Breakout Residencies: Lucy Haas-Hennessy showing, 'Autoeulogy'

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Image: Dylan Minchenberg.

Public showing

When: Friday, October 29, 5.45pm sharp for a 6pm start

Where: The Mill, 154 Angas St, Kaurna Yarta

Duration: 1 hour

Cost: Free

Accessibility: Disability access is available via our Angas St entrance, and a disability toilet is also available. View our accessibility information page.

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Autoeulogy is an original solo work by Adelaide-based theatre-maker Lucy Haas-Hennessy. An eerily prescient sci-fi tragicomedy about isolation at the end of the world, it was first staged at the Mill in early 2020 among the first ripples of the COVID-19 pandemic. One very long year later, the work will be redeveloped against the fascinating new cultural landscape that the pandemic is leaving in its wake, asking questions about what’s changed about the end of the world - and what hasn’t.

Autoeulogy has been supported by an Arts and Culture grant from City of Adelaide.

Due to venue capacity restrictions, we ask you only book a ticket if you are able to attend. All attendees must be aware of our hygiene policy before attending our venue.

About the artist:

Lucy Haas-Hennessy is an Adelaide-based actor, playwright, dramaturge and theatre-maker, and was the entire creative team behind the first production of Autoeulogy. Lucy’s work is interested in the contemporary significance of the ancient art of live performance - in what makes it continue to make its inimitable impact on audiences and hold its ground even in the high-tech digital age. She is a 2017 graduate of the Adelaide College of the Arts acting program, a 2019 Helpmann Fellow, and a 2021 intern with Brisbane-based theatre company Zen Zen Zo.

Lucy will be joined in this phase of development by Mary Angley (director and dramaturge), an emerging theatre-maker and a recent graduate from the Victorian College of the Arts’ Master of Directing program. In 2019, Mary created Paper Mouth Theatre as a forum for bringing together emerging creatives to work on experimental projects within a Queer, Feminist framework. Mary’s work has received support from The Helpmann Academy, Carclew, Splash Adelaide, Science Gallery, and La Mama.

This program is presented with support from Arts South Australia and BankSA Foundation.

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Tarnanthi Residency at The Mill: Lilla Berry, STRNG WMN

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Image: Lilla Berry, STRONG WMN.

September 27 - October 29, 2021

Artist Talk:
October 15, 5:30-6:30pm

Where: The Mill Exhibition Space, 154 Angas St, Kaurna Yarta

Cost: $10 with a drink on arrival

Accessibility: Disability access is available via our Angas St entrance, and a disability toilet is also available. View our accessibility information page.

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The Mill welcomes Yankunytjatjara woman, multi-disciplinary artist Lilla Berry as our second Collaboration & Mentorship artist in resident (CaM-Res), supported by City of Adelaide. Lilla has created this work through development time in The Mill’s Breakout space, mentorship with The Mill’s artistic team and the opportunity to collaborate with photographer Morgan Sette. Lilla’s exhibition celebrates her relationships with her community, through practicing dance, footy, weaving and the act of coming together. She has also collaborated with strong women, including Pearl Berry, Iteka Ukarla, Carly Tarkari Dodd, Mali Isabel, Amber Ahang and Kirsty Williams.

Artist statement:

The arts have always been embedded into my life. My family is made up of musicians and visual artists, and practicing art was something I just did when I was younger. Although using my body seemed to be one of the things I enjoyed most, whether that was dancing or acrobatics. As I got older and more influenced by others around me, the inherent idea that I was an artist shifted and changed. My practice moved towards a dance focus, as this was what I had the greatest opportunity to practice. However, as I’ve continued to develop as an arts worker, I’ve been able to tap into the other areas of my practice and continue to develop my skills across a range of mediums, and now have the confidence to articulate myself as a multi-disciplinary artist. Even if each discipline doesn’t get the same amount of my attention, they are equally as important and rewarding for me to practice.

I’m extremely excited for the opportunity to give these mediums more attention through my residency and exhibition. I will be working through painting, weaving, video and photography, as well movement, to explore the themes of the exhibition. My development as a curator will also be explored, as I not only curate my own works, but also those of other artists I will collaborate with.

STRNG WMN. will explore what it means to be strong Aboriginal women. Including culturally, physically and mentally. I have always been surrounded by strong women growing up. I was raised by a single mother, and as an athlete all of my team mates were strong women, being strong role models. And growing up watching other young Aboriginal woman dancing with Kurruru, I was so inspired by their strength in culture.

Through the facilitation of women’s circles, I will take the lived experiences of other women to inform movement to be captured on film, still images and installation. I want to capture the authentic voices of our community, and explore all the ways we as women find strength, as it comes in all different types of forms.

Artists Biography

Lilla is a Yankunytjatjara woman, multi-disciplinary artist, arts worker and producer. Lilla began her arts career at Carclew in 2014, and completed a secondment part time role with Country Arts South Australia as the Aboriginal Programs Associate Producer in 2018, and has contributed to a wide range of exciting programming.

In 2017, Lilla formed the Aboriginal cultural contemporary dance company Of Desert and Sea, alongside her fellow dance ensemble members. Of Desert and Sea explores themes relevant to the 5 Aboriginal women who make up the company. They have had

performances and workshops at places such WOMADelaide, Art Gallery of South Australia, Dance Rites at the Sydney Opera House, and their debut show Beautiful, presented in Tarnanthi, November 2019. Beautiful’s second season at Adelaide Fringe 2020 also received the Emerging Artist Award. In 2019 she received her first screen credit, producing Sansbury Sisters as part of the Deadly Family Portraits Initiative with South Australian Film Corp and ABC iView.

Lilla’s practice as an artist is multi-disciplinary, as she explores mediums including dance, weaving, painting, video and photography. Her artworks are representation of her own lived experiences, and those of her community.

Yankunytjatjara woman, multi-disciplinary artist Lilla Berry

The Mill’S CaM-Res program is presented in partnership with City of Adelaide

STRNG WMN. is presented in partnership with Tarnanthi: Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art

The Mill is an accessible space. Disability access is available via Angas St, and a disability toilet is also available. If you have any questions or additional accessibility requirements, please contact us at info@themilladelaide.com

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The Mill is supported by the South Australian government through Arts South Australia

The Mill's 2021 artistic program is proudly supported by BankSA Foundation..

Breakout Residencies: Samuel Hall showing, 'Womb'

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Image: Samuel Hall, photographer Stephen A'Court.

Public showing

When: Wednesday 6 October, 3.45pm sharp for a 4pm start

Where: The Mill, 154 Angas St, Kaurna Yarta

Duration: 1 hour

Cost: Free

Accessibility: Disability access is available via our Angas St entrance, and a disability toilet is also available. View our accessibility information page.

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The project is to develop a new immersive and interactive dance theatre production. The work will be performed in The Lab at Light Adelaide and will utilise the latest LED screen technology. The central dramaturgical premise of the work is a contemporary ritual that invites the audience to reconnect with themselves, place, and community in order to release that which holds them back, especially in relation to the experiences of the past year.

Due to venue capacity restrictions, we ask you only book a ticket if you are able to attend. All attendees must be aware of our hygiene policy before attending our venue.

About the artist:

Samuel graduated from the New Zealand School of Dance in 2016 with a Diploma in Dance Performance. In 2017, he created his first professional choreography ‘Subsequent Slavery’ for the NZ Fringe Festival before performing in Strut Dance Inc’s restaging of ‘One Flat Thing, Reproduced' by William Forsythe. He then went on to join Swedish dance company Norrdans for their 17/18 season as an Apprentice. In 2018, he joined the acclaimed production ‘Sleep No More Shanghai’ by immersive theatre company, Punchdrunk. In 2020, he returned home to South Australia where he began working as a freelance dancer. He worked for major Australian company’s Dancenorth and Australian Dance Theatre, before joining the cast of Lewis Major’s Adelaide Festival double bill, S/Words and Unfolding. Samuel has consistently sought choreographic opportunities throughout his performance career, creating works for Light Adelaide, Dance Hub SA, QL2 Youth Dance Company, Norrdans, and his own personal projects.

This program is presented with support from Arts South Australia and BankSA Foundation.

See the results of the public showing

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Exhibition Space Program 2022: Expressions of interest

For The Mill's 2022 Exhibition Space Program we have a particular focus on collaborative projects, and are seeking applications from duos and small groups who work in collaborative ways. These collaborations could be between artists, creatives, curators, makers, or projects that seek to collaborate with audiences.

Details

• Exhibitions run for ~approx. 10 weeks (including bump in and bump out)

• One Exhibition will be shown during Fringe Festival 2022.

The Mill is a growing organisation, and as such we are endeavouring to pay an artist fee of $2000 per project as well as modest production & public program costs, however this funding is unconfirmed. Before applying, please consider whether this project is viable for you without confirmation of these fees. And keep your fingers crossed for us!

In 2022 we will no longer be charging Gallery hire to artists in the Exhibition Space Program. Submitting a proposal is no guarantee of acceptance.

About The Exhibition Space

The Mill’s Exhibition Space is located on the Angas Street Window Frontage of 154 Angas Street. The gallery is a rectangle footprint with approx 16.4 linear m of hanging wall space, and 38.8 square metres of floor space. The Exhibition Space is oriented prominently at the front of The Mill’s building with a large window facing Angas Street. It sits adjacent The Mill Showcase gallery, The Mill's office and Creative Industry studio's. The Space has professional lighting, two projectors and a number of plinths are available for artists to use.

We want to make the application process easy to navigate, please don't hesitate to get in contact of you have any questions or need assistance. Email Adele at visualarts@themilladelaide.com

Applications due: Friday, September 24, 5pm

Adelaide Fringe 2022: Expressions of Interest

Expressions of interest are now open to perform at The Mill’s intimate venue - The Breakout - for Adelaide Fringe 2022.

The Mill is open to applications from artists working in all areas of performance - from live music to theatre, dance, comedy and more. Our venue is a great space for risk-taking, trying out new ideas or presenting fully-realised works.

The Breakout is a 50-seater black-box theatre space adjacent to The Mill’s 35 artist studios and exhibition spaces. Located a 15 minute walk from Rundle Street, our theatre is perfect for intimate artist-audience interactions.

To apply, complete the following steps:

• Read the Venue Information Pack to familiarise yourself with our venue.

• Collate as much information about your show as you can (about you/your show, technical specifications, marketing plans, etc).

• Fill in the EOI form by 5pm Thursday, September 30.

KEY DATES

Wednesday, September 15: EOIs Open

Thursday, September 30: EOIs Close

October 5-26: Offers sent out

Wednesday, November 3: Fringe Printed Program Deadline

Any questions please email Peta Spurling-Brown, Associate Producer: producer@themilladelaide.com

Exhibition: The Mill Showcase

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The Mill Showcase: Eleanor Green (photo: supplied)

September 6 – October 29, 2021

Eleanor Green, Elana Photakis and Lisa Penney AKA Hey Reflect’o

Opening event:
Friday September 17, 6-7:30pm

Accessibility: Disability access is available via our Angas St entrance, and a disability toilet is also available. View our accessibility information page.

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The Mill Showcase is a gallery space dedicated to artists who work in our studio spaces at our Angas Street location, exhibiting some of the artworks and products that have been produced under our roof. The Mill Showcase profiles our artists, so that you can put a face to the name and get to know some of our dedicated makers.

This Sixth edition of The Mill Showcase features work by Eleanor Green, Elana Photakis and Lisa Penney AKA Hey Reflect’o

Artist Biographies:

Eleanor Green is an emerging artist based in Adelaide. Her passion for painting started at a young age, inspired by her love of animals and nature.  As Illustrations by Eleanor, she creates commissioned portraits of dogs, cats, and horses for clients all over the world. With each new piece, Eleanor works to capture each animal’s unique personality and spirit.

I recently moved into The Mill Studios, and for my first showcase, I wanted to bring together artists from the collective through a common theme. I’m primarily an animal portrait artist, so it was a natural choice to paint the pets of the artists I work alongside.

For my showcase, I wanted to get creative and move outside of my more traditional style. With this collection, I’ve embraced free-flowing brushwork together with vibrant colours. It’s allowed me to let loose and have fun with my art, and I can’t wait to see where it goes.

Eleanor has been working at The Mill since 2021

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Elana – Jo Photakis is a trained seamstress and artist working in clay sculpture, photography and garment design and manufacture. Elana uses art to access other worlds and transport her viewers into a poetic universe. Currently, Elana is starting up her small business Mother of Bones that involves creating ethically made clothing using plant dyes.

My work is inspired by colour and texture in nature, ideas of fantasy, folklore, and mythology. These sculptures were made during a time of personal growth and are a physical manifestation of what a woman requires to reconnect with her inner psyche after being dormant. 

Elana has been working at The Mill since 2020

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Lisa Penney’s brand Hey Reflect’o was created to answer the needs of cyclists for something fashionable, visible, and ethical to wear on the road. Lisa was sick of rolling up to trendy bars in an awesome outfit covered by an oversized tradie vest. She set out to design high visibility reflective vests that not only compliment outfits but also make you feel great. Hey Reflect’o vests are designed by Lisa and made here in Adelaide from sustainable materials. 

Hey Reflect’o cycling gear is fashionable, breathable, durable and eye-catching. Adorned with Funky Reflect’o and fluro geometric patterns these vests make you stand out day and night. It’s high visibility meets high fashion.

Lisa has been working at The Mill since 2014

Brink Productions Theatre Residency: Jo Zealand showing, 'The Circle Show'

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Photo: Daniel Purvis.

Public showing

When: Friday, September 3, 2021, 5.45pm sharp for a 6pm start

Where: The Mill, 154 Angas St, Kaurna Yarta

Duration: 1.5 hours, including post-show discussion

Cost: Free

Disability access is available via our Angas St entrance, and a disability toilet is also available. View our accessibility information page.

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This showing is the culmination of a two-week second development of The Circle Show by Jo Zealand; an interactive performance piece blending music, comedy, clowning, and dance. Jo has been collaborating with theatrical storyteller Suzie Skinner and musician Johnny Siegel to push the boundaries between performance and self-exploration.

As the successful recipient of the 2021 Brink Productions Theatre residency, Jo will be working with Chris Drummond as an artistic provocateur who will give dramaturgical, design and conceptual support to develop and extend this new work.

Due to venue capacity restrictions, we ask you only book a ticket if you are able to attend. All attendees must be aware of our hygiene policy before attending our venue.

The Mill is an accessible space. Disability access is available via Angas St, and a disability toilet is also available. If you have any questions or additional accessibility requirements, please contact us at info@themilladelaide.com

About the artist:

A performer for 25 years, Jo Zealand specialises in interactive theatre, comic character and physical theatre with a musical twist and has an Advanced Diploma in Professional Screenwriting from RMIT. Jo’s aim is to use performing arts to bring about connection, awareness and joy. Beginning her training as a founding member of Restless Dance Company and Slack Taxi, Jo has studied with master teachers across Europe, Asia, and Australia. Artistic Director of No Strings Attached 1999-2004, she lead the company on an overseas tour and was nominated for an Innovation Award.

Centre Stage Residency: Announcing the successful 2021 recipient

The Centre Stage Residency at The Mill will progress a new work presented by Paper Mouth Theatre to its next stage of development, including a work-in-progress public showing and culminating in a season at The Mill as part of Adelaide Fringe 2022.

Caitlin Ellen Moore (she/they) will be creatively producing YOU’RE ALL INVITED TO MY SON SAMUEL’S FOURTH BIRTHDAY PARTY alongside writer and lead performer Mary Angley (she/they), and performer, composer and projection designer Dan Thorpe (he/him).

This is a cosmic, multimedia performance about climate change, rugged individualism, and decadence.

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YOU’RE ALL INVITED TO MY SON SAMUEL’S FOURTH BIRTHDAY PARTY

Anchored within the suburban sphere of an outer-space-themed-fourth-birthday-party, this work transcends a cycle of time, spanning the Big Bang to the end of an entropying universe.

Narrated by Samuel’s Mother and Father, this work positions the audience as the unseen (but ever-present) birthday boy, SAMUEL.

Amidst melting ice cream cakes, decimated piñatas, a dying planet, and a rocket ship to Mars, SAMUEL is forced to reckon with the ever-present question: “who do I hold accountable?”

Workshop: City Mobilities

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When: Tuesday, September 14 to Thursday, September 16, 2021, from 10am–4pm

Where: The Mill Breakout Space, 154 Angas St, Kaurna Yarta (Adelaide) (enter via Gunson Street) 

Cost: $60

Accessibility: Disability access is available via our Angas St entrance, and a disability toilet is also available. View our accessibility information page.

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City Mobilities is a three-day intensive exploring ideas about the way we access, move, and engage in public spaces. City Mobilities is an ongoing initiative between The Mill and OSCA, supported by the City of Adelaide Strategic Partnership program.

The workshop is open to artists and non-artists interested in gaining new skills and knowledge in creating site-based art projects. Participants will work with the lead artists Tom Borgas (The Mill resident artist) and Paul Gazzola (OSCA Artistic Director) to explore how we can rethink and reconfigure the city’s infrastructure into other forms and functionalities. 

What Participants Can Expect:

This 3 day workshop will explore a variety of visual, design and performance making methods to highlight, question and renegotiate the importance of individual participation in public space. Participants will be invited to research various city sites and public spaces and develop a series of conceptual and physical responses in a collaborative studio-based set up. 

The masterclass will:

• Offer participants a fertile space to share, learn, create, and exchange ideas, skills, and processes

• Open-up new ways of thinking, doing, and making in a collaborative and collegial gathering

• Stimulate and support the skills development of SA artists seeking new approaches to working within the public domain

Details

What to wear: Participants are requested to dress adequately and bring a hat for the sun as we will be working outside at times.

What materials to bring: 

• Participants need to bring a sketch pad and pencil/pen

• All other materials will be supplied

Employment Opportunity: Emerging Producer Xchange

The Mill will select one Emerging Producer to work alongside The Mill team in a fast-paced, dynamic environment supporting artists in creation, presentation and touring of new work. You will be supported in your development as a producer through:

• Mentorship from experienced producers and curators

• Learning and doing on the job (yes producing work with artists!)

• Tailored workshops including a 3-day producing boot-camp intensive in Queensland at Metro Arts

• Mentored networking opportunities at key industry events

• Cross-organisational opportunities with Metro Arts (Queensland)

• Peer-to-peer learning with your fellow emerging producers

• In-depth assessment with Fieldworx

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The Emerging Producer positions are part-time at 22.5 hours per week, for a 10-month period: January, 18, 2021 – November, 12, 2021.  Out of hours work is expected due to the nature of the position.

Salary (Full Time Equivalent) is $44,850 per year + statutory superannuation.

Applicants must be available to work with The Mill for the full period and interstate travel is expected (COVID restrictions allowing).  A standard employment contract will be offered.

WHO SHOULD APPLY?

The Emerging Producer Xchange is designed for new and emerging producers who:

• Are within their first three to five years of professional producing practice. This includes those pivoting their careers towards producing after a previous profession or practice

• Are seeking a long-term career as a producer in the performing arts and in their home state

• Are passionate about independent contemporary arts

• Are ready to make a difference in our sector and our society

• Are flexible, creative thinkers and are ready to learn

• Have a good understanding of contemporary and multidisciplinary arts in the performance landscape and a desire to grow your knowledge and skills around funding, touring and presenter frameworks.

The Mill is committed to equality and diversity, through our program of activities and as an employer. Our practices and procedures aim to reflect the varied needs, expectations and culture of all members of our community. We make every effort to ensure that no member of the community receives less favourable treatment in our recruitment or when accessing our services on the grounds of gender, gender identity, disability, race, religion or belief, age or sexual orientation.  All are encouraged to apply.

Applications will not be considered from:

• Applicants who will be studying full-time in 2021.

• Applicants under 18 years.

• Producers with a career trajectory outside of the performing arts (e.g. film/television)

• Applicants not based in South Australia

• Non-Australian residents/citizens including those seeking international exchange

HOW TO APPLY

To apply for the available Emerging Producer Xchange internship, you will need to provide:

• Your CV

  • Including contact details and up to 3 professional referees

  • Maximum two pages, PDF format

• A cover letter

  • Indicating the available position you are applying for, and

  • Responding to the following questions

  • Maximum two pages, PDF format

APPLICATION CRITERIA

1. Working in a small to medium arts organisation requires the ability to multi-task daily, communicate regularly and sensitively, and balance several projects simultaneously. Discuss how your past experience demonstrates your ability to work well at The Mill.
   

2. Explain your understanding of contemporary performing arts and why you believe it is crucial to the Australian arts landscape.
   

3. Please give two examples of projects where you have worked closely with artists to contribute to the creation of new work. Discuss the steps undertaken, the challenges and successes.
   

4. In your opinion what are the core qualities required by a Producer in today’s arts landscape in Australia.

Please email your responses as PDF attachments to director@themilladelaide.com with the subject ‘Emerging Producer Xchange’ before 9.00am Tuesday, November 24. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. 

Interviews with shortlisted applicants will take place in Adelaide during the week commencing November 30, 2020.

ENQUIRIES

For further information about the positions available as part of the Emerging Producer Xchange, please contact: Director Katrina Lazaroff, 0406991330 or director@themilladelaide.com 

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EMERGING PRODUCER XCHANGE IS DELIVERED BY METRO ARTS

Metro Arts is supported by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body. Metro Arts is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, part of the Department of Environment and Science. 

WITH THE SUPPORT OF

The Ian Potter Foundation is one of Australia’s major philanthropic foundations. The Foundation makes grants nationally to support charitable organisations working to benefit the community across a wide range of sectors including the arts, medical research, public health research, early childhood development, community wellbeing and environmental science. The Ian Potter Foundation aims to support and promote a healthy, vibrant, fair and sustainable Australia.

PROJECT PARTNER

Our vision is for thriving and prosperous arts, cultural and creative sectors in South Australia. 

The Mill is South Australia’s leading multidisciplinary organisation. It achieves its vision by fostering the interconnection between creatives and audiences through programming and presentation. It enables creative and artistic works of social, cultural, and economic value for the benefit of the wider community.

Our rich, year-round program provides artists with the necessary physical space to work on their practice, alongside diverse public events, performances and exhibitions, and development opportunities.

The Mill’s masterclasses, workshops and residencies place local artists, both emerging and established, with leading practitioners from across the country, and around the world.

Masterclass: Talking about Guitars with Jordan Reynolds this SALA

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Image: Jordan in the studio

When: Sunday, August 29, 2021

Where: The Mill’s Exhibition Space, 154 Angas St, Adelaide

Time: 10am-1pm

Cost: $150 + booking fee

Accessibility: Disability access is available via our Angas St entrance, and a disability toilet is also available. View our accessibility information page.

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About the Workshop:

Jordan Reynolds welcomes guitar enthusiasts to join him for an intimate afternoon exploring the theory and craft of guitars. Talking through his artisan practice, Jordan will give participants insight into how guitars are constructed. He will also talk about care and maintenance, and the important things to consider when customising your own guitar.

What Participants Can Expect:

Jordan will talk participants through the anatomy of guitars, with hands on examples of guitars built here at The Mill. In the second half he will lead the group through some basic guitar maintenance and speak about customising your set up. There will be lots of opportunities to ask questions, and partake in open discussion with the group.

This masterclass is hands on, and participants will get the opportunity to touch guitar parts, see inside and gain knowledge of tools. However, this is a talk-based masterclass. If you’re interested in a deeper level of practical and process based learning, please see our other masterclass with Jordan!

No skills required, all welcome.

Tea and light refreshments provided.

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About the artist:

Jordan is the premier maker of musical instruments in Adelaide, specialising in extended range guitars and basses, handmade to order. He not only makes instruments, but has also serviced the Adelaide guitar scene for over a decade in repair, servicing and customising. Jordan has crafted a unique style bringing modern design and traditional techniques together to make one off instruments designed to last the test of time.

Having studied as a furniture maker whilst completing the first ever Guitar Making Apprenticeship in Australia, Jordan brings a different approach to Instrument construction to other Luthiers.
Focusing on instruments that not only look the part, but also sound and feel premium, and most importantly designed to withstand the harsh Australian climate and conditions of working musicians 

Valuing the local artisan scene, Jordan also works with other makers and artists every year to create one off instruments combining his own style and construction with other’s aesthetics and medium.

Jordan’s guitars have toured every continent of the world, and won features in multiple makers exhibitions and festivals. He has been a guest speaker at the International Guitar Festival and runs personalised classes on guitar making, with a big belief that education and transparency can only bring more creativity and push makers of all kinds to strive for perfection and innovation.

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About the Program:

Each year The Mill presents a series of SALA Masterclasses with prominent South Australian artists. We invite practicing artists and creatives to participate, offering the opportunity to grow their practice through learning new skills, connecting with peers and developing insight into professional artists practice.

The Mill's Masterclass program runs throughout the year as a professional development program for artists, offering workshops with established international and national touring artists in both performance and visual arts. These diverse sessions draw South Australian artists into global conversations around aesthetic, performance and creative practice.

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Other Masterclasses this SALA:

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The Mill is supported by the South Australian government through Arts South Australia

The Mill's 2021 artistic program is proudly supported by BankSA Foundation.

Masterclass: Build your own ceramic oil burner with Ari Menendez this SALA

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Image: Ari in the studio, photo: Chloe Metcalfe

When: Saturday, August 21, 2021

Where: The Mill’s Exhibition Space, 154 Angas St, Adelaide

Two session times: 10am-12:30pm and 1:30-4pm

Cost: $150 + booking fee

($125 +bf until Aug 19, use the promo code GLAZED)

Accessibility: Disability access is available via our Angas St entrance, and a disability toilet is also available. View our accessibility information page.

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About the Workshop:

Join artist Ari Menendez for a ceramic workshop where you will build your own oil burner.

Work with stoneware clay and learn hand building techniques to construct a fully functional oil burner.

Ari will guide participants through the processes which will include a combination of slab building and pinching techniques to construct the oil burner.

Once constructed, Ari will share some of her favourite decorating techniques, such as carving and mark making - so that participants can make their oil burner truely unique to them.

Ari will bisque, glaze and fire all pieces to a final temperature of 1280 degrees. All burners will be ready to be collected within 3 weeks of the workshop.

No experience required - all welcome!

What Participants Can Expect:

Participants will take home their very own hand built, glazed and fired oil burner!

Materials used:

• Stoneware clay

• Sculpting tools

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About the artist:

Ari Menendez began creating with clay in 2016 after a friend gifted her a workshop experience with a well established Adelaide Artist. This day proved to be a transformative experience and clay became the deep connection to the Australian continent that German native Ari, until then, did not realise she was missing. What followed was an ongoing journey of learning and growth through ceramics, always anchored in the profound appreciation of nature and the ancient wisdom of creating with earth.

Ari’s design philosophy is anchored in functional ceramics with a minimalist restrained aesthetic. Her ceramic practice, encompasses both, hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques, often exposing parts of raw clay in her finished wares. Ari has established a small studio space in her home in the Adelaide Hills and continues to dream of it becoming a place for others to experience the healing nature of creating with clay.

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About the Program:

Each year The Mill presents a series of SALA Masterclasses with prominent South Australian artists. We invite practicing artists and creatives to participate, offering the opportunity to grow their practice through learning new skills, connecting with peers and developing insight into professional artists practice.

The Mill's Masterclass program runs throughout the year as a professional development program for artists, offering workshops with established international and national touring artists in both performance and visual arts. These diverse sessions draw South Australian artists into global conversations around aesthetic, performance and creative practice.

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Other Masterclasses this SALA:

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The Mill is supported by the South Australian government through Arts South Australia

The Mill's 2021 artistic program is proudly supported by BankSA Foundation

Masterclass: Crafting Guitars with Jordan Reynolds this SALA

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Image: Jordan in the studio, photo:

When: Saturday, August 21, 2021

Where: The Mill’s Exhibition Space, 154 Angas St, Adelaide

Time: 10:30am-3:30pm

Cost: $375 + booking fee

Places limited to four participants, don’t miss out!

Accessibility: Disability access is available via our Angas St entrance, and a disability toilet is also available. View our accessibility information page.

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About the Workshop:

Have you dabbled in guitar making, but want to know a bit more? If you know the basics and you’re looking for some in depth knowledge Jordan Reynolds welcomes you to join him for an intimate day long masterclass exploring the craft of guitars.

What Participants Can Expect:

Taking place in his studio at The Mill, Jordan will take participants through the 8 steps of guitar making with hand-on and skills based tutorials throughout the day. Participants will learn about the materials and tools used in the guitar making process, and will have the opportunity to shape the neck of a guitar.

Participants will take home a goody bag including a specialised guitar shaping tool.

This masterclass is hands on, and involves practical and skills based making. However, it is not a masterclass in building a finished guitar. Stay tuned for guitar building courses from Jordan in 2022.

Some basic knowledge required.

Tea and light refreshments provided.

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About the artist:

Jordan is the premier maker of musical instruments in Adelaide, specialising in extended range guitars and basses, handmade to order. He not only makes instruments, but has also serviced the Adelaide guitar scene for over a decade in repair, servicing and customising. Jordan has crafted a unique style bringing modern design and traditional techniques together to make one off instruments designed to last the test of time.

Having studied as a furniture maker whilst completing the first ever Guitar Making Apprenticeship in Australia, Jordan brings a different approach to Instrument construction to other Luthiers.
Focusing on instruments that not only look the part, but also sound and feel premium, and most importantly designed to withstand the harsh Australian climate and conditions of working musicians 

Valuing the local artisan scene, Jordan also works with other makers and artists every year to create one off instruments combining his own style and construction with other’s aesthetics and medium.

Jordan’s guitars have toured every continent of the world, and won features in multiple makers exhibitions and festivals. He has been a guest speaker at the International Guitar Festival and runs personalised classes on guitar making, with a big belief that education and transparency can only bring more creativity and push makers of all kinds to strive for perfection and innovation.

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About the Program:

Each year The Mill presents a series of SALA Masterclasses with prominent South Australian artists. We invite practicing artists and creatives to participate, offering the opportunity to grow their practice through learning new skills, connecting with peers and developing insight into professional artists practice.

The Mill's Masterclass program runs throughout the year as a professional development program for artists, offering workshops with established international and national touring artists in both performance and visual arts. These diverse sessions draw South Australian artists into global conversations around aesthetic, performance and creative practice.

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Other Masterclasses this SALA:

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The Mill is supported by the South Australian government through Arts South Australia

The Mill's 2021 artistic program is proudly supported by BankSA Foundation.

Virtual Gallery: ‘Stitch and Resist’ with Centre of Democracy

In July-August 2021 The Mill welcomed The Centre of Democracy to present Stitch and Resist, an exhibition of contemporary craftivism. Bringing together 140 works by activists from all around the world, this project is an example of the agency of communities working with a shared goal.

Below Images: Morgan Sette

Image: Deco Photography.

Image: Deco Photography.

Artist statement

This exhibition is the culmination of a year long project of the same name, in which the Centre of Democracy engaged with community organisations and groups, as well as with the general public, to discuss, and create works addressing a range of contemporary issues.

Stitch & Resist showcases craftivist pieces that vary in terms of skill level and artistic merit. Their significance lies less in these values than in the political work they do, the contribution they make to social change. Pieces that appear in the exhibition have been created in English, Arabic, and indigenous languages, and many address diversity, inclusion and equality. As well as functioning as vehicles for addressing contemporary social issues, the works demonstrate the fact that everyone can be involved in craftivism. Over 140 works have been produced by a large number of individuals, community groups, and partner organisations from across South Australia, Australia, and internationally.

The Centre of Democracy is a collaboration between the History Trust of South Australia and the State Library of South Australia. It showcases the people, ideas and movements that have shaped, and continue to shape, democracy in South Australia. Featuring treasures from the state’s collections, the gallery contents challenge visitors to think again about people and power.

OzAsia Masterclass: Choreography, Composition & Collaboration with Yui Kawaguchi and Alison Currie

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Photographer: Rudolf Sagmeister & Sam Roberts

When: Friday, October 15, 2021, 4pm-5:30pm
(please arrive 15 minutes early to sign in and warm up)

Where: AC Arts, Rehearsal Studio, Level  3, 23 Light Square, Kaurna Yarta (Adelaide) 

Cost: $25 + booking fees

Any cancellations due to Covid-19, tickets will be refunded

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Choreography, Composition and Collaboration

About the Masterclass:

Participants will learn methods for generating choreography, piecing together a composition, and hear about the collaboration that led to Somewhere, Everywhere, Nowhere, as well as Alison and Yui's experiences of previous collaborations with other makers on different projects.

Experience level:

Dancers – moderate level of experience in any dance styles.

About the Show:

Somewhere, Everywhere, Nowhere, OzAsia Festival 2021.

Humans (for now) live on one planet: a globalised world where the digital is used to link us with more opinions and information than ever before. Yet, simultaneously, that world seems to deepen the separation between people by time, space, cultural histories and languages.

Somewhere, Everywhere, Nowhere bridges the similarities and differences that connect us all. Australian and Japanese choreographers and dancers Alison Currie (whose recent work was commissioned by Australian Dance Theatre) and award-winning soloist Yui Kawaguchi join forces to compose a collision between the everyday and imagined possibilities.

Using sound, light and form to accentuate the comparing techniques between each dancer, Alison and Yui’s stunning choreography drifts in and out of sync to expose the significant, simple and absurd. An ephemeral performance about parallels and connection, Somewhere, Everywhere, Nowhere unveils how humans are defined not by what we know, but rather by what we are yet to discover.

Breakout Residencies: Bureau d’Exchange public showing

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Public showing

When:
Wednesday, August 4, & Thursday, August 5, 2021: 12-2pm
Friday, August 6, 2021: 4-7pm
Saturday, August 7, 2021: 12-2pm

Where: The Mill Breakout, 154 Angas St, Kaurna Yarta (Adelaide) enter via Gunson St

Cost: Free

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Bureau d’Exchange presents a participatory performance work that reflects upon the meaning and value of objects and the unique stories embedded within them.

Please bring a personal item you feel ready to let go of, to exchange for an item of equal emotional value from the Bureau’s ever-evolving stock of ‘merchandise’.

Bureau ‘staff’ (award-winning artist Cynthia Schwertsik and performer Emma Beech) will guide you through the discreet process of valuing your item and adding its story to the Bureau’s poignant emporium of memories and desires.

Bookings are available for individuals or small groups (<5 people), there are two bookings available per 15 minute session.

PLEASE NOTE: Mask wearing is required throughout your attendance at The Mill unless you are an exempt person under the current SA Health guidelines.

We encourage attendees to also book for our Bureau d'Exchange Artist Talk on Friday, August 13 at 5pm.

About the artists:

Cynthia Schwertsik’s art practice is diverse, including visual art and contemporary performance, with a focus on activating public space. She works preferably in collaborations to investigate the oxymorons found in the wake of contemporary life. Absurdity and humour are central to Cynthia’s cross-disciplinary art-solutions.

Emma Beech graduated from Flinders Drama Centre in 2000, and works across theatre and screen. She has established a practice developing theatre shows from meaningful conversations with strangers. Emma has worked with The Last Tuesday Society, Real TV, Bron Batten, Patch, Monkey Baa, Playwriting Australia, Arts House, Open Space Contemporary Arts, STC, SA Museum, The Rabble and Vitalstatistix.

Elyas Alavi’s practice is interdisciplinary bridging elements from poetry to visual arts, from archive to everyday events with the intention to address issues around displacement, trauma, memory, body and sexual identity.

Valerie Berry is an actor, performance maker and emerging director. Throughout her practice, she has focused on collaborative and interdisciplinary processes.

See results of the public showing

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Exhibition: Centre of Democracy, 'Stitch and Resist'

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Image: Karen Blackwood, I'm Really Quite Cross

July 2 - August 6, 2021

Opening event: July 2, 5:30-7:30pm

‘Crafting change’ studio: Saturday, July 24, 1-5pm

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The Mill welcomes The Centre of Democracy to present Stitch and Resist, an exhibition of contemporary craftivism. Bringing together 140 works by activists from all around the world, this project is an example of the agency of communities working with a shared goal. Each individual stitch comes together to create collective meaning that is multi layered, complex and gestalt. The artists exhibited as part of Stitch and Resist do not necessarily see themselves as artists, and perhaps didn’t think of themselves as activists either. The works are both political in their messaging, and in their creation, allowing individuals to create statements that are personally meaningful from within their own homes or as part of community group.

We hope that visitors will be inspired by what you see in the gallery, and encourage you to consider your own politics and values in relation to the works on display. We also invite you to join local craftivists for a special public program Crafting Change on Saturday July 24 where you can hear from Stitch and Resist artists, purchase a cross stitch kit, create a Stitch and Resist themed badge and listen to protest music with Dan Monceaux AKA DJ Sepia.

Artist statement 

This exhibition is the culmination of a year long project of the same name, in which the Centre of Democracy engaged with community organisations and groups, as well as with the general public, to discuss, and create works addressing a range of contemporary issues.

Stitch & Resist showcases craftivist pieces that vary in terms of skill level and artistic merit. Their significance lies less in these values than in the political work they do, the contribution they make to social change. Pieces that appear in the exhibition have been created in English, Arabic, and indigenous languages, and many address diversity, inclusion and equality. As well as functioning as vehicles for addressing contemporary social issues, the works demonstrate the fact that everyone can be involved in craftivism. Over 140 works have been produced by a large number of individuals, community groups, and partner organisations from across South Australia, Australia, and internationally. 

About the Centre for Democracy

The Centre of Democracy is a collaboration between the History Trust of South Australia and the State Library of South Australia. It showcases the people, ideas and movements that have shaped, and continue to shape, democracy in South Australia. Featuring treasures from the state’s collections, the gallery contents challenge visitors to think again about people and power.

Nikki Sullivan is Manager of the Centre of Democracy, a collaboration between the History Trust of South Australia and the State Library of South Australia. 

Britt Burton is the Public Programs Coordinator for the History Trust of South Australia and the Centre of Democracy.

click through to see the Stitch and Resist Gallery

The Mill is an accessible space. Disability access is available via Angas St, and a disability toilet is also available. If you have any questions or additional accessibility requirements, please contact us at info@themilladelaide.com

The Mill's 2021 artistic program is proudly supported by BankSA Foundation.

The Mill is supported by the South Australian government through Arts South Australia.

Virtual Gallery: Quartz Pistol, Umbrella Festival 2021

Quartz Pistol and The Mill present NATURE VS NURTURE, a three-part live video inspired by the deep sea, hydrothermal vent ecosystems where life on Earth is said to have originated.

Quartz Pistol AKA Abbey Howlett shares with you three tunes, representative of three different stages in her songwriting career featuring Myka Wallace on drums and Moses Carr on keys. Special thanks to Umbrella Festival and ArtsSA.

DOP/producer: Joli Vision

Second Camera: Will Hamilton-Coates

Set design: Abbey Howlett

Costume: Abbey Howlett

BTS shots: Back2back Media

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Breakout Residencies: Thomas Fonua, MAMA

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Private showing

When: Wednesday, June 23, 2021, 5.45pm sharp for a 6pm start.

Where: The Mill, 154 Angas St, Adelaide (enter via the Gallery on Angas St)

Duration: 1 hour

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MAMA is a new physical-theatre work which examines gender, identity and Patriarchy from a South Pacific lens. Drawing from the origin stories of the Samoan Fafafine and Tongan Fakaleiti, MAMA is commentary from this generational perspective of the labour division which validated the act of pre-colonial gender fluidity in accordance to a patriarchal society. It also examines the differences in the rite of passage of a boy becoming a man from the past traditional landscape to a present western/urban environment.

About the artists:

Thomas Fonua is an artist of Pacific decent with an established career as a dancer, choreographer and emerging leader. Thomas has worked for companies such as Black Grace (NZ) , Australian Dance Theatre, Red Sky Performance(Canada) and has been touring internationally from the age of 16.

Thomas’ alterego Kween Kong, is the Reigning Dragnation Australia Winner. With a strong focus to inspire, challenge and nurture our community with his loved based leadership style.

Thomas is the recipient of The (NZ) Prime Minster’s Award for Arts and Creativity(2015), Out For Australia’s Emerging Leader(2019) and has recently been nominated for the Dora Award For Outstanding Choreography in Canada.

Fez Faanana is well known for creating accessible, ground-breaking, physically dynamic, risqué and contemporary performance that infuses his Pacific bloodline, political bite, gender juggling, visual spectacle and tongue-in-cheek.

Fez is also Shivannah. He-she is the host and MC, choreographer, creative director, performer, collaborator and co- creator along with an all-male circus burlesque gender bending cast. As an independent artist, collaborator and arts worker/educator, Fez has toured extensively throughout Australia and internationally through Canada, the Pacific, the UK and the USA. He has featured in various cabarets, co-productions and commissioned works including Melbourne Comedy Festival, Melbourne International Festival, Sydney Biennale, Sydney Festival, Harbor Front Centre Toronto, Big Sky Works & Galapagos Art Space New York, Performance Space Sydney, Duckie Royal Vauxhall London and the Sydney Opera House Studio. He has also independently produced and programmed work for Brisbane Festival & Adelaide Fringe Festival.

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Breakout Residencies: Jess Clough-MacRae showing, 'Trimates'

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Photo: Jess Clough-MacRae & Jonathan Tilley 'Attenborough & His Animals'. Credit: Toby Jeffries.

Public showing

When: Friday, July 9, 2021, 6:00pm (arrive 5:45pm)

Where: The Mill Breakout Space, 154 Angas Street

Duration: 1 hour including post-show discussion

Cost: Free

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Trimates (working title) is inspired by the work of the pioneers of primatology, Drs Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey and Biruté Galdikas.

Through a highly physical representation of the great apes, Trimates will explore the different ways that chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans communicate, whilst also telling the stories of the three women who studied them. Using text, movement and mime, this show will explore the parallel lives of the great apes and the pioneering scientists, in a bid to understand our complex relationship with the natural world.

Due to venue capacity restrictions, we ask you only book a ticket if you are able to attend. All attendees must be aware of our hygiene policy before attending our venue.

About the artist:

Jess Clough-MacRae is a British/New Zealand Lecoq-trained performer, director, and movement director currently based in Adelaide. She founded award-winning Clownfish Theatre and has toured their award-winning show Attenborough and his Animals to sell out crowds in Adelaide, Perth and Edinburgh Fringe.

See the results of this public showing

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