Arts News

Indigenous Football Jumpers

As part of Reconciliation Week, we are delighted to share and celebrate the story of our new St Joseph’s College football jumpers with our school and wider community.

The jumpers were designed by Year 10 student Isla, who is a proud Barapa Barapa / Yorta Yorta young woman, and an exceptionally talented artist.

Isla designed and created the mural on the Delany building (pictured) when she was in Year 9, and was an obvious choice to design the jumpers.

The jumpers are proudly worn by both our boys and girls football teams and highlight our school’s commitment to reconciliation.

Isla’s design was created with pride and respect for Indigenous traditions and embodies the spirit of unity and celebration in art and sport.

This will be the first in an ongoing initiative to commission Indigenous student designs.

The photograph is of artist Isla (centre), St Joseph’s College football team captains Solly (left) and Abbey (right) in front of the mural that Isla painted in 2023.