This project sits just outside Canberra and forms part of my broader mural work across the ACT region, including youth spaces, workshops, public art activations, and place-making projects. The brief was to create a bold, energetic mural for the Queanbeyan Youth Centre and skate park, bringing colour, movement, and character to a space used daily by young people. The artwork was designed to feel welcoming, expressive, and grounded in the community it represents.
Throughout the course of production, we hosted several workshops for local youth aged 11-25 years from Karabar High School, Queanbeyan High, St Gregory’s, and St Clares College introducing a broad range of skills from initial consultation to concept and design, planning and eventually the hands-on hard work of executing a large scale mural.
Over 200 litres of @duluxaus paint were used to transform over 500 square metres of tired skatepark into a giant artwork over a two week period. Giant slabs of bold colour form a massive image of a familiar and positive and fond childhood memory; $2.00 hot chips at the local skatepark. The design is not only a nod to local fauna, but also to local Queanbeyan international pro skater Jack Fardell @jackfardell.
A special thanks to our youth working group, the Step Up Sisters Aboriginal girls group and Clontarf Boys Academy from Karabar High School, Peter Watson and Cristina de Jongh, Community Development Officer from QPRC.
