Friends of the South Australian School of Art, Inc. Newsletter PATRON: DR JEFFREY S M A R T A O A B O U T T H E VOLUME 4, ISSUE 3 DECEMBER 2012 FRIENDS OF S A S A , I N C The Friends of the South Australian School of Art Adelaide’s Festival of Smart’s (SASA) aim to promote the work, ver the past several months, Adelaideans have history, and development of o certainly been treated to a feast of Jeffrey Smart’s the South paintings, drawings and other ephemera associated with his Australian School life and work. This ‘Festival of Smart’s’ began with the of Art, using the opening, on 12th October, of the Master of Stillness: Jeffrey outstanding expertise, Smart paintings 1940-2011 exhibition at the Anne & Gordon experience and Samstag Museum of Art. Curated by long time friend, Barry collegial nature of Pearce, the exhibition presents the iconic and unique works its past and created by Jeffrey Smart in Sydney from 1951 and later in present scholars Jeffrey Smart, Morning Practice, Baia, 1969, Oil on and staff. Italy where he now lives. The Samstag Museum website has this to say about the works in this exhibition: canvas, 58.0 x 81.0 cm , Collection Mr and Mrs Dick and Barbara Senn, California, USA. © Jeffrey Smart. I N S I D E … Smart is Australia’s iconic master of the urban vision – his Image reproduced courtesy Anne & Gordon Samstag works feature industrial wastelands and concrete streetscapes Museum of Art. Jack Condous, 2 Inaugural President of with precise attention to clean lines, composition and geometry. Friends SASA retires>>2012 Friends … The survey draws on a large range of works from Smart’s SASA Award oeuvre, to illuminate the consistent artistic and technical qualities >>>Congrats to Christian Lock & Heidi that animate his art, and to reveal the sustained vision that has Kenyon deservedly grown his reputation over several decades. … The exhibition celebrates the artist’s special links to the Getting to know your 3 Board Members 2012 University of South Australia as one of the South Australian -2013>>>Vale: Trevor Nickolls School of Art’s most acclaimed alumni and is presented as a major component of UniSA’s 21st anniversary celebrations. 2 SASA Graduates 4 win awards: Mary- Master of Stillness is also showing at Carrick Hill, which Jean Richardson; continues until February 24th, 2013. This exhibition Greg Johns presents the early work that Jeffrey Smart produced in Adelaide’s Festival of 5 Smart’s continued: Adelaide during the 1940s. RSASA exhibition ; The Royal South Australian Society of Arts Carrick Hill Exhibition (RSASA) also mounted the Jeffrey Smart & his Contemporaries exhibition at their Gallery (10 October to Celebrating 150 years 6 @ the South 11 November). See Page 5 of this Newsletter for more Above: Guests @ Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum for the Australian School of on both the Carrick Hill and RSASA exhibitions. opening of Master of Stillness exhibition. Art>>>Turner at the Photographs by Sam Noonan, courtesy of Anne & Gordon Tate: Making of a Samstag Museum of Art. Master @ AGSA— Jane Messenger ‘Third of the Friends - the 20 x 20 Show’ - July 7-28, 2013 In search of Robert 7 Pulleine>>>1936 Harry P Gill olish up your magnifying glasses—’The 20 and Lois Turner. Application forms to exhibit have Medallist>> x 20 Show’ is coming to town. In July of been posted to our About Greta P Laundy>>>Errata: next year, the Friends SASA will mount their website but will Vale Meg Douglas ‘Third of the Friends—20 x 20 Show’ at the also be mailed to Calendar of Events 8 Prospect Gallery, Nailsworth. members early 2013>>>Barry Pearce : Master of Unlike previous ‘Friends’ exhibitions, this time next year. Stillness: Jeffrey Smart you are invited to create smallish works in either 2 Completed paintings 1940- 2011>>>Helpmann or 3-dimensions. For 2D works, the dimensions application forms Academy is are 20 x 20cm and for 3D works, 20 x 20 x 20cm. together with moving>>>Season’s Greetings Never made works this small before? Well images of works now is your chance!!! Brian Budgen is curating this for selection are exhibition, with the assistance of fellow Friends due June 3rd, Above: A Community exhibition on display in the Prospect Gallery space. SASA members, Gloria Goddard, Philippa Robert 2013. P A G E 2 JACK CONDOUS, Inaugural President of Friends SASA, retires t the August 2012 He subsequently encouraged, badgered and coerced A Annual General Meeting his colleagues to support the idea and eventually the of Friends SASA, Jack Friends of the South Australian School of Art was born. Condous, the inaugural Jack was nominated and elected as the inaugural President of FSASA president and we watched in wonder as his enthusiasm announced that after 4 years and determination brought in members, sponsors and as President of Friends SASA valuable connections with art organisations and he was stepping down from businesses. It was Jack who convinced the late Kym this position. Bonython to become our first patron and more recently Over the years Jack has he set his mind on securing our current patron Dr become somewhat of a legend Jeffrey Smart AO– and of course he succeeded. Immediate Past in the Adelaide Art Scene. He has long been a leader Jack’s retirement from the Friends SASA Board has President of Friends in art education, as a teacher, a Superintendent of Art left an enormous gap in the organisation. In fact it is SASA, JACK CONDOUS (left) with current Friends within the SA Education Department, a Fulbright suspected that we are currently without a President SASA Vice-President, scholar, World President of the International Society because he has left such huge shoes to fill. Pamela Karran and for Education through Art (INSEA) and more recently However we are left with the strong legacy of his Dr Gregor Ramsay at the launch of the Friends a practicing artist. Throughout all these roles he was leadership and are confident that this will enable us to SASA supported always the consummate entrepreneur. move on and flourish as an organisation. exhibition at Lincoln Jack was a member of the foundation group which Thank you Jack for all you have done. We will miss College in August 2012. perceived the need for an organization to support the you. work, history and development of the South Australian Pamela Karran School of Art. Vice-President 20 Friends SASA Rebecca Graeber : Recipient of the Friends SASA Award for 2012 t the recent SASA Visual The Friends SASA Travel Grant of A Arts Graduates Awards $1500 was not awarded at this Ceremony, Immediate Past President ceremony, however applications for this of Friends SASA, Jack Condous, will be available in early 2013 for presented the Friends SASA prize presentation at the Scholarships and for 2012 of $1000 to REBECCA Grants ceremony in May / June 2013. GRAEBER. A further $2500 to fund both the Rebecca, who is a second year Friends SASA Travel Grant and Friends student studying Visual Arts at the SASA Prize for 2013 was presented to South Australian School of Art, was Yvonne Clark, Director, Marketing & unable to be present, so the letter prepared by Helen Development Unit of the University of South Australia, Black of the Marketing & Development Unit, was from the Friends SASA Board on behalf of the Friends presented by Jack to SASA staff member Di Barrett SASA. Applications for both these awards will be called (pictured) to pass onto Rebecca. for in September/ October for presentation in December 2013. Congratulations to SASA Graduates: Christian Lock & Heidi Kenyon ongratulations are also in order for two Heidi Kenyon was recently awarded the awarded FRIENDS SASA C graduates from the South Australian School of the 2012 Qantas Foundation Encouragement of Art: Christian Lock and Heidi Kenyon. Australian Contemporary Art Award for South Postal Address: Christian Lock is one of two recipients of the Australia. This generous award comprises an air travel Friends SASA prestigious Anne & Gordon Samstag prize and cash to further the professional development SA School of Art International Visual Arts Scholarship for 2013. of an early career. University of South Australia This scholarship provides Christian, who has a Heidi graduated with First Class Honours (Bachelor GPO Box 2471 Bachelor of Visual Arts (Hons, 2001) and Masters in of Visual Arts) from SASA in 2007 and in 2012 was Adelaide SA 5001 Visual Arts (2006) from SASA, with the opportunity to awarded the MF & MH Joyner Scholarship in Fine Email: study overseas in the visual arts. At this point in time, Arts. She currently undertaking a Masters in Visual Arts [email protected] Website: Christian is looking at travelling to Los Angeles to take by Research at SASA. www.friendsasa.com up this scholarship. FRIENDS OF THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL O F ART, INC. NEWSLETTER P A G E 3 Get to know your Friends of SASA Board Members : 2012-2013 Vice President, Pamela Karran; Secretary, Denice Daou; he Friends of SASA was first launched at the University of Treasurer, Nicola Semmens, Membership Officer, Patricia T South Australia on 21st August, 2008. The 5th Annual Wozniak and SASA Institutional Member, Professor Kay General Meeting of the Friends of SASA was held on August 16th, Lawrence AM. 2012. At this meeting, the following were elected to the Friends Committee Members include: Gloria Goddard, Bente SASA Board for 2012 to 2013: President, Vacant; Andermahr, Mark Fischer, Barbara Tanner and Lyn Robins. 2011- 2012 FRIENDS OF SASA BOARD MEMBERS Professor Lawrence is set to retire from UniSA on January 31, 2012. The Board thanks Kay for her President Pamela Karran Denice Daou Nicola Semmens Patricia Professor Kay contribution to Vacant Vice President Secretary Treasurer Wozniak Lawrence AO the work of (Acting) Membership Institutional Friends SASA.