Hampton Primary School’s RAP team had the opportunity to commission an art piece which will be used for a sports uniform design. We were really excited to collaborate with Indigenous artist, proud Kirrae and Peek Whurrong woman and past student of Hampton Primary, Bayley Mifsud. Bayley works under the name Merindah Gunya, a name given to her by her Elders.
Artist statement: This artwork represents Hampton Primary School and the strong community it has built over the past 100+ years.
There are multiple meeting places with people around them, symbolic of schools’ different classrooms where the students go to learn.
There are animal tracks throughout which represent the connection to the beautiful Bunurong country that the school is on. There is water also because being seaside is a strong part of the stories of the Bunurong people and their Elders.
Hampton Primary School acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land that they are on and this artwork is a representation of their commitment to reconciliation with Australia’s First Peoples.