By Molly Magennis
A new art installation featuring 14 sea flowers floating in the water at Williamstown will be opening on February 12.
‘Sea Flowers and Sea Stories’ invites residents to come down with a picnic or some fish and chips and take in the display that will be floating on the water’s edge between Stevedore Street and the Ferguson Street Pier.
Director of the project, Donna Jackson said the project was funded by the Hobsons Bay Make it Happen, Recovery and Reconnection grant.
“When I heard about the recovery grant, I thought it would be fantastic to celebrate some of the assets that we have in this area, and during lockdown, I noticed that lots of people were spending time walking by the sea or swimming in the sea, even in winter.” she said.
“It seemed that the sea was a real resource that lots of us were using to get through the COVID lockdown.”
Local Spotswood signwriter Tony Mead has been in charge of making the 14 flowers.
He said the project will be a great way to bring people together after such a difficult couple of years.
“I think it’s a really valuable thing especially to do coming out of COVID when people have been, I mean, especially during the end of last year, when people have been sort of locked down for so long.”
The art installation will run until February 20.
Details: artandindustryfestival.com.au/
