A host of work from some of Poland’s leading artists will be showcased in Brisbane this month as part of a global collaboration in art.

Held at the Queensland College of Art (QCA) Griffith University, the exhibit will display fine art, painting and photography from 21 artists of the Marie Curie Sklodowska University in Lublin.

The exhibition, Patience of Paper, is a reference to a common Polish saying that ‘paper will accept anything’ indicating the neutrality of paper as a carrier of information or artistic content.

The show is another step in a reciprocal arrangement, which sees the QCA currently conducting a staff exhibition tour of five cities throughout Poland.

QCA Deputy Director Earle Bridger says the mutual exhibitions are an opportunity to gain insight into the differing cultural visions between Central Europe and Australia.

“Exchanging art between Australian and Poland is cultivating artistic collaboration and the development of important networks between individuals, institutions and communities regardless of geographical, linguistic and political boundaries,” he said.

“This exhibition is a wonderful opportunity for the Brisbane community to view the work of renowned European artists in a local setting.”

Artists featured in the show include the award-winning Artur Popek, art director of the Society for Arts in Chicago and graphic illustrator for the New Daily in New York; Grzegorz Mazurek, who has won 10 international awards and exhibited in more than 400 shows; and Tomasz Zawadzki, whose works are included in collections throughout Germany and Poland.

The exhibit will be officially opened under the Honorary Patronage of H.E. Andrzej Jaroszyński, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland.

More info: http://www.qcagriffith.com/2012/02/patience-of-paper-cierpliwosc-papieru/