Frankston’s South Side Festival 2023 will dazzle audiences with stunning visual arts and striking installations. Prominent Australian artist, writer and film maker Shaun Tan’s Rules of Summer exhibition features original paintings made for the picture book of the same title. Shaun is excited to participate in South Side Festival, adding: “I grew up in the northern suburbs of Perth, in a place which bears some resemblance geographically and culturally to the landscape of Frankston. “Many of my stories refer to suburban, coastal communities, where the most fascinating things happen not in faraway lands, but in everyday suburban backyards and kitchens.…
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A BOLD vision to transform Frankston’s Nepean Highway into an iconic and vibrant boulevard has been unveiled by Frankston City Council. Mayor Nathan Conroy said the transformation of Nepean Highway has been discussed for many years. “It’s time to get on with the job. Council is focused on delivering the best for residents and visitors with this visionary plan.” Council has developed a Draft Nepean Boulevard Vision to outline the aspiration for this city-shaping project. A Master Plan will guide the prioritisation and development of three sections of Nepean Boulevard covering 3.7kms from Mile Bridge through the Frankston Municipal Activity…
CITY of Kingston will join with five other councils to deter unsightly illegal graffiti by commissioning a series of vibrant street art murals on public spaces. The Urban Canvas Mural Festival will see 30 artists each create a large-scale mural on some of Melbourne’s most graffiti prone areas over 14 days. The participating councils, Bayside, Boroondara, Glen Eira, Kingston, Port Phillip and Stonnington, make up the Inner South Metro Mayors Forum (ISMMF). The Mural Festival, launching on 17 April at a dedicated Festival Hub at 254 Carlisle Street, Balaclava, includes an art exhibition, art workshops, a youth mentoring program and…
By Julian Cook MORNINGTON hasn’t heard many cheers louder than on Saturday when Right You Are was declared the 2023 Neds Mornington Cup (2400m) winner. The atmosphere was electric as Hezashocka and Right You Are paired off down the home straight with fans left on the edge of their seats in one of the closest photo finishes in recent memory. With the crowd left in limbo for several minutes while the judge deliberated, Right You Are’s co-trainer David Eustace, who watched the race from a friend’s wedding, was none the wiser as to the result. “I wasn’t sure actually,” Eustace…
ABOUT 20 artists and potters from Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula will be opening their studios to the public the Peninsula Studio Trail weekend, 29 to 30 April. The artists promote their work collectively and believe opening their studio doors makes it more accessible to the public. “The open studio weekends are a wonderful opportunity to meet talented local artists and visit their private working studios,” member artist Diane Williamson said. “Our diverse and gifted artists specialise in ceramics, painting (oils, watercolour and acrylic), textiles, printmaking, photography, sculpture. Some run classes or workshops and promote their work through exhibitions.” Williamson…