Cobram Secondary College Year 9 and 10 art class students with Arts for All president June Wood (left), Lukas Kasper (centre), CSC art teacher Marie Sattler and representatives of Apex Cobram Barooga.
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Owen Sinclair
Two larger-than-life murals have been unveiled at Cobram Primary School and Cobram Secondary College.
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Spearheaded by community group Arts for All, the project was a collaboration with visiting artist Lukas Kasper.
Arts for All secretary Christie Molinaro, president June Wood, Year 6 students Akirah and Lexus, Apex Cobram Barooga members Matt Triffitt and Luke Miller and artist Lukas Kasper (front) at Cobram Primary School.
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Owen Sinclair
Arts for All president June Wood said the group had always wished to create murals across Cobram.
“We had the opportunity, and Lukas’ name came up in conversation. We reached out, and he was more than happy to come to our little town,” she said.
Both murals were created with a combination of acrylic and spray paints.
While the mural at Cobram Primary School is set against a wood panel, a fortuitous opportunity arose when a wall at Cobram Secondary College became available.
Artist Lukas Kasper puts the finishing touches to the mural at Cobram Primary School.
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Owen Sinclair
At Cobram Secondary College, the second of Kasper’s murals is painted on the surface of the brick wall that faces the school grounds.
The murals’ unveiling came just days before a workshop led by Mr Kasper inspired young people on Saturday, November 16.
“We thought the workshops would be great for the kids to be a part of,” Mrs Wood said.
Mr Kasper with the completed mural at Cobram Primary School.
Photo by
Owen Sinclair
While Mr Kasper completed the mural at Cobram Primary School independently, he worked alongside students on the mural at the college.
Mr Kasper said he enjoyed working with the students while there.
“It was awesome to be able to inspire them and show that maybe an art practice is viable,” he said.
“With the design stages, they gave me a general mood board of what they wanted, then I created some visuals to blow them up to fit the wall. And they even helped to physically paint it in.
“The students here were great, very keen, and I’ve had them ask me a lot of questions about how I got in to what I’m doing and taking the time to ... have a genuine interest [in the project].”
The project was spearheaded by Arts for All with support from Cobram Barooga Apex Club. Cobram Secondary College provided support for the mural on its grounds.
Apex Club member Scott ‘Scooter’ Gleeson said the group was happy to support the project.
“It’s bettering our town, and gives our youth something to do. [They] can go around town and say, ‘We were involved in that’,” he said.
Find out more about Kasper’s work by visiting his website at lukaskasper.com
Stay up to date with the latest from Arts for All through the group’s Facebook page at tinyurl.com/wtcc3bfz
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