By Jena Carr
A two-part exhibition featuring art installations and a short film festival will shine a light on the stories and cultures of Greater Geelong students.
Northern Bay College’s Goldsworthy Campus will hold its Stories Without Borders exhibition, created by senior students from culturally diverse backgrounds, on June 13.
Education support Brandon Dellow said the exhibition would occur at an important time, a week before Refugee Week from June 16 to 22.
“There’s been a number of students involved, not just from this Goldsworthy senior campus, but also from the junior campuses,” he said.
“They wanted to shine a bit of a spotlight on the Corio and Norlane area because this is now their new home, where they’re considered to belong.
“There are experiences that are reflected, there are good and bad memories, but for the students, it’s having a voice to share their experiences in the hope to educate others.”
Mr Dellow said the exhibition encouraged “deeper thinking into the meanings of the installations”, including the ‘Lost Hope’.
“There’s 89 origami boats hanging from the ceiling at eye level, and so the students wanted to do something about asylum seekers and the journey,” he said.
“We wanted to pay a bit of homage to the 2010 Christmas Island asylum seeker boat crash, and the 89 boats represent the 89 people that were on board.
“Alongside the art exhibition, we’re doing a short film festival and there’s nine short films that were directed by students that cover areas relating to identity, memories and life in Australia.”
The free exhibition will be held at the school’s 3-25 Goldsworthy Road location in Corio, with the art gallery opening at 3.30pm and the film festival beginning at 3.50pm.
