Amanda was engaged by Landcom to curate public artworks for Landcom's Northwest Places, an enormous area surrounding the new Sydney Metro Northwest stations spanning over twenty five kilometers.

First Nations artist Maddison Gibbs Caring for Country artwork was part of the second iteration of the Sydney Metro Northwest Places public art program. The one hundred meter long artwork depicts Indigenous foods, medicinal plants and other flora of Drug/Dharug Country paying respect to local traditional First Nations culture and practices. Gibb’s motifs recall the spirits of past and present ancestors, with colours inspired by spring flowers especially the pink flannel flowers of Darug/Dharug Country.

For Amanda’s second iteration of the public art program, seven artists were engaged to create large scale art commissions, each between one hundred and three hundred meters long surrounding the Metro stations designed by Hassell. Maddison Gibbs, Nadia Hernandez, Bradley Eastman aka Beastman, Tina Barahanos, Alexandra Byrne, Leanne Watson and Ian Mutch were selected from a long list of international and Australian artists. Their art responds to a brief asking them to create memorable, distinct, powerful, contemporary and bold artworks that activate and announce Northwest Places.

Images: Landcom