The community is invited to vote for their favourite of three artwork designs to beautify and revive the walls of the stairwell and ramp at Nundah railway station. Queensland Rail's Drew Brock said the concept designs put forward by the three Brisbane finalists celebrate the culture, history and creative community of Nundah.
“Artists Rick Hayward, Yannick Blattner and Simon Degroot have all created sensational art that are colourful, fun and tell a story unique to the area of Nundah," Mr Brock said.
“Now it's time for the public to vote on which piece they like best through QR codes on posters in and around Nundah station or on the Queensland Rail website.
“Simon Degroot's piece, Painting with Pineapples, focuses on the area's agricultural history of growing and transporting pineapples to the Golden Circle Cannery in 1947, with big pineapples bouncing down the ramp to the station.
“Yannick Blattner has created a botanical backdrop that is lively, bright and bold and celebrates the flora seen throughout the suburb and the nearby markets.
“While Rick Hayward has taken the traditional meaning of Nundah, which is 'string of waterholes' and transformed it into an abstract geometric design with a striking colour palette of warm blues and soft pinks.
“These artists are passionate about creating high quality, colourful artwork in the community so it's great to reveal them as our three finalists, along with their designs for the community to enjoy." Mr Brock said the public vote will be considered by a panel of industry experts and Queensland Rail stakeholders, with the winning artist's work created at the station to brighten the daily commute for all our customers.
“This is a great opportunity to get the community involved and breathe new life into the Nundah station stairwell and ramp and celebrate Brisbane's urban artists," he said. “This is all part of Queensland Rail's Positive pARTnerships program which is about connecting with local artists to produce high quality art projects which beautify our stations and build community pride and ownership."
Voting is open from 15 - 29 March.
To date, the Positive pARTnerships Program has delivered 200 projects which cover more than 30,400 square metres across the Queensland Rail network, including on station buildings and subways.
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