A beautiful new mural has taken pride of place at Wyong High School.
Head Teacher Creative and Performing Arts Kyle Williams said the Tile Mural Project was developed in response to the School to Work initiative instigated by Careers Advisor Leonie Connally.
“With the funding in place, we were able to develop a concept that would represent the school learning community and assist student understanding of their connection to the Tuggerah Lakes area of the Central Coast,” Williams said.
“It would be a student artwork and a teaching tool.
“Many discussions were had on how to best represent this connection.
“We decided on a mural.
“Visual Arts students tend to really enjoy clay work so we decided that would be the path to take.
“The design was developed and agreed upon.
“It would be a map that clearly identifies Wyong as our meeting place.
“On that map would be roads, so students could see where they live in relation to our school and local landmarks, from the bushland to the ocean.”
Williams said two trees were included, the larger one to represent the growth of students from their start at the school to graduation.
“Animals were also included; prawns at Canton Beach, pelicans for The Entrance,” he said.
“The birds are those that visit our school daily, and students are all aware of this as part of their daily lives.”
With a local printer kindly offering to enlarge the design to full scale, the final work measures 6 metres by 3 metres and features 640 individual tiles made by students.
“Work began across all Visual Arts classes,” Williams said.
“For some it was directly related to the topic.
“Others participated when they had completed classwork or in their own time.
“Due to the scale of the work, COVID and time constraints, it took over three years to complete.
“Final hanging required specialists organised by our amazing Manager of School Business Rebecca Garay.”
Many students participated, some of whom have graduated and some of whom are now seniors.
Source:
Media release, Dec 8
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