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Making a big show of it

Bryce LuffFremantle Gazette

Included among the artists participating in the Show Off 11 exhibition, open exclusively to Cockburn residents, is Hamilton Hill's Gina Greer and Larry Mitchell " one of Australia's premier landscape painters " Coogee's Sandy Gaskett and North Coogee's Yuri Tsvetnenko.

The exhibition, which will run at the Memorial Hall from May 2, will feature a mix of paintings, sculptures, glass works and ceramics in traditional and contemporary styles.

Cassandra Cooper, exhibition curator and the Cityof Cockburn's art and culture coordinator, said the hall would be packed to its absolute capacity.

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"Cockburn has been quietly going about its business of growing our art community for a number of years," she said.

"We are fortunate to have a number of high profile artists who have chosen to make Cockburn their home.

"We have new and exciting developments that have included some really interesting public art works with more planned for the future."

Ms Cooper said local government reform was meant to make 2015 the exhibition's farewell year.

But with that off the cards, the event is set to grow.

"Now it is a part of new and exciting plans and developments within the City with a strong focus on talking to our arts community about what we do, what we can do going forward and how they can help shape that," Ms Cooper said.

Ms Gaskett will be taking part in Show Off for the ninth time.

"Back in my first year there wasn't as much art and they held it in the Civic Centre (Seniors Centre in Spearwood)," she said.

"Now it's so popular you can barely pack all the pieces in."

Ms Greer said it was great to have the work of locals put up in lights.

"It's a really good opportunity and is good for Cockburn," she said.

"Art in the area is growing.

"You see it around the streets, the City's street art is fantastic."