THE experiences of Italian migrants in Mildura is at the forefront of a new contemporary exhibition at Mildura Arts Centre.

First generation Australian Filomena Coppola's five letters cinque lettere, is a body of work spanning the last decade.

"I noticed when I moved back to Mildura that a lot of my parents' generation were passing," she said.

"I began to look at cultural loss and what that mea...