The 'Public Art for Streetscape Improvements' at Griffith Street, Coolangatta was an opportunity to represent Coolangatta and the region’s unique cultures, history and sense of place, and allow the local community to celebrate its diverse identities, share its stories and develop a deeper connection to their home.

To complete the streetscape works taking place on Griffith Street, five new public artworks were commissioned, providing opportunities for five artists to realise large-scale work in Coolangatta. These were some of the first formal opportunities for site-specific public artworks in Griffith Street and will ultimately increase community pride, and add to the existing identity and sense of place in Coolangatta, with consideration to it’s relationship with Tweed Heads.

Sculptures:
Belinda Smith - 'Sunshine + Water'

Shade Structures:
Outside Assembly - 'Pandanus Parasol'

Murals:
Kiel Tillman - 'Cooly Memories'
Camille Manley - 'Icons of Cooly'

Bus Stop Balustrades:
Christine Slabb - 'Ocean Life'

Artworks commissioned by the City of Gold Coast as part of the Griffith Street Stage 2 Revitalisation. Curated by Art-Work Agency.