“The City of Sydney received more than 500 registrations and 68 submissions for this year’s Laneways By George! Hidden Networks project to transform and explore the potential of City laneways with creative, innovative and inspiring high quality temporary artworks.

Eight exciting and innovative proposals have been selected by Curator and urban designer Dr Steffen Lehmann and the City’s Public Art Panel. Each project focuses on collaboration, sustainability and the changing role of public spaces, and has been created by interdisciplinary teams including artists; architects, urban designers, landscape architects, and others such as musicians, poets,
a scientist and a lawyer.

The proposed Laneways By George! 2009 – Hidden Networks temporary artworks will now go through the DA process, if approved the works will be installed in time for the City of Sydney’s Art & About event in October.

The installations are intended to remain in place from early October 2009 until the end of The Sydney Festival in late January 2010.”