JOHN H LEWIS
ENVIRONMENTAL ARTIST - SCULPTOR
COMMUNITY ARTIST
I strongly acknowledge
ABORIGINAL PEOPLE & CULTURE their RIGHTS,
ARTS and ARTISTS,
and the
Special Relationships that are needed to be Nurtured
with All Indigenous Cultures of the World
in these times of Great Change and to focus a positive approach to
MULTICULTURALISM.
- Our Heritage Gift -
Past President NSW Sculptors Guild 1985/86
30 Years accomplishments in The Northern Rivers Region including: Festi
vals, Exhibitions, Community Arts.
Thursday Plantation Sculpture Park in Ballina.
WORKS IN WOOD AND MARBLE.
Personal experience of living and studying in Europe and South East Asia
STUDIED Environmental Arts - Sculpture, Film, Photography and Graphics in London 1969 / 73
FESTIVALS INCLUDE:
World Expo - Brisbane 1988.
Pacific Arts and Cultural Festival, Townsville 1988.
Byron 'Arts in the Park' 1987 - Ongoing.
Co-ordinator Aquarius Festival - Nimbin 1983.
MOB ART- CAIRNS - 1983 exhibition
Co-ordinating arts for opening other major exhibitions at the Epi Centre Byron Bay - 1987
Bi Centeinary WHALES & DOLPHINS SCULPTURESEXHIBITION - 1988
Byron Harmony Day 2008
AUSTRALIAN INDONESIAN ARTS ALLIANCE
“INSPIRASI” FESTIVAL 2006 - IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER RENOUN
VISITING INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS ......... INCLUDED CONCEPTUALISATION &
PRODUCTION IN WORKSHOPS, OF PERFORMANCE , GRAPHICS AND PUPPETS.
Creative Village Project, 'Group Leader' for NSW Arts Council and Aust
Council - Banaranald 1993.
"Gateway" - Highway - Mullumbimby 1989.
Currently also working on Camphor Recycling. Environmental sculptures and
performance.
NOW RESEACHING FURTHER INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL INSTALLATIONS
AND ECOLOGICAL PROGRAMMES
UBUD - BYRON SISTERCITY RELATIONSHIP
DEVELPOING LINKS WITH INDONESIAN ARTISTS, IN SCULPTURE, DANCE AND PERFORMANCE FOR A NEW “ DANCE THEATRE TOUR” CONCEPT
Consulting for LinkTV & Cultural Liason
Environmental Design & Liason
for the Island Quarry, Byron Community Project
High level focus on ecology and education and media with a supporting
basis in the AUSTRALIA INDONESIA ARTS ALLIANCE .
CONSULTING AND SPEAKING ON THE BAYFM RADIO SHOW
-”SUARA INDONESIA SHOW”-ARTS AND SOCIAL ECOLOGY-
Developing Multi Cultural links for media product design
for ecological sustainability and education.
Good News Stories for Indonesia - Asia and
Third World
Developing sculpture symposium for Byron Shire and beyond and
to link it internationally with other centres, including a dynamic connection
with the formation of our future sistercity “UBUD” in Bali.
Preparing for installation of sculptures in the Byron community centre and future exhibitions and symposium in Parks across the shire.
Major sculptural works on exhibition at the
THURSDAY PLANTATION NORTH COAST SCULPTURE PARK - BALLINA
& SEED SAVERS HEAD OFFICE AND PERMACULTURE GARDENS - BYRON BAY
PO. BOX 432, BYRON BAY, NSW 2481
Telephone. Australia 02 66857169 MOBILE 0427788211
Email johnlewis694@yahoo.com.au
Web links on< www.aiaa.org.au> Virtual Gallery
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