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New funding for Australian touring exhibitions
The Minister for the Arts and Sport, Senator Rod Kemp, today announced funding of more than $700 000 to support the development and touring of art and cultural exhibitions, under the latest round of the Australian Government’s Visions of Australia program.
The exhibitions to be developed or toured with Vision of Australia support showcase diverse areas of Australian life, with contributions from Indigenous and textile artists, print makers and early Muslim settlers in Central Australia.
Senator Kemp said the Visions of Australia program was continuing to have “a positive impact on the way Australians participated in the nation’s cultural life”.
“Through Visions of Australia more and more Australians are able to access and enjoy the nation’s unique cultural collections,” Senator Kemp said.
“The exhibitions Visions supports are also creating valuable educational opportunities, through the catalogues and public events that accompany the exhibitions.”
Visions of Australia has taken exhibitions to more than 2500 regional venues since the program began.
Round 27 will tour to 43 venues across all states and territories: Bunbury (WA), Alice Springs (NT), Broken Hill (NSW), Sale (VIC), Launceston (TAS) and Tewantin (QLD) among them.
This round supports the development and touring of exhibitions featuring social history, art and craft, and new media. The program will support 11 touring exhibitions including:
- Experimenta Playground is a work being developed for tour by Experimenta Media Arts Inc. It features interactive and screen-based works that engage audiences in acts of play. The exhibition features the work of 20 of Australia’s leading new media artists.
- Muslim Explorers and Pioneers in Central Australia is being toured by the South Australian Museum. The exhibition explores the contribution of cameleers from western Asia to the exploration and settlement of Australia’s arid interior and presents many artefacts.
- Yalangbara: Art of the Djang'kawu will showcase iconic Indigenous artworks produced by the Marika family over several generations. The exhibition was developed in partnership with the Rirratjingu clan of north-east Arnhem Land and is being toured by the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory.
The Visions of Australia program assists archives, galleries, libraries, museums and community organisations to develop and tour exhibitions nationally. Visit www.dcita.gov.au/visions for full details of the latest funding recipients and further program information.
MELBOURNE
21 December 2006
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