We’re huge fans of when art and snow collide. Australia’s Falls Creek resort in Victoria already hosts a number of public art structures and murals from local artist, Elise Marcianti, symbolising significant flora and fauna. The resort also has a Falls Creek Artist in Residence Program. This program has helped support artists complete recent works like On Not Climbing Mountains by Claire Thomas.
Come Opening Weekend and Falls Creek will reach international significance, following the installation of the Flower of the Alpine Sun (FotAS) art sculpture. Commission design and product has been in the making for over 5 years to reach this milestone.
The sculpture, designed by international artist and renowned urban sculptor Gio Veronesi, is one of the highest altitude public art sculptures in Australia, at above 1,600 metres in elevation.
This sculpture stands over ten metres tall not far from Cloud 9 cafe on top of the mountain, and provides a gateway lookout to the Alpine National Park in both winter and summer. Gio Veronesi’s design concept blends the brilliant warmth of the alpine sun via its golden orb form. It manages to tie in both the beauty, resilience and fragility of the alpine environment which will act as a vehicle to educate visitors.
Funding for the project was provided by the Victorian Government’s Alpine Business Support Package in 2022, with final installation of the Urban Art piece occurring before the 2026 snow season. The public art commission is intended to complement the existing artistic assets at Falls Creek Alpine Resort whilst growing opportunities for visitors to engage with the mountain environment in more accessible ways.
The Flower of the Alpine Sun is set to launch on opening weekend at Cloud 9 and will be followed by a series of activations and film festivals through June 2026.
