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Year 8 student April Wolski paints the kookaburra on Maffra Secondary College’s mural as artist Melanie Caple watches on. Photo: Tom Parry
A NEW mural is coming to life at Maffra Secondary College. Twenty-five students from Years 7 to 12 have collaborated on the work, made possible through the Gippsland Art Gallery’s ‘Artists in Schools’ program. Education coordinator at the gallery, Meghan Bye, said the program was about giving students the opportunity to work with a practicing artist. “They get, I guess, the next level of understanding of what art is, and what it is to be an artist working in the community,” Ms Bye said. It was school nurse Sammy-Jo Spencer who engaged with the gallery about participating in the program back in July.
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From there, Ms Bye approached Melanie Caple, a local painter who was raised in Leongatha and has previous experience working with young artists. Ms Caple was also sought because of themes and motifs in her work, including her use of Australian plants and birdlife. “Just the really graphic nature, and the fact that she uses local flora and fauna in a lot of her designs, that was really desirable - especially for a school that’s set amongst the trees,” Ms Bye explained. Around the same time, Maffra Secondary’s student engagement and community partnership leader, Kristen Raine, began promoting the program and recruiting students to become involved.
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