Denmark Public Art Walk

Denmark has street art tucked away all over town. This short walk takes you past ten murals, all free to see, and it is a good way to get to know the town centre.

Park in the public car park on North Street, at the top of Strickland Street. You can see the first mural, the lioness, from the car park, so it is an easy place to start.

Lioness and Cubs mural on Strickland Street, Denmark, Western Australia

1. Lioness and Cubs

You can see our first mural from the North Street car park. Walk across to Strickland Street and look up at the end wall of the building that houses The Moss Merchant, where a lioness and her two cubs look out over the street. It was painted by Ben Francis, and you can see the signature at the bottom right.

2. Vanilla Lily

A few doors along Strickland Street from The Moss Merchant, turn into the laneway called McIlroy Bend, beside Denmark Dairy Co. On the big white wall you will find a cluster of purple vanilla lilies, a local wildflower. The name is painted at the bottom right: Vanilla Lily, Sowerbaea laxiflora. Watch for cars, as the lane is in use.

3. Samurai

From the lane, walk to South Coast Highway and turn right, staying on the same side of the road. On the end wall of the shops, beside Monks and Warriors Green Tea Hut, a lone samurai walks through long grass in black and grey. It was painted by Anonymaddas.

4. Vet Pets

From the Samurai, carry on up South Coast Highway on the same side of the road. Walk past the BP and turn right into Welsh Street. The mural is on the Denmark Veterinary Clinic, and it was painted by the artist Sobrane.

5. Listening

Walk back to South Coast Highway and cross over with care, as it is a busy road. Listening is on the side wall of the Denmark Telephone Exchange, a small brick building on the main road. Two children share a tin-can telephone: one speaks into a can at one end of the wall, and the other listens at the far end with a smile. A fitting picture for a telephone exchange. It is signed MSIG 2018.

6. Six Seasons

From Listening, head down to the Civic Centre car park and take the pathway past the Garden of Remembrance, between the Civic Centre and St Leonards Church. When you come out on Strickland Street, turn left. On the wall of the Denmark Public Library and Civic Centre, six tall painted panels show the six Noongar seasons: Birak, Bunuru, Djeran, Makuru, Djilba and Kambarang. Each one is filled with the birds, animals and plants of that time of year, and a small sign underneath explains the season.

7. Sacred Owl

Carry on along Strickland Street towards the highway and turn right into Monk Lane, just after the Denmark Bakery. The Sacred Owl is on the wall on your right.

8. On the Waves

At the end of Monk Lane you meet Laverack Lane and the Denmark Laundromat. The side of the building is alive with colour, with a parrot and a large wave.

9. Surf Kombi

Carry on up Laverack Lane towards South Coast Highway. On the side wall of the surf shop, a mint green Kombi is parked on a painted beach, with surfboards on the roof and a pink board leaning against it. A nod to the local surf culture.

10. Pelicans and Swans

At the highway, turn left. A few steps along, in the gap beside the Found shop, pelicans and swans are taking a dip in the inlet, in paint at least. This is the last stop on the Denmark Town Art Walk.