Art at the heart of a revitalised Perth inner city

Thank you to Business News for a great story on the Historic Heart Project this week ...

"We’ve seen massive infrastructure projects and big projects, but it's not just about that, it's about the street experience" Member for Perth, John Carey told Business News.

Mr Carey, who spoke at the Historic Heart launch last month, promoted Perth’s adoption of a "city of neighbourhoods" approach and said the Historic Heart project could be a model to tackle other under performing areas of Perth.

You can read the story via the link below:

https://www.businessnews.com.au/article/Art-at-the-heart-of-a-revitalised-Perth-inner-city

Historic Heart briefing

Photo from yesterday's Historic Heart update for the members of the Central Perth Planning Committee and Mr John Carey MLA.

Adrian Fini (Chair of Historic Heart) and Sandy Anghie (Historic Heart Project Manager) took the group for a walk around the east end to discuss progress to date, and to outline next steps for the project.

The Central Perth Planning Committee was established to oversee and provide direction for planning in the Perth central area. Members include: Mr Eric Lumsden, Chair WAPC; Ms Gail McGowan, Director General of the Department of Planning, Lands & Heritage; Mr Frank Marra, CEO Landcorp; Mr Kieran Kinsella, CEO MRA; Mr Hamish Beck, Chair Swan River Trust; Mr Nigel Hindmarsh, Department of Communities; Mr Richard Sellers, Director General of the Department of Transport; Mr Geoffrey Warn, Government Architect; and Ms Alison Devellerez and Mr Tony Blackwell, professions representatives.

In the background, our first mural artwork by artist Helen Smith.

Historic Heart launch

To mark the installation of Historic Heart's first art projects, a launch event was held on Sunday 15th October 2017 at the beautiful Kirkman House on the east end of Murray Street.

The aim of Historic Heart's first art projects is to indicate change and new energy in this forgotten area of our city – the Historic Heart of Perth.

From a Western Australian heritage, culture and arts perspective, the revitalization of Perth’s east end is important ‐ the Historic Heart being home to one of Perth’s greatest collections of heritage listed buildings, forming significant streetscapes of late nineteenth and early twentieth century architecture. The area is also important from a tourism perspective, being home to 16 hotels and a number of tourist attractions, which means for many visitors to Perth their first experience of our city is in the Historic Heart.

At the event, Adrian Fini (Chair of Historic Heart of Perth Inc) thanked our sponsors and supporters, in particular the State Government.

Hon David Templeman MLA (Minister for Local Government, Heritage, Culture & the Arts) and Mr John Carey MLA (Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier), represented the State Government. Both made speeches, congratulating Historic Heart on the work done to date and encouraging others to support the initiative.

Art for Perth's Historic Heart

Belle Taylor, SUNDAY TIMES, 8 October 2017

PERTH’S east end is set to undergo a transformation as developer and 2016 West Australian of the Year Adrian Fini launches his ambitious Historic Heart project next weekend.

Read the story here:

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/historic-heart-project-to-transform-perths-east-end/news-story/e920cbdb5b319a31ae9be68ba086ac8d

historic heart project promises street art

Emily Piesse, ABC NEWS, 13 August 2017

In the CBD's east end, creative shoots are emerging through Historic Heart of Perth Inc, a not-for-profit group that hopes to revitalise the area from Barrack Street to the Perth Mint.

Read the story here:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-13/how-is-perth-city-responding-to-the-suburban-shopping-mall-boom/8800984

Artists to revive Perth's Historic Heart

Helen Shield, The West Australian, 26 July 2017

Historic Heart of Perth Inc's first move includes up to 100 planter boxes painted by West Australian artists and planted with wildflowers as well as murals by contemporary artists on laneway walls.

Read the story here:

https://thewest.com.au/business/property/gardeners-and-concrete-artists-called-in-to-revive-eastern-cbd-ng-b88472029z

Big and small ideas for Perth

Great to see "Historic Heart" mentioned in The Property Council’s new report, "Big and Small Ideas for Perth". The report is a call to action which advocates a number of strategies to make Perth a world class city. One of the strategies is "A City of Neighbourhoods". The report explains:

"Great cities of the world are filled with well-known, desirable inner city neighbourhoods that are perceived and managed as distinct places. As it stands today, inner city Perth is geographically vast. There are big experiences to be had at Kings Park, Perth Arena and Elizabeth Quay, but at a neighbourhood level we need to give people more to discover – local streets, businesses and places. While some of Perth’s inner city neighbourhoods have distinct identities ... others have been overlooked, or left behind. New precincts such as the Historic Heart are emerging, while others need to be re-imagined. ..."

Download a copy of the report here:

https://www.propertycouncil.com.au/Web/Content/News/National/2017/Big_and_small_ideas_for_Perth.aspx