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DEPARTURE: High Seas at the Art Gallery of South Australia

Words by September 25, 2014

The Art Gallery of South Australia began the DEPARTURE series to get audiences into the gallery to experience art in a different, immersive experience.

This session, DEPARTURE: High Seas, follows the work of SA artist Nicholas Folland, whose art graced the cover of this year’s SALA program.

The extreme climate of Nicholas Folland is an exhibition that explores nautical themes of history, migration and colonial exploration. An artist talk, led by exhibition curator Lisa Slade, will take place in the upstairs Galleries at 7pm.

Before that, though, wrap your ears around the bountiful harmonies of Choral Grief. From 6.30pm, they will be indulging crowds with sea shanty fantasies and other oceanic tunes.

At every DEPARTURE, Bank SA hosts a studio space where you can get your hands dirty and make an art – and have the chance to win some sweet cash monies. The High Seas art challenge is to create a ‘glacial sculpture’, ice, ice baby.

To shame your creations into insignificance, a professional will be making an impressive ice sculpture live in the Santos Atrium.

If you’re too daunted by the ice magic going on, there will be games of coits happening in the courtyard.

Tickets to DEPARTURE: High Seas are available here until Friday or sold out.

The price ($45 for AGSA members, $60 for everyone else) includes four complementary beverages.

Photos from past events

DEPARTURE: Roaring 20s

DEPARTURE: Dark Heart

DEPARTURE: Heartland

What

DEPARTURE: High Seas

Where

Art Gallery of South Australia

When

Friday, September 26, 6-9pm

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