Stopping to Smell the Flowers is located near the Joey Park Playground in Throsby.
07 August 2024
Gungahlin in a multicultural region that’s home to many families.
Many of the artworks scattered through Gungahlin feature playful elements that both adults and children will love.
Set out for a day of art and adventure with this handy guide:
Hall toilet block mural
Location: Gladstone Street, Hall
Artist: Geoff Filmer and Raphael
Wildlife street artist Geoff Filmer collaborated with the Hall community to make this vibrant mural. The mural painted on the Hall toilet block channels a wildlife theme. Hall community members told Geoff how an echidna often runs across the road and into the park. This inspired Geoff to include two echidnas in the mural.
The mural is a collaboration with an emerging artist who goes by the name of Raphael. To see more of Geoff’s work visit his Instagram page or Facebook page.
Harrison School mural
Location: Wimmera Street, Harrison
Artist: Eddie Longford
Eddie Longford is a local Aboriginal artist who painted a mural at Harrison School. He collaborated with members of Harrison School to capture the essence of the school community.
The mural depicts the mountain range behind the school along with native flora and fauna.
For more of Eddie’s work, check out his Instagram.
Ernest Cavanagh Street mural
Location: near Communities @ Work, Ernest Cavanagh Street, Gungahlin
Artist: Eddie Mowat
This mural celebrates our essential workers during COVID-19. The piece depicts an empowering portrait of a nurse. The vibrant and captivating piece displays artist Eddie Mowat’s gratitude to essential workers. The mural is an ongoing reminder to our community of the hard work essential workers in Canberra do.
To see more of Eddie’s work, visit his Instagram page.
Ginninginderry Light
Artist: Geoff Farquhar-Still
Ginninginderry is an Aboriginal word that means “sparkling” or “throwing out rays of light”. This sculpture is made of stainless steel and is embedded with millions of tiny glass beads. These beads reflect the light of the sun, the moon and local traffic to light up the Crace Pedestrian Plaza.
Lady With Flowers
Location: Flemington Road, Gungahlin
Artist: Dean Bowen
Melbourne artist Dean Bowen makes bronze sculptures with child-like whimsy. Lady with Flowers is close to a bus stop. It’s easy to imagine her catching a bus to the city to visit Bowen’s other Canberra sculpture, The Big Little Man.
Stopping to Smell the Flowers
Location: Bettong Avenue, Throsby
Artist: Jimmy Rix
This sculpture is close to the Joey Park Playground in Throsby. It was commissioned to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Floriade in 2017. It depicts the exchange of flowers as a representation of expressing love.
A is for Alexander B is for Bunyip C is for Canberra
Location: Hibberson Street, Gungahlin
Artist: Anne Ross
The Monster that Ate Canberra is a children’s book written by author and illustrator, Michael Salmon. This sculpture features the books main character, Alexander Bunyip. You can find it near the Gungahlin Library.
The Goongarline
Location: Gungahlin Place, Gungahlin
Artist: Malcolm Utley
The local Indigenous people called Gungahlin’s rocky hills ‘Goongarline’. This sculpture is inspired by that landscape. It’s located near the Gungahlin Place Playground.
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