Logan Art Collection works reflect, discuss and celebrate Logan's vibrant contemporary culture and people.
It brings together artists from Logan, Queensland and across Australia. The collection essentially aims to be reflective of the time in which we live.
Works celebrate the creativity of Australia's artists and explore what could be described as the 'spirit' of Logan City and the diversity of its residents.
Historically the Logan Art Collection arose out of the Logan Art Award which commenced in 1988 and continued for ten years. The Logan Art Award attracted significant works of art to Logan City and played an important role in facilitating cultural development in the local community. It enabled the highest quality contemporary artworks to be selected for acquisition in the development of the Logan Art Collection.
Today the Logan Art Collection features an increasing range of paintings, works on paper, photographs, ceramics, mixed media works and sculptures. The collection incorporates the Logan, A Sense of Place collection which specifically seeks to reflect aspects of Logan City's physical and social environment. Works featured in the Logan, A Sense of Place collection bring together various artists' ideas and impressions about the Logan area and what it is like to live in the city. This collection describes and discusses the community and the different ways it can be seen and experienced.
In recent times, works for the Logan Art Collection are acquired through Logan City Council's Art Collection Policy. Suitable works are selected from exhibitions held at the Logan Art Gallery, from studios of local artists and via gifts and bequests through the Commonwealth's Cultural Gifts Program.
The Logan Art Collection plays an important role in assisting the local community to explore ideas and stories of Logan City's recent past, while illuminating the vibrant present and encouraging the regions individuals to imagine their futures.