The Second Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, Brisbane, Australia, 1996 : Report

VISITORS PROGRAM Fifty-five artists visited Brisbane for the second Triennial and also embarked on an extensive Australia-wide visitors program. This included an Artists in Schools Program sponsored by The Australian Foundation for Culture and the Humanities. The Asia-Pacific Triennial Visitors Program involved artists and critics travelling to most Australian states as well as extensive travel throughout regional Queensland. Institutions involved in the program comprised a variety of universities, art galleries, art colleges, community groups, arts organisations and schools including: Community Printmakers, Murwillumbah Inc; Departments of Anthropology and Architecture, James Cook University, Townsville and Cairns; School of Fine Arts, Northern Territory University; Faculty of Visual and Performing Arts, University of Western Sydney; Kick Arts Collective I nc; Somerville House; Australian Centre for Contemporary Art; Art History Museum, University of Queensland; Queensland University of Technology; Southern Cross University; University of Central Queensland; Darwin Art Gallery and Museum; Powerhouse Museum; Museum of Contemporary Art; Flying Arts Inc; Pere Tucker Gallery, Townsville; Queensland College of Art, Griffith University; Canberra School of Arts, Australian National Un iversity; Curtin University; St. Aidan's School ; St. Peters Lutheran College; Brisbane High Schools and Griffith Artworks, Griffith University. Twenty-eight visitors participated in a wide range of activities including artist-in­ residence programs, lectures, forums and community involvement. Artist Ellen Pau undertook a residency at Griffith University working with PRO-CAM and the University super computer to create her work Drained IV. Three Triennial artists were involved in tours with Flying Arts I nc. as follows: • Francesca Enriquez from The Philippines has joined three Australian tutors in a three-week tou r travelling extensively throughout Central Queensland by light plane. • Nalini Malani from I ndia travelled to Western Queensland. • Tom Deko f rom Papua New Guinea travelled to Northern Queensland and to the Torres Strait Islands. This aspect of the Visitors Program proved to be a highly successful dimension of the project. 46