A nostalgic art exhibition opened at the South End Museum in Nelson Mandela Bay, featuring canvas paintings that recreate historical black-and-white images of the former South End neighborhood. The exhibition and sale, organized by local framing company Frame Art and artist/trustee Michael Barry, showcases works primarily by Vincent Olivier, based on a collection amassed by the late Frame Art founder Salie Wackie.
The exhibition serves as a vital act of historical preservation and community memory, highlighting the area's rich, diverse culture before the forced removals enacted under South Africa's apartheid-era Group Areas Act. It honors both Wackie's vision and the community displaced by these policies, with a portion of proceeds supporting the nonprofit museum's mission to remember this painful history.