Queensland College of Art lecturer Professor Jay Younger is curating a major public art commission that will establish iconic gateways to the Gold Coast.
Professor Younger is lead curator for the Gateway Public Art Commission, which recently unveiled the winning design by New York-based design studio LO-TEK.
The work, HI-LIGHTS, will feature nearly 100 modified highway lights and poles that spell out the city’s name at two of its busiest entry points.
Both artworks will be located in highly visible areas, in the north along the Pacific Highway and in the south, near the airport on the Gold Coast Highway.
The northern artwork will stretch 100 metres and reach a height of 11 metres, with gold metallic paint highlighting the letters at each location.
The $2 million installation will bookend the Gold Coast for the next 50 years and is part of the Public Domain Improvement Program – a legacy project of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth