As architecture transforms values and aspirations into built form, public art expresses community identity. It has the ability to heighten our understanding of a place and our relationship to it, and reinforce the significance of local culture and context. The creative interaction between artists, designers, clients and community has the potential to realise a place of profound meaning, where built form and art are seamlessly combined. Public art can challenge or enhance our sense of being in a space; it can curate collective memory, interpret local history and reorient.