Named after | John Kaldor |
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Formation | 1969 |
Founder | John Kaldor AO |
Legal status | Charity; Australian Government Register of Cultural Organisations |
Headquarters | Sydney, New South Wales |
Fields | Visual arts; public art installations |
Director | John Kaldor AO |
General Manager | Bettina Kaldor |
Liz Cacciottolo, Craig Holland, Bettina Kaldor, John Kaldor, Mark Nelson, Damian Roche, Michael Snelling | |
Staff | 14 (in 2019) |
Website | kaldorartprojects |
Kaldor Public Art Projects is an Australian non-profit arts organisation established in 1969 by John Kaldor AO. The organisation collaborates with international artists to create site-specific art projects in public spaces in Australia.
Kaldor's first project, in 1969, was Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s Wrapped Coast, which at the time was the largest single artwork ever made. By 2021 the organisation had brought 36 art projects to Australia, utilising a variety of public spaces including Cockatoo Island, Old Melbourne Gaol, and Sydney Park Brickworks. Kaldor Public Art Projects has worked with artists including Gilbert & George, Michael Landy, Jeff Koons, Bill Viola, Thomas Demand, John Baldessari, and Tino Sehgal, among others.
Kaldor Public Art Projects has been listed on the register of charitable organisations since 2004, and also contributes to the development of Australia's cultural life through education programs for primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions, and the general public.