The Higher Ground Inc gallery is a contemporary art space located in the Art Café, dedicated to the presentation of original, cutting-edge and socially relevant art. The space opens with 'Inhabited'.
Exhibition Program 2008
Presented by the Helpmann Academy
A4Play
4 - 27 April 2008
A4 Play
A response to Artist's Week, 2008 Adelaide Bank Festival of Arts
A4 Play is a biennial exhibition of A4 sized artwork by students of the Helpmann Academy's visual art partner schools: Adelaide Centre for the Arts (TafeSA), Adelaide Central School of Art, South Australian School of Art (UniSA) and Vizarts, O'Halloran Hill (TafeSA).
The exhibition consist of two-dimensional and three dimensional A$ sized work exploring text, image, object and mark.
The artworks have been created by the students in direct response to the visual smorgasbord at this year's Artists' Week, part of the 2008 Adelaide bank Festival of Arts.
A4 Play is a huge exhibition showcasing the work of almost 500 of South Australia's up and coming artists.
A4 Play??is a Helpmann Academy initiative with support from the Adelaide City Council and the Helpmann Academy's visual art partner schools.
Higher Ground Inc programs monthly exhibitions that are generally presented by independent artists or curators and most works are for sale.
Exhibitions at Higher Ground Inc are managed by Joint Coordinator, Suzanne Merrall. If you are interested in purchasing any artwork or in exhibiting Suzanne would love to hear from you.
Contact: Suzanne Merrall
for more information
Past Exhibitions
Inhabited: Presented by Friends of the Earth
22 Feb - 16 Mar
The first exhibition for the year is part of Higher Ground Inc's 2008 Adelaide Fringe season. Inhabited brings to life people and places from remote Australia whose lives have been deeply affected by nuclear development. A photographic exhibition of landscapes and life size portraits accompanied by audio stories from the people who are directly impact by the nuclear industry in Australia.. Featuring artists, Jessie Boylan and Bilbo Taylor.
