THE RESPITE Rebels are a group of older artists transforming people’s trash into treasured works of art in Adelaide’s southern metro area.
The rebels are clients at Resthaven’s Lane Cottage in Kingswood who create individual and collective art works during respite stays.
Resthaven community respite services manager Carole Matthews said it all started with making a sustainable Christmas tree.
“It just went from there,” she said. “Respite clients participate in a range of group and individual activities. One group is creating artworks with recyclable materials, with the view to ‘reduce, reuse and recycle’ at the forefront of our ideas,” she said.
The exhibition is called Art in the (Re) Cycle Lane and is just one of many on show during this year’s South Australian Living Artists (SALA) Festival.
The Art in the (Re) Cycle Lane exhibition will be held from August 27-31, 1.30-4pm at Resthaven’s Lane Cottages, Truro Avenue, Kingswood.
During SALA, the state comes alive with visual art, with 9000 artists taking part in more than 700 exhibitions, many of them free, across Adelaide and regional areas.
This will include painting, sculpture, video, multimedia, photography and performance, with exhibition spaces including a hairdressing salon, cemetery, day surgery room, bathroom supplies store, tattoo parlour as well as shops, cafes, pubs, wineries and restaurants.
SALA Highlights
SALA PARLOUR: An interactive pop-up pop-in space for children and young people, open every day in August (excluding Mondays).
ART AT THE AIRPORT: Adelaide Airport will take off with art as eight contemporary artists including Aida Azin, Liam Bosecke, Tracy Lymn, Kaspar Schmidt Mumm, Brianna Speight, Harry Thring, Dan Withey, Emmaline Zanelli spread all over the terminal.
THE GOVERNOR'S GARDEN: Government House will become a SALA venue once again, with Governor Hieu Van Le inviting 16 sculptors to exhibit their work in the gardens, with two open days on August 5 and 19.
ART TOURS: Walk, cycle or drive your way through more than 25 art tours across the city, suburbs and regions, including the Bring the Baby Art Tour (August 16) and Dog Friendly Art Tour (August 18).
CLARE BELFRAGE AT THE JAMFACTORY: 2018 SALA featured artist Clare Belfrage is the JamFactory Icon. Clare has maintained a vibrant studio glass practice and is known for her distinctive artworks.
CREDIT UNION SA TRAM GALLERY: The Adelaide tram becomes a gallery for SALA Festival. Look out for the mobile gallery featuring the work of acclaimed street artist Vans the Omega.
OPEN STUDIO WEEKEND: Meet local artists and visit their work spaces. Open studio weekend is August 11-12 with additional openings held throughout the Festival.
Details www.salafestival.com or phone(08) 8233 0676.
Geraldine Cardozo
Features Editor at The Senior.
Features Editor at The Senior.
