Welcome to the Australia House in Echigo Tsumari

Reconstruction Project

Australia House Reconstruction Project launched soon after the collapse of the original Australia House due to the 12 March earthquake centered in northern Nagano Prefecture. It derived from many people's aspirations that the close relationship between Australia and Echigo-Tsumari must continue.
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Andrew Burns

The winner of the Australia House design competition, Andrew Burns is a young Sydney based architect with a practice exploring cultural, residential and community engaged projects.

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Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2012

Australia has been participating in the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale since its first time in 2000 and keeping a close relationship with the locals in the Echigo-Tsumari region. At the 5th Triennale in 2012, Brook Andrew will participate from Australia.
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Brook Andrew

Brook Andrew, who will participate in the 5th Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale, is a conceptually driven Australian artist. He challenges cultural and historical perception, using installation, text and image to comment on local and global issues regarding race, consumerism and history.

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Artist-in-Residence

The original Australia House was established in 2009 as a base to constantly-support the regional development in cooperation with the local people and volunteers at Urada, Tokamachi, Niigata based on Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale's theme. Since then, the Artist-in-Residence Programs have been conducted every year in Echigo-Tsumari by having artists and curators from Australia.
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Jeremy Bakker

Jeremy Bakker is an artist working across installation, drawing, sculpture and photography.

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Ross Coulter

Ross Coulter is an artist working across video, photography, painting, sculpture, installation and performance.

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