Adelaide Contemporary Experimental
Adelaide Contemporary Experimental (ACE) is South Australia’s leading independent contemporary vis
21/09/2024
Visit ACE is today! We're open 11am–4pm.
Current exhibitions: The Kaurna Womens Art Collective's 'Sisters of Lartelare' and Justine Youssef's 'Somewhat Eternal'.
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Images: Opening Celebrations: ‘Somewhat Eternal’ and 'Sisters of Lartelare' (2024), event documentation, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental. Photography by Morgan Sette.
Announcing our Accessible Guide, a new addition to our website.
Here you can find out more about our artistic program, and what opportunities we offer; through Auslan translation, audio recordings, and plain language information.
Explore our Accessible Guide: https://www.ace.gallery/accessible-guide
We will be at Adelaide Deaf Festival tomorrow with our new webpage! Come and say hi, we can run you through it.
When: Sat 21 Sep, 10am–4pm.
Where: Parklands opposite 262 South Terrace
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Videography by Chelsea Brady
The Accessible Guide has been made possible with support from the Government of South Australia through the Richard Llewellyn Deaf and Disability Arts program.
[English transcript to this video: Hello! ACE is committed to making its gallery and exhibitions more accessible. There are many videos in Auslan explaining previous exhibitions, the history of ACE, and artists works. It's definitely worth taking a look! Have a look on the ACE website, there are plenty of videos there! ]
19/09/2024
𝒥𝓊𝓈𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑒 𝒴𝑜𝓊𝓈𝓈𝑒𝒻 is a Darug/Sydney-based artist whose work uncovers links between family ritual, superstition, ecology, displacement, and settler relationships to land through scent, performance, video, and installation. Her work has been exhibited in the 2022 Hawai’i Triennale, and at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney (2022) and Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney (2021). She was the 2019 recipient of the Copyright Agency’s John Fries Award.
Developed in collaboration with diaspora artists, landscape architects, and women from their ancestral village in Lebanon, Justine Youssef's exhibition 𝒮ℴ𝓂ℯ𝓌𝒽𝒶𝓉 ℰ𝓉𝑒𝓇𝓃𝒶𝓁 traces the mythology, superstition, and practical uses of plants that have eluded cultivation and are now invasive in each place.
𝒮ℴ𝓂ℯ𝓌𝒽𝒶𝓉 ℰ𝓉𝑒𝓇𝓃𝒶𝓁 builds upon Youssef’s research of invasive plant species, their impact upon native landscapes across Australia, and how qualities of their scent emulate the diffuseness of colonial power structures.
See 𝒮ℴ𝓂ℯ𝓌𝒽𝒶𝓉 ℰ𝓉𝑒𝓇𝓃𝒶𝓁 at ACE until Sat 19 Oct.
Curated by Stella Rosa McDonald, Tulleah Pearce and Patrice Sharkey.
Recently toured and .
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'Somewhat Eternal' is a co-commission by Adelaide Contemporary Experimental, the Institute of Modern Art, and UTS Gallery & Art Collection. It is supported by the Creative Australia’s Visual Arts and Crafts Strategy (VACS) Major Commissioning Projects fund and the Gordon Darling Foundation.
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Image: Justine Youssef. Photography by Joe Brennan. Courtesy the artist.
17/09/2024
For one night only, Muine Kamleh will bring the flavours of his Syrian heritage to ACE with a feast inspired by Justine Youssef's 'Somewhat Eternal' exhibition.
Date: Thursday 17 October 2024
Time: 6.30–10pm
Where: ACE, Lion Arts Centre, Adelaide (Kaurna Yarta)
Tickets: https://www.ace.gallery/whats-on/public-programs/diner-club-at-somewhat-eternal
Seated inside the immersive, multi-sensory exhibition 'Somewhat Eternal', this special edition of Diner Club offers a dining experience like no other. Muine Kamleh, known for his authentic, vibrant flavours, will curate a feast that draws on his Syrian heritage, blending tradition with the richness of the exhibition's themes.
Diner Club sponsors Festival Hire and Studio Botanic will help transform the gallery space into a unique dining experience. The drinks menu features the great wines of ACE sponsor, Alpha Box & Dice.
A sincere thank you to Mark Kamleh, Anton Andreacchio, Mia Gambranis, Muine Kamleh, Shane Pope of Festival Hire, Dylan Fairweather of Alpha Box & Dice and Nadia Travaglini of Studio Botanic.
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Image 1: Justine Youssef, ‘Somewhat Eternal’ (2024), installation view, detail, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental. Photography by Sam Roberts.
Image 2: Courtesy Muine Kamleh
Image 3: Diner Club at 'Metaverse' (2022), Adelaide Contemporary Experimental. Photography by Jonathan van der Knaap.
Image 4: Opening Celebrations: ‘Somewhat Eternal’ and 'Sisters of Lartelare' (2024), event documentation, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental. Photography by Morgan Sette.
15/09/2024
Rose hydrosol perfume with blanket charm made by Justine Youssef. Purchase via https://shop.ace.gallery/
🌹🌹🌹 𝒜𝓅𝓅𝓁𝓎 𝟥 𝒹𝓇𝑜𝓅𝓈 𝓉𝑜 𝓈𝑜𝑜𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝓈𝓀𝒾𝓃 𝑜𝓇 𝓅𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝒶 𝒷𝑜𝓉𝓉𝓁𝑒 𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓇 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝒷𝑜𝒹𝓎 𝒷𝑒𝒻𝑜𝓇𝑒 𝓈𝓁𝑒𝑒𝓅 𝓉𝑜 𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓎 𝒶𝓌𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝓌𝒽𝒾𝓁𝑒 𝒹𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓂𝒾𝓃𝑔. –
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Image: Opening Celebrations: ‘Somewhat Eternal’ and 'Sisters of Lartelare' (2024), event documentation, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental. Photography by Morgan Sette
13/09/2024
Touch & smell 🌹 Both our current exhibitions 'Somewhat Eternal' and 'Sisters of Lartelare' are sensory!
We invite you to gently touch the fabrics and smell the scents when you visit the gallery.
See our Sensory Map (via our website and in the gallery) for more information on the scents in the space and which elements are safe to touch.
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Image: Opening Celebrations: ‘Somewhat Eternal’ and 'Sisters of Lartelare' (2024), event documentation, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental. Photography by Morgan Sette.
12/09/2024
Plan your visit to ACE with our Sensory Map of our current exhibitions, ‘Somewhat Eternal’ and ‘Sisters of Lartelare’.
Access the plain language, audio recordings and Auslan translation of the exhibitions on our website.
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Image: ‘Somewhat Eternal’ and ‘Sisters of Lartelare’ (2024), installation view, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental. Photography by Sam Roberts
12/09/2024
Plan your visit to ACE with our Sensory Map of our current exhibitions, ‘Somewhat Eternal’ and 'Sisters of Lartelare'.
Access the plain language, audio recordings and Auslan translation of the exhibitions on our website: https://www.ace.gallery/watch-read-listen/access-somewhat-eternal-sisters-of-lartelare
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Image: ‘Somewhat Eternal’ and 'Sisters of Lartelare' (2024), installation view, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental. Photography by Sam Roberts.
10/09/2024
We invite you to the Visual Art Educators South Australia (VAESA) 2024 Annual Conference: Revitalising Art Ed: Sparking Creative Connections. This year, three professional development events designed for visual art educators will be held at three different venues.
Join us at ACE for the pre-conference event – a tour of ACE's current exhibitions and upstairs studios.
Date: Thursday 19 September
Time: 5pm–7pm
Where: ACE, Lion Arts Centre, Adelaide (Kaurna Yarta)
RSVP: https://fs19.formsite.com/AdelCentSchArt/me4rgrxwqo/index
Join ACE’s Artistic Director, Dr Danielle Zuvela, and Executive Director, Louise Dunn, for a curator tour of the ACE studios and our current exhibitions; Justine Youssef's 'Somewhat Eternal' and Kaurna Women's Art Collective: 'Sisters of Lartelare'.
Presented in ACE’s main gallery Justine Youssef’s 'Somewhat Eternal' is a multi-sensory installation, encompassing video, textiles, text, scent that expands from familial narratives to consider broader social and political currents, revealing the connections between human displacement and ecology.
Presented in ACE’s front room space 'Sisters of Lartelare', by the Kaurna Women’s Art Collective, is a rich, multi-sensory exhibition aiming to open new understandings of Kaurna history, stories, and culture connected to Yartapuulti-Port Adelaide.
ACE is also home to five fully supported, rent-free studios for South Australian artists and guests will get an exclusive tour to see what the artists are working on ahead of ACE’s next exhibition 'Studios: 2024'.
Guests will also learn about ACE’s new specialised education program, 'Future Studios', which provides studio spaces to South Australian secondary students for a one-week intensive period combined with mentoring across the year. This unique industry placement nurtures creativity and practical skills and gives young artists an understanding of professional studio practice.
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Image: Opening Celebrations: ‘Somewhat Eternal’ and 'Sisters of Lartelare' (2024), event documentation, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental. Photography by Morgan Sette
06/09/2024
06/09/2024
ACE is deeply saddened by the passing of James Darling AM. James was not only a talented artist, but also a dedicated advocate for contemporary art and a valued past director of ACE. His contributions to our community were significant, and his presence will be greatly missed. Our thoughts are with his family during this time.
30/08/2024
Opening tomorrow! – ‘Somewhat Eternal’ by Justine Youssef and 'Sisters of Lartelare' by Kaurna Women's Art Collective.
Join us for the Opening Celebrations: Sat 31 Aug, 4–6pm
'Somewhat Eternal' will be in our main gallery. It is a multi-sensory installation, encompassing video, textiles, text, scent. The central work—a three-channel video shot in Lebanon—shows the artist’s aunt performing R’sasa, or molybdomancy, a traditional alchemic practice of clearing the evil eye. For generations, the artist’s family have used their knowledge of the local mountains and ecology to survive famine and military occupation and to heal everyday ailments and misfortunes.
Running concurrently with 'Somewhat Eternal', 'Sisters of Lartelare' will be in our front gallery. Led by emerging Kaurna Leader Bonny Brodie with guidance from Aunty Margaret Brodie, this intergenerational project aims to open new understandings of Kaurna history, stories, and culture connected to Yartapuulti-Port Adelaide. 'Sisters of Lartelare' is grounded in care and respect focussing on the creation of a place-responsive artwork as a powerful interruption of colonial narrative and ensuring songlines and cultural practices are taught and shared for future generations.
31 Aug – 19 Oct.
'Somewhat Eternal' is a co-commission by Adelaide Contemporary Experimental, the Institute of Modern Art , and UTS Gallery & Art Collection . It is supported by the Creative Australia’s Visual Arts and Crafts Strategy (VACS) Major Commissioning Projects fund and the Gordon Darling Foundation.
'Sisters of Lartelare' is supported by the South Australian Government through Arts South Australia and City of Adelaide. Project partner: Vitalstatistix
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Image 1: Justine Youssef, 'Somewhat Eternal' (2023), three channel video (still), 11 minutes. Courtesy the artist.
Image 2: Kaurna Women's Art Collective, 'Lartelare', detail of exhibition installation - Harts Mill, Port Adelaide, 2023. Courtesy the artists and OSCA.
27/08/2024
‘Sisters of Lartelare’ by the Kaurna Women’s Art Collective – a rich, multi-sensory exhibition aiming to open new understandings of Kaurna history, stories, and culture connected to Yartapuulti-Port Adelaide.
Opening: Sat 31 Aug, 4–6pm
Exhibiting: 31 Aug – 19 Oct
Led by emerging Kaurna Leader Bonny Brodie with guidance from Aunty Margaret Brodie, ‘Sisters of Lartelare’ is an intergenerational project. Through focused activity, discussion, and skill sharing, this iteration will focus on understanding cultural practices from a range of First Nations female leaders whilst learning new skills in distilling scent from native plants.
This third iteration builds on foundational cultural mapping workshops, community events and public exhibitions, leading to their first institutional presentation at ACE. ‘Sisters of Lartelare’ is grounded in care and respect focussing on the creation of a place-responsive artwork as a powerful interruption of colonial narrative and ensuring songlines and cultural practices are taught and shared for future generations.
Curated by Rayleen Forester .forester.
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‘Sisters of Lartelare’ is supported by the South Australian Government through Arts South Australia and City of Adelaide. Project partners: ACE .gallery.Adelaide and Vitalstatistix .
Images: ‘Sisters of Lartelare’ site visit (2024), Yartapuulti-Port Adelaide. Photography by Lana Adams.
22/08/2024
‘Sisters of Lartelare’ by the Kaurna Women’s Art Collective – A rich, multi-sensory exhibition aiming to open new understandings of Kaurna history, stories, and culture connected to Yartapuulti-Port Adelaide.
Opening: Sat 31 Aug, 4–6pm
Exhibiting: 31 Aug – 19 Oct
Led by emerging Kaurna Leader Bonny Brodie with guidance from Aunty Margaret Brodie, ‘Sisters of Lartelare’ is an intergenerational project. Through focused activity, discussion, and skill sharing, this iteration will focus on understanding cultural practices from a range of First Nations female leaders whilst learning new skills in distilling scent from native plants.
This third iteration builds on foundational cultural mapping workshops, community events and public exhibitions, leading to their first institutional presentation at ACE. 'Sisters of Lartelare' is grounded in care and respect focussing on the creation of a place-responsive artwork as a powerful interruption of colonial narrative and ensuring songlines and cultural practices are taught and shared for future generations.
Feature Image: Kaurna Womens Art Collective, Lartelare, detail of exhibition installation - Harts Mill, Port Adelaide, 2023. Courtesy the artists and OSCA.
Curated by Rayleen Forester.
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'Sisters of Lartelare' is supported by the South Australian Government through Arts South Australia and City of Adelaide. Project partner: Vitalstatistix
Image: Kaurna Women's Art Collective, 'Lartelare', detail of exhibition installation - Harts Mill, Port Adelaide, 2023. Courtesy the artists and OSCA.
19/08/2024
‘Somewhat Eternal’ by Justine Youssef 🌹
Opening: Sat 31 Aug, 4–6pm
Exhibiting: 31 Aug – 19 Oct
Justine Youssef’s auto-ethnographic films and installations explore the impacts of displacement and prompt us to consider our complicity in creating it. Relationships to land and the endurance of rituals and beliefs are key ideas for the Darug/Sydney-based artist.
Throughout the installation, embroidered textiles are scented with plant hydrosols—aromatic waters produced by steam distillation of plants—using a process the artist inherited matrilineally. Here, Youssef has substituted commonly used plants with blessed milk thistle, burnet rose, damask rose, and Lebanese cedar, chosen for their complex relationships to land subjugation, occupation, and renewal.
Curated by Stella Rosa McDonald, Tulleah Pearce and Patrice Sharkey.
Recently toured UTS Gallery and Institute of Modern Art Brisbane.
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'Somewhat Eternal' is a co-commission by Adelaide Contemporary Experimental, the Institute of Modern Art, and UTS Gallery & Art Collection. It is supported by the Creative Australia’s Visual Arts and Crafts Strategy (VACS) Major Commissioning Projects fund and the Gordon Darling Foundation.
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Images: Justine Youssef, 'Somewhat Eternal' (2023), three channel video (still), 11 minutes. Courtesy the artist.
15/08/2024
‘Somewhat Eternal’ by Justine Youssef 🌹
After exhibiting at UTS Gallery in late 2023 and Institute of Modern Art Brisbane earlier this year, 'Somewhat Eternal' will finish it's tour here at ACE.
Opening: Sat 31 Aug, 4–6pm
Exhibiting: 31 Aug – 19 Oct
Somewhat Eternal is a multi-sensory installation, encompassing video, textiles, text, scent. The central work—a three-channel video shot in Lebanon—shows the artist’s aunt performing R’sasa, or molybdomancy, a traditional alchemic practice of clearing the evil eye.
For generations, the artist’s family have used their knowledge of the local mountains and ecology to survive famine and military occupation and to heal everyday ailments and misfortunes.
From 1982 to 2000, parts of Lebanon were under Israeli occupation, and the lead used in R’sasa is often extracted from bullets still found in the region. Through this material connection, Youssef asks us to consider colonisation as a curse that inhabits and influences social and cultural life.
Curated by Stella Rosa McDonald, Tulleah Pearce and Patrice Sharkey.
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'Somewhat Eternal' is a co-commission by Adelaide Contemporary Experimental, the Institute of Modern Art, and UTS Gallery & Art Collection. It is supported by the Creative Australia’s Visual Arts and Crafts Strategy (VACS) Major Commissioning Projects fund and the Gordon Darling Foundation.
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Images: Justine Youssef, 'Somewhat Eternal' (2023), three channel video (still), 11 minutes. Courtesy the artist.
09/08/2024
Tomorrow! ACE Studio Open Day – visit the upstairs studios at ACE for an exclusive opportunity to meet our 2024 Studio Program artists in their working spaces.
Date: Saturday 10 August
Time: 1–4pm
Where: ACE, Lion Arts Centre, Adelaide (Kaurna Yarta)
RSVP via our website.
The five ACE Studio Program artists — Carly Tarkari Dodd, Abbey Murdoch, Marian Sandberg, Katey Smoker and Emmaline Zanelli — will open their studios, giving the public a special opportunity to step inside the studio spaces above the gallery.
Spend an afternoon getting to know our resident artists with a casual in-conversation with ACE Associate Curator, Rayleen Forester and our current cohort, whilst wandering around the studios.
With light refreshments available on the day this is an exclusive opportunity for the public to drop by ACE and glimpse into the studios of leading South Australian contemporary artists.
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Image: ACE 2024 Studio Program Donor Event, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental. Photography by Peter Fong.
This event is presented as part of
The 2024 Studio Program is supported by partnerships with Creative Partnerships Australia Plus 1 Program, , , and . It is also supported by the generous contributions of private donors through the Studio Donors Program.
08/08/2024
Last days of 'Fragments; a widening vision' and 'Entities: The Concepts and Post-Object Exhibitions'.
'Fragments; a widening vision' is accompanied by an essay written by James Tylor, which describes the arrival of Kaurna people to the region and provides important context for situating the installation on Kaurna Country. Read the essay in the poster booklet, designed by Person Books.
ACE is open Tue–Sat, 11am–4pm.
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Opening Night: ‘Fragments; a widening vision’ (2024), event documentation, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental. Photography by Peter Fong.
06/08/2024
Final week of 'Fragments; a widening vision' by Lee Salomone
We're open Tue–Sat, 11am–4pm.
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Images: VIP Preview: ‘Fragments; a widening vision’ (2024), event documentation, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental. Photography by Peter Fong.
01/08/2024
Spend an afternoon getting to know our 2024 Studio Program artists.
Date: Saturday 10 August
Time: 1–4pm
Where: ACE, Lion Arts Centre, Adelaide (Kaurna Yarta)
RSVP: https://bit.ly/ACE-Open-Studios-24
Visit the upstairs studios at ACE for an exclusive opportunity to meet our 2024 Studio Program artists in their working spaces.
The five ACE Studio Program artists — Carly Tarkari Dodd, Abbey Murdoch, Marian Sandberg, Katey Smoker and Emmaline Zanelli — will open their studios, giving the public a special opportunity to step inside the studio spaces above the gallery.
Spend an afternoon getting to know our resident artists with a casual in-conversation with ACE Associate Curator, Rayleen Forester and our current cohort, whilst wandering around the studios.
With light refreshments available on the day this is an exclusive opportunity for the public to drop by ACE and glimpse into the studios of leading South Australian contemporary artists.
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Images: ACE 2024 Studio Program Donor Event, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental. Photography by Peter Fong.
This event is presented as part of Sala Festival.
The 2024 Studio Program is supported by partnerships with Creative Partnerships Australia Plus 1 Program, Copyright Agency, Helpmann Academy, Adelaide Central School of Art, and Firstdraft. It is also supported by the generous contributions of private donors through the Studio Donors Program.
25/07/2024
This Saturday! Artist Talk: Lee Salomone – 'Fragments; a widening vision'
Date: Saturday 27 July
Time: 2–3pm
Where: ACE, Lion Arts Centre, Adelaide (Kaurna Yarta)
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Images: Lee Salomone in his studio (2024). Photography by Peter Fong.
24/07/2024
Announcing our next exhibitions – ‘Somewhat Eternal’ by Justine Youssef and 'Sisters of Lartelare' by Kaurna Women's Art Collective.
31 Aug – 19 Oct.
'Somewhat Eternal' will be in our main gallery. It is a multi-sensory installation, encompassing video, textiles, text, scent. The central work—a three-channel video shot in Lebanon—shows the artist’s aunt performing R’sasa, or molybdomancy, a traditional alchemic practice of clearing the evil eye. For generations, the artist’s family have used their knowledge of the local mountains and ecology to survive famine and military occupation and to heal everyday ailments and misfortunes.
Running concurrently with 'Somewhat Eternal', 'Sisters of Lartelare' will be in our front gallery. Led by emerging Kaurna Leader Bonnie Brodie with guidance from Aunty Margaret Brodie, this intergenerational project aims to open new understandings of Kaurna history, stories, and culture connected to Yartapuulti-Port Adelaide. 'Sisters of Lartelare' is grounded in care and respect focussing on the creation of a place-responsive artwork as a powerful interruption of colonial narrative and ensuring songlines and cultural practices are taught and shared for future generations.
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Image 1: Justine Youssef, 'Somewhat Eternal' (2023), three channel video (still), 11 minutes. Courtesy the artist.
Image 2: Kaurna Women's Art Collective, 'Lartelare', detail of exhibition installation - Harts Mill, Port Adelaide, 2023. Courtesy the artists and OSCA.
23/07/2024
The gallery will be closed this Thursday 25 July. We look forward to seeing you back in the gallery on the following day, Friday 26 July.
Wed 24 Jul – open
Thu 25 Jul – closed
Fri 26 Jul – open
Sat 27 Jul – open
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Adelaide Contemporary Experimental (2022). Photography by Jonathan van der Knaap
20/07/2024
Envisaged as an expansive metaphorical garden, 'Fragments; a widening vision' is in the gallery for 3 more weeks.
ACE Gallery is open Tues–Sat, 11am–4pm.
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Opening Night: ‘Fragments; a widening vision’ (2024), event documentation, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental. Photography by Peter Fong.
19/07/2024
From last week's 'NAIDOC In Conversation' with Nici Cumpston, Sonya Rankine, Carly Tarkari Dodd and Dominic Guerrera. Thank you to everyone who attended!
16/07/2024
Explore the history of the Contemporary Art Society of South Australia (CAS (SA)) and the Experimental Art Foundation (EAF).
'Entities: The Concepts and Post Object exhibitions' signals key moments in the histories of these two art spaces and explores a pivotal juncture in the development of contemporary art locally and nationally.
Exhibiting until Sat 10 Aug. Tues–Sat, 11am–4pm.
Curated by Alexandra Nitschke.
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Opening Night (2024), event documentation, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental. Photography by Peter Fong.
10/07/2024
Join us tonight for an evening of listening to First Nation artists share their art practice and experiences.
Date: Thursday 11 July
Time: 5pm–7:15pm
Where: ACE, Lion Arts Centre, Adelaide (Kaurna Yarta)
RSVP: https://bit.ly/NAIDOC-panel-ACE-2024
Sonya Rankine facilitates the panel ‘NAIDOC In Conversation – Keep the fire burning! Blak, loud and proud’. It will be an informal conversation of sharing the amazing diversity and breadth of experiences of First Nation artists, Nici Cumpston, Dominic Guerrera and Carly Dodd. The artists will be sharing their stories, their artistic expression, diverse art practice, their community and connection to country.
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Image 1: Courtesy Nici Cumpston. Photography by Saul Steed.
Image 2: Carly Tarkari Dodd (2022). Photography by Brooke Bowering. Courtesy Carly Tarkari Dodd.
Image 3: Dominic Guerrera
Image 4: Courtesy Sonya Rankine. Photography by Ben Scarce.
This project is supported by the City of Adelaide
09/07/2024
“If listened to, these physical fragments carry stories." on his creative process; it always begins with found objects and listening to their stories.
You can listen too. Lee curated us a playlist of the music he listened to in the studio over the course of making 'Fragments; a widening vision'.
Listen now via our Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3xPpCJQ
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Images: Lee Salomone's studio (2024). Detail. Photography by Peter Fong.
20/06/2024
In the gallery – 'Table in cadmium red' by Lee Salomone.
Made from reclaimed table top and etched with messages.
"The exhibition encapsulates the artist’s personal history and explores ideas around identity and connection to place. Raised by his grandparents, Salomone sees the table as a place where stories are told and culture is passed on." – Jane Llewellyn for InReview.
Read the full article here: https://inreview.com.au/inreview/visual-art/2024/06/06/lee-salomones-garden-takes-root-in-gallery-space/
‘Fragments; a widening vision’ is in the gallery Tues–Sat, 11am–4pm.
Lee Salomone, Table in cadmium red (2024), found wooden table top, cadmium red oil paint, 86 x 152 x 2.5cm.
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Image 1–3: Lee Salomone's studio (2024). Detail. Photography by Peter Fong.
Image 4: VIP Preview: ‘Fragments; a widening vision’ (2024), event documentation, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental. Photography by Peter Fong.
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About ACE Open
ACE Open provides transformative contemporary art experiences for artists and audiences.
As South Australia’s flagship contemporary art gallery, ACE Open presents a year-round program of free exhibitions by practicing South Australian, Australian and international artists. Its exhibitions, talks and events are held at its Lion Arts Centre home in the west end of Adelaide’s CBD.
In name and nature, ACE Open forges the future with an approach that is flexible and constantly evolving, placing values of ambition, integrity, openness and criticality at its core. ACE’s programs extend the edges of contemporary visual art practice, embrace diversity and provide a space for artists and audiences to take risks. ACE Open publishes periodic artist monographs and hosts an on-site studio program, as well as providing mentorship, professional development, advocacy and opportunity to South Australian artists, curators and art writers.
ACE Open connects Adelaide to the world, celebrating the broad range of cultures, ideas and art practices found both in Australia and abroad. ACE Open is a centre for everyone, inviting artists and audiences to experience contemporary art in an environment that is as engaging and challenging as it is welcoming.
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