Past Events
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The Friends SASA Board recently agreed to support the South Australian School of Art student body for their end of year graduate exhibition. |
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ADELAIDE ROYAL SHOW ART PURCHASE PRIZE |
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Pictured above Elise Leslie-Allen, who won the Art Images prize to hold an exhibition in the future with Art Images Gallery Director. Elise also won the Friends SASA Inc Award. Click here to read the full list of prizes on offer as part of the Art Purchase Prize for 2011. |
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"Second of the Friends" Exhibition at the Adelaide Festival Centre - April 12-May 2, 2011 |
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The exhibition was
opened by John Hill M, Tuesday 12th April @ 6pm (see pic above). Click here to read Minister Hill's remarks at this opening, and here for comments made by the President, Friends SASA, Jack Condous |
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Vale our Patron Dr Kym Bonython |
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Last week (Saturday 19th March, 2011) came the sad news that our Patron, Dr Kym Bonython had passed away peacefully at home with his family at his side. Kym was Patron of the Friends of SASA Inc since it was first inaugurated in August of 2008. Kym made a valuable contribution to the visual arts in Australia and overseas during his long and colourful life. As Patron to our organization he always attended our functions and will be sadly missed. A State Funeral was held at St Peter's Cathedral, Adelaide on Tuesday 29th March, 2011, to honour this great South Australian. President Jack Condous along with a number of other Board members and Friends of SASA attended this State Funeral. Jack Condous reports: 'It was a very enjoyable and moving service packed with family and friends. I contacted the Premiers office this afternoon and Lachlan Parker, Media Advisor for the Premier kindly forwarded the eulogy that the South Australian Premier, Mike Rann presented. I indicated that it was our wish to have access to this eulogy to be made available to our members through this web site and to interested arts organisations throughout Australia and overseas. Kym was much loved and will be sadly missed by our arts community'. Click here, to read the eulogy. The picture of Kym Bonython seen above is a still from a video made as part of the Friends SASA History Project at his home on 14th July, 2009. |
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'A checkered career' |
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Last Thursday 24th March, Associate Professor Jack Cross interviewed well know sculptor, former Head and long serving staff member of the South Australian School of Art, Mr MAX LYLE. The July/August issue of the Friends SASA Newsletter will feature a review of this event by John Neylon which first appeared in the May 2011 issue of The Adelaide Review. |
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First Friends SASA Prizewinner |
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The first winner of the Friends SASA Prize, Belinda Lee Wood [at left) is pictured here with President, Jack Condous and Hon. Secretary, Bente Andermahr. The Friends SASA Prize is awarded to the highest achieving Second Year Visual Arts student at the South Australian School of Art. |
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Friends SASA Board: 2010 - 2011 |
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REPORTS tabled at AGM
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Friends of SASA Inc. Prize |
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The Council and Committee of the Friends of SASA Inc. is to fund a $1000 prize that will be awarded later in 2010 for creative excellence most likely to a high achieving second year student at the South Australian School of Art. For more information about this initiative see the website for the University of South Australia's School of Art, Architecture and Design. |
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| Above: Jack Condous, President of the Friends of SASA handing the $1000 cheque to Helen Black, Acting Deputy Director, Development: Marketing and Development Unit, University of South Australia and Associate Professor Dr John Barbour, Director of the South Australian School of Art. |
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President of Friends of SASA reports on the Ann Newmarch 'The Personal is Political' event |
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Dear Friends of SASA |
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| Ann Newmarch and Jack Cross 'on stage' at the Bradley Forum |
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Ann Newmarch is a well known South Australian artist and former lecturer of the South Australian School of Art. The fascinating details of her early life were very interesting. Especially as Ann was an early feminist by her own standards - not those of the early women's movement. She has also been involved in many group and individual art shows as well as many community art shows particularly in Prospect. Here she has left her remarkable work along with other artists - with "pole" painting in her district as well as the famous Prospect mural on Prospect Road titled "History of Australia". |
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| Panorama view of audience at 'The Personal is Political' event. | ||
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| This event at the Bradley Forum was the first official fund raiser for Friends SASA for 2010 where $1000 was raised from entry fees and a raffle conducted on the evening. A further $850 is being raised from the sale of art works donated by our member artists. Purchases of works have been made by individuals, The Peace Trust and by contact after this function. Images of the remaining prints and art works have been posted on our web site in the Artworks for Sale section. If members or other people are interested in purchasing the signed Giclee cartoon by Hugo Shaw 28 copies remain available at a cost of $30 plus postage.The original cartoon has been sold to a Brisbane resident. |
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| Ann Newmarch with her 'Props' for the evening: purple donkey and easel, student palettes and other ephemera. |
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We thank Associate Professor Jack Cross for his low key and successful interviewing technique where he gently guided Ann along the path of a most interesting life. Thankyou to all the members who assisted: to Lyn Robins who made the jewellery to present to Ann as a gift, and our hard working committee, who all sense a very positive reflection on a most enjoyable evening. Jack Condous |
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Ann Newmarch and Jack Cross on stage at 'The Personal is Political' Friends of SASA event. |
Above: The 'Second of the Friends' Exhibition Committee. From left: Gloria Goddard (Chair) seated with Philippa Robert. Standing left to right : Kon Heyer, Alison Main and Tony Jeffrey. Absent: Yvonne East. 
‘First of the Friends' Exhibition
This exhibition was held from Monday 7th September, 2009 until Friday 2nd October 2009 at the Civic Gallery, Bob Hawke Building - 3rd Floor University of South Australia, North Terrace, City West End Campus.
For a CATALOGUE of exhibiting artists and their art works for this exhibition, click here...
'Geoff on the Couch' Event
Well-known School of Art Lecturer, Geoff Wilson, was the unanimous choice of Friends Council for its first interview of interest and social evening, held on 24 March, 2009, at the Bradley Forum, UniSA.
‘Geoff on the Couch’, was attended by 70 members and their guests, and raised a total of $1000. Friends Vice President Winnie Pelz interviewed Geoff with insightful and inspirational questioning, and together they produced an informative and, at times, revealing presentation.
Geoff is well-known to so many of us, but he still managed to pull a few surprises out of the hat during the interview. In his inimitable manner, he wandered from couch to chair as the evening progressed resplendent in his dressing gown.
The evening included a silent auction of donated artworks, and was attended by patron Kym Bonython and his wife Julie. 14 new members joined on the night, and profits from the evening will be passed on to the SASA History Project.
A very special thank you to Geoff and Winnie for a great night, and to everyone who attended. Also to Council members, President Jack Condous and Garrie Hisco for ‘the couch’ and props. The assistance of UniSA staff was also appreciated.
Pamela Karran
Listen to the Interview
One of the Friends, Yvonne East, kindly volunteered to tape Winnie’s interview with Geoff for others to enjoy.
To listen to the interview, please click on either of the links below.
Geoff Wilson interview (mpeg)
Geoff Wilson interview (wav)
Read a transcript of the Interview
Initial transcript made by Dr Jenny Aland, completed July 4, 2009.
Revised September 18, 2009, with suggestions from Geoff Wilson. CLICK HERE TO READ.