Wagga Wagga has a rich and diverse public art collection which brings life, colour and creativity to the city and its surrounds.
Discover sculptures, learn of Wiradjuri culture, admire large-scale murals, and seek out the hidden or unusual artworks that share our collective stories.
Whether you are cycling or walking along the river, strolling the streets of the CBD or exploring our suburbs and villages via car, there is something creative to be discovered.
ngurang Wiradyuridya
ngurambangga Place of dance and celebration all together on Wiradyuri country
Murrumbidgee Flow 2019 (detail), David ‘Meggs’ Hooke Cadell Place, Wagga Wagga
Can’t do the walk? Scan to listen to the audio trail podcast.
The Public Art Audio Trail guides you through a selection of the wonderful artworks in Wagga Wagga, inviting you to pause and enjoy the artworks that help bring our public spaces to life.
Use the large map on the right to follow the trail, starting behind the Visitor Information Centre, heading north along the levee bank and then south down Fitzmaurice and Baylis streets.
The trail is marked on the CBD map with a blue dotted line. Scan the QR code at each stop to hear interviews with artists and the inspiration behind the artwork. You may join or leave the trail at any point and tailor how far you go to what suits you. The full audio trail is a reasonably flat walk and will take approximately two hours at an easy pace.
These selected highlights will take you on a journey through our CBD and out to our surrounding villages, showcasing the unique variety of murals, sculptures, and installations that are part of Wagga Wagga.
You can take our recommendations and seek out the highlighted artworks, or curate your own highlights using the maps overleaf.
Multiple artists, 2003
Wollundry Lagoon
Cultural Precinct, Wagga Wagga
This detailed ceramic mural depicts the Murrumbidgee River and history of the Wiradjuri people, from ancient times to the start of white settlement.
Will Maguire, 2016
Sydney Street, Tarcutta
Three children forged in steel give the ‘air horn arm pull’ action to passing trucks that regularly stop in the Tarcutta village.
Carla Gottgens, 2022
Simmons Street Park, Wagga Wagga
For the young and young at heart, find all the animals and hidden details within this vibrant and playful mural.
Michael Murphy, 1999
Peter & Morgan St roundabout, Wagga Wagga
The egret soaring above the roundabout leaves a trail in the shape of a question mark; why do young people leave Wagga Wagga to head for the bigger cities?
Will Maguire, 2020
Multi Purpose Stadium, Wagga Wagga
Three abstract figures leap high into the air, representing the variety of sports that can be found in the local area.
Damien Mitchell with students of Mount Austin High School, 2023
Mount Austin
These vibrant laneway artworks take people on a journey, from the river, through scrub and the lagoon, and all the way to outer space!
John Wood, 2016
Oura Beach Reserve
Three hardwood timber seats framed by hand crafted rust coloured steel rings create a unique viewing spot for the natural wonder that is the mighty Murrumbidgee River.
David Cragg, 2020
Cnr Tompson & Baylis Streets, Wagga Wagga
The hero of this large-scale mural is the Yellow Rosella, sometimes known as the ‘Murrumbidgee Parrot’, which is commonly found in this region.
Chris Edwards, 2015
Birramal Conservation Area
Wagga Wagga
High on the hill overlooking Wagga Wagga, three sculptures evoke the importance of symbols in the Australian landscape for Wiradjuri people.
Multiple artists, 1999-2004
Wollundry Lagoon (Burns Way), Wagga Wagga
Surrounding the Wollundry Lagoon are multiple public artworks waiting to be discovered including steel figures, glass installations, and a large-scale sculpture.
Alex Sugar, 2023
Humula Bush Fire, Brigade Shed
This vibrant large-scale mural honours the Humula community’s connection to the Rural Fire Service and local flora and fauna.
Jane Cavanough, 2014
Riverside: Wagga Beach Precinct, Wagga Wagga
Six crows silhouetted within boulder shapes that echo the granite boulders along the Murrumbidgee River.
Jane Cavanough, 2015
Wirraway Park, Uranquinty
10 life-size steel cows appear like line drawings and reflect the pastoral identity of the region.
Damien Mitchell, 2023
Cnr Uranquintry & Best Streets, Uranquinty
Painted by artist Damien Mitchell, the water tower mural depicts the important role that Uranquinty played during the Second World War.
1. Ralph Tikerpae, Life Balance
2. Amanda Gay, Rachelle Mascini, Chris Helyar, David O'Neill and youth from the Riverina Juvenile Justice Centre, Wiradjuri Ceramic Mural
3. Zane Separovich, Pontoon Seating (x4)
4. Zane Separovich, Habitat Pole
5. Sue McPherson, Wollundry Story Panels
6. Dawn Elrington, Wollundry Lagoon Glass Interpretative panel
7. Zane Separovich, Fairy
8. Zane Separovich, Frog
9. Zane Separovich, Turtle
10. Casey Ankers, Errol Fielder, Alex Mitrovich & Raeleen Pfeiffer, Where Lost History Buried Sleeps
11. Mary Perrott Stimson, Reading the News
12. Zane Separovich, Feet Hand Rail
13. Dawn Elrington, Wollundry Glass Sculpture
14. Steven Williams, Walking
15. Ralph Tikerpae, Rock Woman
16. Arthur Wicks, Event on the River bank towards the end of the 20th Century
17. Wayne Connors, Hampden Bridge Bike Rack
18. Keo Match, Like a Bull
19. Reuben Boughtwood, Local people ft. Dane Simpson and Jada Whyman
20. Ling, Dame Edna Everage
21. Ignacio Queretja, Butcher's Medusa
22. Carla Gottgens, My Weekend
23. John Wood, Salt and Pepper Bike Rack
24. David M Hooke, Murrumbidgee Flow
25. Creature Creature, Togetherness
26. Jane Cavanough, Stone Crow
27. Brenton Langford, Cyclist Bike Rack
28. Aurel John Ragus, Jolly Swagman
29. Casey Ankers, Crow Bike Rack
30. John Barter, Little Crows
31. John Barter, Kim Barter and Steven Williams, Hopscotch
32. David Cragg, Morning Light
33. TAFE NSW Riverina Institute artists, Bangayarra Walkway
34. John Barter, Kim Barter and Steven Williams, Snakes and Ladders
35. Kim Barter, John Shepard and Steven Williams, Granite Spiral
36. John Barter, Kim Barter and Steven Williams, Sculptural Seat
37. Michael Murphy, Grass Trees and Cranes
38. Casey Ankers, Empty Nest
39. John Barter, Kim Barter and Steven Williams, Bluestone Borders
40. John Wood, River People
41. Mary Perrott Stimson, Mary and Muuj
42. Mary Perrott Stimson, Donna
43. Michael Murphy, Egret in Flight
44. Adam Hoss Ayres, Heel-Lix
45. Jeff McCann, Mosaic of Selfie
46. Mulga The Artist, Livvi’s Place Mural, 2018
47. Mary Perrott Stimson, Victor
48. Aunty Kath Withers, Stories of the Wetland
49. Will Maguire, North Wagga Pontoon
50. Luke Vineburg, Wilks Park Project
51. Will Maguire, Bend and Stretch
52. Damien Mitchell, Mount Austin laneways
53. John Wood, Kidsville
54. Zane Separovich, Meditation 55. Poncho Army (Trina Collins), Untitled Mural
56. Tomas Misura, Untitled
61. Aunty Sandy Warren
Aunty Joyce Hampton (Ngiyampaa), Aunty Lorraine Tye (Wiradjuri), and Jonathan Jones (Wiradjuri/Kamilaroi), Wagga Wagga Weaving Welcome
62. Susan Milne and Greg Stonehouse, Flight
buwagayi Wagga Wagga-gu
Thank you for visiting Wagga Wagga
We thank Uncle Dr Stan Grant Senior, Budyaan Wiradyuri Language Trust and the staff at the School of Indigenous Australian Studies at Charles Sturt University for the Wiradjuri language and translations in this guide. Share in this language throughout this guide as a way to connect with the culture and spirit of the traditional custodians of the land, the Wiradjuri Peoples.
Disclaimer
Published April 2024 by Wagga Wagga City Council, PO Box 20, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650. Information in this guide is correct at the time of printing and is provided in good faith. No responsibility will be taken for any inaccuracies, changes, errors or misconceptions of any kind.
Photography credits: Patrick Ronald, Tayla Martin and Tom Dennis Productions.
Cover artwork: David M Hooke, Murrumbidgee Flow (detail).
Above artwork: Amanda Gay, Rachelle Mascini, Chris Helyar, David O'Neill and youth from the Riverina Juvenile Justice Centre, Wiradjuri Ceramic Mural (detail)