Archive for May, 1983

CROSSING OVER: RAISING THE GHOSTS OF TASMAN-PACIFIC ART EXCHANGE: ANZART-IN-HOBART, 1983

Monday, May 30th, 1983

In 1983 ANZART-in-Hobart moored in Tasmania and although, this trans-Tasman vessel represented a major event, it was swamped by ambitious scale, lack of Australian arts funding towards professionalisation and curatorialism. 

 

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Open Sandwich

Tuesday, May 24th, 1983

‘ Open Sandwich’ , the first national conference of Australian ‘ Alternative Art Spaces ‘ happened on May 24th ., 25th ., 26th. in Hobart. The context was the second ANZART event , a gathering of Australian and New Zealand artists for the making and exhibiting of art work. The conference was organised by the Experimental Art Foundation . $2 , 750 funding was received from the Visual Arts Board to assist with airfares to fly representatives of the art spaces to Hobart , and to cover some of the organisational costs. Other ‘alternative art space’ representatives were assisted in their travel to the conferenceby ANZART as participants in that event .

Open Sandwich proposal

Open Sandwich working paper

ANZART in Hobart

Wednesday, May 18th, 1983

ANZARTdraftschedule

ANZARTexhibtionlayout

ANZARTfestivalofsoundpoetry

ANZARTprogramofevents