...Natasha Francis; Tom Griffin Purpose Public art is a vital contributor to urban placemaking and provides numerous economic, social and cultural benefits. Main streets are hubs of urban activity and are often managed by organizations, such as Business Improvement Areas (BIAs), that install...

... festival not been under severe stress. The crisis facing the Carnival of Flowers was chronic drought, which threatened the viability of the garden festival and stressed the community of Toowoomba (Mason, 2015). One of the primary criteria proposed for the public art was that artworks must be themed...