Playgrounds
Jingili Regional Playground Upgrade
City of Darwin replaced the Jingili Water Gardens playground providing a new play space that is welcoming and inclusive for everyone to enjoy.
The $1.1M upgrade was undertaken in partnership with children’s charity Variety NT, who have provided $60k towards playground accessibility and the National Disability Insurance Agency, who have provided $130k towards the artistic elements of the project.
Council engaged public art consultants Milne & Stonehouse, who worked closely with Freespace Public Art Collective, a team of six local artists to integrate public artwork throughout the playground design.
Concept
Public Art
The play space features a shade cover, green ant play nest and accessible change facility featuring artwork by the Freespace Studio Public Art Collective, Darwin Community Arts. They are:
Tara Darcy
Tara Darcy is Yolngu woman from Maningrida, Tara’s works speak of her
deep connection to country and the community of Maningrida. Tara’s works
often show the plane from Darwin to Maningrida; depicting views of the
community from the air, showing her family and the houses in Maningrida.
Abigail Maralngurra
Abigail Maralngurra is a young artist from Belyuen community, now based in
Darwin. Abigail’s works relate to her proud indigenous culture, her
community and family. Abigail paints a mix of subjects, from dreaming
stories, to social situations in the community, to pop-culture references.
Joanne van Roden
Joanne van Roden’s work is predominantly figurative, often working in both
drawing and painting. Joanne’s practice and ways of working are diverse,
at times detailed and planned and at other times loose and expressive,
depending on the subject matter.
Samantha Callaghan
Samantha Callaghan aka ‘Sammy Girl’ is a young Darwin based artist who
makes illustrative works about her family and her home. Sammy’s works are
vibrant and detailed and usually involve portraiture in combination with text.
Wendy Lamble
Wendy Lamble’s works are bold and colourful and reflect her observations of
people, places, landscapes and animals. Wendy often has very specific
experiences (both imagined and real) in mind, before she begins a new
work - often depicting fictional and factual biographical content in fusion.
Angelique Martin
Angelique Martin is a Darwin based artist who has recently joined the Free
Space Studio. Angelique’s works feature vibrant, abstracted, floral designs
which explore her love of colour and form. Since joining the Free Space
Studio Angelique has been working on scaling up her designs and moving
into textile printing.
Installation Progress - Nov 2021
Responsible Officer: Trevor Clark, Project Officer.