Due to demolition works at Awaba House MAC yapang and Three Bears Cafe will be closed from 9 - 13 September, and 16 - 20 September. The art museum and cafe will operate as normal on weekends (9am - 3pm Saturday and Sunday) and weekend events will continue as planned.
During 2024/25 we are revitalising the MAC yapang Sculpture Park to create an exceptional location to experience art, culture and nature.
Seven new artworks are in development, including High Tide - a bouy that floats in the sky, Kakilliko a living sculpture of eucalyptus trees and a bench-seat developed with the community that encourages conversation. The courtyard between Awaba House and MAC yapang will feature cast bronze sculptures with local artist Marlene Houston’s On the lookout rising up from the well with a spirit of optimism and a new-age deity by Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran at the entrance of the museum.
A location triggered Sound Trail will share stories from Aboriginal Elders and artists, layered with a soundscape composed by Adam Manning.
Phase One and Two of the capital works will deliver a new pathway around Awaba House to experience the artworks, add lighting, establish native plant gardens and make accessing the water from Booragul Wharf more accessible. These works will be delivered before the reopening of Awaba House in summer 25/26.
The MAC yapang Sculpture Park revitalisation aims to enhance a cultural asset into a place that is loved by locals and visitors.
The delivery of the project is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW
This project was designed through the Re-Imagine initiative assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, (now Creative Australia) its arts funding and advisory body.
Learn more about some of the new artworks that will be installed in Sculpture Park in 2024/25 by clicking on the boxes below.