Ramsay Art Prize - The Art Gallery of South Australia

Congratulations to Kate Bohunnis, winner of the 2021 Ramsay Art Prize for her work titled edges of excess. The Ramsay Art Prize is one of Australia's most prestigious, and lucrative, contemporary art prizes. Presented by the Art Gallery of South Australia, the biennial prize seeks to celebrate new work across any medium, with the winning work acquired by the Art Gallery of South Australia and the artist awarded $100,000. The exhibition will be held from 22 May to 22 August 2021.​

Guildhouse

2021 applications now open! Closing June 14th.

The Guildhouse Fellowship offers a transformative opportunity for one mid-career South Australian visual artist, craftsperson or designer each year by providing $35,000 to support research, international travel and the creation of new work. Delivered in partnership with the Art Gallery of South Australia, the opportunity will include a presentation outcome at the Gallery. 

Guildhouse was delighted to announce visual artist Sera Waters as the 2020 Guildhouse Fellow.

SAHMRI (South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute)

Progressing from the success of the Resilient Futures SA program, the BeWell project we are funding through the SAHMRI Mental Health and Wellbeing Program, will investigate how different psychological interventions can improve mental health and wellbeing outcomes, and which factors underpin their impact. The research will inform the design of new technology which delivers psychological interventions based on someone’s personal characteristics; technology which will be used to build the mental health and wellbeing of people who need it the most. The results will inform future face-to-face courses and online psychological health programs, taking us one step closer to evidence-based precision mental health care. The Foundation is also proud to support the Bioinformatics team at SAHMRI, led by Dr Jimmy Breen. 

Helpmann Academy

Generously supported by a group of philanthropic partners and donors and Arts South Australia, the Helpmann Academy Creative Stimulus Grants Scheme was developed as a holistic approach to the challenges faced by emerging creatives brought on by the restrictions needed to combat COVID-19. The four-part program supported artists at different stages and in different financial positions, casting a wide net of support of up to $200,000. 

NeuroSurgical Research Foundation

The Foundation is currently supporting two research projects, funded in conjunction with the NeuroSurgical Research Foundation.  The first, led by neuroscientist Dr Frances Corrigan, will use cutting edge cerebral micro-dialysis technology to test a promising therapeutic agent that could drastically reduce death and disability in young head injury patients. In addition, Assoc Prof Lyndsey Collins-Praino will lead research developing a comprehensive behavioural testing battery to characterise the differences involved in decision-making in different subtypes of Parkinson's Disease. 

Restless Dance Theatre

Restless Dance Theatre is Australia’s leading dance theatre company working with young people with and without disability to collaboratively create outstanding inclusive dance theatre. Michelle Ryan’s new work Guttered, a brilliant new show that is wowing audiences and critics alike, premiered in the 2021 Adelaide Festival. Support of Restless Dance Theatre invests into their organisational capacity and leadership excellence.  

Seeing Through Darkness photo credit: Matt Byrne  Featuring: Restless Company Dancers

Operation Flinders Foundation

Operation Flinders Foundation runs a world leading wilderness therapy program for young people at risk. The program takes participants between the age of 14 and 18 years on an eight day exercise in the far northern Flinders Ranges, providing a transformational experience for its participants to break away from their past and grow as valued members of the community. The Foundation has supported significant infrastructure on the remote property where the program runs and is currently supporting Peer Group Mentors who have completed the program to seek further education and employment opportunities. 

Art Gallery of South Australia

Extend your START experience with these START at home activities -  https://www.agsa.sa.gov.au/join-give/membership/start-art-club/start-home-activities/

The Foundation is pleased to support the Gallery as its Family Program Partner, enabling FREE activities for children and families through The Studio and START programs.  The Studio  is a dedicated and free learning activity space within the Art Gallery of South Australia for children, families and art lovers of all ages. The START program is held on the first Sunday of each month for children under 12 and their families. More than 270,000 children and families have engaged through these programs. 

Carclew

Carclew Creative Consultants program brings together a diverse group of 18-29 year olds, supporting them to build a successful career within creative industries. The current participants have a range of creative skills including costume design, film making, visual art, professional writing and music. Creative Consultants are offered professional development, including practical skills-based learning, 1-2-1 career coaching and paid employment as creative workshop facilitators.  The program aims to highlight clear career pathways and build demand for work for young people in South Australia. 

Raising Literacy Australia

With support from the James and Diana Ramsay Foundation, the Raising Literacy Australia Author and Illustrator Mentoring Initiative enables two emerging writers and two emerging illustrators residing in South Australia, to fulfil their dream of publishing a children’s picture book. Over a two year period the artists will be mentored in all facets of children’s book production and will see their stories and illustrations come to life by local, award-winning publisher, Little Book Press (the publishing division of Raising Literacy Australia).

Adelaide Youth Orchestras

The Foundation supports the Adelaide Youth Orchestras (AdYO) to deliver their “Schools Concert Tour” to disadvantaged schools in the greater metro Adelaide and regional South Australia. This program provides support for curriculum resources, school concerts and workshops. The unique nature of youth orchestra members performing to their own age groups has great benefit to school students. Seeing and hearing peers perform and introducing them to the powerful sounds of an orchestra often for the first time has lasting benefits for both audience and performers. 

Patch Theatre

Patch Theatre, Australia’s leading children’s theatre company has been making theatre shows in South Australia for 4-8 year olds since 1972, performing to over 1.8 million children around the world. The Foundation supports Patch Theatre in their research, development and experimentation of new creative works which will take the young audience of Patch Theatre on a new journey. The Foundation also supports touring of performances in regional South Australia, to audiences who may not otherwise have the opportunity to enjoy a live performance. 

State Opera of South Australia

Youth Opportunities

The Foundation is currently supporting Youth Opportunities to expand their Personal Leadership Programs with further graduate engagement in Project Prosper.

Project Prosper will address some of the challenges students face after they graduate, while also helping them sustain the positive changes they made while completing their Personal Leadership Program. It is offered to year 10 students in schools and organisations across metropolitan and regional South Australia. 

The Australian Ballet

The Foundation is pleased to support the STEAMDANCE program in schools which uses a dance-education approach to learning about STEAM subjects; science, technology, engineering, arts and maths. Additionally, The Australian Ballet’s Education Team deliver professional development to teachers across Australia. Twenty-six South Australian teachers took part in a professional development session taught by members of The Australian Ballet Education Team, held in Whyalla. The session was designed to upskill teachers to continue using dance in the classroom to support the learning of other subjects.

Capacity Grants

The Foundation is able to award a small number of capacity grants. These are designed to help build organisation capacity, such as professional development, leadership skills and information technology.

For more information on capacity grants please call the Foundation office.