Siying Zhou

Help Art On Wheels - the most exciting public art event pull off in Darwin in September 2012!

Connecting the practice of the artists with people’s daily activities, Art on wheels transforms a van into a portable venue for immediate engagement by Darwin residents.

The interior of the van will be custom-built and equipped to meet the artists’ requirements. A large range of artworks will be presented to the public in and around the van, such as video works screened on monitors, power generated installations, audio works played through stereos, computer programed works and face-to-face workshops and performance.

Art on wheels’ van will travel through eight selected suburbs in Darwin: Parap, Fannie Bay, Rapid Creek, Jingili, Nightcliff, Alawa, Leanyer and Malak, during a four-week period. It will stop at a number of places within each suburb including shopping areas, community parks and markets. These places, frequented by locals, will provide a significant number of participants to this project.

Art on wheels is a project that aims to transport contemporary art to the residential suburbs of Darwin. Through its journey Art on wheels will engender local thoughts and actions. It will provide collective and individual experiences that allow the art projects to continue from one venue to another and establish new networks among Darwin communities.

The participating artists will stimulate Darwin residents to re-think their community through a number of creative projects and initiatives including: place making events - to emphasize the social, cultural and physical importance of familiar places; art library - to loan artworks to build a personal art appreciation and live performance – to encourage a collective experience. The diversity of the artworks in this project will allow all age groups including people with special needs to participate.

Please check out the progress and updates of this project on Facebook Page