For Art Sake Art Prize
Danae Thyssen, founder of For Art Sake is a passionate and creative artist. Danae has developed the FOR ART SAKE ART PRIZE as part of the 2019 Adelaide Fringe Festival. Sam About Town was lucky to chat to Danae recently to find out more. SAT: Let’s start with the exciting news that there is still time for artists to enter! The deadline has been extended until midnight 21 January 2019. Could you tell us more about the prize and the...
Beyond Klimt: New Horizons in Central Europe, 1914-1938
This fabulous and interesting art exhibition is currently on display at Bozar, Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels. Extended by popular demand until 20 January 2019, this colourful and insightful array of artwork is well worth a visit.The Bozar website itself outlines the exhibition so well:”The end of WWI and the Austro-Hungarian Empire also meant the revival of major developments in the art world. Political and economic shifts...
Finding Me – Adelaide Fringe Review – 4 stars
In the artists’ own words, “A show about transformation, acceptance, identity, sacrifice and self love, in a world confused by gender, sexuality and adversity.” Co-created by Phi Theodorous and James Dean, this sensitive and thought provoking show promotes love, compassion and understanding through stories and songs. In the setting of the ‘Rainbow Happiness Support Group’, four diverse characters, all performed skillfully by Phi,...
41 Seconds – Adelaide Fringe Review – 4 stars
Moving, thought provoking and powerful, this theatre piece shares a serious message in a very engaging way. As audience members, we are invited into the lives of a group of family members and friends who are coming to terms with the suicide of Nick, a person very close to them. They all react in their own ways and share their feelings about their loss. This story telling has been crafted in a very clever way, through a variety of...
About Town with Justin Matson
Sam About Town spent a leisurely lunch and a wander around Central Markets, with comedian Justin Matson. Justin is a stand up comedian from the US and is making his International Fringe debut here in Adelaide. Inspired by comedians such as Jerry Seinfeld, Ellen Degeneres, Sarah Silverman and Rita Rudner, he has been writing jokes, creating videos and generally being funny for many years, with this activity morphing into stand up...