resemblance to any person is unplanned, purely accidental.
This work can be found outside the newsagent on the corner of Maryland and Railway streets.
Balustrade and The Outside Window - Mel Forbes
2004
Steel, Wire & Glass
The Figures in the Landscape.
The circles in the fencing sections are inspired by the boulder formations in the landscape in and around Stanthorpe. The circle and the motifs in the wire sections combine to create a simplified figure.
The Outside Window draws design inspiration from the old style Queenslander windows.
This work can be found next to the Brass Monkey sculpture on the corner of Maryland and Railway streets.
Art in Farley Piazza
Featuring Melanie Forbes, Rob Simcocks, Maggie Brockie, Teri Welles, Tom Hoffman, John Cook, Michael Boucher, St Josephs High School, Patricia Sheehan, John Island & Stanthorpe State High School.
See the board in the piazza for more information about each of the works.
Community Mosaic
Teri Welles &
Maggie Brockie
Hidden Cultures
2005
Developed from items donated by members of the local community and items handmade by children and adults in workshops conducted by Maggie and Teri, this work represents many of the different cultures - be they ethnic, historical, family, personal, recreational or symbolic - that make Stanthorpe a diverse and vital place.
The designs is a layered landscape. The lower layers represent the earth, environment, waterways and animals… the past. The middle layers represent industry and domestic cultures, family, farming, business and history, while the top layers incorporate multicultural and contemporary elements, youth, music, sport and recreation. The sky - both night and day - represents the passing of time, the dark and light, the balance of life. The big bright sun is made of little suns, our sons and daughters… the future.
All of the pieces made and collected were used, either whole or in part, making this truly a community mosaic.
Chris Humphreys - Blue the Divine
2009
Sandstone & Granite
This work can be found outside the post office.
Map
Look for the blue camera icons to indicate street art locations.