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Urban Spaces Exhibition
A long awaited opening of an art exhibition organised by the Polish Art Foundation finally took place
on the 24th of August 2012 at ‘Steps Gallery’ in Carlton.
The exhibition’s theme - ‘Urban Spaces’ became a challenging subject for participating artists and was interpreted broadly as a concept. Some 26 artists who exhibited represented not only various art techniques and approaches towards the theme, but also different generations and backgrounds.
The topic ‘Urban Spaces’ is a very vast concept, both in its physical as well as its intellectual interpretation. For many it was a starting point for expressing their personal experiences and dreams, as well as a political voice in a global cultural discourse about reality and future of the western urban world.
The exhibition was received with great interest. Almost 150 art admirers and advocates visited us on Opening Night. They were welcomed by our newly elected President, Ms Anna Maciejewska. Ania introduced invited guests, representatives of Polish organisations including our Honorary Consul General, Dr Luk- Kozika, the author of the foreword in our exhibitions catalogue Mr Damien Smith as well as the guest of honour, Mr Marcello D’Amico, Board Member from our partner organisation Multicultural Arts Victoria.
All the speeches were accompanied by drinks and nibbles and all in all a delightful evening was had by all. The artworks aroused hot debates, inspired visitors, sometimes startling with their original approach to the subject. The artists had a chance to talk about their work, introduce themselves to the audience, and get to know each other.
We hope that future exhibitions organised by PAF will be met with equal interest and will become a regular item in the cultural calendar of Melbourne.
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7th International Drawing Biennale - Now Calling for Entries
The Polish Art Foundation Incorporated will proudly host the 7th International Drawing Biennale in 2013.
The International Drawing Biennale in memory of Tomasz Ostrowski calls for entries from all artists and students of art schools without any exception. Any drawing created in the last two years, regardless of the technique used by the artist can be presented at the biennale, provided it has not been shown at any former competition and remains at the time, the artist’s property. For the purpose of outlining the scope of this competition, drawing is defined here as any artistic expression presented in pencil, crayon, conte, charcoal, pen or brush, on paper or any other material similar in characteristics to paper. Read more...
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