Gunnedah Public School's playground is now home to two magnificent murals set to inspire our leaders of the future.
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Students and staff worked with two local Indigenous artists to create the displays, titled Nagami-Li Nugurrugu, meaning 'To See Tomorrow'.
Not merely two-dimensional, the works feature 3D elements, including hand-crafted clay leaves, molded in NAIDOC week 2019.
Gunnedah Shire Indigenous artists Jack Conlan and Renee Horne also helped create a bush tucker garden for students to nurture.
There are now two huge and wonderful murals, including a sensory mural in the playground that feature Dreamtime stories and symbols, native flora and fauna, and depictions of local sacred and significant sites.
- Lauren Mackley
With sixty per cent of students identifying as Indigenous, the accompanying learning site will help teachers host cultural lessons.
Gunnedah Shire Council helped with funding from the Regional Arts NSW's Country Arts Support Program.
Cultural precinct team leader Lauren Mackley said it had been wonderful to see this project blossom into a truly inspirational adventure.
"There are now two huge and wonderful murals, including a sensory mural in the playground that feature Dreamtime stories and symbols, native flora and fauna, and depictions of local sacred and significant sites," Ms Mackley said.
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"The students and Renee Horne created an artwork that allows our future leaders to trace our local history with their hands as they trace dreamtime symbols and significant sites with their fingertips, throughout the sensory mural."
Mr Conlan created a 1.5m x 20m painted mural including large gates painted with the Gamilarray symbol for meeting place, with other sacred sites and symbols.