QACI students help showcase beautiful city spaces
Brisbane students have helped to imagine the streets of the future as Green the Street returned to the Ekka this week.
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An innovative art space at the Ekka has been turning heads the past week showcasing beautiful, healthy ways to make cities greener.
As part of the hugely successful Green the Street Ekka project, Queensland Academies Creative Industries (QACI) students were invited to contribute to a 70 metre interactive activation” which aims to “reimagine a public space”.
The QACI students, based at Kelvin Grove, eco-dyed old cotton fabrics sourced from op shops and donations to create a large banner which forms the entry way to the exhibition.
The project brings together more than 40 businesses, sustainable organisations and volunteers to reimagine the streets of the future.
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Year 11 student Indigo Stuart said the goal had been to create “something sustainable and creative”.
She said over one hour per week for three weeks, students sourced donated preloved white fabrics for the eco-dying process.
Using rusted objects to create a yellow tint, Indigo said students experimented with a variety of natural dried leaves” such as gum and eucalyptus leaves, to create different purple and great colours in the fabric”.
“This project has provided me with a great opportunity to learn and develop new creative skills as an emerging artist,” she said.
“I was also exposed to new ideas about sustainability, and feel I have developed a greater awareness of the importance of sustainability, and how our actions and choices as humans impact the planet and environment.”
For James Cartwright (Year 10) the opportunity to bring attention to the issue of global warming inspired his choices for the art work.
“As the issue of global warming becomes more and more evident in society, we generally find ourselves asking the question, “Well, what can I do?”, and throughout my involvement in the Green the Street project I have explored many ways to answer this question,” James said.
“I was so thrilled to be given the opportunity to work on with this group and combine my passion for the environment and my love of art in a brand-new way.”
“The end result was a beautiful banner, covered in unique patterns and tones all from natural and recycled materials!”
He said the experience was “so rewarding, and I have learnt so much from it. I hope I get the opportunity to work with Green the Street again soon!”
History
Green the Street came out of a desire to see better streets in our city. It began as an activation of over 30 organisations at EKKA 2018, showcasing a number of ways that we can Green the Street, from creating lush urban rainforests, to urban agriculture verges to biophilic and biomimetic art streets and street parks - with electric bicycles and everything in between. Since then we have helped community members green their streets through verge planting parties and street festivals.
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