Port Arthur Project represents a unique partnership between Ten Days on theudIsland, the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority and the TasmanianudSchool of Art, University of Tasmania. Through this collaboration several ofudTasmania’s acknowledged strengths are creatively combined: History, Art,udEnvironment, Tourism and Education. The innovative and stimulating outcome isuda significant contribution to the visual arts landscape in Tasmania and sets audbenchmark for future collaborations.udThe exhibition challenges and embraces the complexity and richness of PortudArthur through the concept of revelation - the uncovering of under-recognisedudor over-looked elements of the site and its environs, or the reinvestigation ofudconventional readings of history through visual art in new and unusual ways.udPort Arthur Project is an ambitious project that has relied on the vision andudeffort of a large team comprising the 25 artists, the curatorial group andudadministrative, technical and discipline specialists from the three organisations;udall demonstrated their skill and commitment throughout the 18 months it’sudtaken to realise the project. The team members are congratulated and thanked.udPort Arthur Project has also relied on funding provided by the Australia Council forudthe arts, support for which we are most grateful.udWe are expecting up to 20,000 visitors to the exhibition and hope that as it buildsudunderstanding of art and history, it also encourages discussion and debate, andudprovides reward and enjoyment.
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