Description: This site continues to exist to remind us of what's possible. Putting contemporary art in ordinary places #BRINGTOLIGHTPROJECTS (#BTLP) is not an exhibition and we're not a festival, but we are an event that can happen at any point in time over one or two days, in a place or space where people congregate -…
#BRINGTOLIGHTPROJECTS (#BTLP) is not an exhibition and we’re not a festival, but we are an event that can happen at any point in time over one or two days during our chosen dates, in a place or space where people congregate – cafes, bars, post offices, open-air malls, vacant lots, libraries…and even grain silos – the world is indeed our oyster when it comes to location. The works are temporary and may be seen for a few days or a few hours depending on what you’re doing and where you are.
#BTLP provides regionally-based artists working in multi-media, digital media, installation, projection, filmmaking, sound, performance, hybrid art and art forms not invented yet, a chance to try something different; to maybe collaborate with another artist or simply do something they haven’t done before. Audiences happening across these works have been engaged and surprised…a great response for any artist.
It all started in 2014 with #bringtolightproject – the hashtag a nod to the use of social media in documenting audience interactions with the works. In 2015 , the number of artists and locations grew. After a break for the national regional arts conference, Artlands, held in Dubbo in 2016, we ran again in 2017 with even more artists and an interstate work from Victoria.