Each year the Ballarat International Foto Biennale (BIFB) presents its fundraising event, The Red Dot Collection Fundraiser. Held in two locations, Ballarat and Melbourne, the events will each feature up to 100 prints, presented anonymously, by some of the best-known and collectible photographers from Australia and abroad. The fundraiser allows attendees the opportunity to purchase a one-off archival print.
The first event will take place at Backspace Gallery in Ballarat on Monday 17 October, while the Melbourne event will take place later that week on Thursday 20 October at Eleven40 Studio in Malvern. The format of the event allows guests to guests pre-purchase a numbered Red Dot to enter the ‘print selection’ lucky dip. The first print selection will be auctioned to the highest bidder. Following the first collector, one-by-one guests will choose their preferred print on the basis of the images alone, and wait for the exciting moment that the identity of the photographer is revealed.
Tickets are $140 each and can be purchased via the website, ballaratfoto.org. All proceeds will support the most exciting BIFB program yet, to be revealed in 2017. BIFB 2017 will run for four weeks from 19 August until 17 September 2017 with two major international photographers already confirmed to exhibit.
Some notable photographers from the Ballarat collection will include Michelle Dunn, Aldona Kmiec, Paul Lambeth, Craig Holloway, Jeremy Bannister and Ian Kemp. The list of photographic artists for both exhibitions is extensive and includes John Gollings, Seamus Murphy, Ponch Hawkes, Kent Morris, Helga Leunig, Diana Snape and Eddie Botha.
Details
Ballarat
Backspace Gallery, 15 Camp Street, Ballarat
Monday 17 October, 6 - 8.30pm
Melbourne
Elevan40 Studio, 1140 Malvern Road, Malvern
Thursday 20 October, 6 – 8.30pm
