COMMON GOODs: cultures meet through craft
A colleague of mine from ArtPlay in Melbourne sent me this link. I wish I could be there now. Common Goods - this cultural exchange is happening alongside the Commonwealth Games in Australia. It includes a residency program, exhibition and publication. The exhibition is from Thursday 9 March – 1 April 2006 for any lucky people nearby there!
It’s great to see government-level events like these with blogs. The blog is for “recording the stories associated with the residencies associated with Common Goods”.
For example these miniature watercolours…
“Khadim Ali is an Afghan-born artist from Pakistan who paints miniature watercolours. This work (Heroes with Weapons I-III) features the dandelion, which during the harsh time of the Taliban was a symbol of hope – a plant that survived even the harshest of environments. As a work, it evokes the barrelism of Chandraguptha Thenuwara.
(tangent: shame they don’t allow non-blogger comments, i wonder if this decreases the audience participation?)
March 15th, 2006 at 1:24 pm
craft victoria also have another blog http://www.craftvic.asn.au/clog/index.htm which looks promising
March 16th, 2006 at 12:03 pm
Can’t wait to see this one. Thanks.