Herring Island Environmental Sculpture Park:
Herring Island, 2.8 hectares in size, is 3 km from the city.
This natural bush island inspirated curator Maudie Palmer to develop
a concept in which artists were commissioned to create site-specific sculptures.
Women Sculptors represented here are:
Julie Collins "Audience"
1997
Working in bluestone taken
from the tunnel under the Yarra River, Melbourne sculptor Julie Collins
has built a large surreal arena into the hollow of the levee bank. Julie's
work welcomes visitors upon arrival at the Herring Island landing.
A punt service operates from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Saturday and Sunday,
during daylight savings time.This is accessed from a jetty near boathouses
and Cafe. From the road on the south side of the Yarra east of Church
Street Richmond.
The punt is $2 per person/$5 per family, with pensioners, unemployed
and children under 12 free.
More details on Parks Victoria web here |
Women Sculptors represented here are:
Ellen Jose "Tanderrum"
1997
Together, Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander artists Ellen Jose and Joy Murphy, Wurundjeri Tribal
Elder, have imagined a vision for the creation of flight. This installation
flows between two mounds and is made from Mount William Limestone. |
