Canberra Art Biennial 2024

27 September - 26 October 2024

The Canberra Art Biennial returns for its 5th edition, showcasing over 60 local, national, and international artists. This month-long festival features contemporary public art, live performances, and installations across iconic Canberra locations, including Lake Burley Griffin, the National Arboretum, and Canberra Glassworks. With a focus on public art, the event transforms spaces and invites audiences to explore the relationship between art and place. Discover a variety of mediums, from steel and glass to video, dance, and spoken word, in this celebration of creativity across the broader landscape of Canberra.

Canberra Airport is home to one piece of art for the duration of the festival.

Waypoint reflects the contrast between our aspiration to fly and our inherent state of being grounded. Crafted from steel and concrete, this armless figure fuses human and bird. Inspired by aeroplane elements, the figure features rounded porthole windows and a painted wingspan down its body. This sculpture invites viewers to reflect on their own journey, contemplating the wait between earth and anticipated flight.

Sian Watson is a visual artist who explores the relationships between humans, animals and their shared environments. Watson captures movement and narrative in her ambiguous sculptural forms, primarily made from steel and cement. 

Having completed her Bachelor of Visual Arts (First Class Honours) at ANU in 2015, her practice now spans studio-based works and public art commissions. She has exhibited work in Australia, Canada and the USA and was the recent recipient of the 2020 Sculpture By the Sea Clitheroe Emerging Artist Mentor Award.