Significant Public Art and Monuments Register

Image: Connect(us) (2015) by Warren Langley and Trent Baker, City of Perth Cultural Collections. Image courtesy of Frances Andrijich. Photography for Perth Public Art Foundation.

The National Trust is asking the community to nominate public art works and monuments they believe are of cultural heritage significance.

Public art works and monuments contribute to our understanding and appreciation of our cultural landscapes, enhancing our built environment and creating more meaningful public spaces. The National Trust aims to build a state-wide register that recognises and records these significant works, with the goal of advocating for their conservation and protection.

Since 1959 the National Trust of Western Australia has been classifying places and objects of cultural heritage significance. The classification program is at the heart of how the National Trust awakens the community to the value of heritage. By assessing and cataloguing places and objects which hold significance, the National Trust has been able to create an archive of significant places that now contains over 1,800 records. This archive, referred to as the List of Classified Places, includes buildings, precincts, cemeteries, objects, trees etc.

Nominations will be assessed by the National Trust’s Public Art and Monuments Committee, which comprises an array of industry professionals. We invite you to nominate a public work for inclusion on the National Trust’s Register of Significant Public Art and Monuments.