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30 November
Melton Council powering young artists
A new street art project delving into four young artists’ reflections on the theme of community power has launched in Rockbank.
Melton City Council, in partnership with Powercor and Woodlea, helped propel the Community Power Street Art project which challenged Melbourne artists to create art pieces for Powercor substation boxes across the Woodlea property development.
Four artists, Kenz Kritpan, Elizabeth Hooker, Blake Poole and Frosk submitted winning designs for the project.
Kritpan said he was excited by the opportunity to experiment with the idea of ‘community power’, and benefitted from mentoring facilitated by project managers Urban Smart Projects.
“With the support of this project, I've created an artwork representing the bond between people and nature, as this plays an important role in building strong communities,” Kritpan said.
“This has been a great opportunity to develop a concept for a new environment and I hope my artwork is something that brightens the days of residents in the area.”
City of Melton Mayor, Cr Bob Turner, was encouraged by the quality of the work from young artists.
“This is a fantastic initiative that provides a platform for artists to showcase their talents and creates vibrant and interesting spaces for locals to enjoy,” Cr Turner said.
“This initiative is a great example of what can be achieved when we focus on developing the City of Melton to be an attractive place to live, while building strong engagement in arts and culture.”
Woodlea community development manager, Chris Bracher, said Woodlea prided itself on providing ongoing opportunity for positive, grass-roots expression across all their community developments.
“It is a pleasure to support the creativity budding and established artists using Woodlea Estate as their canvas,” Mr Bracher said.
Powercor head of network compliance Matt Thorpe said Powercor was pleased to have supported the project.
“It’s great to seeing this infrastructure become a canvas for talented artists,” Mr Thorpe said.
“Transforming these substation boxes into a vibrant artwork will add to the liveability of this community space.”
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Melton City Council media enquiries (not for publication): Therese Allaoui – Media and Communications Adviser on (03) 9747 7132.
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