Jakarta - Well known artists from Yogyakarta`s House of Natural Fiber Irene Agrivine, Andreas Siagian and Venzha Christ, are in Australia to present their work at the 2010 Next Wave Festival in Melbourne from 13 to 30 May 2010.
The festival would provide artistic creativity and diversity, Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Bill Farmer said in a press statement posted on the official website of the Australian embassy, here, Thursday.
As part of the Next Wave Festival, the Indonesian artists will join other artists from 10 of the most progressive Australian and Asian Artist-Run Initiatives in presenting their work at Structural Integrity at the Arts House Meat Market in North Melbourne.
"This is an exciting chance to celebrate the close cultural relationship between Indonesia and Australia at the Next Wave Festival`s biggest and most ambitious engagement with the Asia-Pacific region in its 25-year history", the Ambassador said.
In the rich cultural diversity `s Fair-styled exhibition and residency project, explore independent arts cultures from across Australia and Asia including Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Philippines and China.
"We look forward to bringing to Australia our unique mobile art laboratory where we encourage cultural development and new media art. In Indonesia, through our work, we challenge cultural stagnation and social disadvantage and aim to bring some of these ideas to the festival", said Irene.
Apart from performing at the festival, the artists will also present two public workshops as part of the Next Wave Risk Takers program. The visit is funded by the Australian Government through the Australia-Indonesia Institute.(*)
Source: http://www.antaranews.com
The festival would provide artistic creativity and diversity, Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Bill Farmer said in a press statement posted on the official website of the Australian embassy, here, Thursday.
As part of the Next Wave Festival, the Indonesian artists will join other artists from 10 of the most progressive Australian and Asian Artist-Run Initiatives in presenting their work at Structural Integrity at the Arts House Meat Market in North Melbourne.
"This is an exciting chance to celebrate the close cultural relationship between Indonesia and Australia at the Next Wave Festival`s biggest and most ambitious engagement with the Asia-Pacific region in its 25-year history", the Ambassador said.
In the rich cultural diversity `s Fair-styled exhibition and residency project, explore independent arts cultures from across Australia and Asia including Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Philippines and China.
"We look forward to bringing to Australia our unique mobile art laboratory where we encourage cultural development and new media art. In Indonesia, through our work, we challenge cultural stagnation and social disadvantage and aim to bring some of these ideas to the festival", said Irene.
Apart from performing at the festival, the artists will also present two public workshops as part of the Next Wave Risk Takers program. The visit is funded by the Australian Government through the Australia-Indonesia Institute.(*)
Source: http://www.antaranews.com
