Nine participants kicked off a six-week bridge painting course underneath the LH Ford Bridge this week, painting contemporary and tradition Aboriginal murals.
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Aboriginal artist Lewis Burns is running the course which involves participants from TAFE and probation and parole.
Each Wednesday the nine male art students will meet for five hours to take part in painting and skill-building exercises that aim to help them with future work.
Mr Burns said he is so far impressed with the level of enthusiasm within the group.
“The course is aimed at building the participants’ skills that they can then take away from the course and possibly make a living off,” Mr Burns said.
“Everyone is really quite enthusiastic and keen,” he said.
The project carries on from similar courses held in previous years and Mr Burns said over the next five weeks he hoped to complete paintings on two pylons that haven’t been started, finish four that haven’t been completed in the past, and re-do two needing a touch up.
“Some of the parole participants who have to be there often aren’t that into painting or art, but towards the end of the course they’re enjoying it,” he said.
“It’s hard to say just how much of the project we will complete, but I hope to have it all done by the end of the next five weeks.”
