Canberra is Australia’s national capital and is situated in Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It is home to a number of Australia’s political and cultural institutions including Parliament House, the National Gallery of Australia and Australia’s best science museum, Questecon.
It is a planned city notable for how well maintained it is: clean, walkable and visually pleasing to visitors and locals. Whilst a quiet city when compared to other Australian cities, it comes alive during parliamentary sitting sessions.
The ACT State Government recently launched an urban public art project. It began by issuing grants to local street artists for murals and different projects that encompass urban art. These initiates aim to enhance the community through engagement of both the artist and the people that use Canberra’s public spaces.
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Alix Beattie: Street Art Researcher 