Sydney CBD’s Laneways Have Been Decked Out with Four New Public Art Installations – Concrete Playground

If you happen upon a pink furry fortune-telling ghost on a walk around Sydney, you may have run into a local Newtown resident out-and-about or you may have discovered a new art installation commissioned by the City of Sydney. Beginning the year by bringing some artistic joy to the streets of the city centre, the Council has installed four temporary artworks across the city as part of the new City Art Laneways public art program.

The four art pieces, commissioned for up to $50,000 each, can be found in Barlow Street, Wilmot Street, Abercrombie Lane and Barrack Street, all located in the CBD and Haymarket. Environmental group Dirt Witches has transformed Haymarket’s Barlow Street into a micro forest made from 30 plant species. The…