The Story Behind Sydney’s ‘Progress Shark’ Leaving Rainbow City
“The response from the community has been very positive. Tourists who came into town for the event told us how wonderful it was to be greeted by the Progress Shark,” she said.
Starting this weekend, the shark faces competition for the title of Sydney World Pride’s best animal statue.The large reclining gorilla outside Taronga Zoo in Mosman also transforms into a rainbow of colors.
45 activations in the city.
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The statue of King Nani, the work of international public artists and conservationists Gilly and Mark, which has been at the zoo’s entrance since last April, glows in rainbow colors while disco balls hang from the surrounding trees. Decorated with a cloak.
These installations are one of 45 projects commissioned as part of the World Pride Rainbow City Project. The project commissioned cultural centers, businesses and councils to create rainbow-hued public art in Sydney’s famous spaces.
On February 17, the sails of the Opera House will be hoisted with progress flags, the Ferris wheel at Luna Park will also turn rainbow for the duration of the festival, and local artist Leo Greenfield will be in front of Sydney’s Jewish Museum. An illustration of a rainbow is drawn by
A ten-story mural will be painted on a building in Darlinghurst.
The seawall and Manly Corso of Bondi Beach will be painted with murals, the Five Community Hub in Parramatta will host a light show, and Katoomba’s Scenic Skyway will be hoisted with a rainbow flag.
“Since the first Mardi Gras in 1978, this has been business,
Organizations and institutions across Sydney are coming together to turn the city rainbow for World Pride,” said Kate Wickett, CEO of the festival.
Rainbow City installation
- 45 Hart – Paddington
- Bondi Beach Seawall Mural
- coogee rainbow stairs
- Mural on George Street Road
- Icon – Broadway Shopping Center
- Flowers of Living Colors – Sydney CBD
- Love Street – Kensington Street, Chippendale
- manly mural
- manly rainbow sculpture
- PHIVE – Parramatta
- Pride Beacon – Newtown
- Pride Parkland – Bradfield City Center
- Progress Shark – Australian Museum
- EDDY’s Rainbow Colonnade
- Rainbow Ferris Wheel – Luna Park
- Rainbow Light Mural – University of Sydney
- Rainbow Road Circular Quay
- Rainbow Tunnel in Sydney’s Inner West
- Rainbow Walk – Barangaroo
- Scenic Skyway Pride Flag – Blue Mountains
- Taylor Square Fountain
- Calyx in the Royal Botanic Gardens
- Inner West Pride Pathway
- Building Pride – Sydney CBD
- Queen Nyani – Taronga Zoo
- Taylor Square Mural – Kinselas
- Rainbow Hub – Lane Cove Plaza
- Cloakroom – UTS Central (Building 2)
- Embrace the Rainbow – Pacific Square, Maroubra
- AZ of Oxford Street – Oxford Street, Darlinghurst
- Wallumattagal Campus Pride Stride – Macquarie University
- The Dream Cube – Westfield Sydney
- Rainbow Archway – Wollongong Central
- Magic Portal – Sydney Olympic Park
- Rainbow Terminal – Sydney Airport
- Lovepop – Tech Central
- Jewish Pride – Sydney Jewish Museum
- bondi bounce
- NIDA Rainbow
- Marrickville Library Pride Pole
- Queer Wandering – Parramatta Square
- Pride Pole – 9 Castlereagh St
- Hurstville Rainbow Crossing
- Still Flourishing Murals by Dylan Mooney – Darlinghurst
- Sydney Opera House Sails
The Sydney World Pride starts on Saturday and runs through March 5th. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras will be held on his February 25th.
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