The Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA) is a leading cultural institution that attracts more than 700,000 visitors each year. Founded in 1881, AGSA is home to one of Australia’s great art collections, with more than 47,000 works across diverse media in Australian, international and Asian art.
From 2009 to 2014, The Balnaves Foundation supported the Art Gallery of South Australia to develop and deliver a program for children aged 3 – 12. The Start at the Gallery program is an exciting introduction to art for children and their families at AGSA and sets the groundwork for a life-long love of the arts.
In 2015, as Start was well established, in consultation with AGSA it was agreed that The Balnaves Foundation would shift to support a new program for teenagers aged 13 – 17 years. The Neo program brings teenagers into AGSA to engage with art in a social setting enlivened with live music, film screenings, food and beverages, art making activities and conversations with artists and much more.
Image: Young people participating in Neo ‘In Colour’; photo: Sam Roberts
Image: Young people participating in Neo ‘Adobe’; photo: Nat Rogers
Since 2012, The Balnaves Foundation has also supported the Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art as Principal Donor. The Adelaide Biennial is the country’s longest running survey of contemporary Australian art, and since its inception in 1990 has created career-defining opportunities for close to 500 leading contemporary artists and been experienced by more than 1.3 million visitors.
Find out more about the Art Gallery of South Australia here.