Presentation Topic: Going places: international links

ABSTRACT:

1 Why exhibiting in Germany. Germany is an affluent, non English speaking country with little colonial involvement. Awareness of competition from other indigenous culture, the structure and availability of good venues, sponsorships from Australia and Germany.

2. Aim of exhibition. Introduction of aboriginal culture and art to the general public, personal contact between artists and visitors of the exhibition, projecting aboriginal culture to the local press and to an TV audience.

3. Structure of a selling exhibition. Lead up time, selection of exhibits, reliability on supply, customs documentation, risk taken in expected sales, flexibility in terms of sale, the GST.

4 My experience with the Tiwi exhibition in Germany in August 2000. Fundraising, structure of exhibition to suit the venue, selection of works, arrangement of display, documentation, publicity, demands on artists.

5 invitation to an exhibition in 2004 by the city of Wuerzburg, Germany

BIONOTE:

Born 1934 in Germany, arrived 59 in Australia. Professional Sculptor. Many one man exhibitions in Australia and overseas and participated in important national and international group exhibitions. Repeated President (10 years) of the Australian National Committee for the International Association of Art, (IAA), a NGO of UNESCO. Represented Australian artists interests on conferences in Germany, Iraq, Japan Spain, Korea, and Mexico. Elected to the Asia-Pacific executive of IAA. Compiled for UNESCO: How artist live in Australia published 1985. Organizer of the Toolangi Sculpture Event 1996, organized an exhibition of Tiwi art in Germany.