Bank Art Museum Moree (BAMM) has recognised Moree Secondary College students for their significant role in helping the gallery win a 2018 IMAGinE Award.
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At the end of last month, BAMM won the 2018 IMAGinE Award in the Engagement Programs category for small/medium organisations for its Yeladu! Kamilaroi Art Today artist residency, which partnered with Moree Secondary College’s SistaSpeak and BroSpeak cultural and mentoring program to produce a permanent mural designed and created by Kamilaroi students.
This week, BAMM presented certificates to the Moree Secondary College students who worked on the Gamilaroi mural at the school last year.
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“Since BAMM received an Imagine award for the 2017 artist residency, we wanted to acknowledge the students’ work on the project,” BAMM director Vivien Clyne said.
“The Moree Secondary College students were involved in the mural project all the way from planning and design to preparing the wall and painting.
“Artist in residence Warraba Weatherall was very impressed with their hard work and made sure the final design was a true reflection of what the students wanted to see in their school.
“We are so proud that the project has been recognised amongst some of the best engagement programs across New South Wales. It’s wonderful for the students to know they contributed to the creation of what is now a state recognised artwork.”
The artist residency engagement program produced the first mural created in a Moree school that was artist facilitated but wholly and directly designed and painted by Aboriginal students.
Timed to be the backdrop for NAIDOC celebrations, a key priority was to ensure that students felt ownership over the finished product and all design decisions were made following student consultation.
Ms Clyne said a special mention must go to Moree Secondary College’s Janine French, who put a lot of effort into organising the students’ involvement.
“We couldn’t have done it without her,” she said.