Arts Acquisition Panel

The Arts Acquisition Panel has been formed to provide advice on the potential purchase of art pieces for the City of Stonnington both for Council Art Collection and a Public Art program. An arts acquisition program aims to enhance the surroundings of the municipality and provide opportunities for local artists and those that have a link with the area, its history and culture.

For further enquiries please contact Council's Coordinator Arts, Culture and Events on Ph: 03 8290 1345.

In 2009 Council has purchased the following new works for Stonnington Art Collection - Rosslynd Piggott, Mirror x No 3, 2008-2009, a Louise Weaver - Grey Forester, 2005 sculpture, a selection of Rennie Ellis photographs and three paintings by Alex Pittendrigh. The Louise Weaver is currently at Prahran Library before it moves to Phoenix Park Library. The Rennie Ellis photographs are at the Prahran Library meeting rooms. The Alex Pittendrigh paintings will be installed at Malvern Town Hall foyer. The Rosslynd Piggott work will be installed at the new Prahran Function Centre next year.

Image right: David Bromley Muscle Boy 2005 at Grosvenor Reserve, South Yarra - gifted by David Bromley to Stonnington in 2009

Council is also currently working on a public art project for Phoenix Park in Malvern East to be installed in 2010.

A copy of Council's Arts Acquisition Policy is available to download from the Policy page.

Image below: Rennie Ellis, The Gang Windsor 1976 copyright The Rennie Ellis Archive, purchased 2009