Oz Feathers

 Oz Feathers is a South Australian company that make 'feathers' like these for groups and businesses. Their display added yet more colour at the Adelaide Kite Festival. Click here to see what the company offers.

Kite Festival

Yesterday we paid a visit to the Adelaide Kite Festival, with our grand-daughters. The girls were pretty excited; I think they will be making or buying a kite of their own tomorrow!

Many kites of all sizes and shapes were on display; some real works of art - a far cry from the paper ones I made when I was younger.

The Adelaide Kite Festival is an annual two day event, with local, interstate and overseas' kite flyers participating.

Horse Drawn Train Mural

This mural depicts a horse drawn passenger train at Goolwa

ABC Wednesdays - N for Northern Lights

Throughout the duration of Adelaide's recent Festival of Arts, several buildings along North Terrrace were painted with light. The Northern Lights' show was first seen here two years ago; see my previous posts here and here.

This year one additional building was illuminated; the rear of Parliament House. This particular slide celebrates the fact that our Festival of Arts first started 50 years ago.


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ABC Wednesdays - H for Henley Jetty

Part of the old Henley jetty forms the centre piece of the Artist Bar; constructed for the Adelaide Festival. Underneath the jetty is the bar where you might rub shoulders with a star or two; it was reported last week that Tom Jones was seen here.



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Inside Amococo

My post last Tuesday was about Amococo; a luminarium in Adelaide for the Fringe. On Thursday I experienced it for myself - truly amazing and so relaxing.












Some people just walked around experiencing all the amazing colour blends; others sat and chilled out - sitting in a pod and chatting or just laying back and relaxing with the background music.

ABC Wednesdays - F for F10

An tutu wearing astronaut taking pride of place in Adelaide's Victoria Square! These larger than life inflatable models symbolise the 2010 Adelaide Fringe. They were created as a result of this year's Fringe poster competition winner.

The poster artist David Capriotti explained the design is intended to capture the iconic nature of the Fringe. “I came up with the idea of a tutu wearing astronaut because it illustrates how something everyday and familiar, like our city, is completely transformed when the Adelaide Fringe is on.” (From the Fringe 2010 website - Read the full report here)

Adelaide's Fringe commenced in 1960, running in alternate years to our Festival of Arts. Since 2007 it has been run every year. It is the largest Arts' event in Australia and second largest in the world; Edinburgh takes that honour.

This year's program offers over 700 events. What a choice there is! All you need is lots of time and a bit of spare cash. The events are reasonably priced (many around the $20 mark) and some are even free. So far I have managed to see the Fringe Parade (scroll down to see yesterday's post) and one theatre performance, Bienvenue à Brelville - most enjoyable.



The ABC Wednesday meme was initiated by Denise Nesbitt. To find out more about ABC Wednesdays and see other participants' contributions click here.

The Forest of Dreams

'The Forest of Dreams' is a public art work by Anton Hart erected in 2003 in Hurtle Square. Each of the letters stands at the 'entrance' to one of four parks in the square; at the intersection of Pultney Street and Halifax Street.

At the time of its construction, Lord Mayor Alfred Huang explained that the words 'The Forest of Dreams' are drawn from a quotation from French philosopher Gaston Bachelard; and the phrase was chosen to evoke a sense of the landscape which existed before white settlement.

The granite benches are provided for people to sit and contemplate that landscape.

Artist at Work

One of the art displays at the Spirit Festival was by Christopher Burthurmarr Crebbin. Christopher has been painting since he was a child; inspired by his mother and grandmother. He paints under his Aboriginal name, Burthurmarr, meaning Brolga and native companion.

Born in 1969 in Sydney, he has travelled throughout Australia and tells stories and expresses his views of the world through his art. He now lives in the Adelaide Hills.

A SALA Festival exhibition opening

South Australia's SALA festival, a celebration of the visual arts, runs from August 7th to 23rd; over 400 exhibitions in and around Adelaide and across the state.

Yesterday we attended the opening of Likeness, a photographic exhibition by Angie Bate. This is Angie proudly posing in front of part of her display.

You can see Likeness in the foyer of Flightpath Architects at 101 Hindley Street, Adelaide. The exhibition is open for viewing from 9am to 5:30 Monday to Friday.

Full details of the SALA festival are available on www.salafestival.com

Ross Smith Mural

This mural in a park in Greenacres was created by John Whitney and year 10 students from nearby Ross Smith High School.

It features images of significant historical interest to the area; with particular focus on the achievements of Keith and Ross Smith who landed their aircraft at the nearby Northfield airstrip after their historic round the world flight in 1919.

To see more about the Smith brothers and their Vickers Vimy aircraft click here (one of my previous posts).

I discovered this mural on Friday when I was out cycling; planning a ride for my bicycle group for this Sunday. This district is about 20 kilometres from my home; an area I do not explore that often.

ABC Wednesdays - W for Water Sculpture

The Warriparinga Wetlands Water Sculpture was created in 2002 by artists Andrew Stock and John Wood. The stainless steel structure features lazer-cut images of water insects that can be found in the wetlands. Located on the corner of Marion Road and Sturt Road it is a symbolic 'signpost' to the Wetlands behind it.


You can see and read about the Warriparinga Wetlands on one of my previous posts here.

The ABC Wednesday meme was created by Denise Nesbitt. To find out more about ABC Wednesdays and see other participants' contributions click here

ABC Wednesdays - V for Venus

What? a partly naked lady in the City of Churches! I suspect a few eyebrows were raised when this statue of Venus was erected on North Terrace in 1892.

This was Adelaide's first statue. Sculpted from Carrara marble, it is a copy of Canova's Venus Italica.

The ABC Wednesday meme was created by Denise Nesbitt. To find out more about ABC Wednesdays and see other participants' contributions click here

Come Out 2009

Come Out Festival, now in its 35th year, provides arts experiences specifically for the youth of SA. Schools across the state participate in a range of activities; music, dance, circus, theatre and cultural events.

The opening event was held in Victoria Square. The local Aboriginal Kaurna people regard this area as an important meeting place and call it Tarndaganyangga; the place of ‘red kangaroo and
rocks’.

Local Kaurna community and elders and members of Taikurtinna Dance group welcomed and entertained hundreds of students, their teachers and members of the public.

Willunga Glass

I took this photo last weekend whilst sheltering from the rain; definitely worth a browse even when it is not raining! The Willunga Leadlights & Glass Studio has a wonderful display of their creations; mostly uniquely Australian.

Chalk Drawing

Last Sunday as part of the Fringe Festival, artist Annalise Rees drew with chalk on the pavement by the Broadway Cafe; drawings depicting the local Glenelg area. The image above is the Glenelg Town Hall. Children were invited to participate in their own Kid's Chalk area.

February Theme Day: Glass

This sculpture in Adelaide's Botanic Gardens was created by Sergio Redegalli. It is made of glass sheets; 500 pieces are glued together to form a wave shape. To see a different view of it on a previous post, click here.

This month's City Daily Photos' theme day topic is Glass; Click here to view thumbnails for all participants

Adelaide Fringe

Tonight was the opening of the 2009 Adelaide Fringe Festival. The Fringe is an annual arts festival, being held this year from February 27 - March 22.

From 6pm there were short performances on 'pods' in Rundle Street by some artists promoting their shows. This was followed by a parade at 8pm and a 'party' in the park with several bands performing late into the night.

There were three pods along the street; people gathered around to watch the shows.

The Fringe Festival is the largest such event in Australia; having hundreds of performances and exhibitions. So tonight was just a sampling of these.

ABC Wednesdays - Y for Yourambulla Caves

About 360 kilometres north of Adelaide on the road to Hawker are three cave galleries in the Yallapa Hills. The Aboriginal rock paintings featured here are available for public viewing.

From the carpark just off the main road is a walking trail and a climb to the site high up the hillside. The location of the paintings was chosen carefully; sheltered from the elements.

The artwork is mainly done with black pigment; some with red ochre. It mainly relates to ceremonies associated with the site. There is sign nearby to help visitors interpret the paintings.

Click on the image for an enlarged view

As well as being able to view some art work of the Adnyamathanha people, the climb to the caves rewards you with a spectacular view.


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Cresswell Gardens Fountain

Another of Adelaide's fountains; this one is near the entrance to Adelaide Oval. It is one of a pair which were originally erected early last century in front of the Exhibition Building (no longer there) on North Terrace.