SALISBURY SENIORS | ISSUE 24
COUNCIL NEWS
BURTON COMMUNITY HUB GRAND OPENING! Elizabeth said her design concept referenced the Milky Way by using an abstract line of dots that speak to the relationship between Celestial Stories and Country. “These stories speak directly to Country; our very life force as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People more broadly,” Elizabeth said. Burton Community Hub concept
The Burton Community Hub will open its doors to the public in late July 2022, and will offer a range of new programs and services. The newly landscaped area will be the home of a new mural painted by well-known Aboriginal artist Elizabeth Close.
The children’s artwork strongly referenced medicinal plants and native vegetation, such as the sap from the Golden Wattle, which was used to keep children quiet.
The design of the mural was created in collaboration with students from Burton Primary School, who toured the nearby Kaurna Wetlands with local Senior Kaurna Elder Uncle Frank Wanganeen.
“I think the use of the wattle is informed by this relationship with children and young people and is playful, thus I have made this a key element in the artwork,” Elizabeth said. Other Eucalypts were also referenced, including the blossoming gum.
Students learnt about the importance of the Wetlands to Kaurna and the broader Aboriginal community, including its celestial linkages to the Milky Way. They were then asked to create their own drawings based on the natural wonders of the space, with the drawings to form part of the Hub’s first art exhibition.
Keep up to date with all the latest news on our opening event scheduled for Sunday 31 July via our website www.salisbury.sa.gov.au/bch. This community event will include a range of free rides and activities for everyone.
ARTWORK FOR BCH MURAL BY ELIZABETH CLOSE
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“Other notes regarding the palette are the reference to earth, water, sky and fire; elements that also speak strongly to Country, and our relationship with it, either as Kaurna, other Aboriginal people, or visitors and newcomers to this ancient landscape.”
