Kororoit Creek Wurundjeri Acknowledgement Project Albion: September 2015

Thanks to the Art Teacher Judy Foulds who worked with her preps and grade one students to make these things for the mural, which now means that every class at St Theresa's has had a go at making things for the mural.

the year one students made clouds which will be painted with a crackle glaze and the preps painted wonderful stripes and spots on these tiles for the river. The colours will be bright and dark when they are fired and glazed. I am looking forward to seeing this river when it is installed on our cylinder.

more information about the project

Kororoit Creek -

Wurundjeri Acknowledgement Project 2015

Brimbank Council have approved a 'Community Strengthening Grant for this project which will cover the costs of materials and consultation and involvement of Wurundjeri Elders with the project.

Debbie has been working with Wurundjeri Elders to design the mural. The theme of the mural is the six seasons that the Wurundjeri people acknowledged and organised their year of activities and food gathering around. This theme relates specifically to their use of the Kororoit Creek and their careful management of the natural environment so that it could sustain them and continue to regenerate. The educational aims are to give children an understanding of the Indigenous perspective of the environment and to acknowledge the heritage of the local land and the Wurundjeri People.

This project will be an artwork made onto the concrete cylinder that is down by the Kororoit Creek where many artefacts of the Wurundjeri People have been found.

Debbie was supported in this project by Brimbank Council departments of Community Planning and Engagement and Sustainability and Environment. Four local schools are involved in making the ceramic pieces for this artwork; Albion Primary School, St Theresa's School, Ardeer Primary and Mother of God School.

here is our cylinder, on which the mural will be made using ceramics and mosaic. It is seven metres around and 120 centimetres high.

link to google map of the site: (this view shows the cylinder in the centre of the page)

https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Kororoit+St,+Albion+VIC+3020/@-37.7774653,144.8070657,105m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x6ad65fd5f1eb81a7:0x73da59a03c24037

LINKS:

Wurundjeri Heritage Links

http://aboriginalhistoryofyarra.com.au/

http://wurundjeri.com.au/

Original Research of the Wurundjeri Seasons by Dr Beth Gott, has been adapted to match the Kororoit Creek area as much as possible,

http://www.herringisland.org/seasons.htm

link to google map of the artwork site: (this view shows the cylinder in the centre of the page)

https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Kororoit+St,+Albion+VIC+3020/@-37.7774653,144.8070657,105m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x6ad65fd5f1eb81a7:0x73da59a03c24037

Today at St Theresa's we made kangaroos, the lettering for the seasons and months, tiles for the Kororoit Creek, moths, flying foxes and flying birds, clouds and silver banksia.
The day went very fast and we worked furiously and achieved a lot.

Here are some photos from today: