The South Australian Living Artists Festival (SALA, or SALA Festival) is a statewide, open-access[1] visual arts festival which takes place throughout August in South Australia each year.[2]
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The SALA features a range of approximately 600 venues including galleries and non-traditional spaces such as cafes, bookshops, and cemeteries which exhibit all forms of visual arts.[3]
The SALA Festival was established in 1998 as an initiative of the Australian Commercial Galleries Association, SA Branch, to promote and celebrate visual artists in South Australia.[4] Its aim is to extend audiences for living artists in South Australia, with a policy of inclusiveness which allows all artists at any level and working in any medium to be part of the Festival.[5]
Originally called the South Australian Living Artists Week, its name was changed to SALA Festival in 2002.[6]
The SALA Festival is a not-for-profit organisation that relies on government support, private sponsorship and earned income to invest back into South Australian artists.[7]
Governance
Chair
- Alexandrea Cannon, OAM, 2022-present[8]
- Paul Greenaway OAM, founding chair, 1998-2007[9]
SALA Festival offers a number of prizes to artists and venues.
South Australian Living Artist Publication
The South Australian Living Artist Publication is an award launched in 1999 as part of the SALA Festival.[10] With funding provided by the South Australian Government,[11] a publication (book) is commissioned and written on a leading South Australian artist or craftsperson with potential for national and international promotion and published by Wakefield Press.[10]
The first recipient of the South Australian Living Artist Publication was Annette Bezor.[10] The most recent recipient whose publication will be published in 2024 is Julia Robinson.
South Australian Living Artist Publication recipients
- Annette Bezor, 2000[12][13]
- Kathleen Petyarre, 2001[14]
- James Darling, 2001[15]
- Nick Mount, 2002[16][17]
- Ian W. Abdulla, 2003[18]
- Deborah Paauwe, 2004[19][20]
- Michelle Nikou, 2005[21][22]
- Aldo Iacobelli, 2006[23][24]
- Julie Blyfeld, 2007[25][26]
- Gerry Wedd, 2008[27][28]
- Angela Valamanesh, 2009[29]
- Khai Liew, 2010[30]
- Hossein Valamanesh, 2011[31]
- Mark Kimber, 2012[32]
- Stephen Bowers, 2013[33]
- Nicholas Folland, 2014[34]
- Giles Bettison, 2015[35]
- Catherine Truman, 2016[36]
- Christopher Orchard, 2017[37]
- Clare Belfrage, 2018[38]
- Louise Haselton, 2019[39]
- Kirsten Coelho, 2020[citation needed]
- Roy Ananda, 2021[citation needed]
- Mark Valenzuela, 2022[citation needed]
- Helen Fuller, 2023[citation needed]
- Julia Robinson, 2024[40]
2020 - present
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2020[51] |
2021 Winners[51] |
2022 Winners[52] |
2023 Winners[51][52] |
Active Ageing Award |
John Freeman |
Rosie Field |
Saxon Rudduck |
Katrina Linn |
Breaking Ground Award |
Juanella McKenzie |
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Gail Hocking |
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Contemporary Art Award |
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Deborah Prior |
Susan Bruce |
Contemporary Curator Award |
Suzanne Close |
Christina Lauren |
Sarah Northcott |
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Digital Media Award |
Tom Borgas |
Maddie Grammatopoulos |
- Emmaline Zanelli
- Kurt Bosecke
- Eloise Holoubek
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Marian Sandberg |
Don Dunstan Foundation Award |
Makeda Duong |
Tom Phillips |
Allison Chhorn |
Tyson Jay Brant |
Emerging Artist Award |
Amber Cronin |
Jianzhen 'Shirley' Wu |
Anna Révész |
Stephanie Doddridge |
Incubator Award |
Alycia Bennett |
Yoko Kajio |
- Emmaline Zanelli
- Kurt Bosecke
- Eloise Holoubek
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Kaspar Schmidt Mumm |
SALA Artist Residency |
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Laura Wills and Jackie Saunders |
SALA Solo Photographic Opportunity |
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David Hume |
Yasemin Sabuncu |
School Award Winners |
- Adelaide High School
- Faith Lutheran College
- St. John's Grammar School
- Wirreanda Secondary School
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- Christies Beach Primary
- Littlehampton Primary School
- Nuriootpa High School
- St Aloysius College
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- Berri Regional Secondary College
- Valley View Secondary School
- Woodcroft College
- Woodville Gardens Primary School.
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School Award Commendations |
- Nuriootpa High School
- Walkerville Primary School
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- Pinnacle College
- Riverland Special School
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- Christies Beach Primary School
- Urrbrae Agricultural High School
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Science in Art Award |
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Kate Kurucz |
Tertiary Student Award |
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Sam Burke |
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Venue Award |
- She is Pop-up Gallery
- Collective Haunt Inc.
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- Bimbimbie Garden
- The Garden Depot
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Burra Regional Art Gallery |
Little Blue Wren Gifts & Art |
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Statistics of past festivals
Year
| Number of participating artists
| Number of exhibitions and events
| Number of participating venues
| Number of visitors |
1998[57]
| 300
| 48[58]
| 52
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1999[59][60]
| 300+
| 98[58]
| 99
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2000[61]
| 400
| 117[58]
| 100+
| |
2001[62]
| 500
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| 138
| |
2002
|
|
|
| |
2003[63]
| 600
|
| 197
| |
2004[64]
| 700
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| 225
| |
2005[65]
| 1000
|
| 300
| |
2006[56]
| 1400
| 330[66]
| 260
| |
2007[67]
| 1600
| 430[68]
| 400
| |
2008[69]
| 1000
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| 400
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2009[70]
| 2,773
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| 500
| |
2010[71]
| 3,000+
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| 518
| 383,614[72] |
2011[43]
| 4,000+
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| 543
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2012[73]
| 3,543
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| 524
| |
2013[74]
| 4,917
| 502
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| ~510,000 |
2014[75]
| 4,627
| 547
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| 500,000+ |
2015[76]
| 5,235
| 617
| 557
| ~600,000 |
2016[77]
| 4,699
| 630
| 570
| ~600,000 |
2017[78]
| 6,386
| 660
| 560
| ~800,000 |
2018 |
9,728 |
716 |
622 |
~850,000 |
2019 |
8,000 + |
692 |
581 |
~870,000 |
2020 |
8,500+ |
665 |
581 |
~890,000 |
2021 |
9,000+ |
582 |
519 |
~960,000 |
2022 |
12,000+ |
667 |
603 |
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Greenaway, Paul. "WORLD IN FOCUS - My, how we have grown". The Advertiser (Adelaide). No. 28 July 2007. p. W03.
"Festival's new name". The Advertiser (Adelaide). 30 April 2002. p. 43.
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Nunn, Louise (9 August 1999). "Bezor debuts new award". The Advertiser (Adelaide). p. 75.
Nicholls, Christine; North, Ian (2001). Kathleen Petyarre : genius of place. Adelaide, South Australia: Wakefield Press. ISBN 1862545472.
Thomas, Daniel (2001). James Darling : instinct, imagination, physical work. Adelaide, South Australia: Wakefield Press. ISBN 9781862545687.
Osborne, Margot (2002). Nick Mount : incandescence : essay. Adelaide, South Australia: Wakefield Press. ISBN 1862545871.
"Nick Mount". Design & Art Australia Online. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
Fox, Stephen; Maughan, Janet (2003). Ian W. Abdulla : Elvis has entered the building. Adelaide, South Australia: Wakefield Press. ISBN 9781862546189.
Walker, Wendy (2004). Deborah Paauwe : beautiful games. Adelaide, South Australia: Wakefield Press. ISBN 186254641X.
Bolton, Ken (2005). Michelle Nikou. Adelaide, South Australia: Wakefield Press. ISBN 1862546762.
Neylon, John (2006). Aldo Iacobelli : I love painting. Adelaide, South Australia: Wakefield Press. ISBN 1862547319.
Radok, Stephanie; Richards, Dick (2007). Julie Blyfield. Adelaide, South Australia: Wakefield Press. ISBN 9781862547636.
Thomson, Mark (2008). Gerry Wedd : thong cycle. Adelaide, South Australia: Wakefield Press. ISBN 9781862547964.
Kenneally, Cath (2009). Angela Valamanesh : quiet in nature. Adelaide, South Australia: Wakefield Press. ISBN 9781862548497.
Ward, Peter (2010). Khai Liew. Adelaide, South Australia: Wakefield Press. ISBN 978-1862548954.
Knights, Mary; North, Ian (2011). Hossein Valamanesh : out of nothingness. Adelaide, South Australia: Wakefield Press. ISBN 9781743050057.
Moss, Jim (2012). Mark Kimber. Adelaide, South Australia: Wakefield Press. ISBN 9781743051214.
Moon, Damon; Neylon, John (2013). Stephen Bowers. Adelaide, South Australia: Wakefield Press. ISBN 9781743052327.
Slade, Lisa (2014). Nicholas Folland. Adelaide, South Australia: Wakefield Press. ISBN 9781743053072.
Osborne, Margot (2015). Giles Bettison, pattern and perception. Adelaide, South Australia: Wakefield Press. ISBN 9781743053812.
Rackham, Melinda (2016). Catherine Truman : touching distance. Adelaide, South Australia: Wakefield Press. ISBN 9781743054314.
Goldsworthy, Peter; Osborner, Margot; Ananda, Roy; Robinson, Julia; Taylor, Rod (2017). Christopher Orchard : the uncertainty of the poet. Adelaide, South Australia: Wakefield Press. ISBN 9781743054925.
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SALA Festival official website
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