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Lindsay Arts Trail
The Lindsay Arts Trail is a community project to create an interpretive walking trail in Creswick, themed around the Lindsay family, a well-known family of artists who were born & raised in the town.
The Lindsay Arts Trail will comprise of 16 signed sites, one of which will be the Magic Pudding Playground. The trail will weave throughout 2 km's of the town, its content focusing on the relationship of the Lindsay children to Creswick. Each sign will be a sculptural installation in itself, built of material chosen for its durability and aesthetics. It will incorporate several sites of rest and reflection. The Trail is based on the premise that each site will tell a different part of the Lindsay family story and that all sites, when linked together, will provide an integrated visitor experience.
The sculptural nature of the signage will reflect and reinforce the theme of the trail, also providing a point of difference from other heritage and natural trails in Victoria.
The Lindsay Arts Trail will be a physical experience that aims to engage as many of the visitor's senses as possible and employ a range of sculptural forms to communicate the story of Creswick through the eyes of the Lindsay's. It will be linked to film and audio material within the Creswick Visitor Information Centre and adjoining businesses in the town.
The Lindsay family is considered one of Australia's most important artistic families. The Lindsay children were born and raised in Creswick in the late 1800s and early 1900s and continued to have connections with the town well into the 20th century. There are consistent references to the Lindsays' childhood home town in both the visual art and literature produced by the Lindsay siblings throughout their careers.
