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Newsletter PATRON:DR H R (KYM) BONYTHON AC DFC AFC KCSJ Friends of the South Australian School of Art, Inc. Newsletter PATRON:DR H R (KYM) BONYTHON AC DFC AFC KCSJ VOLUME 3, ISSUE 1 M A R C H 2 0 1 1 A B O U T T H E FRIENDS OF S A S A , I N C Adelaide Festival Centre gets bright new look!! The Friends of the South Australian n eruption of fresh new South Australian School of Art (FSASA) School of Art art is about to give the International Travel Grant’ to be awarded at the (SASA) aim to A promote the Adelaide Festival Centre foyer end of 2011. work, history, and an April makeover! An The exhibition will be opened by The Hon. development of inspired selection created by John Hill, Minister assisting the Minister for the the South Australian School artists from Friends of the Arts in the Festival Centre Foyer, Tuesday April of Art, using the South Australian School of 12th at 6pm. The Foyer Gallery will be open outstanding Art (FSASA Inc), this series of from Mon-Fri 9-6; Sat & Sun with theatre expertise, experience and brilliant and colourful works, performances. For more information, check out collegial nature of both 2D and sculptural, will smother the brown our website at www.friendsasa.com, or phone its past and panelling of this sociable space, in a knockout Jack Condous on 0409 414 455. present scholars and staff. ‘Wicked’ trick. th nd DEATH OF OUR PATRON: From April 12 to May 22 the ‘Second of I N S I D E the Friends’ Exhibition will provide theatre goers DR KYM BONYTHON T H I S and art lovers with a new reason to linger. The ISSUE exhibition features exciting new works from both esterday (19th President’s Report 2 well-known established and emerging SA artists, March) came the >>>Membership Y Officer Report from the explosively colourful Untitled Why? of Ann sad news that our Newmarch to the subtle metallic colour variations Patron, Dr Kym UniSA AAD 3 Research of Max Lyle's Timesigns 1 and the haunting Big World Bonython had passed Postgraduates break new ground of Yvonne East. Other artists featured include away peacefully at for AAANZ>>>Jack Nicola Semmens, Pamela Kouwenhoven and Nina home with his family at his side. Kym was our Cross-Great Central State launch Rupena (see pic top left), last year’s winner of the Patron since the Friends of SASA was first Friends of SASA Prize for Best Exhibit in the Art inaugurated in August of 2008. Kym made a SASA History Project 4 Update>>> Friends Purchase section of the Royal Adelaide Show. valuable contribution to the visual arts in Australia SASA International The exhibition is destined to launch a young and overseas during his long and colourful life. As Travel Grant Proposal visual artist into the world of overseas travel and Patron to our organization he always attended experience through the inaugural ‘Friends of the our functions and will be sadly missed. Yvonne East @ 5 Blackwood High (Above: Kym Bonython pictured at home, 20/10/2009.) School SASA successes 6 2010: Andrew Hill A Checkered Career : an interview with Max Lyle reports >>>2011 Fulbright The Friends of SASA invite you to the following Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre, City West Scholarships fund-raising event which will see well-known Campus, University of South Australia.. I-Dentity Terra 7 Australian sculptor MAX LYLE reveal all about his Cost: Friends SASA Members and students: Australia : International ‘checkered career’ as a practicing artist and long- $10.00; Non Members: $15.00. Wine will be Exhibition >>> serving (34 years) member of the staff of SASA. Max provided. Launch VAESA@Samstag was first appointed to the School in 1962 as Gallery>>>Web Lecturer in Sculpture. In 1972, he was promoted to Publishing>>>New Membership Senior Lecturer, Head of the Sculpture Department Brochure>>>Port and later served as Acting Head of School (1982- Sales 1984) standing in for Cec Hardy. In 1994 he was President’s Report 8 (cont.) >>>SASA elected Head of School, a position he held until his History Project retirement in December of 1996. (cont..)>>>Yvonne East @ Blackwood Max will be interviewed by Associate Professor Above: Max Lyle, as pictured in the catalogue for the ‘Then and High School (cont.) Jack Cross, University of South Australia, on Now’ exhibition of art works by SASA staff which was held in the Thursday March 24th from 6 to 8 pm. The Gallery of the Stanley Street Campus in 1978. Above right: ‘A th checkered career’ cartoon drawn by Hugo Shaw to celebrate event venue is the Bradley Forum, 5 floor, The Bob and commemorate this event. High quality prints (courtesy Pro Lab Imaging) of this cartoon will be on sale on the night. 20 P A G E 2 President of Friends SASA Report copies of the cartoon by Hugo Shaw for Max Lyle’s ‘A upport for Friends SASA continues . checkered career’ interview event (see page 1). This S It is pleasing to be able to inform all cartoon, which is printed on good quality water-colour members that The Bob Hawke Prime paper, will be on sale at $30 per copy at the event or Ministerial Centre will continue to be a major by placing your order through our web site. sponsor, generously supporting the ‘Second of the Friends’ exhibition to be held at the Adelaide UniSA and Student Representation . Festival Centre. Through Elizabeth Ho, the The Board of Friends SASA, in consultation with Director and Louise Carnell, Project Officer, they Professor Mads Gaardboe, has agreed that the staff have kindly continued their support. The Hawke representative from Art, Architecture and Design, Centre contributed to and kindly supported the (incorporating the SASA) will be a two year academic President of the Friends ‘First of the Friends’ exhibition, which was successfully appointment, allowing for a rotation of representation SASA, Jack Condous. held in September/October 2009 at the Kerry Packer of staff from SASA. I wish to thank Dr Pam Zeplin for Portrait in acrylic by Friends SASA member, Civic Gallery, University of South Australia. her term on the Board as the initial representative Hugh Adamson, 2011. Mr Chris Waples, Director of Barton’s Chartered helping to lay a firm foundation of operations. Her Accountants & Wealth Advisors, has advised that his continued support and leadership of the SASA History company will continue its financial support for this Project, with Dr Jenny Aland is much appreciated. year’s exhibition, as will Hill Smith Gallery, Pimlott It has also been agreed that two student Framing, Premier Art Supplies, Tim Russell representatives will be appointed from the student Constructions and The Real Distributor. body, also on a two year rotation, with one from the We are also grateful for the support from the Graduate level and the other from the Undergraduate University of South Australia, for assistance from the level. I am hoping all this will be in place for our next Marketing and Development Unit, as well as the Board meeting on 4th April 2011. School of Art, Architecture and Design incorporating the South Australian School of Art and the Louis International Travel Scholarship Proposal . Laybourne Smith School of Architecture and Design. I am very pleased to report that the Friends SASA A further generous offer has been made by Desk- has developed a very exciting proposal that is designed Top Publishing to print the invitation for the ’Second to assist with the professional development of the of the Friends’ exhibition which was designed by award recipient/s in the field of visual arts or design Yvonne East, Board Member of Friends and Graduate and is to be used to undertake fieldwork outside of SASA. Mr John Hill MP will open the exhibition on Australia as part of their higher degree research Tuesday 12th April, 2011 at 6pm. And for the third project. (See page 4 for more on this matter) year in a row, Mr Michael Scarpantoni of Scarpantoni Estate Wines, will continue to donate 12 dozen bottles 30 months of Friends SASA in summary . for our fund-raising events and functions. To help you see the diversity and scope of Friends All this generous financial or material assistance SASA activities, I provide the following summary of will enable the Exhibition Committee led by Gloria our work over the past 30 months. Hopefully such a Goddard, to present a first class show, where 32 summary will allow you to appreciate our artists have been selected from a very competitive field achievements and to see where you might assist. of applicants—all members of Friends SASA. Support has also come from Pro-Lab Imaging for printing 30 >>>Report continued Page 8. MEMBERSHIP OFFICER R EPORT big thank you to all those members who Other benefits include contributing to the History A have renewed their membership to the Project and supporting new students in their FRIENDS SASA Friends so far. Now is a timely reminder to those of endeavour to become artists. you who have not paid this financial year, we need The following are new members and I would like Postal Address: your support. For those who still need to renew to officially welcome them to the Friends: Friends SASA their membership the website is easily accessed to Kathleen Munn, Ian Hamilton, Marlie Unmuth, Geoff SA School of Art University of South Australia find the current renewal form that is easily Gibbons, Vicki Waller, Frances Phoenix, Audrey Kooyman, GPO Box 2471 downloaded and fees paid. Gilbert Roe, Greg Johns., Brian Lynch. Adelaide SA 5001 Don’t forget there are many great benefits by Finally I would like to encourage all members to Email: being a Friend of the South Australian School of Art, remind those who have forgotten to renew to do so [email protected] such as, exhibiting your work and participating in as soon as possible and to encourage any new Website: exciting functions such as the forthcoming interview members to join.
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