❓ A WA parliamentary question regarding the International Year of China in Australia, specifically inquiring about state government support for cultural exchange projects with China, particularly in relation to the sister-state agreement with Zhejiang Province and the 'Light from Light' exhibition.
AnsweredQoN 5818Legislative Assembly
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In relation to the International Year of China in Australia, I ask:
(a) is the Minister aware that our State has a sister-state agreement with Hangzhou, in China, our biggest trading partner;
(b) is the Minister aware of the Hangzhou Public Library and Multimedia Art Asia Pacific (MAAP) international exhibition
Light from Light
, with site-specific artworks developed for spaces within and around the Hangzhou Public Library;
(c) is the Minister aware that
Light from Light
was held simultaneously 7000 km away at the State Library of Queensland; and
(d) what Chinese projects in Western Australia between China and the State Library of Western Australia has the Barnett Government funded during this year of cultural exchange?
(a) is the Minister aware that our State has a sister-state agreement with Hangzhou, in China, our biggest trading partner;
(b) is the Minister aware of the Hangzhou Public Library and Multimedia Art Asia Pacific (MAAP) international exhibition
Light from Light
, with site-specific artworks developed for spaces within and around the Hangzhou Public Library;
(c) is the Minister aware that
Light from Light
was held simultaneously 7000 km away at the State Library of Queensland; and
(d) what Chinese projects in Western Australia between China and the State Library of Western Australia has the Barnett Government funded during this year of cultural exchange?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
7 September 2011
Responded by
Minister for Culture and the Arts
Response time
29 days
(a) The Minister is aware that the State has a sister-state agreement with Zhejiang Province in China. Hangzhou is the capital city of Zhejiang.
The Department of State Development is the agency responsible for managing the State's sister-state relationships.
(b)
Light from Light
is a touring exhibition of Australian and Chinese contemporary artworks. It is an initiative of Brisbane based organisation MAAP.
The exhibition has been presented at the Shanghai Library, the National Library and the National Art Museum in Beijing, and its final stop in China is at the Hangzhou Public Library from July to September 2011.
(c) From October 2010 until 2012, the State Library of Queensland in Brisbane is hosting a carbon copy of the
Light from Light
exhibition that has been touring China.
As this is an initiative of a Brisbane-based organisation working with institutions in China, it is highly appropriate that the exhibition be presented in Brisbane and at the participating Chinese institutions.
(d) The Year of Chinese Culture in Australia commenced in June 2011. It is an initiative of the Chinese Government, which is primarily responsible for funding the calendar of activities, just as the Australian Government supported the activities involved in the Year of Australian Culture in China.
In early 2011 the Barnett Government provided $40,000 towards the China tour of the Warburton Indigenous art exhibition
Tu Di Shen Ti
, which was presented as part of the Year of Australian Culture in China. The State Government ensured that
Tu Di Shen Ti
was presented in Hangzhou as an official WA-Zhejiang sister-state activity.
In July 2011 the Minister met with the Chinese Consul-General in Perth, Madam Wang Yiner. At Madam Wang's invitation, officers from the Department of Culture and the Arts will meet with officers from the Consulate-General to discuss activities that could be scheduled in Western Australia as part of the Year of Chinese Culture.
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The Department of State Development is the agency responsible for managing the State's sister-state relationships.
(b)
Light from Light
is a touring exhibition of Australian and Chinese contemporary artworks. It is an initiative of Brisbane based organisation MAAP.
The exhibition has been presented at the Shanghai Library, the National Library and the National Art Museum in Beijing, and its final stop in China is at the Hangzhou Public Library from July to September 2011.
(c) From October 2010 until 2012, the State Library of Queensland in Brisbane is hosting a carbon copy of the
Light from Light
exhibition that has been touring China.
As this is an initiative of a Brisbane-based organisation working with institutions in China, it is highly appropriate that the exhibition be presented in Brisbane and at the participating Chinese institutions.
(d) The Year of Chinese Culture in Australia commenced in June 2011. It is an initiative of the Chinese Government, which is primarily responsible for funding the calendar of activities, just as the Australian Government supported the activities involved in the Year of Australian Culture in China.
In early 2011 the Barnett Government provided $40,000 towards the China tour of the Warburton Indigenous art exhibition
Tu Di Shen Ti
, which was presented as part of the Year of Australian Culture in China. The State Government ensured that
Tu Di Shen Ti
was presented in Hangzhou as an official WA-Zhejiang sister-state activity.
In July 2011 the Minister met with the Chinese Consul-General in Perth, Madam Wang Yiner. At Madam Wang's invitation, officers from the Department of Culture and the Arts will meet with officers from the Consulate-General to discuss activities that could be scheduled in Western Australia as part of the Year of Chinese Culture.
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