▁number ▁of ▁exhib itions , ▁events , ▁and ▁artists ▁in ▁residence . ▁ ▁P UB LIC , ▁ 2 0 1 4 – 2 0 1 6 ▁P UB LIC ▁was ▁a ▁three - year ▁project ▁that ▁aim ed ▁to ▁' expl ore ▁cre ativity ▁as ▁a ▁catal yst ▁for ▁generating ▁public ▁good ▁– ▁for ▁the ▁well be ing ▁or ▁benefit ▁of ▁society .' ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁the ▁project ▁compr ised ▁Art ▁in ▁the ▁City ▁( West ern ▁Australia ' s ▁first ▁festival ▁of ▁street ▁and ▁wall - based ▁art ), ▁Art ▁in ▁the ▁Pil bara ▁( a ▁res iden cy ▁program ▁for ▁particip ating ▁P UB LIC ▁artists ), ▁and ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Ham pton ▁Road ▁( a ▁program ▁of ▁cre ative ▁and ▁professional ▁development ▁for ▁the ▁residents ▁of ▁a ▁lod ging ▁house ▁in ▁F rem ant le , ▁Western ▁Australia ). ▁The ▁initial ▁Art ▁in ▁the ▁City ▁festival ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁included ▁participation ▁by ▁ 4 5 ▁artists ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁world , ▁who ▁created ▁ 3 5 ▁wall - based ▁works ▁across ▁Per th ' s ▁C BD ▁over ▁ 1 0 ▁days . ▁A ▁satellite ▁project ▁D ear ▁William , ▁a ▁dedic ation ▁to ▁William ▁Street ▁expl ored ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁an ▁icon ic ▁street ▁within ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Vincent . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁the ▁project ▁included ▁a ▁sym pos ium ▁on ▁util ising ▁cre ativity ▁for ▁the ▁public ▁good , ▁and ▁the ▁project ▁expanded ▁to ▁the ▁Whe