SYDNEY.- Kaldor Public Art Projects today announced a suite of free public programs as part of the 33rd Kaldor Public Art Project, a world-premiere installation by internationally celebrated French-Albanian artist Anri Sala. Presented free to the public from 13 October until 5 November 2017 within the historic parkland setting of Observatory Hill, Anri Sala’s The Last Resort represents the first time the artist has created a major work for an Australian audience.

Positioned on Sydney’s highest natural viewpoint, set against 360-degree vistas of the city and harbour, Observatory Hill Rotunda provides a dramatic location for Sala’s astonishing new work comprising sculpture and sound. The Last Resort is presented over three weeks, free to the public from 10am to 6pm daily, with extended opening hours every Wednesday until 7:30pm, giving visitors an opportunity to experience this multisensory project against spectacular harbour views at sunset.

John Kaldor, Director of Kaldor Public Art Projects said: “I am honoured to welcome Anri Sala to Sydney this Spring for the installation and world-premiere of his new work, The Last Resort. Anri is the most intellectually engaged artist I have ever met and certainly one of the world’s leading contemporary artists. This work is a tour de force and I am thrilled to present it as the 33rd Kaldor Public Art Project.”

The Last Resort is supported by a dynamic and inclusive engagement program for diverse audiences, comprising talks, panel discussions, musical performances, curriculum-linked school visits and video conferences, Western Sydney masterclasses, innovative disability-led workshops and hands-on family activities.

Audiences can make a day of their visit, joining one of the many free public programs on site, or spread a picnic blanket for a relaxing afternoon of art in the sunshine. Learn more about the artwork with free, daily staff-led floor talks, or participate in engaging weekend programs, including family workshops, stimulating panel discussions and lunchtime talks.

Featuring leading commentators from the fields of music, history, astronomy and the visual arts, the numerous free programs will examine the project’s timely and compelling themes of migration, journeys, the communicative power of music, and the relationships between sound, place and time.

Special guest speakers include Anri Sala, award-winning composer and broadcaster Andrew Ford, acclaimed performer and scholar Neal Peres Da Costa, celebrated artist Daniel Boyd and astronomer Duane Hamacher.

Kaldor Public Art Projects continues to explore new formats for creative learning, working closely with partners: Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences; Sydney Conservatorium of Music; University of NSW Art & Design; Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre; the NSW Department of Education; and Front Up disability-led arts and cultural program.

Project 33 presents a series of interactive video conferences, allowing students, teachers and musicians in regional NSW and across Australia to connect with the latest ideas in music and contemporary art.

Family workshops presented in collaboration with the Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences allow families to enjoy hands-on activities, and schools can book in for a journey through this remarkable site-specific installation, exploring the many creative possibilities of sound.