South Australian Living Artists Festival
The South Australian Living Artists Festival (SALA) is a state wide, open access visual arts festival which takes place from the 1-31 of August in South Australia.
SALA Festival includes galleries, open art studios, and non-conventional art spaces like cafes, restaurants, wineries, shops, offices and public spaces. Wholly inclusive of every medium from sculpture, painting and photography through to mixed media, moving image and installations. An approximate of 600 exhibitions are held each year in regional and local venues in South Australia
SALA is a platform for artists and venues to partner and fuse new and unique pathways to expose art to the community; locally, nationally and internationally. The festival is committed to inclusivity, innovation, excellence, sustainability and accountability. SALA fosters a wide range of mutually beneficial collaborations and partnerships to achieve its vision and mission.
SALA has been recognised as making a significant contribution to South Australian's reputation, image and profile as a culturally-rich place to live and visit.
Organisation
The SALA Festival was established in 1998 as an initiative of the Australian Commercial Galleries Association SA Branch to promote and celebrate the many talented visual artists in South Australia. Its aim is to extend audiences for living artists in South Australia remains a cornerstone of the Festival, and as an umbrella organisation they have a continued policy of inclusiveness allowing all artists at any level and working in any medium to be part of the annual SALA Festival every August.
The SALA Festival is a not-for-profit organisation that relies on government support, private sponsorship and earned income to invest back into South Australian artists and continue its ongoing success.
SALA is supported by The Advertiser (Adelaide), Arts SA, South Australian Tourism Commission, Adelaide City Council, FiveAA and many other loyal supporters.
Past festivals
2009
- 2,773 artists participated in 500 venues
- Approximately 331,500 people visited the exhibitions
2010
- 3,018 artists participated in 515 venues
- Approximately 383,614 people visited the exhibitions
2011
- 4,132 artists participated in 543 venues
- Approximately 413,592 people visited the exhibitions
2012
- 3,543 artists participated in 524 venues
- Approximately 508,000 people visited the exhibitions
2013
- 4,917 artists participated in 502 venues
- Approximately 510,000 people visited the exhibitions
2014
- 4,627 artists participated in 550 venues
- Approximately over 510,000 people visited the exhibitions
2015
- 5,235 artists participated in 557 venues
- Approximately 600,000 people visited the exhibitions
2016
- 4,699 artists participated in 570 venues
- Approximately 600,000 people visited the exhibitions
2017
- 6,386 artists participated in 560 venues
- Approximately 800,000 people visited the exhibitions
See also
References
External links
SALA Festival official website
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