The Two Way Project, public art mural produced with Ngunnawal and Ngambri artists Dr Matilda House, Daniel Williams, Soni Rogers, Carl Brown, Tina Brown, Adrian Brown. 7 June 2018

Researchers from ANU are partnering with Canberra's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to develop a series of community art projects across the region. The first public artwork from the Two Way Project was revealed this week with two large murals painted by Indigenous artists on a wall in Canberra. Project leader Dr Kirrily Jordan said the project aims to bring to light issues of concern to local Indigenous people and build public awareness around relevant policy issues. There is a lot of power in public art, you don't have to go to a gallery, its right there in the street," Dr Jordan said. "We are facilitating traditional owners in Canberra and Queanbeyan to tell their stories in new ways, in a visual format that will be open to the public.