There are only a few days left to enjoy the best art in the area, before the Show your Westside exhibition closes on August 30.
Ardeer resident Elzette Bester has proudly displayed her piece, ‘Home time’, which she said displays a moment in time where she would go home after playing in the park in Matthews Reserve.
She is a local artist, currently working on a book with local author Hazel Lekkas about growing up in Sunshine.
Elzette moved from South Africa to Australia in 2002, and came into the Brimbank area in 2010.
Her piece includes the birds ‘going home’ as well as the sun sets over the park and the Sunshine Silos.
“The area was the one constant for me when I was living in a couple of different houses,” she said.
“We’d go there, meet friends, and just go for a walk, it’s a big beautiful area and you sort of feel like you’re in country Victoria.
“Over the years it’s been my spot to go and just look at the sunset, and it reminded me of the sun coming up in South Africa.”
The exhibition was organised by artist Sally Walshe also known as Lady Mohawk, who said the lack of a community art space sparked the idea for the exhibition.
“I returned this year to run the exhibition because the community has repeatedly asked me to due to the success of last year,” she said.
The exhibition will be open until Friday, August 30, and is held at 138 Nicholson Street in Footscray.
Gerald Lynch
