‘We need to tidy up our oceans’: Create4Adelaide artwork made by kids to inspire change
A creative Adelaide project is offering a unique insight in Adelaide students’ fears for the future – and what changes they want to see.
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Children from Pulteney Grammar School put their artistic skills to the test, creating artwork inspired by the climate change causing havoc in our oceans.
The artwork was inspired by the Adelaide Festival Create4Adelaide project, focusing on Australian reefs, using elements from the book ‘A is for Australian Reefs, a fantastic tour’ by Frane Lessac, a short-listed Book Week book.
Artwork from kids in years 5 and 6 from Pulteney Grammar School was short-listed in the project.
“I made my piece to represent how the coral is dying and that we need to tidy up our oceans,” said Amelia, age 11.
“I’ve learned that there is more plastic in the ocean than there is land in France.”
Katie, 10, said she learnt there was a lot of coral bleaching going on at the moment and her art piece was inspired by that.
Final artwork submissions came down to 200 entries through a preselection process, and the positive response to the project was welcomed by Adelaide Festival artistic director Ruth Mackenzie.
“From beginning to end, young people have been the curators of Create4Adelaide. They were the ones who selected the three key priorities, they are the artists behind the meaningful artworks,” she said.
“Now they hold the power to decide which artworks will be shown, for the first time, during the 2024 Adelaide Festival. I thank everyone who has contributed an artwork in the Open Call and look forward to unveiling the final selection.” Ms Mackenzie said.
Adelaide Festival’s inaugural Create4Adelaide exhibition empowers thousands of young people to engage as climate activists and amplify their voices in the fight against climate change.
The public are invited to digitally vote at create4adelaide.au to select the artwork for display from 29 February to 17 March 2024 at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens’ Bicentennial Conservatory.
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