
Indigenous Garden Aboriginal Artworks
Once again we were privileged to have three esteemed Aboriginal artists and educators at the College to guide our Aboriginal students in completing the final two panels of the mural on the Indigenous Garden fence. Aunty Emma Peel, Aunty Therese Aldridge and Uncle Frank McLeod facilitated the extension of the mural from Sydney to the Blue Mountains and beyond into Wiradjuri country in Western NSW. You will be delighted to see the flora and fauna so beautifully captured by our talented artists.
In addition, the students painted a depiction of an Indigenous plant and researched its uses by the traditional peoples of the area. The resulting signs will be erected in front of each plant to educate everyone in the community as they wander along Caroline Street. Huge thanks to our three Year 12 students who returned to school after their HSC exams to participate in this project, which started when they were in Year 7! It was also great to welcome family members and Benjamin and Matilda from OLF to add to the success of the project. Look out for future artworks by Jessie-Marie Rifkin, Jasmine Lattouf, Audrey Heiss, Kaileigh Nascimento, Maya Robinson, True Johnson, Violet Parmagos and Felicity Heiss!
Karen Horder
ATSI Coordinator