In Your Dreams
Dreams: - a
train of thought and images experienced during sleep, a vision, something only
imaginary, a distant hope or ideal.
Chambers Dictionary
Like many great projects, this one began with a dream. The dream was to
encourage artists from different places to come together to individually create
an artwork for a joint show, and in the process to enable interaction between
the artists, leading to opportunities for them to show their work
internationally and to learn and develop through the experience. In so doing
this will then allow gallery patrons in many venues in three countries to see
and learn from the artists' works.
The Brief
The artists selected for In Your Dreams were given several things to consider
when developing their work.
The task was to explore the theme: - In Your Dreams
They have all been given the brief to produce a new artwork that would fit
into a small traveling box. The work could sit snugly inside the box, or extend
from it. The work could hang on the wall … sit on a plinth, or suspend from the
ceiling.
The artists come from greatly differing art disciplines, encompassing
painting, print-making, sculpture, jewellery and textiles. The artists have the
freedom to work in any media encumbered only by the customs restrictions placed
on works traveling overseas.
The Protagonists
Thirty artists from Australia and Canada and Germany have been
invited to participate in this interesting artist initiative.
Helen Sanderson will curate the Australian component of the exhibition, while
Karen Cornelius has been invited to curate the Canadian component of the
exhibition, and Lene Rose Gruner will curate the German
component.
The exhibition was in Canada in 2006, and exhibited first in Brandon in
south western Manitoba and opened in Winnipeg on August 24 2006.
The exhibition has been touring Germany in 2007, and has now
embarked on its Australian tour.
It will tour to selected venues
around Australia in 2008 & 2009.
An Artistic and Cultural Exchange
In Your Dreams is an artistic and cultural exchange that fosters mutual
understanding and respect for individuals and their cultural groups. Given
the opportunity to explore unfamiliar cultures, artists can be inspired to look
at the world in entirely new ways, and their own culture in a new light. The
exchange of cultural influence and creative ideas offers an artist the
opportunity for tremendous growth.
In a rapidly changing world, it is important to cultivate mutual
understanding and respect for every person and for all of our differing cultural
experiences. Creative collaboration that allows for cross-cultural
exposure and interaction develops a collective vision that expands individual
perspectives. Art then becomes a bridge between people and cultures as it
creates a deeper understanding and respect and promotes peace.
TOURING .... AUSTRALIA 2008-09
CANADA 2006
GERMANY 2007
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