01/02/2001

Ipswich Art Scene Gets Ready...Set...GO!

IPSWICH will share in the spirit of the 2001 Goodwill Games with an art exhibition exploring the intrinsic role sport plays in the lives of Australians.

The city will join Brisbane and the Gold Coast in celebrating the sporting spectacular when Global Arts Link presents Ready, Set…Go! - Sporting Life and Australian Art since 1901 from August 17 to November 11.

The program, developed by Global Arts Link and coordinated in conjunction with Goodwill Games organisers, features a series of exhibitions and interactive displays exploring the pivotal role sport plays in the national psyche and in our daily lives.

Ready, Set…Go! canvasses the historical and contemporary role of sport in Australia and salutes not only the country's national champions but also community sports clubs and heroes.

Paintings and displays will be sourced from leading galleries as well as from prominent private collections and include some of the nation's most treasured memorabilia.

2001 Goodwill Games Brisbane Chief Executive Campbell Rose said it was appropriate that Ipswich present such an exhibition.

``Sport is very important to the Ipswich community,'' Mr Rose said.

``In fact, the city and surrounds have produced more Olympic athletes per capita than any other region in Australia.

``This exhibition will give Ipswich residents the opportunity to celebrate Australian sport at a time when the whole of south-east Queensland will be focused on the Games.''

Ready, Set...Go! is an official 2001 Goodwill Games Brisbane celebration event within the Games' celebration program.

The jam-packed celebration program runs throughout the 2001 Goodwill Games and will offer a feast of entertainment and cultural activities, including free public concerts on the Brisbane River.

2001 Goodwill Games Brisbane runs from August 29 to September 9 and showcases the world's top sportsmen and women in 14 exciting sports including swimming, athletics, figure skating, gymnastics, triathlon and surf lifesaving.

Ready, Set… Go! will exhibit at Global Arts Link, d'Arcy Doyle Place, Ipswich.

MEDIA: PHOTOS AVAILABLE FROM GLOBAL ARTS LINK
Nikki Todd, 2001 Goodwill Games Brisbane: 0408 011 204 / 07 3843 5686 (h).
Megan Everitt, Global Arts Link: 3810 6240 / 0417 776 652.

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