27-700: The Royal Institution of Australia ( RiAus ) is a national scientific not-for-profit organisation based in Adelaide , South Australia , whose mission is science communication . It opened in October 2009 and is housed in the historic Stock Exchange building, now known as The Science Exchange. RiAus publishes the Cosmos Magazine website and hosts the SCINEMA International Science Film Festival . The concept of
54-615: A Royal Institution of Australia was proposed by Baroness Professor Susan Greenfield CBE , as Thinker in Residence for the South Australian Government during 2004 and 2005. Greenfield was Director of the Royal Institution of Great Britain from 1998 to 2010. The South Australian premier Mike Rann was receptive of the idea and secured state, federal and private sector funding for the building and
81-479: A design by Walter Crane in 1883. Dearle was soon responsible for the training of all tapestry apprentices in the workshop and partnered with Morris on designing details such as fabric patterns and floral backgrounds for tapestries based on figure drawings or cartoons by Burne-Jones (some of them repurposed from stained glass cartoons) and animal figures by Philip Webb . In the late 1880s, Dearle began designing repeating patterns for wallpapers and textiles, and it
108-510: A designer. Linda Parry, a curator of textiles at the Victoria and Albert Museum, has suggested that the incorporation of Near and Middle Eastern designs in Morris & Co. textiles from the late 1880s may show the influence of Dearle's taste. Parry identifies Dearle's mature artistic voice from the 1890s in designs such as Seaweed wallpaper, Tulip woven fabric and Eden printed cotton,
135-440: A red brick building located between Pirie and Grenfell streets in the Adelaide city centre (address 53-57 Exchange Place). The building is the former Stock Exchange building. The Adelaide Stock Exchange was established in the colony of South Australia in 1887 by a group of financial brokers and traders, after the other capital cities had established their own stock exchanges. After trading for some time on Pirie Street, it
162-507: Is governed by a council. As of April 2024, council members are: Not-for-profit A not-for-profit or non-for-profit organization ( NFPO ) is a legal entity that does not distribute surplus funds to its members and is formed to fulfill specific objectives. An NFPO does not earn profit for its owners, as any revenue generated by its activities must be put back into the organization. While not-for-profit organizations and non-profit organizations (NPO) are distinct legal entities,
189-774: Is likely that his designs for large-scale embroideries also date from around this time. From 1890, Dearle was head designer for the firm, handling interior design commissions and supervising the tapestry, weaving , and fabric-printing departments at Merton Abbey He was appointed Art Director of Morris & Co. following Morris's death in 1896. Dearle managed the company's textile works at Merton Abbey until his death in 1932. Fabric and wallpaper designs attributed to Henry Dearle include Cherwell (registered 1887), Trent (1888), Persian Brocatel (c. 1890), Daffodil (c. 1891), Compton (1896), Tulip (1895-1900), Artichoke (1897), and Persian or New Persian (1905). Dearle also designed embroidery panels for screens and portieres in
216-538: Is the first and only sister organisation outside of the UK of the Royal Institution of Great Britain (RiGB). As a national hub for science communication, the Royal Institution of Australia promotes public awareness and understanding of science. Its mission is "connecting people with the world of science". The Institution highlights the importance of science in everyday life through the Cosmos Magazine website,
243-583: The Art Needlework style under the tutelage of May Morris , including Anemone (1895–90), and the well-known Owl and Pigeon (or Partridge ) (c. 1895). Examples of the latter two designs worked on "Oak" silk damask grounds by Mrs. Battye are in the Victoria and Albert Museum . Henry Dearle's contributions to textile design were long overshadowed by the towering figure of William Morris. However, Dearle originally exhibited his designs under
270-578: The SCINEMA International Science Film Festival , and the RiAus Education platform. RiAus receives financial and in-kind support from members, corporate partners, and donors. The inaugural director of the Royal Institution of Australia was Professor Gavin Brown AO , Scottish born mathematician and former Vice Chancellor of the University of Adelaide and the University of Sydney . After
297-596: The King's Indian dominions ". The window is one of around 20 Morris Company windows identified in Australia, of which 14 are in Adelaide. It was opened on 6 September 1901 by the premier of South Australia John Jenkins . The building was damaged twice by fire, in 1938 and in 1982, but the stained-glass windows survived. The stock exchange occupied the building until 1991, after which it remained vacant until 2009, when it
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#1732790437652324-547: The Morris name rather than his own, especially in the Arts and Crafts Exhibitions and the major Morris retrospective of 1899, and even today many Dearle designs are popularly offered as "William Morris" patterns. As late as 1981, the catalog of an exhibit of Morris & Co. textiles dismissed Dearle's style as "rarely more than a pastiche of his master's", citing as a source Lewis F. Day's assessment of 1905. But by 1989, textile historians had begun recognizing Dearle's talents as
351-576: The analysis of crystal structures by means of X rays". Both father and son had an enormous passion for communicating science to the broader community. The Bragg Initiative was a program within the Department of the Premier and Cabinet and was managed by Linda Cooper. In June 2008, work commenced to convert the former Adelaide Stock Exchange building, which had remained empty for many years, into The Science Exchange. The Royal Institution of Australia
378-689: The artist and craftsman William Morris who was much influenced by the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood . Dearle designed many of the later wallpapers and textiles released by Morris & Co. , and contributed background and foliage patterns to tapestry designs featuring figures by Edward Burne-Jones and others. Beginning in his teens as a shop assistant and then design apprentice, Dearle rose to become Morris & Co.'s chief designer by 1890, creating designs for tapestries, embroidery , wallpapers, woven and printed textiles, stained glass, and carpets. Following Morris's death in 1896, Dearle
405-477: The company's glass painting workshop, where he worked mornings and studied design in the afternoons. Morris recognized Dearle's talents as a draftsman, and took him on as his tapestry apprentice. Morris had finished his first solo effort at tapestry in September 1879, and shortly thereafter Morris and Dearle set up a tapestry loom at Queen Square. Dearle executed Morris & Co.'s first figural tapestry from
432-732: The establishment of the Australian Science Media Centre . A key recommendation was the Bragg Initiative, which encouraged a relationship between South Australia and the RiGB and was taken up by the South Australian government. The Bragg Initiative was named for William Henry Bragg and William Lawrence Bragg . This father and son team won the 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics for their "services in
459-602: The goal of generating profit. An example of this is a sports club , which exists for the enjoyment of its members and thus would function well as an NFPO, with revenue being re-invested into improving the organization. These organizations typically file for tax exemption in the United States under section 501(c)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code as social clubs. Common ventures for which NFPOs are established include: Charities, as NFPOs, function under
486-411: The premise that any revenue generated should be used to further their charitable missions rather than distribute profits among members. This revenue might come from donations, fundraising, or other activities undertaken to support their charitable cause. John Henry Dearle John Henry Dearle (22 August 1859 – 15 January 1932) was a British textile and stained-glass designer trained by
513-460: The programs. The Royal Institution of Australia's inaugural chairman was Peter Yates AM . The establishment of the Royal Institution of Australia was amongst the recommendations Greenfield made during her Adelaide residency, which included initiatives to encourage collaboration and complementary research programs across South Australian universities, science communication programs for children, professional development for school teachers and
540-507: The resignation of Brown, Jane Lomax-Smith filled in as acting director (2010-2011). Paul Willis, science communicator, paleontologist , science journalist, and broadcaster was the director from 2011 until July 2017. In 2017 the Royal Institution of Australia appointed Bradley Abraham as CEO and director. In addition, the council appointed Alan Duffy as its new lead scientist. Duffy is an astronomer and physicist working at Swinburne University of Technology . The Royal Institution of Australia
567-509: The terms are sometimes used interchangeably. An NFPO must be differentiated from a NPO as they are not formed explicitly for the public good as an NPO must be, and NFPOs are considered "recreational organizations", meaning that they do not operate with the goal of generating revenue as opposed to NPOs. An NFPO does not have the same obligation as an NPO to serve the public good, and as such it may be used to apply for tax-exempt status as an organization that serves its members and does not have
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#1732790437652594-559: The twentieth century, recognizing Dearle's mature work as having a unique artistic vision of its own. Dearle always remained close to Morris's aesthetic, but from the 1890s onward he incorporated a distinctive set of Persian and Turkish influences. Dearle was born in Camden Town, north London, in 1859. He began his career as an assistant in Morris & Co.'s retail showroom in Oxford Street in 1878, and then transferred to
621-414: Was appointed Art Director of the firm, and became its principal stained glass designer on the death of Burne-Jones in 1898. Morris's reputation overshadowed Dearle's work throughout Dearle's career: Dearle exhibited early patterns under Morris's name and Dearle designs continue to be sold as Morris patterns. Critical assessment of Dearle's work then underwent a significant change during the final decades of
648-486: Was decided that a bigger building was required. The new building was designed by the architects Hedley Allen Dunn in collaboration with Henry Fuller in Federation / Edwardian style, with Arts and Crafts influences. The building includes a stained glass window by Morris & Co , with three of the six panels after the designs of Edward Burne-Jones , created by the company's chief designer J.H. Dearle . The window
675-405: Was donated by businessman George Brookman , intended to celebrate Australian federation , although as one source noted "it in fact represents more accurately the ideal of British Empire federation". The central figure is Britannia , with a black man on and a white woman representing Africa and Canada on one side, and on the other, another woman representing Australia, alongside "an inhabitant of
702-667: Was opened on 8 October 2009 by the President of the Council of RiGB, HRH Prince Edward, Duke of Kent . The Royal Institution of Australia foundation partners were the Government of South Australia , the Commonwealth Government and oil and gas company, Santos . It has a paid membership program, including both corporate and individual members. The Royal Institution of Australia is housed at The Science Exchange,
729-677: Was renovated and occupied by RiAus. Many of the original features were restored in the western end of the building, while the eastern end is in contemporary design. The building was state heritage-listed on the South Australian Heritage Register on 8 November 1984, and is also listed by the Australian Institute of Architects among the 120 nationally significant 20th-century buildings in South Australia. The Royal Institution of Australia
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