The Mundaring Arts Centre has a long established relationship with local schools, artists and community groups. MAC offers Annual Arts projects and assists in the development of new projects as part of our arts consultancy and public art projects.

MUNDARING ENVIRONMENTAL ART AWARDS 2010

Thank you to the 12 local primary schools who took part in this year’s Mundaring Environmental Art Award.

This annual project provides an opportunity for ‘Hills’ primary school children to engage with local and global environmental issues and promote the positive and proactive role that our youth can take to nurture and protect the earth.

Students are encouraged to research the nominated environmental topic and depict their ideas for positive change on A4 paper. Once submitted these A4 artworks are then displayed in an exhibition at the Mundaring Arts Centre, with the winning entries translated onto large banners to be displayed in the town centre.

Students investigated the theme of climate change and renewable energy, with the older students encouraged to take this research further to create their own vision for a future Solar City.

Over 700 entries were displayed at the Mundaring Arts Centre from 2 -26 July. Many parents, friends, family and visitors enjoyed the feats of creative investigations of renewable energy and protecting our environment and placed their vote for the People’s Choice Award.

The People’s Choice Award Winners were Milly Coates Darlington Primary Year 2 and Olivia Smith Gidgegannup Primary Year 6.

This annual project is a partnership between local schools, the Mundaring Shire’s Environmental Advisory Committee and the Mundaring Arts Centre inviting students to look at topical environmental issues and how we can positively change our behaviour. 15 winning designs are selected from the exhibition to be translated into large banners for the town centre Rose Garden.

We are pleased to announce the winners for this year’s Mundaring Environmental Art Awards.

Lower Primary School Winners

• Isaac Mitchener Chidlow Primary Year 1
• Anika Kirkham Mount Helena Primary Year 1
• Milly Coates Darlington Primary Year 2
• Poppy Ben-Ary Darlington Primary Year 2
• Dakota Winter Gidgegannup Primary Year 2
• Jessie Moller Mount Helena Primary Year 3
• Ellie Brown Sawyers Valley Primary Yr 4

Upper Primary Winners

• Ciaran Keane Mount Helena Primary Year 5
• Samuel Orme Mount Helena Primary Year 5
• Rachel Lamb St Anthony’s Greenmount Yr 6
• Olivia Smith Gidgegannup Primary Year 6
• Kelly Tip Glen Forrest Primary Year 7
• Sasha Starcevich Gidgegannup Primary Year 7
• Jordan Allen-Barr Gidgegannup Primary Year 7
• Jack Colliver Gidgegannup Primary Year 7

Lower Primary Highly Commended

• Talitha Huston Hills Home Learners Year 1
• Lauren James Chidlow Primary Year 1
• Eva Parrella Chidlow Primary Year 1
• Emmie Michon Chidlow Primary Year 2
• Casper Madlener Gidgegannup Primary Year 2
• Luke Osborne Treetops Montessori Year 3
• Juanita Hardwick Chidlow Primary Year 4
• Isaac Skews Chidlow Primary Year 4

Upper Primary Highly Commended

• Jarred Goddard Mount Helena Primary Year 5
• Caleigh Rhee Mt Helena Primary Year 5
• Anthea Elsner Mt Helena Primary Year 6
• Cassandra Hardwick Chidlow Primary Year 6
• Michael Dennis Mundaring Primary Year 6
• Caitlin Revell Gidgegannup Primary Year 6
• Tess Sabatino Gidgegannup Primary Year 6
• Nicholas McKenzie Mount Helena Primary Yr 6
• James Lee Young Glen Forrest Primary Year 6/7
• Rhys Smith Glen Forrest Primary Year 6/7
• Megan Bartlet Mount Helena Primary Year 7
• Ashley Daniels Gidgegannup Primary Year 7
• Logan Hellmrich Mount Helena Primary Year 7
• Chole Hughes Gidgegannup Primary Year 7
• Harry Needs Gidgegannup Primary Year 7

Mundaring Arts Centre
Trek the Trail Sculpture Award

Trek the Trail Sunday
19 September 2010

Trek the Trail is an annual event, each year highlighting a different section of the Railway Reserves Heritage Trail in the Mundaring Shire. In 2010 the selected section of trail is approximately 8.4kms in length, commencing in Parkerville and winding through the scenic John Forrest National Park to finish in Swan View.

Artwork installations and historical displays along the trail encourage participants to celebrate the environment, our heritage and future aspirations, whilst taking in the breathtaking scenery and enjoying a beautiful walk along the former railway line.

The event annually attracts between 2000 and 4000 participants who enjoy free interactive art activities, music, the hills environment and sculptural installations around the set theme.

The Mundaring Arts Centre invites artists to create sculptural works based on the theme ‘From Track to Trail’. Artists may also choose to incorporate topics which surround this historic section of trail.

Artwork could include references to:

Significant sites: Indigenous sites, significant satellite communities, historical figures, and/or heritage buildings and sites, past railway stations, orchards, farms or relationships to flora and fauna.

The community: Artists may choose to tell a community story, illustrate past memories, portray the significance of the sites along the trail, celebrate visionaries or express hopes for the future. The section of trail highlighted by this event has had many uses over the years, originally utilised by native fauna and the Indigenous people of the area, it was cleared for the installation of the rail system in the late 1800’s. The rail system was later dismantled and the track reverted to a natural trail for recreational purposes.

Artists are invited to collect entry forms and details from the Mundaring Arts Centre and create artworks for the sculpture trail. It is recommended that you walk the trail and explore the possibilities of site-specific works, (allow approximately 2.5 hours to walk one way).

Three non – acquisitive cash prizes will be awarded

1ST PRIZE: $500
2ND PRIZE: $300
3RD PRIZE: $200

Important dates 2010

28 August : Entry forms due
17 September : Small works to be delivered to MAC
19 September : Large works installed before the walk and then collected after the event.

For more information about the sculpture trail or if you would like to perform or conduct an interactive art activity contact Jenny at the Mundaring Arts Centre.

Click here to download your entry form and conditions.

For more information about Trek the Trail visit www.trekthetrail.com.au

The Second Wave Restoration Project

Local artist and sculptor Denise Brown has recently completed a thorough restoration of Alan Clarke’s sculpture, The Second Wave with the financial support of the Shire of Mundaring.

The Second Wave built on the site of the former Mundaring Train Station platform, is admired by the thousands of visitors to Mundaring each year as a “Gateway” to the Railway Reserves Heritage Trail in the Mundaring Community Sculpture Park. This iconic sculpture has been utilised as a launching point for many community events since its original installation 20 years ago.

Over the years the wooden spires and kinetic mechanisms have deteriorated due to weather and vandalism. With the permission of Alan, the original sculptor and under the guidance of the Mundaring Arts Centre, Denise removed the historic spires, signals and damaged wooden sections. These parts were deconstructed and all salvageable parts retained.

Denise created resin moulds and recast the parts in high temperature casting resin with galvanised rod inserted for strength. The wooden sections on the wheel rims were completely replaced with interlocking laminated marine ply sections and coated with epoxy resin to seal the pieces to resist any further weather damage.

The new jarrah uprights and restored sections were installed by Chris Thomas under the guidance of Denise and now the newly restored sculpture can herald the entrance to trail and the amphitheatre for many more years to come.