With more and more colourful artworks, beautiful murals and intricate statues showcasing our vibrant culture popping up throughout the region, it’s a wonderful opportunity to talk about the wealth of benefits that public art brings to our community and tourism industry.
Supporting the growth of public art brings something unique to our destination. It helps to create a connection between our local community and our visitors. It enhances our spectacular coastal pathways, our CBD sidewalks, our carparks and our buildings, giving us the opportunity to talk about our culture in an entirely different way.
Street art and large-scale murals enriches the visitor experience while in region. Injecting our communities with such beauty, culture and vibrancy, these unexpected discoveries of art and culture contributes to the region’s unique social environment.
One incredible work of art, involving our passionate local community and beyond, is the project MilBi Magic, by Archie’s Beach Community Mosaics. Installed this week at Crawford Park, overlooking the beautiful Archie’s Beach, these mosaics represent our diverse eco-system and rich culture, and tell the stories of more than 220 incredible individuals who dedicated their days to creating artwork for our community and visitors. If you’d like to discover more about these mosaics, be sure to visit our website https://www.bundabergregion.org/milbi-magic
Thanks to social media, we all have the power to share the amazing street art we discover throughout our region. By taking photos and tagging the location, we can help promote our diverse artwork such as MilBi Magic, encouraging locals and visitors to come see it for themselves.
Next time you’re out and about exploring our beautiful region, why not take some time to stop and admire the artworks that grace our streets… you never know what you’ll uncover!
Yours in tourism,
Katherine Reid, CEO
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Image copyright: Sabrina Lauriston Photography
