$100,000 welcome for Surry Hills community

BY ROJE ADAIMY

The City of Sydney Council has revealed that it will spend around $100,000 on a piece of art for the foyer of the new Surry Hills Library and Community Centre.
Well-known Australian artist Robert Owen has been commissioned to create the artwork in time for the centre’s opening later in the year.
?Robert has considerable experience in creating public artworks and is in the development stage of a mural for the centre with the working title of Interlude,” a Council spokesperson said.
The City said that it is part of a broader initiative for more innovative public art that inspires, delights and challenges residents and visitors.
?The City?s public art program is creating new public art projects including commissioning new permanent and temporary work, community art, public art by Indigenous artists, and integrating public art in capital works projects,” the spokesperson said.
While the $20 million library and community centre is expected to open its doors by the end of the year, a grand opening is being planned for January 2009.