41-648: 34°54′42″S 138°38′06″E / 34.911625°S 138.635101°E / -34.911625; 138.635101 The Adelaide Festival of Arts , also known as the Adelaide Festival , an arts festival , takes place in the South Australian capital of Adelaide in March each year. Started in 1960, it is a major celebration of the arts and a significant cultural event in Australia. The festival
82-597: A broad range of interests. The Museum also manages and develops the University of South Australia Art Collection. The Samstag was host to a series of three Adelaide International art exhibitions in partnership with the Adelaide Festival of Arts , between 2010 and 2014. In 2019, as a continuation of the Adelaide International, but differing in concept and without the partnership of the Festival,
123-480: A chance to get notable recognition among fellow film enthusiasts. Films can include international and domestic releases and can even be on a specific film-maker, genre or subject matter. Film festivals are typically annual events and can feature full-length or short films. One of the most notable Film Festivals is the Sundance Film Festival , which originated from Salt Lake City in 1984 as part of
164-666: A financial backing of 15,000 pounds. A number of leading businesses sponsored the first festival, including The Advertiser , the Bank of Adelaide , John Martin & Co. , the Adelaide Steamship Company , and Kelvinator . The inaugural Adelaide Festival of Arts ran from 12 to 26 March 1960 and was directed by Bishop with some assistance from Ian Hunter , the artistic director of the Edinburgh Festival. There were 105 shows covering almost all aspects of
205-410: A flood of paintings were for sale, this reduced artists to near impoverishment. Therefore, as a result, this called for an attempt to replace the old system of the arts with a new one. This gave rise to festivals that were used not only as an artistic outlet, but also for political protest against the old government system. These festivals often included religious symbolism, political messages and embodied
246-697: A gathering of prominent members of the Adelaide business, arts and government community. The proposal for an event similar to the Edinburgh International Festival was supported and the first Festival Board of Governors was formed. The event began to take form when Sir Lloyd partnered with John Bishop , Professor of Music at the University of Adelaide . The two gained the support of the Lord-Mayor and Adelaide City Council and
287-662: A mixed program that include music, literature, comedy, children's entertainment, science, or street theatre, and are typically presented in venues over a period of time ranging from as short as a day or a weekend to a month. Each event within the program is usually separate. Arts festivals are largely curated by an artistic director who handles the organizations' artistic direction and can encompass different genres, including fringe theater festivals that are open access, making arts festivals distinctive from greenfield festivals, which typically are weekend camping festivals such as Glastonbury , and Visual Arts Festivals, which concentrate on
328-744: A specific theme. They are often held in a particular location over set dates. In contrast to literary festivals, poetry festivals put poetry centre stage. Poetry Festivals are typically annual events. Festivals established for more than 10 years in the UK include the festivals at Aldeburgh, Ledbury and Torbay, and the Stanza Poetry festival in Scotland. In India, a number of popular poetry festivals and in Northeast India, Guwahati Grand Poetry festival and Assam Arts Biennale, which began in 2018, are
369-572: A type of arts festival, often focusing on many arts but sometimes focusing on a specific art such as theater more than others. Some subgenres of an arts festival include art fairs, theater festivals, dance festivals, film festivals, music festivals (pop festivals) and more. An art fair is a subgenre of arts festival that focuses on visual art specifically, or specific fields of visual art such as new media art festivals . Other subgenres of art festivals are termed photography festivals or street art festivals , for example. Typically, an art fair has
410-440: A wide range of artists, art dealers, collectors, and curators who buy or sell artwork in a venue, or gallery, that is open to the public. Some items for sale include photography, paintings, drawings, metalwork, handcrafted items and pottery. Festivals of visual arts are also not to be confused with commercial art fairs . Artists participate in the most important of such festival exhibitions by invitation, and these exhibitions (e.g.
451-608: Is based chiefly in the city centre and its parklands , with some venues in the inner suburbs (such as the Odeon Theatre, Norwood ) or occasionally further afield. The Adelaide Festival Centre and River Torrens usually form the nucleus of the event, and in the 21st century Elder Park has played host to opening ceremonies. It comprises many events, usually including opera , theatre, dance, classical and contemporary music, cabaret , literature, visual art and new media . The four-day world-music event, WOMADelaide , and
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#1732771834561492-426: Is mainly from government sources, but, as a charitable body, the festival also attracts private donors within Australia and internationally. During the tenureship of Neil Armfield and Rachel Healy as co-artistic directors, donations to the festival increased from around A$ 55,000 a year in 2017 to A$ 2 million in 2022. In June 2019, it was announced that the Festival would receive A$ 1.25 million in annual funding over
533-931: Is the Brighton Festival Fringe . Leading arts festivals include the Edinburgh Festival in Edinburgh , Adelaide Festival of Arts in Adelaide , the Biennale of Sydney , Festival d'Avignon in Avignon , France, and Tongyeong International Music Festival in Tongyeong , Korea and Sanskruti Arts Festival, Upvan, India. One-off arts festivals have included the Liverpool08 European Capital of Culture in 2008. In
574-645: The Académie Colarossi in Paris. His art is widely displayed in the US, including murals in now heritage-listed buildings in Scarsdale, New York and Reidsville, North Carolina . The Samstags moved to Florida in 1976 where Anne died in 1987, and Gordon in 1990. The Museum presents contemporary visual art in a series of changing exhibitions, as well as art of the past that has still has relevance, catering for
615-446: The Adelaide 500 , locals often refer to the time of year as "Mad March". The festival attracts interstate and overseas visitors, and generated an estimated gross expenditure of A$ 76.1 million for South Australia in 2018. The Adelaide Festival began with efforts by Sir Lloyd Dumas in the late 1950s to establish a major arts festival that would bring to South Australia world-class cultural exhibitions. In 1958, Sir Lloyd organised
656-533: The Adelaide Film Festival . The exhibition, which runs from 11 October 2024 until 29 November 2024, is the fifth iteration of the work Dwelling , based on memories of Moore's childhood bedroom. The Anne & Gordon Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarships were established in 1991 through a bequest from the Samstags' estate. "Each scholarship includes, for twelve months of overseas study,
697-594: The Art Gallery of South Australia , until late 2018, when the functions were transferred to direct oversight by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet , Arts and Culture section. There is a governing board which reports to the minister. As of March 2022 the chair was Judy Potter. Artistic directors are appointed on fixed contracts for one or more years. There is a separate director of Writers' Week. Funding
738-559: The Venice Biennale ) are organised by internationally recognized curators chosen by a committee of peers. Conversely art fairs are market-oriented shows where art dealers exhibit and sell the work of the artists they represent. The first drama festival was in 543BC, at the Athenian Great Dionysia. At the drama festivals, playwrights and poets competed to have their plays performed, and the actors competed to win
779-574: The 2017 festival, which included the landmark opera production of Barrie Kosky 's Saul . Their contracts were extended twice, and due to finish with the 2023 festival. However, the 2021 and 2022 festivals were affected by frequently changing restrictions imposed by the government due to various waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Australia , which was challenging for the organisers, and also Armfield had some health issues. In March 2022 it
820-607: The Samstag started a new cycle of three consecutive "Adelaide//International" exhibitions, for the 2019, 2020 and 2021 Adelaide Festivals. The 2019 Adelaide//International featured the work of four artists: Brook Andrew and Eugenia Lim from Australia, Lisa Reihana from New Zealand and Ming Wong from Singapore , exploring the effect of colonisation on indigenous culture . The 2020 exhibition centred around an installation called Somewhere Other by John Wardle Architects in collaboration with Natasha Johns-Messenger . It
861-599: The Samstag to create an individual project of his own, entitled Laurie Anderson: Language of the Future, selected works 1971-2013 , featuring the work of Laurie Anderson , who also performed her Duets on Ice outside the Samstag on opening night. On Anzac Day 2019, two exhibitions were launched at the Samstag: For Country, For Nation , looking at the experiences of Indigenous Australians during World War I , and Reality in flames: modern Australian art and
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#1732771834561902-537: The Second World War , a separate exhibition featuring the work of modernists, including Nora Heysen , Sidney Nolan and Albert Tucker in their response to World War II . Dwelling (Adelaide Issue) , an installation by Archie Moore , whose work is represented in the Australian pavilion at the 2024 Venice Biennale , was created in collaboration with filmmaker Molly Reynolds under the auspices of
943-664: The Sundance Institute organization and was founded by Robert Redford. To this date, it is one of the largest independent cinema festivals in the United States. Poetry festivals are organized events staged by poetry and literature groups, local arts associations, private organizations and others that showcase contemporary poetry and provide a chance for poets to meet each other, celebrate poetry, critique each other's work and debate poetic issues. Poets can include international, national and local writers, and can include
984-623: The arts. In its first year, it also spawned the Adelaide Fringe, which has grown into the largest event of its kind in the world after the Edinburgh Fringe . The Adelaide Festival continued to grow in successive years with the support of the South Australian Government . It developed a number of incorporated events including Adelaide Writers' Week , Australia's original literary festival; WOMADelaide ,
1025-508: The country, by 2006. The Adelaide Festival moved from a biennial to annual event from 2012. David Sefton was appointed as artistic director for a three-year tenure in 2013, then extended for another year. The 2013 program included for the first time, a three-night "festival within a festival": Unsound Adelaide presented international artists playing multi-dimensional electronic music. Neil Armfield and Rachel Healy were appointed in 2015 and took over from Sefton as co-artistic directors from
1066-905: The first of its kind in the region. Samstag Museum The Samstag Museum of Art , also known as the Samstag Museum , was opened in October 2007 as the Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art , in the Hawke Building of the CityWest campus of the University of South Australia (UniSA). The museum is named in honour of Anne & Gordon Samstag, "two distinguished American benefactors to Australian culture, whose remarkable bequest provides opportunities for Australian artists to study overseas." The gallery had existed in previous incarnations from about 1977, with several names and locations over
1107-526: The following three years, to help "continue to attract major performances and events". In August 2023 the South Australian Government announced $ 2.3 million for the Adelaide Festival over three years for additional performances and events. Neil Armfield and Rachel Healy hold the record for the most stints as director, with six festivals under their belt. There were no directors for the festivals of 1966 and 1968, with an advisory board taking on
1148-439: The gallery was renamed the University of South Australia Art Museum, relocating to City West in 1998. The Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art was opened in the Hawke Building of the CityWest campus of the University of South Australia (UniSA) in October 2007. It is referred by this name, as well as Samstag Museum of Art and simply Samstag Museum on its website, with the briefer form taking precedence for headings. The museum
1189-484: The literary festival, Adelaide Writers' Week , form part of the Festival. The festival originally operated biennially, along with the (initially unofficial) Adelaide Fringe ; the Fringe has taken place annually since 2007, with the Festival of Arts going annual a few years later, in 2012. With all of these events, plus the extra visitors, activities and music concerts brought by the street-circuit motor-racing event known as
1230-559: The next 30 years. In 1991, with the establishment of the University of South Australia, the gallery was renamed the University of South Australia Art Museum , relocating to City West in 1998. An art museum was opened in about 1977 as the College Gallery of the South Australian College of Advanced Education (SACAE) at its Underdale campus. In 1991, with the establishment of the University of South Australia,
1271-401: The responsibility. Peter Sellars ' brief directorship of the 2002 Adelaide Festival remains the most controversial and he was eventually replaced by Sue Nattrass. Arts festival An arts festival is a festival that can encompass a wide range of art forms including music, dance, film, fine art, literature, poetry and is not solely focused on visual arts. Arts festivals may feature
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1312-769: The role as AD until a new one is appointed for the 2026 festival. In 1998 the Adelaide Festival Corporation was established as a statutory corporation by the Adelaide Festival Corporation Act 1998 (AFC Act), reporting to the Minister for the Arts. From about 1996 Arts SA (later Arts South Australia) had responsibility for this and several other statutory bodies such as the South Australian Museum and
1353-489: The spirit of liberty, equality and fraternity. In 1792, The "Festival of Liberty" included a Declaration of the rights of man, busts of Voltaire, Rousseau, and Franklin, a hymn to liberty, women in white carrying chains, and a large chariot with a seated statue of liberty An Arts Festival is an umbrella term for a festival that focuses on multiple art genres including fine art (painting, drawing, pottery), music, photography, film, and other visual styles. Fringe festivals are
1394-414: The summer of 1793, revolutionary France was invaded by foreign armies which resulted in the destruction of all signs of royalty. During this time, French citizens sang, danced, and theaters as well as indoor music multiplied. By 1793, two dozen new venues for music and drama had been established, as a result of the end of restrictive monopolies that previously ruled. Art dealings were rapidly increasing and as
1435-598: The title for best performance. The performances were given in semi-circular auditorium cut into hillsides and capable of seating 10,000–20,000 people. The stage consisted of a dancing floor, an orchestra, dressing room and scene-building area, known as a skene. The actors were typically men who wore masks appropriate to the characters they represented, and each might play several parts. Film festivals are organized events, usually staged by universities, private organizations, local governments, or arts associations, that show films in cinemas or screening venues and provide filmmakers
1476-467: The visual arts. Another type of arts festivals are music festivals, which are outdoor musical events usually spanning a weekend, featuring a number of bands and musical genres including pop, rock, heavy-metal, and more. Since the 1960s, world-music festivals have become popular in a variety of countries. The most well-recognized music festival was Woodstock , which took place in 1969 in Bethel, New York. It
1517-399: The world music festival; and, the Adelaide Festival of Ideas . The Adelaide International was a curated international contemporary visual arts program held in partnership with the Samstag Museum from 2010 to 2014. After some difficulties under the directorship of Peter Sellars in 2001–2, it was once again regarded as very strong, with its reputation intact as the pre-eminent event in
1558-493: Was Australia's entry in the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale . It also features work by Belgian artist David Claerbout , Brad Darkson , Zoë Croggon , Helen Grogan and Georgia Saxelby . Due to run from 28 February to 12 June, the exhibition was cut short by the closure of the Samstag in March 2020 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia . In 2013, director of the Festival David Sefton partnered with
1599-418: Was announced that Ruth Mackenzie CBE would be taking over from 2023, although Armfield and Healy had already confirmed or organised most of the major events for the festival. In August 2024 it was announced that Mackenzie had been appointed Program Director, Arts, Culture and Creative Industries Policy within the Department of the Premier and Cabinet , and that former Brett Sheehy AO would take over
1640-641: Was attended by 400,000 people and featured performances by The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and the Grateful Dead. Probably the two oldest arts festivals are located in England. The Three Choirs Festival in the West of England was established as a "yearly musical assembly" by 1719. The other is the Norfolk and Norwich Festival which first took place in 1772. The largest arts festival in England today
1681-617: Was named in honour of Anne & Gordon Samstag, "two distinguished American benefactors to Australian culture, whose remarkable bequest provides opportunities for Australian artists to study overseas." Gordon Samstag was an American artist who taught at the South Australian School of Art from 1961 to 1970. Born in New York on 21 June 1906, he was educated at the New York Art Students League and