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Winners of the 12th annual Solar Art Prize – Caring For Our Planet competition will be announced here and also on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SolarArtPrize on Sunday 30 May 2021.

Finalists’ work will be displayed at the gallery of the Royal South Australian Society of Arts on the first floor of the Institute Building on the corner of Kintore Avenue and North Terrace from 10:30am – 3:30pm (not Sundays) from Monday 31 May to Saturday 19 June.

In response to questions raised, we have added the following paragraph to the Conditions page.

Due date for entries is 9 April 2021 as stated on the entry form.

Entries are made by creating a hard copy A4 image of the work of art. The judges (who are different each year) make the selection of finalists by comparing all these together. 

Finalists then send the work of art for display and final judging.

The only exception to the hard copy requirement is for moving images such as videos and videogames.  They do not have to be in A4 format, but they still need to be posted in or brought in to the RSASA desk.

Major South Australian art prize with climate change theme will be held for the twelfth year, with prizes to the total of $21,200 for South Australian artists.

This will bring the total prizes offered over twelve years to $364,140.

Prizes

Overall Prize –
$5,500 voucher for solar products from NTS Prospect or $500 cash

Plus 1 year RSASA membership

Plus $100 metro bus/train tickets

Section Prizes –
Vouchers for $4,800 for solar products from NTS Prospect or $100 cash

Plus $100 metro bus/train tickets

Section 1 –

Climate Change – results and causes

Or

People who harm the environment (These may be Caricatures – Satire highlighting social or community Irresponsibility).

Section 2– People who help the environment.
 (They may be People in action or life portraits of those who take responsible action towards climate change- these should be taken from life and not accessed through the net unless we are again in ‘shut down’).

Section 3 – Natural Environment – Endangered or wild fauna or flora in land or seascape (these can be accessed from sanctuaries, zoos etc but not through the net unless we are again in ‘shut down’).

3 Merit Prizes –

$50 cash

Plus $100 metro bus/train tickets

Global warming
or Nature – Natural landscape or seascape or underwater or underground (eg caves) and hidden gems.
or Wildlife or endangered fauna or flora or microscopic life. (These must not be copies and sources must be acknowledged including through the net).

Aussie Animal Sanctuary Prize

$50 cash

Plus $100 metro bus/train tickets

Hanger’s Prize

$50 cash

Plus $100 metro bus/train tickets

People’s choice prize, announced on the final day of the exhibition

$50 cash

Plus $100 metro bus/train tickets

The winners of the Solar Art Prize were judged from the photographs.

The winning entries are on display at the Rising Sun Inn 60 Bridge Street Kensington until Monday 17 August*. Hotel hours Monday to Saturday.

A selection of other finalists can be viewed at Pilgrim Church, Flinders Street, Adelaide, also until 17 August. These can be viewed between midday and 2pm Monday to Friday.

Come along and see works of art created to combat climate change!

*Note date change

$5,000 voucher for Natural Technology Systems solar products, or $500 cash, plus RSASA membership, awarded to Terry MacDermot for The Deep Shadow of Ocean Drilling 93×93 mixed media

Section 1 of the Solar Art Prize: Wild or endangered fauna or flora in landscape or seascape is sponsored by Natural Technology Systems.

$4,300 voucher for Natural Technology Systems solar products, or $100 cash, awarded to Janet Ayliffe for The Swans ascending Nepean Bay Print

$4,300 voucher for Natural Technology Systems solar products, or $100 cash, awarded to Hugh Adamson for Taking on the World 23.5×157 mixed media

Section 2 was People who take responsible action towards Climate Change.

$4,300 voucher for Natural Technology Systems solar products, or $100 cash, awarded to Elizabeth Doidge for Shorn Sheep 76×91 oil.

Section 3&4 was for Climate Change, highlighting social or community irresponsibility.

$4,300 voucher for Natural Technology Systems solar products, or $100 cash, awarded to Bob Landt for Wind & dust in a parched land 50×60.

Section 3&4 was for Climate Change, highlighting social or community irresponsibility.

$4,300 voucher for Natural Technology Systems solar products or $100 cash awarded to Paul Whitehead for Back in the Black 80×60 watercolour.

Section 3&4 was for Climate Change, highlighting social or community irresponsibility.