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Winner: Mark Standerwick, Progress, photography 30 x 80cm

Winner: Zara Zannettino, Absurd Birds, textile, 53 x 153cm

The Aussie Animal Sanctuary Prize in the 2022 Solar Art Prize was won by Margaret Thomas for her two works.

(1) There’s plenty more plastic in the sea mixed media 160 x 67

(2) Steve Wright – 1000 Trees mixed media gum leaf, watercolour, 60 x 47cm

There were 3 Merit Awards in the 2022 Solar Art Prize and winners received $3,000 vouchers each for Natural Technology Systems Products

Carol Bann: Dry River Bed, coloured pencil, 69 x 86cm

Tricia Ross: Vanitas for a changing world, wet plate collodian photography, 41 x 35.5cm

Hadley Johnson: Housing Crisis, clay & found rubbish (on net)

Honorary Mention in the 2022 Solar Art Prize: Janet Makaev: Down at the dam: pobble book spawn, giglee print 70 x 50cm

Honorary Mention in the 2022 Solar Art Prize: Paul Whitehead: Climate refugees, photography, 40 x 120cm

Solar art prize entries due 18 February 2022

Pip Fletcher has once again funded the non-acquisitive annual South Australian Solar Art Prize, with prizes being vouchers for solar products.

Artists in any medium are welcome to submit art relevant to climate change, nature and the environment.

Entries close 18 February 2022 and winners will be announced 9 April 2022 at the Royal South Australian Society for the Arts.

Prize details and entry forms are at https://solarartprize.com/2021-solar-art-prize-entry-form-and-conditions/.

As Pip says, “The urgency of reducing carbon emissions can no longer wait on government, foreign powers or anyone else to take their fair share of responsibility.  We must do what we can – NOW.“

We are delighted to announce this year’s winners. Due to a technicality, we are not able to post images of the winning artworks at this time, but we are working on it! We also may need to correct some of the spelling. We hope this bare-bones announcement will suffice in the meantime.

The judges commented that it was such a strong exhibition, they awarded two extra prizes.

Overall prize

Elizabeth Doidge with Man Leaving the Land and Windmill

Second overall prize

Paul Whitehead with Australia: The Cracks Are Showing

Section 1 – Climate Change – results and causes OR People who harm the environment

First prize

Pamela Ilert with Oceans of Plastic

Second prize

Tony Catalano with Exploitation

Section 2– People who help the environment

Iroda Adil with Robin (sustainable farmer)

Section 3 – Natural Environment – Endangered or wild fauna or flora in land or seascape

First prize

David Braun with Once Proud and Tall

Second prize

Maiko Pettman with Whispers from a Forest, A, B and C

4 Merit Prizes

David Baker with Thread of Life

Carole Bann with Abundance

Jan Makaev with Foot Valve

Margaret Thomas with Plastic Spoons/Spoons Never Die

Hangers’ Prize

Iroda Adil with Robin (sustainable farmer)

Aussie Animal Sanctuary Prizes

Jing Wei Bu with Installation with Video of Reef

Hadley Johnson with End of the Line

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