UniSA Visual Arts

24/10/2021

Are you a creative with aspirations of applying your craft to professional review and critique? 💭

Helpmann Academy are now taking applications for their InReview Mentorship program, an opportunity that connects emerging creatives to experienced professionals.

Past recipient and UniSA graduate Michelle Wakim had this to say about the program: "I've learned so much from my mentors, they've been so generous with their feedback and their time... Without having the chance to work so closely with such experienced people in the industry, it would have taken me so much longer to develop and work out where that industry standard is."

Applications close Monday November 8 @ 9am 🌟

Apply now via https://www.helpmannacademy.com.au/mentorships/helpmann-academy-inreview-mentorship/

📸 : Helpmann Academy

10/10/2021

🌟 What's on at MOD 🌟

There's just two months left to visit 's IT'S COMPLICATED exhibition ⚡️

IT'S COMPLICATED pulls back the curtain on everyday life, revealing just how complex the world can be - from building robots to hacking the immune system.

Vist MOD from 10am-4pm on Tuesday-Saturday until the end of November to see for yourself!

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Are YOU ready to get up close? Visit UP CLOSE via the MOD website: https://mod.org.au/exhibitions/up-close/ to access this virtual exhibition 🤖

In UP CLOSE the spectrum of closeness is explored - from relationships to others to people and machines.

Don't miss out on either of these amazing exhibitions, visit MOD today!

08/09/2021

A huge congratulations to graduate Georgia Scott-Mills 👏

They are one of seven artists that currently have their work on display for the exhibition at praxis ARTSPACE + they undertook the 215 Magill Studios residency at Helpmann Academy in 2020!

You can see Georgia's art on display at the Kaleidoscope Exhibition 2021 🎨
When: September 9-25, 11am-4pm from Wednesday to Saturday
Where: praxis ARTSPACE

08/09/2021

🌟APPLY NOW🌟

The Associate Program with JamFactory provides a studio space, access to specialist facilities, professional mentoring, exposure to career opportunities & workshops to build your artistic and entrepreneurial skills.

Those with a passion for jewellery, metal, furniture, ceramics, and glass work - this is your time to build a creative career!

Apply by SEPTEMBER 30TH via https://www.jamfactory.com.au/associate-program 🎨

01/09/2021

🌟APPLY NOW🌟

Helpmann Academy are currently taking applications from emerging visual artists and curators for their 2022 Graduate Exhibition 🎨

This is a brilliant opportunity to be involved in a high-profile exhibition and work under experienced mentors!

APPLICATIONS CLOSE SEPTEMBER 27 - don't miss out!

Find out more and apply via: https://www.helpmannacademy.com.au/mentorships/project-curator-graduate-exhibition/ ✨

21/07/2021

The University of South Australia is closed to all but essential staff. All teaching and learning activities will be delivered online. Head to our website or contact Campus Central if you have any specific questions about access to services during this time.

Stay safe 💙

UniSA Vice Chancellor Professor David Lloyd has emailed all staff and students today following the announcement by the South Australian Government that the state will be entering a lockdown from 6pm.

All university buildings and our campuses will be closed to all but essential staff from 6pm 20 July for the duration of the applicable restrictions. All teaching and learning activities will be delivered online for the duration of the restrictions.

Please see our website for all the details including FAQs at www.unisa.edu.au/media-centre/Releases/2020/coronavirus-updates/

12/07/2021

The Helpmann Academy Creative Investment Fellowships will fund opportunities of significance, unique to the applicant, that will develop their artistic practice in meaningful and vital ways, empowering them to take the next step in their career development.

Info via the link and applications close August 23 👇

Proudly supported by the James and Diana Ramsay Foundation and valued at up to $10,000, the Creative Investment Fellowships sit within Helpmann Academy’s Creative Stimulus Scheme and were created to assist emerging creatives with larger projects and professional development programs as they forge ...

01/07/2021

Applications are open now for the 2022 Porter Street Commission through ACE Open 🌟

The Commission supports a major new artwork by a South Australian artist at any stage of their career to the tune of $20,000! The produced work will feature in ACE Open's 2022 exhibition program. Apply before 30 July. Head to the link for application info.

https://aceopen.art/porter-street-commission/

The Porter Street Commission is ACE Open’s newly established annual art award supporting new artwork commissions by South Australian artists.

10/06/2021

Bachelor of Contemporary Art graduate and Bachelor of Art and Design (Honours) student Stephanie Doddridge was selected for the 2021 Hatched: National Graduate Show at PICA - Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.

Hear from Stephanie about her practice, her journey towards a career in art, and what exhibiting at PICA means to her.

Produced by Stephanie Montatore with assistance from Bri McLean and Declan Reiner.

07/06/2021

Space and Improvisation by UniSA graduate Seiichi Kobayashi is open now at FELTspace 🌐

"Space and Improvisation investigates the process of image making from programming codes and the roles of different types of medium in our changing relationship to images. The images at this show are visualised with computer and presented on canvas through silkscreen. Computer allowed me to create an image that has complex patterns with controlled randomness without taking images from real objects or using found images. In addition to hard-edge accurate lines generated by computer, the works contains spontaneous, erratic marks caused by the hand-working process of silkscreen."

Check it out until 19 June at 12 Compton Street Adelaide 👏 Seiichi's work also features in East Wind at Nexus Arts (curated by Jonathan Kim and showing until 2 July).

Images via

04/06/2021

Introducing Hannah Coleman, a third year contemporary art student at University of South Australia!

palimpsest (n.) - something reused or altered but still bearing visible traces of its earlier form.

Hannah uses glaze as paint, focusing on the connection between skin and ceramic surface. Her practice centres around the idea of skin as a palimpsest. Hannah's current body of work in development consists of portrait studies of her father, exploring how his skin tells a story.

1. Studio space at UniSA Creative 2. Portrait study 3. Glaze test tiles, all images courtesy of the artist.

02/06/2021

Congratulations to University of South Australia lecturer in Contemporary Art, Jaye Early, on being shortlisted for the Archibald Prize - opening this Friday at the Art Gallery of New South Wales!

"‘The decision to paint Masato was, initially, quite instinctive; I just knew he would make a great subject. Masato is a kind person with a tender disposition. I enjoy his intelligent sense of the absurd, along with his playful, distinctive sarcasm. After he agreed to sit for me, I knew I wanted to highlight these qualities."

The Archibald Prize is Australia's most prestigious portrait prize and is awarded annually. 2021 marks 100 years of the Archibald Prize.

Image: Masato_Takasaka, synthetic polymer paint and permanent marker on canvas. 137 x 137cm

Masato Takasaka is an artist and academic living in Melbourne. ‘We worked together when I used to teach in the Critical and Theoretical Studies Department at the Victorian College of the Arts,’ says Jaye Early.