Walls That Talk

Restore Our Earth

The theme of the latest Walls That Talk exhibition is a combination of 'Earth Day' and 'Youth Week'.

Young creatives were invited to submit visual artworks around the theme of 'Restore Our Earth'. Participants were encouraged to tackle specific topics including, but not limited to,climate action, science and education, people and communities, conservation and restoration, plastic pollution.
The artworks showcase various mediums including painting, photography, sculpture and drawing. We asked each artist to describe their artwork. Read more about what our artists say

‘Walls That Talk’ is a Maitland City Council Place Activation initiative that displays images on the front wall of Maitland City Library for the whole community to enjoy and experience.

My photograph is of a small set of rapids located in the national park at Barrington Tops-Natalie, 15, from Bolwarra Heights 'Fading'
My artwork focuses on the destruction and reconstruction of earth - Lilah, 13, from Telarah
My artwork shows how the the world is divided because some people try really hard to do the right thing, and some people don't try at all- Darcie,12, from Aberglasslyn
Our hands speak louder than what we say, and our actions prove our intentions and strength. As our hands care for each other, they can also care for our environment- Hayley,22,Bolwarra Heights
I love birds and lorikeets have beautiful colours. I was inspired to draw some after seeing them in the paddock behind my house that might get houses built on it soon - Sean,12,Raworth
My artwork was created to try and make the viewers come to a realisation about what is happening to our planet. The ice cream is a metaphor for our earth melting away. I wanted to demonstrate that in the most realistic way I could- Chloe,15,East Maitland
I have drawn a picture of planet Earth wearing a face mask. Planet Earth is being suffocated in pollution caused by factories and pollution. We need to stop this pollution from killing our Earth!-Alyssa,12,Lorn
I want to show people that we only have one Earth. There is no plan B-We need to do the best we can to restore our planet-Jasmine Gaul,15,from Aberglasslyn
This artwork interprets how a young Aboriginal child feels about changes to our world. The glitter on her hands were a different way of seeing the soil, glitter indicating how special and beautiful and delicate, the earth can be-Tori, 15, East Maitland

 

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