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New public art trail

A brand-new vibrant and colourful public art trail is coming to Oakleigh in 2027.

The trail will bring together Oakleigh's existing public art collection and creative wayfinding with new projections, lightboxes, murals and a major artwork.

This will help bring Oakleigh's creative, cultural and culinary character to life as a unique visitor destination that celebrates the business precinct's strong multicultural identity.

Tell us what you love about Oakleigh

You can help shape part of this new art trail by telling us what you love about Oakleigh.

Your ideas and stories will inform community themes to inspire artists as they create the murals and major artwork that will feature along the trail.


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We need to determine the community themes that will inform the murals and major artwork that will feature along the trail.

Key themes that will serve as inspiration for the artists in designing the murals and major artwork.

  • The artist selected
  • Decision on final design
  • Location of the artworks
  • Other elements of the art trail (which includes curated lightboxes and projections)
  • Curatorial Objectives based on Multicultural Business Precinct Revitalisation Program grant requirements.

Council will invite established and emerging artists who live in Monash to submit an expression of interest to develop the murals and major artwork.

Community themes will be provided to artists as part of this process, to be used as inspiration during the creative development of murals and the major artwork.

You can provide your feedback by telling us what you love about Oakleigh and what stories about Oakleigh should be celebrated below by Sunday 7 June.

You can also email our Creative Industries team at creative@monash.vic.gov.au

You can share your feedback in person at one of our drop-in sessions:

  • Oakleigh Library on Thursday 28 May between 10.30am-12.30pm
  • Eaton Mall on Saturday 30 May between 11am-1pm

What do you love about Oakleigh?

What stories about Oakleigh should be celebrated?

Timeline

  • Timeline item 1 - active

    Community input on themes for Oakleigh Art Trail

    Seeking input from the community on themes for murals and major artwork in the Oakleigh Art Trail.

    8 May - 7 June 2026

  • Timeline item 2 - incomplete

    Council decision

    Council will review community feedback and make a decision on the themes for the murals and major artwork that will be inspiration for the artist.

    By July 2026

  • Timeline item 3 - incomplete

    Monash artists invited to submit an expression of interest

    Council will invite established and emerging artists who live in Monash to submit an expression of interest to produce the works.

    By August 2026

  • Timeline item 4 - incomplete

    Construction of Oakleigh Art Trail

    Completed by mid-2027