Current/Upcoming Events
The events listed below are part of the fundraising events organised by the Friends of the South Australian School of Art. Funds raised will be used to support the work of the South Australian School of Art through various awards and activities.
Trevor Nickolls & Burmese Paintings
Two exhibitions mounted on behalf of AIA - Australian and International Arts will be of interest to all Friends of SASA. The exhibitions are on show until March 17 at 179 Sturt Street.
One exhibition features works by well-known Indigenous artist Trevor Nickolls. The works include paintings, drawings and prints with some paintings that were in the recent (till February) Clemenger Prize Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria. (See work by Trevor Nickolls, below left).
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| Trevor Nickolls, Self Portrait with Alice and the Tin Tin Man. | TIN TIN, Birth of Buddha. |
In the second gallery space at 179 Sturt Street Adelaide, AIARTS presents an exhibition of fine paintings from Burma, inspired by images painted on the temple walls of the old city of Bagan which contains hundreds of Buddhist temples. The paintings, on cloth and canvas are of plants, birds, biomorphic creatures as well as Buddhist imagery (see example above right).
For more information about these exhibitions, contact Angelika Tyrone at 0400 019 531 or AH (08) 8178-0169
Email:aiarts@adam.com.au
Or, visit the AIA website at aiarts.com.au
Works in 2010 Heysen Sculpture Biennial B5
ARTISTS INSPIRED BY ECOLOGY !
Concern for the preservation of our natural environment is shared by 25 leading South Australian artists who will be showing sculptural installations at ‘The Cedars’, under the theme of ’Homage to Nature’ in the bushland property of famous landscape painter Hans Heysen at Hahndorf.
Many artists are constructing their art works using collected natural materials found on this Adelaide Hills bush site. Others construct works in their studio and then install on the site. Some feature the use of recycled industrial and rural discards to support the exhibition theme.
The exhibition is an exciting and innovative exhibition of new works by South Australian Artists to celebrate the Adelaide Festival of Arts! The exhibition opened on Sunday 21 February 2010, and will remain open for 2 months at ‘The Cedars’, Heysen Road, Hahndorf, SA.
Above: One of the works in the Heysen sculpture biennial created by Kon Heyer. Other works appear at right.
Interview with Ann Newmarch
The first public event in 2010 for the Friends of SASA will be held on the evening of Thursday 1st April, when Associate Professor (Adjunct), Jack Cross will interview artist and teacher, Ann Newmarch.
Members are encouraged to put this date in their diary so they don't miss hearing Ann reminisce about her many years as a lecturer at SASA (since 1969) and about her work as a significant South Australian artist.
More details about this event are available on the Invitation. Click here to access.
Canvas and Clay @ home
Canvas and Clay features the work of Adelaide Art Society's Hugh Adamson and Helen Taylor at Hugh's home in Sturt. Click here for more information.
Hugh and Friends @ the Fringe
Hugh and Friends is the Adelaide Art Society's (AAS) Fringe Exhibition which will be on show at the AAS Grain Store. The exhibition will feature the work of Hugh Adamson and other members of the AAS. Click here for more information.
Design Now at Hahndorf Academy
Curated by John Neylon
The Hahndorf Academy's next exhibition, Design Now, which was curated by John Neylon and is toured by Country Arts SA, features the work of recent Associates from Adelaide's Jam Factory Contemporary Craft and Design Centre. The exhibition will be on view from February 5th to 21st March.
This purpose-designed touring exhibition was developed in response to an expressed need by regional art & design teachers to have an exhibition dedicated to design and comes with comprehensive teaching resources and teacher workshops as part of Country Arts SA’s Learning Connections program.
The exhibition also comes with a Catalogue which can be downloaded by individual artist from the Country Arts website. The artists include: Karen Cunningham, Takeshi Iue, Megann Jones, Michelle Kelly, Amanda King, Mercedes Magnall, Vicki Melanson, Meghan O'Rourke, Maria Parmenter, David Potts, John Quan and Michelle Taylor.
Calendar of Events for 2010
The Friends of SASA Council is currently developing a Calendar of Events for the Friends of SASA for the upcoming year. This calendar will not only list those events that are specific to members of the Friends, but also those that will be of relevance and interest to all South Australians who want to keep up to date with what is happening in the visual arts.
The list will be posted to this page of the website shortly.
South Australian School of Art Gallery
A significant calendar of events has already been set for exhibition in 2010 at the South Australian School of Art Gallery.
The first event on the SASA Gallery calendar that will be of interest to all Friends of SASA is the Research Higher Degree Examination Exhibition which will be held from Monday 25 January - Friday 5 February.
To find out more about these events - artists, dates and times, go to the SASA Gallery section of the University of South Australia's website.
Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art
The Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art is the University of South Australia's new museum of art. Formerly the UniSA Art Museum, the new Samstag Museum of Art has been named in recognition of the significant contribution to the visual arts of the Samstag bequest, which is administered through the UniSA. The Samstag Museum of Art will conduct a lively program of changing exhibitions, with an emphasis on contemporary art, craft, architecture and design.
Click here to go to the Calendar of Events for 2010 at the Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art.
Hill-Smith GalleryExhibition Calendar for 2010 |
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Nicholas Harding 19 February - 14 March |
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Born 1956 in UK, Nicholas Harding came to Australia in 1965. With a long exhibition history and string of successful solo shows, he was also the winner of the 2001 Archibald Prize for his portrait of "John Bell as King Lear" and picked up the Dobell drawing award that same year. This is his first solo exhibition in Adelaide and will be shown during the Adelaide Festival of Arts 2010. You will find more of Nicholas Harding's work on his website.
For more exhibition artists, dates and times see the Hill-Smith Gallery website.