Local school children and Indigenous artist Sara Riches have played important roles in a grand scale art project near Kambalda, in Western Australia.

Seven wind turbines being built at St Ives gold mine will feature artworks. One designed by Ms Riches, and the other six featuring designs inspired by the work of 200 students in the Mid West and Goldfields, engaged by Gold Fields thorugh a series of workshops as part of the creative process.

The art will feature on the cells of each turbine, standing about 130 metres high once installed.

Ms Riches told National Indigenous Times she "grew up in Norseman, Esperance and Kalgoorlie and as a Ngadju, Wangkatja and Esperance Nyungar woman have strong links back to the region".

"The brief from Gold Fields and FORM was to create a design celebrating the power of wind energy along the turbine transportation route, from Geraldton to Kambalda," she said.

"The initiative offered an opportunity to deepen local community engagement and celebrate the connection between the unique local environment, renewable energy and Traditional Owners.

"I wanted to make sure my art reflected stories of local Ngadju people, which have been passed from generation to generation."

Ms Riches said her piece reflects strong symbolism of the significance wind has on fauna, plants, people and country in the Kambalda region and of Ngadju people.

"I've tried to tell the story of how wind energy is relied upon for many of nature's cycles, just as Gold Fields will rely on it to harness energy to power St Ives," she said.

"Gold Fields' approach is meaningful – they've engaged more than 200 students across the Mid West and Goldfields as well as me participating in this creative process.

"My contribution as a person with Ngadju heritage will live on in the Kambalda community and on Ngadju country, powering St Ives into the future."

The artist said she is proud she will be able to show her kids and future generations how she interpreted the importance of wind through her own storytelling as part of the project.

Gold Fields VP External Affairs (Australia) Claire Walker told National Indigenous Times the St Ives renewable project, involves a nearly $300 million investment in at the mine site near Kambalda.

"It will have a 42 megawatt wind farm, which will have seven turbines, as well as a 35 megawatt solar farm, which is about 660,000 panels, and then all the associated infrastructure to support that, and that will supply more than 70 per cent of the mine's energy needs and reduce the emissions at site by 50 per cent," she said.

"We've got a really ambitious target that we set back in 2021… a global decarbonisation strategy, the target there is a 30 per cennt reduction in global emissions by 2030. That's the purpose of the renewables project and why it's important for our business globally, and the community."

Ms Walker said the company "really wanted something that fostered a sense of pride and connection to Gold Field's purpose… which is to create enduring value beyond mining".

"The schools were chosen because they will have a connection to the project at some stage, be it through the transportation of the turbines coming in from Geraldton port, or through to being able to see them when they're in situ near Kambalda," she said.

"Sara (Riches) was chosen to participate because of her, depth of experience, she had a really strong artistic vision, as well as the links back to the region and her heritage, which just made her an ideal candidate.

"She's got this exceptional flexibility in her artwork that allows this seamless adaption across various sizes and mediums for us. Not only will it be displayed in perpetuity on these turbines, but we're looking at other ways to really celebrate it and connect it to what we do as a company.

"I feel like it's a really beautiful reflection of our commitment to championing and celebrating, Aboriginal lands and culture and heritage, and I think that really comes through in the art."