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21 July – 18 August 2013

RSASA Members Winter Exhibition is exciting exhibition of over one hundred artworks consisting of a creative mix of paintings, mixed media, photography, textiles, 3D, printmaking and more.

This exhibition will be held in the RSASA Gallery, hosted by the Royal SA Society of Arts. On Sunday the 18th of August at 2:30pm the works selected by the sitters will be announced. Portraits created during the demonstrations at the recent RSASA Portrait Prize Exhibition will also be displayed during this exhibition.

Gwenda Hackett Memorial Watercolour Prize was awarded at the opening of the ‘Winter Blues’ exhibition on Sunday 21st July. The winner was Gerhard Ritter, President of the SA Watercolour Society, previous RSASA Director and Vice President.

The RSASA is pleased to announce the winner for this Inaugural Prize to Gerhard Ritter for his winning piece, ‘Lost in Thought’:
rsasa winter blues gwenda hackett memorial watercolour prize 2013

RSASA 2013 Inaugural Portrait Prize Exh: 23 June – 14 July

A great exhibition opening today for the RSASA Inaugural 2013 Portrait Prize with over 200 visitors to the RSASA Gallery. Congratulations to all the artists, and thankyou to all the artists who entered. There were 344 entries and from these the judges selected 87 artworks.

Nick Mitzevich, Director of the Art Gallery of SA officially opened the Portrait Prize exhibition this afternoon in the RSASA Gallery, with wonderful comments, and how the amount of entries received and the visitors present today indicated the huge interest in Portraits. He spoke of why we seem to enjoy looking at portraits, what do we read into the sitter, and the information the artist brings out within the artwork.

Christopher Orchard spoke on behalf of the judges, himself, Anna Platten & Sam Hill-Smith, commenting on the high level of artworks entered and the importance of such a prized exhibition for our South Australian artists, and encouraging sponsorship for following Portrait Prize exhibitions, this being the start of something much bigger.

26 May- 16 June 2013

View artworks of this talented Fellow member and invited artists

RSASA Fellow member

31 Mar-21 April 2013

Open to all South Australians. Vouchers  for Solar Cells. Opened March 31st

24 February – 24 March 2013

Members Autumn/Fringe Exhibition

artworks in mediums of painting, sculpture, photographs, textiles and mixed media

opened Sunday, 24 February 2pm

 

Excellent tutors offering a wide range of skills and techniques

until 25 January 2013

La Petite et Le Grande

More than painting with members displaying their works for sale

Ludwig Dutkiewicz (1921 – 2008) A Survey Exhibition
16 January – 6 February 2011
Opened on Sunday the 16th January, 2.00pm by Dr Bill Barker, Botanist and former colleague of the late artist.
A celebration of the artist’s 90th anniversary 2.00pm Sunday 30 January, 2011.
Curated by Adam Dutkiewicz.

Adelaide Cup 2011 ‘Up and Running’
13 February – 20 March 2011
To be officially launched on Sunday 6 March, 2.00pm by Mr David Peacock, Chairperson SAJC, also to include a history of the Adelaide Cup from Evright Trophies.

An Adelaide Fringe Exhibition of RSASA Members racing to the finish line with paintings, photographs, sculpture, mixed media, textiles and much more. The Royal South Australian Society of Arts (RSASA) is an icon of the Arts in South Australia, as is the SAJC’s in racing.

This exhibition brings forth art into horse racing. A horse is a horse, of course, but when it is racing it is something else, a racing horse, quick to the finish line. The atmosphere, the celebrations, the fashions, the colours, all embedded into a day at the races. From the exhibition “Adelaide Cup 2011, Up & Running at the RSASA Gallery” , and members of the RSASA, you will discover the talents of these skilled artists, depicting the carnival atmosphere, with paint onto canvases, paper, into sculptures, printmaking, photography, mixed media and more. An exhibition of artworks celebrating this build up to a race, to the finish line, the hype, the tensions, the happiness, the training, all comes together for these artists.
(Sponsors: Atkins Technicolour, South Australian Jockey Club Inc, Evright Trophies) Invitation painting by Gerhard Ritter, FRSASA.
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Kernewek Lowender – The Acquisitive Collection
27 March – 17 April 2011
35 artworks usually hung in the Ascot Gallery, Kadina, with reference to the Kernewek Lowender Festival, held every two years, and amongst the activities is an Art Prize held since 1975 Kernewek Lowender, meaning “Happy times”. This year’s Cornish Festival in the Copper Coast, was May with events in Kadina, Wallaroo and Moonta. More information is available from www.kernewek.org .

Dorrit Black (1891 – 1951) –
A Retrospective Exhibition, celebrating 120 years

24 April – 15 May 2011
To be opened by RSASA Past President & a student of Dorrit’s, James Raggatt FRSASA
An exhibition of varied artworks by Dorrit Black, oil paintings, watercolours and prints, from private collections, for this special exhibition celebrating 120th year since Dorrit’s birth.
Dorrit was a significant artist in the history of SA Art,a member of the RSASA, Group 9, Contemporary Art Society, & teacher.

RSASA New Members Exhibition, “Introducing…”
22 May – 12 June 2011
An exhibition of works by Members who have joined the society since February 2009. Includes Painting, oil & watercolour, photographs, textiles, mixed media, sculpture and jewellery.
Opened on Sunday the 22nd of May by Sandra Winter-Dewhirst, State Director of the ABC.

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Retrospective of artworks by Gwenda Hackett, FRSASA (1924 – 2010)

19 June – 10 July 2011
An exhibition of the late artist’s work from 1930’s – 2000’s
To be opened: 2.00pm Sunday 19th June by Gary Lee Gaston, FRSASA
A selection of oil and watercolour paintings by the late South Australian artist Gwenda Hackett, FRSASA, a prodigious and talented landscape and still life painter, who won dozens of awards in local competition and prize exhibitions during her lifetime, but seldom exhibited on her own. Gwenda painted in the style of mid 20th century SA Impressionism and veered occasionally towards minimalist interpretations of the landscape.

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“Slice of Life” Members SALA / Winter Exhibition
24 July – 14 August 2011
Opened: 2.00pm Sunday 17 July by Paul Greenaway.
An array of artworks by RSASA Members through painting, sculpture, textiles, photography, mixed media, printmaking in a mixed range of styles and techniques.

Artist Demonstrations:
Glenda Parker, FRSASA, Exploring with pastels, 4th of August, 1 – 3pm
Roger Hjorliefson, FRSASA, Sculpting with clay, 14th of August, 2 – 4pm

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Doug Moran National Portrait Prize 2011
21 August – 18 September 2011
To be opened: 2.00pm Sunday 21 August.
The Doug Moran Portrait Prize works by the 30 finalists, a spectacular exhibition, including some South Australian artists. The RSASA has hosted this prestigious exhibition since its inception in 1988 Entry fee applicable

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RSASA Associate Members exhibiting for consideration of Fellowship 
25 September – 2 October 2011
RSASA Members are awarded Merit Awards during their initial stages of exhibiting in members exhibitions, and on the achievement of 3 Awards become an Associate Member, then, if they wish, are permitted to place a body of artwork up to be considered for Fellowship, granted by the RSASA Fellows. 6-8 artworks each, along with journals, sketches, images & CV’s

RSASA Members Spring Exhibition “New beginnings” 
9 October – 30 October 2011
A burst of colour, the midst of Spring with an exhibition of new beginnings from members, with painting, sculpture, mixed media, textiles, printmaking, photography in contemporary and traditional techniques.

Solar Art Prize 
6 November – 27 November 2011
To be opened: 2.00pm Sun 6 November by Dr Paul Willis, Director RiAUS
A prize exhibition, $32,000 in vouchers for Solar Cells. Artworks in categories of People, Biodiversity, Paintings, Works on paper, Technical plans or technical designs, 3D & everything else.