Country Arts SA recognises that we are living and creating on First Nations Lands and we are committed to working together to honour their living cultures.
Jetty Memories Opens
The people of Streaky Bay flocked to the official opening of the Jetty Memories exhibition on Friday 18 October. Visitors were enthralled with the 57 pieces of artwork and memorabilia and the wall projected and iPad digital footage.
The exhibition was the opening event for a weekend of celebrations for the District Council of Streaky Bay’s 125th Anniversary. Mr. Robert Stephens, Mayor, District Council of Streaky Bay, Rae Brewster, community guest and Zita Chester aka special guest, Her Royal Majesty the Queen of England, attended as official speakers at the event. Each told tales of local government history and jetty musings which depicted the unique fabric of the community over the past 125 years.
On Saturday 19 October community came out on the foreshore for a day of fun activities such as jumping castles, a merry go round, a bucking bull, a Velcro wall and sumo suits. Community groups assisted to provide old style games, live music, food and refreshments.
More than 170 chose to take a trip down memory lane and stroll through the exhibition.
Local artists and community members contributed artworks and memorabilia for the collection which enthralled all who viewed it. Many yarns were told and a few mysteries were solved along the way.
Young Ryan Trezona was a clear winner of $300 in the Peoples Choice vote with his intricate and carefully constructed Streaky Bay Jetty, 125th collage. Ryan hunted high and low in a shed to find his dads very first boogie board before mounting old photos of community and the jetty, some crafty wording and a set of small shark jaws.
The District Council of Streaky Bay acknowledges the support and in-kind assistance of Jayne Holland, Country Arts SA; Emma Lee Pedlar, Producer, ABC Open, Port Lincoln and; the Streaky Bay National Trust Museum, who assisted Angela Faulkner, Tourism and Community Development Officer in the planning and implementation of the Jetty Memories art exhibition.
The exhibition will be displayed at the:
Streaky Bay Visitor Information Centre Gallery
Monday October 28 – Wednesday November 27
Monday to Friday
9am – 12:30pm & 1:30pm – 5pm
For more information on the Streaky Bay Visitor Information Centre Gallery contact:
Jayne Holland, Arts Officer, Western Eyre, Country Arts SA / District Council of Streaky Bay / District Council of Ceduna, t: (08) 8626 1049, m: 0427 601 156 or at [email protected]
For all other enquiries contact:
Council’s, Angela Faulkner, Tourism and Community Development Officer, District Council of Streaky Bay on 8626 7033 or [email protected]
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