- Liam ___________________________ . In The Spirit Of Crazy Horse http://itsoch.hypermart.net KOLA Action Group http://kola-hq.hypermart.net Journey of Healing http://www.journeyofhealing.com .___________________________ -----Original Message----- From: Webcentral <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 9:39 AM Subject: [atsic] Media Release: Indigenous Heritage Art Award-be in it > >Media Release 11 November 1999 > >ATSIC is urging Indigenous artists around Australia to enter their work in >the prestigious National Indigenous Heritage Art Award to be held in the >Year 2000. > >ATSIC's Commissioner for Broadcasting, Culture and the Arts, Ian Delaney, >said that every work submitted to the Indigenous Heritage Award will help >document, protect and promote knowledge, understanding and respect for our >cultural heritage and important places. > >"By putting in an entry, Indigenous artists may help get important places >listed on the national heritage register." > >Commissioner Delaney said ATSIC strongly supports the award and resultant >exhibition because it was set up by the Australian Heritage Commission to >encourage appreciation of Indigenous heritage places. > >"This award is unique, because unlike other Indigenous art prizes, it >requires works to depict Indigenous heritage places. > >"With more than $44 000 in prizes on offer, the award, now in its fifth >year, is prestigious and a major event on the Australian arts calendar." > >Former winners include prominent and highly acclaimed contemporary artists, >Ginger Riley Munduwalawala (Arnhem Land, Northern Territory); the late Lin >Onus (Upwey, Victoria); Treahna Hamm (Wagga Wagga, New South Wales) and >Tjaparti Bates (Warmun, Western Australia). > >Commissioner Delaney said a special Reconciliation Prize is being included >in the Award this year. Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists will be able >to jointly submit works created together. It is the first time any >categories in the Award have been open to non-Indigenous artists. > >Commissioner Delaney welcomed the new Reconciliation category and prize: >"our heritage places have always been important to our people, but they are >now widely seen as being important to many non-indigenous Australians, too". > >The closing date for submissions is 5pm 31 March 2000. > >Winners will be announced in August 2000. Selected works will be shown in >The Art of Place Exhibition at Old Parliament House, opening on 17 August >2000 in Canberra. The exhibition runs until 22 October. > >A selection of works may also tour to Sydney and other parts of Australia. > >Entry forms and information are available from the Art Award Co-Ordinator, >Australian Heritage Commission on toll free number 1800 687 093. > >Media enquiries; ATSIC Commissioner Ian Delaney, mobile 0419 418 336 >Jane Morrison, Australian Heritage Commission (02) 6274 2170. > >Cathie Tummillo >Office of Public Affairs - ATSIC >Ph: 02 6121 4955 >Fax: 02 6282 2854 >email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ------------------------------------------------------- RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words: unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznet2%40paradigm4.com.au/
