Esperance Sculpture Trail

As we move into the DEFINE Stage of the Esperance Sculpture Trail, we will be working alongside the Esperance community to co-design a Public Art Strategy for the project as well as inform the projects Artist Briefs.

In August 2025, the Esperance community was invited to attend a series of community workshops to inform the next stages of this exciting project. This survey is for those who could not make it to the sessions in person. Feedback from these facilitated sessions and this survey will inform the Public Art Strategy, Artistic Brief(s), and artworks themselves through a co-designed approach.

These 2 hour facilitated workshops explored community aspirations for the Esperance Sculpture Trail project further in the following ways – notably in the following 3 areas:

1. Scale – what is the community’s aspiration as to the scale and prestige of this project? Is the intention for this project to deliver globally significant public art outcomes, or would the community prefer something lower-key and more regionally focused?
2. Locations – does the community have any specific ideas regarding locations for the trail artworks? How big should the trail be? If large, is it intended the trail is travelled by vehicle?
3. Artists – who should have the opportunity to be part of this project? Should the artists be local/national/international? Should the artists be Wudjari people exclusively, or should there be a quota for Wudjari artists as part of the project? If artists are not from the local area, what is the role of local artists in the project?

Thanks for joining us for the Esperance Sculpture Trail Community Co-design workshops.

As we move into Stage 2 (DEFINE stage) of the Esperance Sculpture Trail, we will be working alongside the Esperance community to co-design a Public Art Strategy for the project as well as inform the projects Artist Briefs.

In August 2025, the Esperance community was invited to attend a series of community workshops to inform the next stages of the Esperance Sculpture Trail. Feedback from these facilitated sessions will inform the Public Art Strategy and subsequently the artworks themselves through a co-designed approach. Your contributions during those sessions was incredibly valuable - thank you for your time, knowledge and insights during this process.

Please complete this survey to help provide feedback as to how the sessions were conducted and its impact on you. 

This is a great place to let us know about your thoughts towards the Esperance Sculpture Trail, potential stories and themes that could be explored as well as locations or areas you think this could take place.

Thanks for being involved to date in the Discovery phase of the prospective Esperance Sculpture Trail project. 

Over the past 12 months, various activities have been undertaken including an artist in residence program, artists workshop, ICIP workshop with Terri Janke and & Co, pop-up engagement activities at various Esperance community events, presentation at the Esperance Chamber of Commerce and Industry CONVERGE conference, a Cultural and Creative Forum and workshop, as well as long-form interviews with key stakeholders, business owners, community members, community groups, accommodation providers, environmental groups, and tourism operators. These activities were supported by an online engagement hub, surveys, idea and story digital boards, and digital newsletters. 

As we wrap up Stage 1, we are keen to hear your thoughts on the activities that have taken place over the last 12 months where we have focused on gaining an understanding of the desires of the Esperance community and its sentiment towards a potential world-class sculpture trail. 

Thanks for joining us for the Esperance Sculpture Trail: Cultural and Creative Forum!

The day was filled with great discussions and information. As you will recall, we heard from Michael Deller (FORM's Senior Cultural Tourism Specialist) giving a re-cap of the Esperance Sculpture Trail project thus far as well the topic of cultural tourism. Then, we explored ICIP with a presentation and a comprehensive workshop led by Laura Melrose from Terri Janke and Company. Lastly we finished the day with a Cultural tour from Dabungool Cultural Experiences.  

Thanks for joining the From Hobby to Pro: Taking the Next Steps in Your Artistic Career workshop in November.

This workshop included a presentation on the Nuts and Bolts of Starting a Small Business presented by Michael Deller (FORM's Senior Cultural Tourism Specialist, small business owner), a presentation about brand "Your Brand, Your Story" from Laura Motherway (published author, writer and poet) as well as a Q & A panel discussion featuring Laura Motherway alongside local artists Jason Wooldridge (creator) and Pat McCarthy (Fish on Fish Skins).

Thanks for joining the workshops and talks by Stuart McMillan as part of the Esperance Sculpture Trail Artists in Residency in November 2024.

These workshops included Wild Nature Mono-Printing, Breath and Mark Making, an art walk as well as presentation about Stuarts work and the residency.