Modern Art Projects Blue Mountains: a brief history
2021
- MAPBM receives Festivals Australia and NAB funding for the MAPBM exhibit Carnivale Catastrophe at CEMENTA (deferred to 2022)
- MAPBM receives City of the Arts Trust and Bendigo Bank funding for the Lumiere exhibition at Mt Victoria (deferred to 2022)
- Bubbles lockdown initiative commences
- MAPBM Vimeo channel established
- MAPBM holds first video presentation, rest/less,at Mt Vic Flicks in June
- Blue Too members’ show held at WAYOUT in Kandos February to April
- Successful Fabrik exhibition concludes in February
2020
- Fabrik exhibition opened at Penrith Regional Gallery in November
- SEWNUP and SEWNUP2, supported by funding from the Blue Mountains City of the Arts Trust, were held at Lyttleton Stores in April and November
- Blue exhibition runs from August to September at the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre
- MAPBM participates in the Worldwide Apartment and Studio Biennale and in Hello World
- First online Show and Tell sessions are held on Zoom
- MAPBM conducts the first survey of its membership
- MAPBM holds successful fundraiser, Blue Bijou
2019
- Second annual MAPBM members show, MAPPING, held at Braemar House in August
- MAPBM makes a successful application to the Blue Mountains City of the Arts Trust for funding for the SEWNUP exhibition to be held in April 2020 at Lyttleton Stores
- MAPBM applies successfully for an exhibition in the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre Exposé program to be held in 2020
2018
- Kiosk 3x6 Project successfully completed
- First annual MAPBM members show, Imperceptible Resistances, is held at Everglades
- MAPBM members Show and Tell Program established
- Distribution of MAPBM members newsletter is started
2017
- Explorers: Narratives of site project successfully completed
- MAPBM joins with Toolo in leasing Katoomba Falls Kiosk to develop an unfunded artist residency program
- MAPBM makes a successful application to Create NSW for funding for the Kiosk 3x6 Project to run three short-term curatorial residencies at the Kiosk
- Fiona Davies elected President
2016
- Final Art and Architecture program successfully completed
- MAPBM makes a successful application to Create NSW for funding for the Explorers: Narratives of site in contemporary art practice project at Woodford Academy
- Beata Geyer elected President
2015
- Second Art and Architecture program successfully completed
- MAPBM makes a successful funding application to the Trust for the final Art and Architecture program
2014
- Modern Art Projects Blue Mountains becomes an incorporated association
- First Art and Architecture program successfully completed
- MAPBM makes a successful application to the Blue Mountains City of the Arts Trust for funding for the second Art and Architecture program
2013
- Modern Art Projects Blue Mountains is established with Dr Billy Gruner as the first President
- MAPBM makes a successful application to the Blue Mountains Cultural Program for funding for the first in what becomes the Art and Architecture series
