Perpani holds painting expo

Perpani holds painting expo

JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Archery Association (Perpani) is
currently staging a six-day painting exhibition to raise funds
for a long-term training program for the 2000 Olympic Games in
Sydney.

Perpani chairman, Hayono Isman, said on Monday during the
opening ceremony that the association would display 80 paintings
from a variety of collections at the World Trade Center. The
exhibition is open daily between 10 a.m and 10 p.m. until Sunday.

"We hope to collect about Rp 100 million (US$14.600) profit
from the exhibition. We need about Rp 2 billion to finance the
training program, which starts in February, and to send athletes
abroad to compete in Olympic qualification events," said Hayono,
former state minister of youth affairs and sports.

This is the first time a sports organization has attempted to
raise funds by staging a painting exhibition.(yan)