Discover Victor Harbor's Art Trail
Whether you take in a few highlights in one of the 40-minute walk options, or set aside five to six hours to walk the full loop to see all 31 artworks, you are sure to enjoy the public art on display.
The Art Trail is curated by the City of Victor Harbor and several of the artworks received funding through the City of Victor Harbor’s Arts and Culture Grant program, including the 150th Anniversary Mural, the Bendigo Bank Mural, Connection and Ticket Seats.
Some of the highlight artworks along the trail include:
1. Kondoli the Whale, Kleinig’s Hill Lookout - A mosaic sculpture tells the Dreaming story of Kondoli, the whale who shaped the local coastline.
2. Local Sea Life and Mother and Calf murals, Victor Harbor Visitor Centre – Goolwa artist James Stewart’s vibrant sea life mural and Barbary O’Brien’s life-sized mother-and-calf painting of whales affectionally named Buttons and Bobby.
3. Connection, Railway Terrace - Matt Turley’s sculpture of mechanical elements of steam locomotives, symbolises Victor Harbor’s role as a key transport hub and celebrates the unity of connecting the post and present, people and place.
4. Soldiers Memorial Gardens Amphitheatre, Flinders Parade - WAX Design’s amphitheatre is a community venue for events, that honours the cultural heritage and layered past of the site.
5. Victa Cinema Projection, Ocean Street - A nightly light display projects digital art pieces onto the historic cinema façade.
6. Phosphorescence, Albert Place - Marijana Tadic’s luminous plexiglass sculpture is inspired by bioluminescent sea creatures, such as jellyfish. By night, the sculpture transforms into a lighting display.
7. Ngurunderi, Granite Island Causeway - A 3.6 metre sculpture of Ngurunderi, a key ancestral figure in Ngarrindjeri Dreaming, which honors First Nations stories of land and sea, by Kevin Kropinyeri and Karl Meyer.
8. Sea Lion, Granite Island- Silvio Apponyi’s life-sized granite sea lion sits beside the waking trail on Granite Island (Kaiki), was carved in situ in 1992 from local stone.
9. Whaler’s Well, Franklin Parade - The remains of the Whaler’s Well have been reimagined with sculptures by Matt Turley, recalling the whaling era.
10. Longkewar Lookout, The Bluff – On one of Victor Harbor’s most iconic natural landmarks, sits Cedric Varcoe’s powerful artwork. Using recycled timbers from the old causeway and native plants, the site invites quiet reflection and connection to country.
To find out more about the Victor Harbor Art Trail and plan your trip, go to Visit Victor Harbor.
