Fremantle Biennale, The Australian Centre for Concrete Art (AC4CA), East Fremantle
Perhaps Western Australia's longest artwork, a 500-metre walkable painted pathway was created in November 2022, connecting Fremantle's Traffic Bridge and the Stirling Bridge.
In their most ambitious project to date, Orange Path was brought to life by 13 leading Australian and international artists of the AC4CA collective. A legacy artwork commissioned by the Fremantle Biennale, Orange Path was the first public artwork in WA to cross local government boundaries.
Using a limited palette of only three colours, each artist designed a 40-metre stretch of the path. AC4CA member John Nixon's (1949-2020) signature orange colour links each of the designs, in an acknowledgement to his longstanding contribution to the AC4CA collective.
Process
- Conceptualise your idea
- Seek support from the community, local businesses and local government
- Community engagement and consultation to ensure community support and the best outcomes for the projects
- Approvals, permits from local authorities
- Invite community and volunteers to help bring the project to life
- Celebrate the place
Materials
UV stable paint
Team
13 leading Australian and international artists: Guillaume Boulley, Julian Goddard, Daniel Göttin, George Howlett, Zora Kreuzer, Andrew Leslie, Jan van der Ploeg, Trevor Richards, Alex Spremberg, Helen Smith, David Tremlett, Jeremy Kirwan-Ward and Jurek Wybraniec.
The Australian Centre for Concrete Art (AC4CA) - established by its Perth members in 2002 and based on the ideals of Dutch De Stijl artist Theo van Doesburg and an interest in minimalism and hard-edge geometric abstraction.
Partners
Fremantle Biennale Community volunteers and art students
City Supporter
Fremantle Local Government
