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2 Learning at the Gallery | Art Gallery of South Australia | INTERPRETIVE RESOURCE artgallery.sa.gov.au/learning South Australia. Together they have selected twenty-one finalists. twenty-one selected have Together they Australia. South of Gallery Art Art, of Contemporary Curator Robb, Leigh and Nell artist Australian contemporary Gallery, Art Auckland Director, Devenport, Rhana are Prize 2017 of the Art judges The Ramsay Karas. by Lipman supported $15,000, of prize acash receive will artist winning The of art. work favourite their for by voting Award People’s Choice the in participate to invited are exhibition the to Visitors of $100,000. prize monetary a receive will winner The collection. Gallery’s of the part become will work artist’s winning the that means This prize. acquisitive ongoing an be will Prize Art Ramsay the Foundation, Ramsay Diana and James by the supported and years two every Held art. Australian to discuss contemporary opportunities creates presented ideas and of materials range The art. performance and digital sound, installation, photography, drawing, painting, sculpture, including medium, any in working 40 under artists Australian contemporary supports Prize Art Ramsay The RAMSAY THE ABOUT PRIZE ART RAMSAY.ARTGALLERY.SA.GOV.AU image: Ramsay Art Prize judges, Nell and Leigh Robb Leigh and Nell judges, Prize Art Ramsay image:

3 Learning at the Gallery | Art Gallery of South Australia | INTERPRETIVE RESOURCE artgallery.sa.gov.au/learning Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarship (Sculpture) in 2011. in (Sculpture) Travelling Scholarship Bequest Marten of the 2013 in recipient the Residency was and 4A Beijing the awarded was Contos accolades other Among Born. Was Romance house fashion Australian with collaboration 2016 in and produced exhibitions solo and group in included been has She arts. fine in as well as design costume and stage in trained Contos of her career. retrospective aself-initiated it making capsule, time textile this in captured are histories exhibition and of art works Previous date. to work ambitious most her as describes she that quilt acolossal in resulting years, four last the from practice of her fragments personal the together Goodbye Kiss Long The Presents: Contos In history. art and culture popular references and installation and sculpture collage, across works Contos Sarah Prize Art 2017 the for Ramsay Foundation Ramsay &Diana James the of Gift 610 x25cm x330 gloves artists’ thread, beads, plastic and ceramic glass, poly-fil, PVC, fabrics, found various and fabrics printed digital lamé, and canvas linen, on screen-print Goodbye Long The Kiss Sarah Contos Presents: CONTOSSARAH

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4 Learning at the Gallery | Art Gallery of South Australia | INTERPRETIVE RESOURCE artgallery.sa.gov.au/learning 1972, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide Australia, South of Gallery AWWall Dr of Art 1972, Gift cm; x268.0 202.5 cotton, silk, Australia, South Georgetown, 1859–1915, Australia, King, Rebecca image: - ϐ ϐ ϐ ϐ Responding CONTOSSARAH ϐ ϐ ϐ ϐ The definition of decorative art is ‘art concerned concerned is ‘art art decorative of definition The with associated been traditionally have practices Craft the about more learn or of art awork To understand the at looking before and observations your on Based Luke Sales, designers, designers, Sales, Luke century Digby), (née Judd - Jane King, - Rebecca &Company - Morris collection. the in textiles other with work this Compare of art? work this display to place best the be would Where art? decorative as quilt Contos’ Would classify you textiles’. or ceramics furniture, as such items of useful creation the with primarily be? it would which stereotype, any eliminate could you If female? or male being with associate we do symbols or behaviours What artists. women Contos. Sarah on profile asmall write list, your on Based artist? the about you tell items these do What see. can you things the of all alist Make minute. one for at closely Look clues. for look to need we it, made who artist of art. work this for atitle invent label, wall Romance was Born, manufacturer, Anna Plunkett and and Plunkett Anna manufacturer, Born, was Romance

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5 Learning at the Gallery | Art Gallery of South Australia | INTERPRETIVE RESOURCE artgallery.sa.gov.au/learning DISCUSS SARAH CONTOSSARAH ϐ ϐ ϐ ϐ ϐ Making THINK ϐ ϐ ϐ ϐ ϐ AND Sarah Contos describes her work as a snapshot in time time in asnapshot as work her describes Contos Sarah Sarah Contos Presents: The Long Kiss Goodbye Kiss Long The Presents: Contos Sarah that bed the Design films, in characters from inspiration draws Contos the Investigate capsule? atime have school your Does be a portrait of that person and their interests. interests. their and person of that aportrait be may Your square life. your in quilt important someone to give will you that of aquilt asegment create fabrics recycled Using ones. loved between exchanged often is of that love act –an making of quilt traditions the honouring by hand, entirely made of art work personal quilt. Contos’ in wrapped bed the in asleep be to feel would it how Describe why? and be they would -what powers special had bed the if Imagine use. would you materials the and size its head, bed the Goodbye Kiss Contos. like elements three-dimensional with piece your embellish or of fabric instead paper You stitch to TIP: like may life. figure’s this in moments significant depicts that narrative visual collaborative alarge create to together of art work student’s each Stitch media. mixed recycled using story person’s of that apart illustrate will class of the member Each inspiration. as history from aperson using quilt aclass Create history. and books photographs. or articles newspaper letters, drawings, as such time; in point this capture that items including Consider school. high for leave you before opened be to capsule time class own your Create inside. placed were that of items type you? you, makes what - simply it put to or story, personal your to link that fabrics and objects of drawings, acombination including Consider life. of your month past the illustrates that collage own your Create memory. afuture as offered

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6 Learning at the Gallery | Art Gallery of South Australia | INTERPRETIVE RESOURCE artgallery.sa.gov.au/learning WORDS Romance Was Born – Born Was Romance art? an craft is TATE: When Contos Sarah Contos –Sarah Almanac Art Resources Yours ϐ Goodbye ϐ ϐ ϐ Responding CONTOSSARAH ϐ ϐ ϐ ϐ KEY The Australian fashion house Romance Was Born Born Was Romance house fashion Australian The viewing After of craft use the in of late aresurgence been has There been long has art and craft between boundary The Contos’ art practice. practice. art Contos’ with consistent are elements visual and materials the how Discuss work. winning Contos’ to garment this by comparing selection your Explain influence. Contos’ displays that agarment Select online. collection the produce to Contos Sarah with worked position. new its in work the placing about decision curatorial your display. Explain new of your a mock-up create classroom the in back you’re Once location. this of Take aphotograph era. or techniques themes, their of terms in nearby of art works other Consider work. Contos’ display next should Gallery the think you where alocation Select chronologically. or thematically hung are of art works You some that notice may Perry - Grayson - Tracey Emin Cave - Nick to conceptual their framework? connect of media choice their does How audience? the to communicated been these have how and explored being are key themes What textiles. utilise who below list the from artist another with work Contos’ Compare artists. contemporary female and male by both techniques craft? is that one and art is that work atextile between difference the tell we do How craft. and art between line the blur may that collection permanent the in works other locate work, winning Contos’ viewing After challenged.

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7 Learning at the Gallery | Art Gallery of South Australia | INTERPRETIVE RESOURCE artgallery.sa.gov.au/learning ϐ ϐ Square ϐ artists. male to compared when undervalued time, the at were, who artists female historical re-evaluate to encouraged are we practice, their in traditions craft incorporate to continue artists contemporary As arts. fine the to inferior considered consequently and artisans women with associated often were they and art, than rather craft considered being for a reputation had Textiles Omega. for designs fabric produced who Woolf Virginia of author sister and artist English an Bell, Vanessa including friends artist his for income additional provide and arts fine and decorative between division the dissolve to aimed Fry design. and modernism about awareness raising in figure important an was Kingdom, United the in Ltd Workshops of Omega founders of the one Fry, –Roger century 20th early the to forward Fast beautiful.’ be orbelieve useful to be to know wallpapers. and fabric for designs pattern his for known well was and movement of this member aleading was Morris William production. of machine because decoration and of design quality the about concerns to due emerged mid-19th century the in Kingdom United the in movement Craft and Arts The Connections Historical CONTOSSARAH KNOW? ϐ ϐ ϐ YOU In your research, did you discover any other female female other any discover you did research, your In Contos Sarah and Bell Vanessa artists ‘Progressive statement: following the to aresponse Write stated once Bell Bell. of Vanessa work the Investigate your findings with your class. class. your with findings your Share rights? women’s for pioneers were who artists arts.’ decorative and fine between borders the renegotiate and gender about ideas challenge design Maud in Pyjamas compare point astarting As paintings? her and designs textile her between identify you can similarities what and by this meant she think you do What paintings. of her extension an was work textile her that DID ‘Have nothing in your houses that you do not you do that houses your in nothing ‘Have

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8 Learning at the Gallery | Art Gallery of South Australia | INTERPRETIVE RESOURCE artgallery.sa.gov.au/learning poly-fil, glass, ceramic and plastic beads, thread, artists’ gloves. artists’ thread, beads, plastic and ceramic glass, poly-fil, PVC, fabrics, found various and fabrics printed digital lamé, and canvas Goodbye Kiss Long The Presents: Contos Sarah Contos Sarah Forgiving Night for Day for Night Forgiving Jacobus Capone fabric. on thread rayon manual embroidery glue, archival aluminium, polymer, stickers, Modern) Century (Mid Exotica Tony Albert FINALISTS (NSW) (NSW) (WA) , 2016, 7 channel HD video installation/performance. video HD , 2016, 7channel - more information at information more , 2016, photographic prints, synthetic synthetic prints, , 2016, photographic , 2016, screen-print on linen, linen, on , 2016, screen-print ramsay.artgallery.sa.gov.au Celeste Chandler Chandler Celeste Heroic Painting Heroic The Arrival The Ali Khadim , 2016, gouache and gold leaf on wasli paper. wasli on leaf gold and , 2016, gouache (NSW) , 2016, oil on linen. on , 2016, oil (VIC)

9 Learning at the Gallery | Art Gallery of South Australia | INTERPRETIVE RESOURCE artgallery.sa.gov.au/learning Living Room Cue Georgina Goose Chase: All of Us Together Here and Nowhere and Here Together Us of All Chase: Goose Julie Fragar FINALISTS , 2016, archival inkjet print on rag paper. rag on print inkjet , 2016, archival (QLD) (VIC) - more information at information more , 2016, oil on board. on , 2016, oil ramsay.artgallery.sa.gov.au publications. City, this We Built Souza de Keg The Persistent Yellowing (time piece) (time Yellowing Persistent The George Teelah (NSW) (WA) 2016, salvaged tents, plaid laundry bags, discussions, discussions, bags, laundry plaid tents, 2016, salvaged , 2016, cotton thread, linen, bronze. linen, thread, , 2016, cotton

10 Learning at the Gallery | Art Gallery of South Australia | INTERPRETIVE RESOURCE artgallery.sa.gov.au/learning on linen. System Response #28Gravity (Polyptych) Keating Ash Mine of Some and Your of Women All Hughes Natalya FINALISTS (VIC) (NSW) - more information at information more , 2016, mixed media installation. media , 2016, mixed , 2016, synthetic polymer polymer , 2016, synthetic ramsay.artgallery.sa.gov.au

moulded plywood. Pankalangu Wardrobe Trent Jansen publications. City, this We Built Souza de Keg Sankalpa Leong Owen , 2016, archival pigment print on cotton paper. cotton on print pigment , 2016, archival (NSW) (NSW) (NSW) 2016, salvaged tents, plaid laundry bags, discussions, discussions, bags, laundry plaid tents, 2016, salvaged , 2016, Queensland walnut, copper, brass and and brass copper, walnut, , 2016, Queensland

11 Learning at the Gallery | Art Gallery of South Australia | INTERPRETIVE RESOURCE artgallery.sa.gov.au/learning Alt-right Arabesque Alt-right Pailthorpe Baden The Richest The Vincent Namatjira FINALISTS , 2016, synthetic polymer on canvas. on polymer , 2016, synthetic , 2016, HD Video. , 2016, HD (NSW) (SA) - more information at information more ramsay.artgallery.sa.gov.au Intermediate Pots Intermediate Peake Clare Ngaben Bukan -Teaching Nganjmirra Joey watercolour paper.watercolour (WA) , 2016, ceramics. (NT) , 2016, natural ochres on Arches 640gsm 640gsm Arches on ochres , 2016, natural

12 Learning at the Gallery | Art Gallery of South Australia | INTERPRETIVE RESOURCE artgallery.sa.gov.au/learning Memoire Justine Varga battle to demons me send They sex. for and alcohol of bowls big for meat, of chunks big for Ipray met. never I’ve who grandfather my of photo the at and grandmother my of ashes at I pray Phu Jason FINALISTS , 2016, chromogenic photos. , 2016, chromogenic (NSW) (NSW) - more information at information more , 2016, mixed media installation. media , 2016, mixed ramsay.artgallery.sa.gov.au knife and gold paint. gold and knife stone ochre, red charcoal, quartz, bones, sheep burnt camaldulensis), Yerta Karrawirra Tylor James stuffing, enamel paint, plywood. paint, enamel stuffing, synthetic polyester, steel, wiring, conductive heat electrics, chairs, found Plague Lapin Selleck Rebecca , 2016, found rabbit skin coats, found carpet and underlay, underlay, and carpet found coats, skin rabbit , 2016, found (SA) , 2016, daguerreotypes, timber (Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus timber , 2016, daguerreotypes, (ACT)

13 Learning at the Gallery | Art Gallery of South Australia | INTERPRETIVE RESOURCE artgallery.sa.gov.au/learning such as START and The Studio here at the Gallery. the at here Studio START The as such and of programs support their through people of young of thousands lives the enriched also have They collections. and careers build to helped have they philanthropists cultural leading state’s the As arts. the for passion alifelong shared Ramsay Diana and James bequests. and of art works of cash, gifts encouraging and funds raising regard, this in vital is role Council’s the giving, of private a result collection Gallery’s of the cent 98 per With member. original only the remains and Council Foundation of the Chair Deputy the was 1981. in She establishment its at Council Foundation Gallery’s the on serving Ramsay Mrs with stronger grew relationship This Gallery. of the Friends formed newly the 1969in joined she when began Australia of South Gallery Art the with involvement Her 1960s. mid the in Adelaide in live to Sydney from returned they and Ramsay) Hugh painter famous the of (nephew Ramsay James Sydney. in 1960, In married she worked and University Adelaide at sciences social study to returning overseas, travelled She area. Glenelg the in up grew Ramsay Mrs family, Hamilton industry’s 1926 in wine the Adelaide into in Born collection. Gallery’s the enriched have of art gifts her and Australia indeed, and, Australia South in patronage arts with synonymous is AO. name Her Ramsay Diana is supporters generous and passionate most Australia’s of South Gallery Art of the One RAMSAY DIANA JAMES AND Diana Ramsay with a Gilles Street Primary School student in The Studio The in student School Primary Street aGilles with Ramsay Diana “The aim of the James and Diana Ramsay Foundation is to continue to foster excellence in the and arts support programs youth” for

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14 Learning at the Gallery | Art Gallery of South Australia | INTERPRETIVE RESOURCE artgallery.sa.gov.au/learning Grant 1949, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, Courtesy of the estate of of estate Russell Drysdale the of Courtesy Adelaide, Australia, South of Gallery 1949, Art Grant Government Australian South cm, 101.0 x66.3 board, composition on oil Sydney, image: landscape including Gallery, by the acquired subsequently were of art works selected prize, acquisitive an not Although sculpture. figurative for awarded were which prizes five for except portraiture, for awarded primarily was prize The arts. of the patron and (1865 writer solicitor, Melrose –1944), 1921 by Alexander between 1967 and initiated was and Australia of South Gallery Art the at held was Prize Melrose The KNOW? YOU DID Russell Drysdale (1949) by Russell Drysdale. (1949) Drysdale. by Russell THE GALLERY ALSO ALSO GALLERY THE SOUTH AUSTRALIANS SOUTH PRIZES FOR YOUNG ART TWO PRESENTS

, Australia, 1912 –1981, , Australia, THE MELROSE PRIZE MELROSE THE Woman in a landscape , 1949,

Drysdale was one of few Australian painters of his time to to time of his painters of Australian few one was Drysdale of it.’ imitation asugary not and of life criticism a be should art But picture. apretty not is it because people some shock may ‘it time the at stated Melbourne, of University the at Arts of Fine Professor Burke, Joseph prize, the for judge One appearance. untidy and plain woman’s very the round centred criticism The press. the in featuring of complaint letters with public, of the members of some disapproval the provoked painting This artists today. artists contemporary some for afocus remains which vision -a tolerance encouraged that of art works produced Drysdale career, his throughout of Australia nature complex of the understanding adeeper for search his In people. Aboriginal depicting in interest akeen took later he and landscape, unforgiving the endured who women and men depict to continued Drysdale characters. its and isolation the with fascination his from stemmed outback Australian of the vision His attention. international receive DISCUSS (Secondary student workshop participants) (Secondary August in year every Exhibition Drawing Secondary THINK AND

Art Prize Exhibition Exhibition Prize Art (Children aged 3–12) aged (Children every year in August in year every to to relate also could statement this how Explain Prize. Art Ramsay the in of art awork to relation with statement this Consider produced’. is it which in place and time the to related always is art ‘Contemporary

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15 Learning at the Gallery | Art Gallery of South Australia | INTERPRETIVE RESOURCE artgallery.sa.gov.au/learning ϐ below: ϐ ϐ Responding ART CONTEMPORARY Melbourne. Photo: Matthew Stanton Stanton Matthew Photo: Melbourne. Gallery, Thompson Nicholas and artist the of Courtesy x61 66 cm; linen, on detail: image ϐ ϐ ϐ - Dark - Dark - Light - Hard Soft - contemporary available, materials any using By that Prize Art Ramsay the in of art awork Select questions ask to us encourage artists Contemporary create a work of art? awork create to use could you material unusual most the is What media. different with working when cons and pros of alist create aclass, As exhibition. the in artists by the used materials unusual of the alist Collate art. of a work make to ways innovative find artists afriend. with response your Share list the from words of the one represents best Does yourresponses. opinion If so, differ? how? other to Listen word. that selected you why Explain work. the describes best that aword Take sharing turns impression? first your is What of art. work the at closely Look exhibition. the in of art awork select aclass, As perspectives. alternative from world the see and

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16 Learning at the Gallery | Art Gallery of South Australia | INTERPRETIVE RESOURCE artgallery.sa.gov.au/learning ϐ ϐ ϐ image: ART CONTEMPORARY Responding ϐ ϐ ϐ Imagine you are a judge responsible for choosing the the choosing for responsible ajudge are you Imagine art? contemporary about say you can What traditional reimagine often artists Contemporary Award. People’s Choice the in favourite your for vote Perhaps answer. your Explain choose? you would work Which work. winning noticed. you things five Name class. the with response your Share thoughts. your organise to diagram You aVenn use to like may themes. similar addressed or materials similar used has artist the Perhaps Prize. Art Ramsay the in experienced you ofyou one reminds that of art awork locate groups, small In Wings. Elder and Melrose the through awalk take Prize, Art Ramsay the visiting After of art. works historical on perspectives new provide and objects or images Clare Peake Clare , Australia, born 1984, 1984, born , Australia,

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