Melbourne: "Public Art project for Sydney Rd"

The Sparta Project:
The Hardwick Building at Sparta Place in Sydney Road Brunswick is getting a creative start even before the first tenants move into this iconic project.
Site RMIT Public Art, in collaboration with Marianna Hardwick, launched a series of temporary public artworks in the ground floor shop windows of the Hardwick Building.

Answering Mariana’s call for avante-garde operators, students and artists involved with Site RMIT Public art have jumped at the opportunity to create works on three sides of this unique site.

The Hardwick House and Sparta Project is the culmination of over two decades of work and creativity. “This project will attract innovative operators in the fields of millinery, cuisine, jewellery, fashion and art. Site RMIT Public Art are giving the building and the public a great taste of what will be the creative centre of Brunswick.” Said Mariana Hardwick
“The first day working on the site has had many members of the public just taking a peak inside the building for the first time in many years. We hope to create works that use the idea of a site under construction with viewing holes from the windows into other worlds” said Public Art Coordinator Geoff Hogg.



The first exhibition of works was launched on Friday 20 May.

Photos by SITE RMIT