A look at the bright side as Traveller art expo paints the positive

THE painting on the wall is stylised and well executed and depicts suppertime at a traditional Traveller encampment. Next to it roars a space shuttle as it blasts into fiery orbit while, nearby, the rapper 50 Cent looks sassy.

There are also dozens of sculptures, ceramics, photographs, installations and multi-media. The works are as varied as the artists who created them and the only thing they have in common is that they were all made by members of the Travelling community.

From all over the country Travellers from seven to 70 have, for the past few months, been painting, drawing, photographing and lending artistic substance to their daily lives.