Junior School students at Trinity Grammar School collaborated with Indigenous multidisciplinary artist David Cragg on a 12-metre mural titled Burramattagal Dreaming, celebrating the journey of water from the school’s Green Patch biodiversity pond to Sydney Harbour. Trinity Grammar School reported the information on its website.
The mural honours the Parramatta River and the lands of Indigenous peoples along its pathway. Cragg said during the mural’s creation that workshopping initial ideas with the boys was rewarding and that he was impressed by their talent and the Green Patch program itself.
Junior School Director of Music Sue Goodman commissioned Australian composer Paul Jarman to create an original work for students to perform at the unveiling. Jarman said the piece, With Our Own Hands, was built on truth, honesty and connection, and evolved through collaboration with students during a workshop.
At this year’s Festival of the Arts, the Junior School Choir and String Ensemble performed the piece as the mural was unveiled in the Green Patch Courtyard. Specialist Environmental Educator Melinda Bargwanna said the mural serves as a living teaching tool helping students understand their connection to Country through the story of water.
For more information, visit trinity.nsw.edu.au.