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Media coverage
Title Case study—Public art as temporary and mobile Degree of recognition Regional Media name/outlet Create NSW Media type Web Country/Territory Australia Date 2/10/24 Description Melbourne Art Trams Various artists (1973–1993; 2013)
The Melbourne Art Trams project is designed to showcase Melbourne as a city that is infused with creativity.
The idea for artworks on trams came in the late ’70s from artist Clifton Pugh and Melbourne Lord Mayor Irvin Rockman who wanted to make the streets of Melbourne more colourful and exciting. The idea was taken to the Victorian Premier, Rupert Hamer, who helped fund the project. The Transporting Art program ran from 1978 to 1993 and resulted in 36 painted trams being rolled out across Melbourne. It was revived in 2013 as the Melbourne Art Trams project.
Local artists’ works are wrapped around trams to create a “mobile gallery”. Works include The Late Supper by Nyein Chan Aung, an industrial designer and artist. It interprets Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic painting, The Last Supper, depicting people eating at Melbourne’s renowned Supper Inn Chinese restaurant.Producer/Author Create NSW URL https://www.nsw.gov.au/arts-and-culture/engage-nsw-arts-and-culture/resource-hub/nsw-public-art-toolkit Persons Nyein Aung