Somerset Lifetimes 2020

Reconciliation ART DRIVES

THE YARNING CIRCLE Over a long weekend in May,

local indigenous and established artist, Ms Narelle Urquhart and her daughter Jessica, collaborated with four Art Committee students and facilitated by Mr Brad Walker to complete a reconciliation project in our Yarning Circle, under the new Aitkenhead Building. Marcus Ibsen, Nicholas Tan, Darcy Beynon and I painted and yarned with Narelle and Jessica. We loved being able to hear about Narelle’s journey from childhood to now and learn about the importance of reconciliation. This beautiful artwork about Indigenous and non-Indigenous people coming together further extends the amazing work many students have achieved on the College’s Barambah and Myall Creek trips. Narelle, an Indigenous engagement office at Bond University told the Gold Coast Bulletin in a feature for this year’s National Reconciliation Week the Yarning Circle (Tuesday 2 June, 2020) “This painting represents Indigenous and non-Indigenous people

Art Drives Reconciliation

Student Jacinta Mai with artist Narelle Urquhart. Photo Tertius Pickard

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