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Gold Fields is enlisting the help of nearly 200 students to create a series of artworks that will be permanently displayed on seven wind turbines being constructed as part of the St Ives Renewable Energy Project near Kambalda Western Australia.
Students from six schools across the Mid-West and Goldfields are participating in workshops led by creative and cultural organisation FORM Building a State of Creativity.
Artwork produced during the workshops will showcase the young artists' interpretations of wind as an energy source and what it means to their communities.
Final designs will be digitised, enlarged to more than 10m2 and applied to 130m tall wind turbines, which, once commissioned, will form part of Gold Fields' landmark A$296m St Ives Renewable Energy project.
Gold Fields Vice President External Affairs (Australia) Claire Walker said the program provides a special opportunity for students in regional WA to contribute to one of the State's largest renewable energy initiatives at an existing mine site.
"This is an incredible opportunity for students to discover and share their understanding of wind power and strengthen connections within their communities," she said.
"Digitised artworks inspired by students will be applied to the turbine cells ahead of their construction towards the end of 2025, after which they will become a permanent and prominent feature of our St Ives mine site."
A seventh artwork will be produced by an up-and-coming Ngadju artist engaged by FORM as part of the creative process in March.
The turbines will make the 1,000km journey by road from Geraldton Port to St Ives near Kambalda, passing through many regional towns along the way.
FORM CEO Tabitha McMullan said the creative workshops at each participating school would also foster collaboration, creativity and connection for the students involved.
"This has been a unique and fantastic opportunity to elevate and platform the voices and stories of young people living in regional Western Australia," Tabitha explained.
"All of this artwork will stand as a compelling visual representation of stories from communities in these regions, displayed on Gold Fields' renewable technology for years to come."
Schools involved in the program include Yalgoo Primary School, Laverton School, Leinster Community School, Kambalda West District High School, South Kalgoorlie Primary School, and Geraldton Senior High School.
The turbines are expected to arrive in Western Australia by August this year, before being transported from Geraldton Port to St Ives near Kambalda for construction and commissioning.
Once operational, the St Ives Renewable Energy project will produce 77MW of solar and wind energy, which will power 73% of the mine site and reduce its carbon emissions by about 50% by 2030
