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A message from the Minister for Arts
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Fifty years ago, the Australia Council for the Arts established its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board. As part of the 50th anniversary, our government is proudly supporting Purrumpa, the largest national gathering of First Nations arts and culture convened by the Australia Council for the Arts, to take place here on Kaurna Yerta. Next week, alongside Purrumpa, I will be chairing a meeting of Australia’s Arts and Cultural Ministers, who are joining us in Adelaide to mark this historic occasion.
As always, our cultural offerings are plentiful and our arts and creative sectors have been bursting with activity this month. The Adelaide Film Festival has brought stunning stories and star power to our state; the remarkable OzAsia Festival is in full swing right now; Feast Festival kicks off on 5 November and I’m looking forward to the SA Music Awards on 17 November.
I have asked the Department of Premier and Cabinet to undertake some work on arts and culture infrastructure needs for South Australia. This work will help guide policy and investment decisions for future sector infrastructure, which has been a key issue highlighted in my conversations across the sector. Consultations will take place in a range of ways over the coming months.
I congratulate the organisations who have received funding through Arts South Australia’s Arts Organisations Program announced in mid-October. Our government will deliver an additional $4 million to the sector through this program over the next four years, and the success of our organisations through the rigorous application and peer assessment process is testament to their hard work.
Finally, the 1970s were a remarkable time in our nation’s cultural history, especially here in South Australia. Not only does next week’s Purrumpa mark a significant anniversary, but this year, we celebrate 50 years of some of our most significant cultural institutions, including the State Theatre Company of South Australia, the South Australian Film Corporation and Carclew, and there are more celebrations to come! I look forward to reflecting on the period that shaped our state’s arts and culture in future editions of this bulletin.
Andrea Michaels
Minister for Arts
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Artists from Tutti Arts attending a hip hop masterclass. Photo: Zig Parker.
Arts Organisations Program funding outcomes announced
Congratulations to the 29 small-to-medium arts organisations who will receive more than $6.2 million next year to help them contribute to our state’s rich arts and cultural sector.
Recipients of this year’s Arts South Australia Arts Organisations Program funding will benefit from more than $20 million across four years – supporting the development and presentation of work in theatre, visual art, dance and literature, including cross disciplinary, experimental and community-based arts practice.
For the first time, multi-year organisations will be funded for a four-year period, up from the previous three, with 23 organisations, including Tutti Arts (pictured), to receive multi-year funding for the period 2023-2026.
Five organisations will be funded through a new category, Program Support, which has been enabled by the government’s election commitment grants boost, and has provided an entry point for organisations not previously funded through the Arts Organisations Program.
For the full list of recipients and more information about the program, visit the Department of the Premier and Cabinet website.
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Historic gathering to celebrate First Nations arts and culture
South Australia is gearing up to host the Australia Council’s Purrumpa: First Nations Arts and Cultural Gathering on Kaurna Yerta at the Adelaide Convention Centre from 31 October to 4 November 2022.
Meaning ‘to blossom’ in Kaurna language, Purrumpa will be a significant and historic gathering of more than 200 First Nations artists and thought leaders, marking 50 years of Australia Council investment and commitment to advancing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts and culture.
The exciting cultural program includes South Australian Aboriginal peoples from the West Coast, through deserts and the Riverland, to the Coorong, and highlights Tarntanya, the Adelaide plain, as the site of significant gatherings for millennia. More than 25 South Australian-based artists and leaders are featured in the program, including keynote and plenary sessions with Uncle Moogy Sumner, Lee-Ann Tjunypa Buckskin, Dr Ali Baker and Dan Riley. A programming partnership with Carclew will showcase the work of young and emerging First Nations artists from South Australia.
As Principal Partner with the Australia Council, the state government is investing $300,000 towards the event. The state government’s investment will also support the professional development of 10 First Nations arts industry figures - nominated by local small to medium arts sector organisations - by supporting their involvement in the full Purrumpa program.
Tickets for Purrumpa have sold out, but you can still join the livestream each day from Monday 31 October to Friday 4 November 2022. For the full program details, how to join the livestream and more information, visit the Australia Council website.
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Ulrike Klein at UKARIA Cultural Centre. Photo: John Hemmings
Arts Visionary Award for Ulrike Klein
Congratulations to renowned philanthropist and UKARIA Cultural Centre founder Ulrike Klein AO, who is the latest recipient of the Creative Partnerships Australia Arts Visionary Award 2022.
Ulrike has been recognised for making a significant contribution to the arts for a period of time, leading to a new understanding of the Arts in Australia and enabling the presentation of art that would not have been possible without philanthropic support. This high honour is not awarded regularly and requires special nomination from the Creative Partnerships Australia board.
Together with her family, Ulrike funded the construction of a state-of-the-art and environmentally sustainable cultural centre, with a 220-seat concert hall at its heart, in the Adelaide Hills. Her generosity has created opportunities for many artists, supporting her vision to build a legacy for future generations and to enrich Australian culture.
In 2018, Ulrike was also recognised as an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for her distinguished service to the performing and visual arts through philanthropic support and board membership for a range of cultural organisations, particularly in classical and chamber music.
To find out more and view Ulrike’s award video, visit the Creative Partnerships Awards website.
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EXPAND Lab underway at Adelaide Film Festival
The 2022 Adelaide Film Festival is well underway, showcasing the very best screen culture from Australia and around the world. This year’s program is taking over cinema screens across Adelaide until 30 October, showing 129 films, 22 world premieres and a host of legendary afterparties where audiences can rub shoulders with stars and filmmakers alike.
Part of the Festival is the inaugural AFF EXPAND Lab, which has brought together 30 of Australia’s most daring artists and creative thinkers this week for a development lab and commissioning process to foster new ideas for moving image artworks. Participants are being mentored by leading New York-based Australian artists Soda Jerk; two-time Emmy award winning VR artist and filmmaker Lynette Wallworth; and Alex Davies award-winning Australian media artist.
The Lab will commission one new moving image work to be presented at Samstag Museum of Art during the 2024 Adelaide Film Festival, and two projects will be selected to receive mentoring from Illuminate Adelaide and the Art Gallery of South Australia.
AFF EXPAND Lab is a collaboration between the Adelaide Film Festival, Samstag Museum of Art, Art Gallery of South Australia and Illuminate Adelaide, and is supported by The Balnaves Foundation and Arts South Australia.
Find out more about the Adelaide Film Festival and AFF EXPAND Lab from the Adelaide Film Festival website.
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Anne Nginyangka Thompson and her work Strong Family Connection. Photos: Ernabella Arts
Ernabella artist wins national ceramics award
Congratulations to emerging Ernabella Arts artist Anne Nginyangka Thompson, who was recently awarded the prestigious 2022 Shepparton Art Museum Indigenous Ceramics Award, for her work Strong Family Connection.
The acquisitive prize attracts ceramic works from Indigenous artists across Australia and is a celebration of enduring connections and ongoing interpretations of the unique and diverse expressions of First Peoples' identities through clay.
An elongated stoneware vessel, Strong Family Connection depicts an idyllic landscape and tells a story of how life was in the past, before people had houses.
‘I love nature, I grew up in the bush,’ says Anne, who first started working in ceramics while she was in high school. ‘Peacefully, we grew up together, experiencing life in the bush. This is how it is supposed to be, we live together, animals and humans.’
Anne was one of 19 finalists in this year’s award, which was established under the patronage of acclaimed artist Dr Thancoupie Gloria Fletcher James AO and showcases new and exciting developments in the field of Indigenous ceramics.
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