Lyneham Primary student's art wins competition, gets painted on bus stop
Joy Puza, 9, won an ACT school art competition and her design now adorns an O'Connor bus shelter.
Reported by region.com.au
ShareWhy it matters
Young people's voices shape how we talk about culture and belonging. Public art reaches far more people than classroom walls.
In Australia. Canberra commuters see reconciliation values daily on public transport, and the project validates school programs that lift Indigenous and mainstream student voices.
Key facts
- Joy Puza, aged 9
- Student
- Kalara Gilbert
- Artist
- Brigalow Street, O'Connor
- Location
- Monday, 9 November
- Unveiling date
- The poster shows how communities can include and support everyone.
- Aboriginal artist Kalara Gilbert painted it on the Brigalow Street bus stop.
- Joy said the artwork shows that people can connect even with their differences.
- The artwork was unveiled with ACT Aboriginal Affairs Minister Suzanne Orr and five school friends.
- Gilbert kept Joy's original vision at the heart of the mural.
- Thousands of Canberra commuters will now see the message every day.
