Indigenous art for submarine training centre
Navy’s Training Authority – Submarines (TA-SM) has unveiled a new artwork at the Submarine Training and Systems Centre (STSC) at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia.
CAPTION: Lieutenant Steven Taylor holds his artwork designed for the Submarine Training and Systems Centre at HMAS Stirling. Story by Chief Petty Officer Maryanne Rowbottom. Photo supplied.
The artwork was produced for NAIDOC Week by Lieutenant Steven Taylor and his sister Taylah in consultation with local Elders and the HMAS Stirling Regional Indigenous Development Coordinator Chief Petty Officer Erol Williams, with the contribution of the TA-SM community.
The artwork recognised the NAIDOC Week 50th anniversary theme ‘The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy’. Lieutenant Taylor said it aimed to tell the story and legacy of the TA-SM community.
“The background in the painting showcases the priority we place on the next generation of sailors and officers and the important support being delivered to produce proficient and assured personnel,” Lieutenant Taylor said.
“I hope this piece can leave a legacy within the TA-SM community, not only serving as artwork for the building, but as a reminder of the events, actions and people that contribute to the great work being accomplished.”
The painting features the STSC at the heart of Stirling, with converging paths that support the silent service. In it are many meeting places built on knowledge, respect and purpose, along with sections that symbolise the influential personnel that make up the workplace.
Trainees are shown full of energy and actively learning, with staff members pictured by the flowing lines that connect and bridge the training.
Command is represented by the large inner circles that work as an anchor to guide and support future leaders.
Contractors, who bring external knowledge and skills, are also depicted by the dotted paths leading to the outside.
“The emphasis in this painting has been put on the meeting places where collaboration and learning is facilitated as well as the journeys that we each undertake in our careers and as lifelong learners,” Lieutenant Taylor said.
An area around the perimeter of the painting is to include finger or thumb prints from those posted to the school.
The artwork is being framed for display in the TA-SM foyer.
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