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Media release - Short-Listed Finalists’ Exhibition Major National Art Competition Exploring Reconciliation

Issued 29 June 2007

Finalists short-listed in a major national art competition exploring the theme of reconciliation will be exhibited at the National Archives of Australia from Monday 2 July. Media are invited to an exclusive media only preview of the exhibition of the Drawing Together short-listed finalists on.

Monday, 2 July 2007
10:00am – 10:45am
National Archives of Australia, Canberra

Over 570 entries were received to Drawing Together… a national art competition exploring reconciliation and promoting the employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Australian Public Service. The competition offers a Major Award Prize of $40,000 and prizes across and additional six categories.

Ms Lynelle Briggs, Australian Public Service Commissioner, Mr Bruce McLean, member of the judging panel, and Mr Ross Gibbs, Director-General , of the Australian National Archives will be available for media interviews on the day.

The exhibition of 39 artworks showcases Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists from across the country and their personal exploration of reconciliation through the mediums of painting, drawing and print. It will be open to the public from Monday 2 July 2007 until 27 July 2007 and winners will be announced at a gala awards night on Wednesday, 11 July 2007 at the National Museum of Australia, Canberra.

The exhibition is part of a campaign by the Australian Public Service Commission, with the support of over 22 agencies to commemorate the 1967 referendum and promote the Australian Public Service as an employer that can offer Indigenous Australians diverse and rewarding career paths and values their culture.

The 1967 referendum is largely remembered as a vote to end discrimination against Indigenous Australians and is celebrated as a landmark event in relations between Indigenous and non‑Indigenous Australia .

Further information on the Drawing Together… can be found online at: http://www.apsc.gov.au/drawingtogether

Media Contact:

Clare Page
Better Practice Group
Australian Public Service Commission
(02) 6202 3705 / 0438 806 242

The Drawing Together competition is proudly sponsored by:

Partners	Award Sponsors
Australian Public Service Commission National Archives of Australia National Museum of Australia Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs	Attorney- General's Department Australian Customs Service Australian Public Service Commission Centrelink Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry – Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Department of Health and Ageing The Treasury
Gold Sponsors	Silver Sponsors
The Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency Australian Taxation Office Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Department of Defence Department of the Environment and Water Resources Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet	Australian Federal Police Australian Sports Commission ComSuper Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Department of Veterans' Affairs Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia National Water Commission

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