Published: 17 December 2021
An Aboriginal welcome art installation has been unveiled today at the newly refurbished Mandurah Visitor Centre.
Created by local Aboriginal artists Peta and Corey Ugle, Tourism WA supports Aboriginal art welcomes in visitor centres as part of a range of cultural programs being delivered under the Jina: Western Australian Aboriginal Tourism Action Plan 2021-2025 (Jina plan).
The visitor centre, together with the WA Indigenous Tourism Operators Council (WAITOC), invited Bindjareb Boodja artists to submit artwork that reflected Mandurah and stories connected to the area.
The winning artwork features a welcome design on the main wall of the visitor centre. It showcases the stunning waterways and abundant flora and fauna that characterise the Mandurah region.
Tourism WA Managing Director Carolyn Turnbull said the new artwork was a fitting acknowledgement of the region’s natural assets and local wildlife as well as a glimpse into its history.
“This stunning artwork adorning the whole of the back wall is a truly beautiful showcase of some of the local flora and fauna, and representation of the first nation’s people,” she said.
“Thanks to Peta and Corey for sharing their spectacular artwork with the world, which will be a wonderful welcome for visitors to the region who stop by the visitor centre, and thanks to WAITOC for coordinating the initiative.”
The artwork is WA’s second Aboriginal art welcome installation at a visitor centre, with the first launched at the WA Visitor Centre in Perth last year. Further installations are planned at visitor centres around the state over the coming years.
For more information about Aboriginal art, tours and experiences in WA, visit waitoc.com.