Since it’s inception in 2015, the Tree Street Art Safari has grown to become one of the most anticipated events in the calendar. Walk your Safari of discovery through streets named after our native trees. You’ll find beautifully restored homes, innovative new architecture, stunning gardens and artist’s studios.
We now have up to 50 artists from the Bunbury Geographe region, showcasing their paintings, sculpture, textiles, craft, floral art and creative technologies.
The aptly named walking tour takes place around local artists and artisans who reside around the Tree Street area of Bunbury, just outside the Central Business District. In its first year, 150 ticket holders took themselves on a self-guided tour around to over 10 artists’ private studios to view artworks including painting and sculpture, and included garden design.
The event took place over one afternoon in March 2015 selling tickets which included a Mexican Cantina and long table supper, and live music from local musicians at a close by community hall.
A small group of Bunbury artists got together after Kerry Gelmi visited New Zealand and was inspired after experiencing a creative walking tour. Together with other local artists, Deborah Campbell and Melanie Hurst, and a working committee, they created Bunbury’s first Tree Street Art Safari in 2015.
Tree Street Art Safari continues to grow every year, with the exception of 2020 due to COVID-19. 2021 boasted over 50 artists around dozens of homes, gardens and studios in the Tree Street area.
