The Folklore Art of Poland exhibition is held at the Hawthorn City Art Gallery and becomes a travelling exhibition, it visits Ballarat, Ararat, Bendigo, Adelaide, Launceston, Hobart and schools along the way.
1979
An exhibition dedicated to ‘knitted sculpture’ by Ewa Pachucka takes place at the National Gallery of Victoria. Polish Art Foundation’s second exhibition takes place at the South Yarra Library.
1978
The first formal meeting of the Polish Art Foundation takes place and a board is appointed, members include Dr Maria Luk-Kozika, Tomasz Ostrowski, Czeslaw Berezowski, Marzena Brinberg- Balicka, Krystyna Gruzewska. Other parties who work closely with the first Board include Christopher Lancucki, Irena and Franciszek Gomolka and Mira and Szymon Meysztowiczowie.
20 December 1977
The first exhibition dedicated to Wladyslaw Dutkiewicz is held, the exhibition is officially opened by Dr Eric Westbrook.
1977
First meeting of a group of friends and colleagues of artist Wladyslaw Dutkiewicz takes place to consider organising a special exhibition to support the ailing painter.