Australia Post has released its latest $1 coin and stamp collection to celebrate 10 of Australia’s existing quirky sculptures – and our very own Big Swoop is one of them!
Big Swoop enjoys the company of other ‘Big Things’ such as The Big Pineapple, The Big Banana, The Big Blue Heeler and the Giant Murray Cod.
The coin collection includes:
The stamp collection includes:
The giant magpie sculpture, by artist Yanni Pounartzis, with the help of sculptor Gustavo Balboa and fiberglasser Stuart Rowsell at Bloodhound FX, was made possible by the City Renewal Authority’s Placemaking Grants program.
The Placemaking Grants program supports the vitality of Canberra’s City Centre through creative and engaging place-making initiatives that strengthen our community’s connection to public spaces and encourage habitual visitation.
Urban artworks like Big Swoop contribute to creating public spaces where people want to meet and develop new social connections, and in that respect, Big Swoop has been a big success in helping activate Garema Place.
Proud Canberrans and collectors can get their very own Big Swoop coin and stamp as part of the collection from the Canberra GPO on Alinga Street, or online.
We acknowledge the Ngunnawal people as traditional custodians of the ACT and recognise any other people or families with connection to the lands of the ACT and region. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region.
