SALA Podcast

In this episode, Andrew Purvis of Adelaide Central School of Art speaks with artist Heidi Kenyon as part of the school's ArtSpeak program (recorded live).    Show Notes HeidiKenyon.com @HeidiKenyon. Art NeotericExhibition.com Heidi Kenyon, We shall by morning inherit the earth , 2022, Pleurotus ostreatus and citrinopileatus, timber and mixed media, dimensions variable. Sound by Ben Davidson (Ben S...

In this episode, Andrew Purvis of Adelaide Central School of Art speaks with artist Jess Taylor as part of the school's ArtSpeak program (recorded live). Tune in to hear about Jess' journey since art school, the ethics of creating artwork within the genre of horror, and what draws her to the mediums she uses.   Show Notes Primordial at Hugo Michell Gallery View Master at FELTspace (2014) Contempor...

In this episode, Katya caught up with South Australian ceramic artist Sam Gold at their JamFactory studio. Sam speaks candidly about their journey from art school to the present, including the mentorships and opportunities that informed their exciting trajectory towards interstate exhibitions like Primavera 2021 and securing gallery representation with Hugo Michell Gallery. Tune in to hear about t...

In this episode, Steph caught up with photographic artist Tony Kearney at his home in Port Adelaide. Tune in to hear about his journey to photography, his highly-acclaimed portrait work, competing with pigeons for exhibition space in Hart’s Mill, and that time he took 180 rolls of film through multiple airport x-ray machines en route to Syria. Show Notes Kodak Instamatic Reticulation, bas relief B...

In this episode, Steph catches up with Jasmine Crisp at her home studio in the Adelaide Hills. Jasmine paints across small and large scale, with her narrative paintings discoverable in both gallery spaces and on buildings around Adelaide and beyond. We talk about what drives her work, the ups and downs of working in public space, her time in residency in Iceland, and her painting that won the inau...

In this episode, Steph catches up with Shane Kooka. Shane’s interest in art started at an early age and became an important way for him to connect with culture. Today, Shane works at small and large scale, making his mark on bodies, garments, buildings, and more. In this interview we hear about the role of collaboration and variety in sustaining his practice, and some of his work in Tarnanthi.   S...

Check out the new do-it-yourself audio tour of public art in the City of Adelaide! Join Steph in this meander around the CBD and find out more about the murals, sculptures, and installations that decorate our city. You can listen from the comfort of home or listen along while you walk the route yourself.   Stop 1: David Gulpilil mural by Thomas Readett with Laura Paige [location: Tandanya, East Te...

In this episode, Steph caught up with multidisciplinary artist Bridget Currie.  Bridget was the inaugural recipient of ACE Open’s newly formed Porter St Commission, and her resulting exhibition, Message from the Meadow, is at ACE Open for this year’s SALA Festival. Tune in to this gentle discussion of Bridget’s practice of giving form to invisible things, the importance of artwork that ‘resists’ l...

In this episode, Steph catches up with artist Henry Wolff at their studio in Post Office Projects, Port Adelaide. Tune in to hear about Henry’s path from design and fashion to visual art, and the way that empathy and care are explored in their image making - most notably in their new moving-image work ‘CARE’ commissioned by fine print magazine and presented online as part of SALA Festival 2021.  ...

In this episode, Christina catches up with the 2021 SALA Feature Artist, Roy Ananda. Tune in to hear about the role of fandom and humor in Roy's work, the inspiration behind the 'heart' work that features on the 2021 SALA poster, and the process of creating this year's SA Living Artist Publication.   Show Notes Untitled , 2006, Fabric, coat-hanger, fibreglass, dimensions variable Bugs Bunny – ‘ Th...

In this episode, Steph caught up with Renee de Saxe, Kirsty Kingsley, and Rebecca Reynolds, who are the driving force behind the 100 Barossa Artists project that took place in SALA 2020. Tune in to hear about how they managed to put on such a big project, the importance of the ‘clubhouse’ in art, and what they’re planning to do next.   Show Notes Renee de Saxe [Instagram] Kirsty Kingsley [Instagra...

In this episode, Steph talks to Charisma Cubillo, a solicitor at Terri Janke and Company, about Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP). ----more---- Show Notes Terri Janke and Company ICIP / Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property ICIP information sheet - ArtsLaw ICIP educational video - ArtsLaw IP / Intellectual Property - a term that encompasses a range of legal rights such a...

In this episode, Steph Fuller chats to Steph Cibich about her practice as an independent curator, and what it was like to win the City of Onkaparinga Contemporary Curator Award as part of SALA 2019. Tune in to hear about how Steph found her way to this role and how she curated an exhibition in the midst of a pandemic.   Show Notes: Art History Curatorship Alumni Network (AHCAN) City of Onkaparinga...

In this episode, Steph asks artist Jenna Pippett about her practice and her new exhibition ‘From Czechoslovakia with Love’ at Post Office Projects. Jenna’s work explores at her maternal family history through moving image, photography, installation and performance. Tune in to this episode to hear about the incredible discovery that inspired her exhibition, and how she makes very personal subject m...

In this episode, Steph visits multidisciplinary visual artist Jingwei Bu at her home to talk about her arts practice, and the work in her exhibition ‘Life Maps’ at the Mill.   Show Notes Adelaide Central School of Art Life Maps at the Mill Life Maps – Jingwei’s website Hairy Tales Jingwei Bu - website Dare Hair exhibition review

In December 2020, Steph caught up with artist Louise Flaherty and educator Jane Mant to talk about their experience of the Schools Artist in Residence Program, presented by SALA Festival in partnership with Credit Union SA. Louise worked with Jane’s students in the wake of the December 2019 Adelaide Hills bushfires, connecting the students to their local landscapes through drawing.   Show Notes Lo...

This episode takes us back to the 2018 SALA Forum for the second session of the day: Social Engagement and working with communities, a panel discussion featuring Daniel Connell, Laura Wills and Paul Gazzola.   Show Notes: Youtube video of this talk Christopher Orchard Daniel Connell Instagram Laura Wills website  / Instagram Paul Gazzola website  / Instagram OSCA Sauerbier House Onkaparinga Estuar...

This episode takes us back to the 2017 SALA Forum for a Q&A session from The Department of Non-Corporeal Affairs. Andrew Purvis and Sasha Grbich take us through what non-corporeal means, and what necessitates a paranomal research office in the City of Adelaide.   Show Notes: City Messenger – Why has a paranormal research office popped up at Adelaide City Council? SAnews – Paranormal research offic...

In this episode, Kate interviews artist Sundari Carmody about her practice, which gives sculptural form to unseen phenomena. Carmody is drawn to research in the areas of dark matter, sleep and the study of nocturnal creatures, and in her work considers how to engage with universal systems and aspects of being using materials such as concrete, textiles, mist and neon. See her work at ACE Open as pa...

In this episode, Kate interviews Port Augusta artist, Adnyamathanha and Luritja woman, Juanella McKenzie. Juanella is the recipient of the Country Arts SA Breaking Ground Award, and speaks to her next steps in developing this work.   Show Notes Juanella McKenzie wins Breaking Ground Award (Country Arts) Jessica Clark Family campaigns to stop the nuclear waste facility in Hawker The McKenzie Powerh...

This episode actually doubles up as a do-it-yourself Audio Tour! You can follow along in real life with your headphones in, or simply enjoy tuning in like you would any other episode. Hear from Jacinta Koolmatrie as we roam the CBD and recontextualise some of Adelaide's sculptures and monuments, visit Troy-Anthony Baylis' Nomenclatures at the Art Gallery of South Australia and finish up at  Nexus...

Christina talks to Britt Burton, Public Programs Coordinator at the Centre of Democracy, and South Australian artist Sera Waters, about craftivism and textiles in art. Show Notes Centre of Democracy History Trust of South Australia Betsy Greer StitchandResist.com Stitch & Resist - SALA listing Craftivism: A Manifesto/Methodology by Tal Fitzpatrick Sera Waters Telling Tales Telling Tales - SALA lis...

Steph talks to SA artist Cassie Thring about her practice, her work bringing art to different communities, what it's like to have a space in Floating Goose Studios plus a few words from Olive the dog. Show Notes: cassiethring.com Floating Goose Studios Inc. ACSA (Adelaide Central School of Art) Carclew’s Pom Pom program Helping Hand (2017 Article) The Adelaide Review: Len Harvey is Young at Art Ni...

Steph interviews South Australian artist Yusuf Ali Hayat about his arts practice. Yusuf's Instagram Yusuf's Website British School at Rome – Helpmann Academy Hossein Valamanesh Fran Callen Just Add Water  at Collective Haunt Inc On Being an Artist: 11 Actions at Praxis Artspace Music: 'Pinky' by Blue Dot Sessions via freemusicarchive.org

Welcome to the SALA Podcast! Hear from CEO Kate Moskwa on what to expect from this podcast. Music: 'Pinky' by Blue Dot Sessions via freemusicarchive.org