Start At The Gallery Celebrates Ten Years This Month

The Art Gallery of South Australia's free family fun day, Start, celebrates 10 years this Sunday 4th August. Over the past decade, more than 86,500 visitors have enjoyed art-led experiences at 120 monthly events, encountered more than 100 exhibitions and displays, and explored culture and art through art-inspired tours and a multiplicity of creative workshops - art, music and performance - led by local, national and International Artists, musicians and performers.

Dr Lisa Slade, Assistant Director AGSA, Public Programs says, 'Each month, AGSA's free monthly family festivals give our audiences the chance to see the world from a myriad of different perspectives - to understand how other people live, think and feel - as well engage in the creativity and conversations that artists are starting. The AGSA audience aged 3 - 12 are some of our most valued and will grow to be our future artists and audiences.'

To celebrate this milestone on Sunday 4th August, the Start program will include a display of the 2019 Start Art Prize featuring works by South Australia's youngest living artists, the winners of which will be announced at midday. Other activities include storytelling performances, entertainment from a local young saxophone and guitar duo, DJs, body and balloon artists, guided tours from NEO teen guide of the gallery, Start Art workshops and much more.

A regular Start attendee, Amanda Lockwood says, 'Why do we travel from Balaklava to Start at the Gallery? We go for the refreshing exposure to beautiful and thought-provoking art in kid-sized bites. We go for opportunities to create. We go for family time. When we began attending Start, we had littlies in the pram ... our eldest is now a teenager!'

With support from both the founding partner, The Balnaves Foundation and now through the James & Diana Ramsay Foundation, AGSA has built a children's program that has an extraordinary impact on the Gallery's visitation and culture.