by Dan Murphy & Students from the Centre for Appropriate Technology’s ATWork program
Public Art / Araluen Art CollectionArrernte Country, 1988 Carbon copy, 2008 Comet, 1995 Grand Circle Yeperenye Sculpture I’ve Seen The Moon, 1995 Mt Gillen, 2008 The Language of Stockmen, 2019 The Split, 1984 Tread Softly, 2001 What are we doing here? – Malapropos, 2016
One of the major public artworks located in the grounds of the Araluen Cultural Precinct is the collaborative work titled Grand Circle Yeperenye Sculpture.
Developed by the local artist Dan Murphy and in collaboration with students from the Centre for Appropriate Technology’s ATWork program.
This three-metre high project celebrates the Yeperenye (pronounced Ayepe-arenye) caterpillar, the most important of the three caterpillars that are the major creative ancestors of Alice Springs.
As you walk through the Yeperenye Sculpture you will find information and artworks on the habitat, life cycle and cultural significance of the caterpillar.
The caterpillar was decorated with panels created at the workshops with the local artists and school children.
This project was created by the support of the Grand Circle Foundation. Each year the foundation brings American visitors to Alice Springs. Money raised from their travels contribute to community projects all over the world. The Alice Springs project is the first Grand Circle Foundation Project in Australia.
Footnote & References
- The Yeperenye Sculpture, Araluen Arts Centre, https://araluenartscentre.nt.gov.au/yeperenye-sculpture.
Public Art / Araluen Art CollectionArrernte Country, 1988 Carbon copy, 2008 Comet, 1995 Grand Circle Yeperenye Sculpture I’ve Seen The Moon, 1995 Mt Gillen, 2008 The Language of Stockmen, 2019 The Split, 1984 Tread Softly, 2001 What are we doing here? – Malapropos, 2016
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