Gallery manager Nicci Bedson has mixed a recipe of 15 artists hailing from the Illawarra and Sydney and culinary delights from local not-for-profit Hidden Harvest for “The Art of Food Waste” which runs until November 17.

“Even if we can just have a small effect on the way people think about food waste that will be a great achievement,” said Ms Bedson, who’s also exhibiting her own clay sculptures in the show.

“We really hope the visual aspect of the show leaves a really strong impression on people and they go away and they talk about the ideas that have been brought up and even start to investigate for themselves how they can reduce food waste.”

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Food and live performances will accompany the opening night on Thursday, with the show consisting of a variety of mediums including interactive digital art, collage, drawing, performance and textiles.

While artist talks and a Hidden Harvest skills workshop will be on Saturday November 11 from 2pm.

Founder of Hidden Harvest Berbel Franse said she hoped the exhibition would inspire people to take action.

The organisation is becoming more prevalent spreading their message at events, such as serving free toast with tomato chutney at the Yours & Owls music festival in October.

Bread that would have otherwise gone to waste was “rescued” from bakeries, while it was a similar situation for the over-ripe fruit and vegetables used in the chutneys.

* Source: www.foodwise.com.au 

‘The Art of Food Waste’, Moving Mountains Gallery, 1 Globe Lane in Wollongong running until 17 (opening night Thursday November 9).