Postscript

Each of the In Your Dreams artists has been asked to write a postscript as the In Your Dreams exhibition is taken down for the last time in June 2010.

I have been to two of the venues showing In Your Dreams, Maitland and Armidale. The works looked wonderful in both places - in Maitland they were spread out and gave the viewers an interesting promenade, while in Armidale the works were shown in a tighter format which again gave the impression of a 'block' but were still engaging and involved the viewer in a different way.

Liz Jeneid - Australia
24 June 2010

In Your Dreams has been a wonderful experience for me. It was great to have my work travel to Germany and Australia and to see the inventive work created by artists from those countries. A highlight for me was travelling to Munich, Germany for Die Lange Naucht der Munchner Museen. It was something I will never forget. Thanks to the organizers of the project for their hard work and to the artists for sharing their creative talents.

Shirley Brown - Canada
24 June 2010

I was a proud participant at the In Your Dreams opening night in Brandon, Manitoba in 2006. It was exciting to see, installed for the first time, the 20 very diverse and imaginative artworks from three countries. It was fascinating to me to discover that a piece created by an artist from another country had some similarities to my own work. I really appreciated the opportunity to show work in Germany and Australia. Thank you to all who made this exhibition a reality, and especially to Helen, for her dedication to the project.

Fay Jelly – Canada
25 June 2010

Thanks again, the show seems to have been a wonderful success!

Craig Love – Canada
27 June 2010

Helen’s dream of a travelling exhibition of a selection of artists from Australia, Canada and Germany has been truly amazing. From small beginnings to an ever-growing, complicated, difficult but most popular exhibition, she is to be admired for her consistency and dedication. I would like to thank Helen for asking me to be a part of it.

Rosemary Penfold
29 June 2010

I feel very lucky to be part of this project. In Your Dreams has been a great journey for both the work and the artists. Words are not quite enough when giving thanks to the lead artists who did all the hard yards in making it happen. Many thanks go to Karen and Lene Rose for the overseas support and dedication. A heart felt thanks also must go to organizer extraordinaire Helen for the tireless support and organization that she devoted to the entire project. To all the galleries that accommodated the exhibition many thanks the work changed and evolved in each one of them. Judy you did a wonderful job with the website a great source of information about the process and the outcome, thanks. To everyone involved thanks for the memories.

Corrie Wright – Australia
27 June 2010

And many, many thanks to you, Helen, for all your wonderful work. It has been quite an extraordinary show! Helen xx

Helen Mueller – Australia
28 June 2010

In Your Dreams was a brilliant idea that brought together artists from three countries and linked them to the public in each of these countries. It was a great experience!

Karen Cornelius – Canada
29 June 2010

Thank you Helen for inviting me to be apart of this wonderful exchange exhibition, without your dedication & hard work none of this would have been possible. I still can't believe it has been 5 years since IYD toured! You are truly amazing & our STAR! Thank you too to Judy for your countless hours spent helping with the website, it looks great!

Jonathan Tse – Australia
29 June 2010

The In Your Dreams exhibition has been a very supportive experience for me. My heartfelt thanks to you Helen for instigating an exhibition of such magnitude, a mammoth task, and for your dedication and commitment and for inviting me to participate. I shall not forget the creative solution of the Canadian artists when my work arrived at the first exhibition venue, only to find they couldn't open the combination lock on the box protecting the work. Thanks for being so innovative, I thought for a moment that my work would remain hidden in its tomb.

Bev Jensen – Australia
30 June 2010

It is one thing to dream up the idea of a themed traveling exhibition. Quite another to inspire artists from three countries to produce work and then co-ordinate to show it in twelve venues across three continents. You are a woman of many talents and great dedication, Helen. Thank you so much for allowing me to be part of IYD!

Katharine Nix -Australia
30 June 2010

Now, my work is safely back from Australia, my thanks go to curators Karen Cornelius, Lene Rose Gruner and above all to Helen Sanderson for the giant task. The communication with Helen and the exchange of views with her always were pleasant and you could constantly rely an a positive and quick answer. Thanks as well to Judy Smith for the excellent websites, so it was possible to observe the exhibition from afar . I am proud to have participated in such a global exhibition and to meet artists of other continents and cultures at the same time. The exhibition has been well received. This is best affirmed by the fact that several galleries have requested to prolong the tour . I wish Helen good luck and success in her future projects.

Hildegard Koldin - Germany
1 August 2010

In Your Dreams is about to close, after being shown in two venues in Canada, two venues in Germany and eight venues in Australia over a period of five years. The exhibition has been transformed each time it has been shown, with each installation in different size and shaped rooms, and the flair of each of the gallery installation teams making the show look and feel quite different. I have decided to call it quits now, despite there being requests from further galleries to show this remarkable exhibition. It is time for me to move on with other projects, and to return the artworks to the artists.

I have many people to thank for helping with the In Your Dreams exhibition. The first steps in organising this touring International exhibition started in early 2004…and it is now June 2010. My biggest worry was whether the artists would build works strong enough to tour for a year or more. I had no idea it would tour for so long. Over this time the works have withstood the rigours of touring to perfection! My heartfelt thanks go to every artist for fulfilling this part of the brief so well. Thank you to Corrie for her assistance with getting the catalogue for the exhibition together.

Thank you to Karen for all her efforts in Canada…I have learned a lot from you during this time. Thank you to Lene Rose for her efforts in Germany, and for looking after me and showing me around when I came to Germany to set up In Your Dreams in 2005. Thanks to Agatha who was living in Germany at that time, for helping so much with the initial establishment of this project. Her support was a vital key for me. Also thank you to Vera and Sylvia in Munich for their efforts when In Your Dreams showed at Amerika Haus. I will always treasure the memories of going to the Lang Nacht der Museen in Munich in 2007. To see how the German people embrace the arts with such enthusiasm was marvelous. It was a fabulous experience. I loved meeting the German artists, and Canadians Karen and Shirley who also attended. Thank you to Hildegard and her husband for often translating my words into German for the German artists. The tour in Australia has been well received. Thank you to all the Regional Gallery directors and staff for embracing our exhibition. These galleries appreciated the International artist’s content, and the diversity of work within the show. The exhibition has been seen by a huge number of school children, college students and university undergraduates, as well as the general public. My eternal thanks go to Judy Smith for establishing and maintaining the In Your Dreams website for us since 2005. It has been of great use to the galleries, educational bodies, and in some cases journalists. A special thank you goes to Barbara and Penny, for their wonderful understanding when we had problems with their works while on tour in Australia. It has been a great experience for me personally, and I thank you all so much for your support and participation. Thank you to my daughter Jacelyn for her help on many occasions. None of it would have happened without the support and enthusiasm of my husband Don.

Helen Sanderson - Australia
26 June 2010