Footscray Community Arts and Plenary Health have partnered to present Faces of Footscray, a community arts project featuring eight large-scale portraits of hospital staff, volunteers and community members.
The photographic portrait series is located on the hoarding of the New Footscray Hospital site at Geelong Road and features the work of director and producer Mika Tran and photographer Thuy Vy.
To access the series go to
footscrayarts.com/event/faces-of-footscray
Portrait 7
Anthony (Ray) Pereira
Sri Lankan-born Ray is a musician and teacher with a long association with Footscray and was awarded an OAM for his service to the performing arts as a percussionist, performer and composer. Ray has recorded and performed with some of Australia’s biggest names.