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Central Europe 2006

The Queensland Centre for Photography (QCP) will be touring Central Europe in the month of July 2006 as part of an invitation to participate in the Dom Fotographie 11th International Photo Summer School and Festival in the Republic of Slovakia.

This invitation was brokered by Anna Grega, originally from Brisbane, and now a Sydney-based independent arts consultant. Anna has been working in Central and Eastern Europe (C/EE) each European summer since 2001 as part of a long-term C/EE market development strategy for Australian arts and cultural investment.

This trip will hope to engage and develop new partnerships to foster the exchange of artistic talent between Australia, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria.

The Director of the institution Mr Maurice Ortega and a member of the Management Board Ms Renata Buziak will be meeting with galleries, curators, artists and Ministry of Culture representatives in an effort to develop a systematic dialogue between cultural institutions in these countries and Australia.

Maurice Ortega as the director of the Queensland Centre for Photography, the Queensland Festival of Photography and Lecturer at Griffith University will be looking for partnerships in the areas of exhibition exchange and educational dialogue. He will also be developing links to create a pool of speakers for seminars and conferences as part of the future plans for the Queensland Festival of Photography.

The Queensland Centre for Photography is a non-profit organization that facilitates connections between audience and art practitioners. Through exhibitions, educational programs, publications and a collection, the QCP aims to increase opportunities for art dialogue in a friendly all-inclusive environment. The Centre also provides professional support and advice for the Queensland photographic art community.

“As the first foray into the C/EE market, I believe that Queensland Centre for Photography is an excellent match given its strong audience and artist development philosophy and impressive achievements to date. I am delighted to have played a part to kick-start the dialogue that will hopefully build artistic bridges and a lasting legacy for C/EE and Australia communities,” Anna says.

Maurice Ortega and Renata Buziak recieved support from the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland's Proffessional Development grant.