The Brotherhood of St Laurence will host a special exhibition in Epping this month, as part of the Emerge in the North Festival.
The Emerge in the North Art and Craft exhibition, will run until Sunday, July 1, and will feature work from established and emerging artists from migrant backgrounds.
The Brotherhood’s multicultural communities team senior manager, Hutch Hussein, said the exhibition aimed to showcase the talents of multicultural communities.
“As people of refugee and migrant backgrounds express themselves through art, the broader community can get an insight into and experience another aspect of the rich diversity of our community,” Ms Hussein said.
The exhibition’s curator Bushra Hasan said that more than 40 artists had submitted work to the exhibition, which was first held last year.
“We want to foster a feeling of inclusion and acceptance through art,” Ms Hasan said.
“After our first successful exhibition last year we know there is so much talent in the migrant community in Melbourne’s north.
“The artists all had beautiful and touching stories to tell, there were paintings and craft-work reflecting many different cultures and traditions.”
The Epping Community Services Hub is located at 713 High Street, Epping.
