Partnerships and public programs
Current events
Prof Kay Lawrence's opening address for the Freestyle Exhibition at the Art Gallery of South Australia - August 2007 (RTF file, 68kb).
Partnerships
Helpmann Academy
The South Australian School of Art is a Partner School in the Helpmann Academy. Partner Schools run certificate, diploma and degree courses in acting, dance, music, technical production and design for the stage, music technology, performing arts technology and the visual arts.
School of Art Advisory Committee
The commitment to continuous improvement in the quality of teaching, research, professional practice and service to the community is central to the goals established by the University. Such improvement will be facilitated by the development and maintenance of strong relationships with industry, the professions, and the community - the University's external stakeholders - to enable it to receive advice which is up-to-date and based on current best practice. The School of Art Advisory Committee meets at least twice a year. More details on this University policy
SASA Gallery
With the support of our partners, the South Australian School of Art Gallery (SASA) Gallery is being developed as a leading contemporary art space for publication and exhibition of high quality research, and as an active site of innovative teaching and learning. The SASA Gallery showcases South Australian artists, designers, writers and curators associated with SASA and the Louis Laybourne-Smith School of Architecture and Design (LLS) in a national and international context. The SASA Gallery supports a program of exhibitions focusing on innovation and experimentation, with a strong curatorial premise based on intensive scholarly research.
Partnerships are forged with artists, curators, researchers, writers and designers for each exhibition.
- Strangely familiar, curated by Gini Lee, brings together Professor Paul Carter, University of Melbourne and designers from LLS and RMIT University to install site-specific work in the gallery.
- Years without magic, an exhibition of new work developed by artists Bridget Currie and Louise Haselton, has been supported by ArtsSA, and will involve independent Sydney based curator, writer and artist Lisa Kelly.
Major internal and external partnerships are developed to support components of the exhibition and publishing program including:
- EASS divisional support to underwrite core costs of the 2007 SASA Gallery exhibition and publishing program
- The EASS Research Office through the Divisional Research Performance Fund (DRPF) to support the 2007 External Scholars Program
- Perrini Estate, whose wine is served at all exhibition openings and functions in the gallery
- Helpmann Academy, who supported the artist in residency at SASA of Indonesian artist Heri Dono and Julie Gough
- Gordon Darling Foundation who have supported the publication of 40 page full colour catalogues for two major exhibitions: The Dream Republic, a major solo exhibition of new work by Heri Dono and a solo exhibition of new work by Julie Gough
Snapshot of public programs
See also Critical difference: cultural diversity and regionality cluster group and the Artistspeak program
State Library: 'Transmission of Knowledge'
Head of the South Australian School of Art, Professor Kay Lawrence, collaborated with designer John Nowland to create a major artwork for the glazed entry to the State Library of South Australia. The work, titled 'Text, textile and a coil of string', alludes to a key function of the Library, the transmission of knowledge, and is based on three texts that suggest different ways of transmitting knowledge appropriate to the library, rebuilt on Kaurna ground at the beginning of the 21st century. The artwork comprises four interlinked elements drawn from research into European and Kaurna knowledge systems.
Master of Visual Arts student Irmina Van Niele was selected to create Words for wandering, the first of three temporary artworks commissioned by SASA postgraduate students for exhibition in the new State Library entry. Van Niele's artwork, made from found paper, plastic shopping bags and sewing thread, celebrates language through worded trains of thought trailing over the exhibitions space. For more information see the article Library showcases artists (UniSANews).
State Library and Thebarton Library: Barbara Hanrahan Community Tapestry
This project was one of the outcomes of research conducted by Dr Catherine Speck and Professor Kay Lawrence, investigating the significance of a group of women artists who taught at the South Australian School of Art between 1868 and 1968. Over 60 people learnt the technique of tapestry weaving during a series of workshops, with 40 people committing themselves to work on the project for a year. The project involved weaving a set of tapestries, a large work based on the lino cut print Puppet-master by Barbara Hanrahan and a group of smaller tapestries derived from her writing. The tapestries were woven in two public places, the State Library of South Australia and the Thebarton Library. The completed tapestries are hung in the Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre of the University of South Australia.
Art Gallery of South Australia: Teacher professional development
Discussion with the Department of Education and Children's Services (DECS) identified a lack of professional development for secondary art and design teachers. In addition to the professional development workshops held for design teachers by Bachelor of Visual Communication staff, the School is working with the Art Gallery to develop a program of lectures and field trips. The program, focused on communicating the ideas underpinning contemporary art, craft and design, will provide professional development for teachers while showcasing the achievements of the School.
Adelaide City Council
Adelaide City Council Arts and Culture website