John Adam's mural of Phillip Island history has been rehung at one of the busiest entrances to Cowes.
IN HIS 90th year, Phillip Island artist John Adam is enjoying a purple patch. Last year he was commissioned to do a major work for the new Cowes Community Hospital. In July a retrospective of his works will be exhibited in the Berninneit Gallery. And on Friday John’s many friends gathered at the Creative Arts Station in Settlement Road to welcome back his mural of Phillip Island history.
The mural, commissioned by the Phillip Island & District Historical Society in 2005, hung at the entrance of the Cowes Cultural Centre until it was demolished in 2020. It was stored in the Gippsland Art Gallery in Sale for three years, until it returned to Cowes to be rehung in full view at one of the busiest entrances to Cowes.
Relaunching the mural, Cr Tim O’Brien said the creative arts had the power to connect us to a place and each other. “John’s an artist, a teacher, a story teller and a guiding force in the creative life of our community.”
John said the mural now had a history of its own. He thanked Bass Coast Shire Council’s arts officer Jasmin McNeil who initiated the rehanging and his exhibition.
Relaunching the mural, Cr Tim O’Brien said the creative arts had the power to connect us to a place and each other. “John’s an artist, a teacher, a story teller and a guiding force in the creative life of our community.”
John said the mural now had a history of its own. He thanked Bass Coast Shire Council’s arts officer Jasmin McNeil who initiated the rehanging and his exhibition.