Tag Archives: Samstag Museum of Art

Adelaide Festival celebrates 60 years, with over 70 events

29 January 2020 | Art Almanac

Adelaide Festival 2020 features the best artists from around the world and across the country in a presentation of music, theatre, opera, dance, film, writing, and visual arts; as well as festivals-within-the-festival....

Tony Albert wins the 2016 Fleurieu Art Prize

3 June 2016 | Art Almanac

From 750 entries, 58 finalists were selected but only one artist could win the coveted $65,000 prize. This year the Fleurieu Art Prize has been awarded to Tony Albert for his work, The Hand You’re Dealt (2015)....

2016 Fleurieu Art Prize Finalists

25 February 2016 | Art Almanac

In 2016, the South Australian initiative, the Fleurieu Art Prize, will relocate from the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia, to the prestigious Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art in Adelaide, where it will be presented to city audiences for the first time since its inception eighteen...

2016 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Magic Object

28 January 2016 | Art Almanac

Taking inspiration from the Wunderkammer (cabinet of curiosities), the 2016 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art’s ‘Magic Object’ delves into a world of wonder and enchantment as seen through the eyes of twenty-plus Australian contemporary artists. Presented by the Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA) and curated...

Worlds in Collision: Adelaide International Festival 2014

30 January 2014 | Art Almanac

As a collaborator in this major international project, the Samstag Museum will be presenting the work of Susan Hiller (USA/UK), Paul Laffoley (USA), Ra di Martino (Italy) and Katie Paterson (UK)....

Triumph: Richard Grayson and Steven Wigg

19 April 2012 | Art Almanac

To mark UniSA’s 21st anniversary, the Samstag Museum is revisiting its own history in this project that features the work of its alumnus Steve Wigg along with enigmatic artist, writer and curator, Richard Grayson, now living and working in the United Kingdom. Triumph was a spectacular...