The Tandanya October Arts Fair is to move to Spirit Festival 2012.  A major event on the Tandanya calendar The Spirit Festival is South Australia’s premier Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts and Culture Festival held in Adelaide’s peak festival period in February.

 

Acting Artistic and Cultural Director of Tandanya Tim Ritchie believes the move has many benefits for artists. “By developing the Arts Fair in the Spirit Festival we can maximise the large audiences in town during the peak festival period through targeting art buyers as well as developing our workshop program to enable greater engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and cultural workers.”

 

Mr Ritchie highlighted the partnerships Tandanya has developed with both the Adelaide Festival of Arts and the Adelaide Fringe Festival “In 2012 Tandanya through its visual arts program will present a major exhibition with the Adelaide Festival of Arts and through its Festival program will again partner with the Adelaide Fringe Festival these partnerships have significant benefits for all involved and we’re very pleased to be working so closely with both Festivals.”

 

The Spirit Festival team are currently developing the 2012 program and aim to build on the past success of the Arts Fair by widening the geographic scope of art work for sale further demonstrating the rich diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art. The festival will also present a workshop program for Artists “We’re looking at providing opportunities for artists to workshop issues that are important to them as well as developing networking opportunities” said Ritchie.

 

Expressions of Interest are now being accepted for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Artists to secure a stall “We’re still providing this infrastructure free of charge and unlike other festivals we don’t take a percentage of sales, so this really is a fantastic opportunity for artists to take advantage of what Tandanya can offer”

The Art Fair will be held on Saturday February 25^th and Sunday 26^th in the Rymill Park extension next to Tandanya. 

 

Expressions of Interest for the Spirit Festival can be downloaded at both the Tandanya and Spirit Festival websites: www.tandanya.com.au or www.thespiritfestival.com.au

 

For those without access to the website please call Festival Manager Carmel Young on 89224 3232