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New mural celebrates the talent of young people in care and detention

OGCYPJuly 9, 2019
Some of the creators of the Office of the Guardian’s new foyer mural got to see it in place for the first time at a special party. Guardian Penny Wright complimented the young artists in care and in detention on their work and thanked artist Fran Callen and the many others in child protection and youth detention who helped bring the project to fruition over the last eight months.

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