Are you looking for that little bit of extra ZING, that WOW factor for your upcoming event, festival or party? We have got you covered with a huge array of Giant Inflatable Sculptures, Rainbow Banners, White Banners, Sunshiney Banners and much more! Please get in touch with us, pass on our details to your friends and let us help bring a unique flavour to your fun times!!
START AT AGSA SUNDAY 4th OCTOBER
Kids & Families / Access Program
Start at the Gallery: Samurai Stories
Sunday 4 Oct 2020
11am-3pm
Free
Gallery wide
Ages 3-12
ENJOY ART MAKING, MUSIC, PERFORMANCES AND TOURS ON THE FIRST SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH.
Experience the art and culture of the legendary Samurai warriors at Start this month with music and storytelling performances; discovery and drawing tours; art making and movement in sculpture and choreography workshops; and enjoy a cultural feast for your senses in Samurai.
11am-3pm
Nylon Zoo
Explore Evelyn Roth’s colourful incredible inflatable wonderland.
Sculpture Courtyard
Start Sounds - with DJ Ruby Chew
Sculpture Courtyard
11am, 11.30am (Auslan), 12pm, 12.30pm, 1pm, 1.30pm & 2pm
Start Discovery Tours
Interactive art experiences for toddlers, teens and in-betweens with Gallery Guides.
Meet in the Atrium
Duration: 20 minutes
11am, 12noon, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm
Start Art workshops - Samurai Tsuba, Swords & Suits
Sculpt to create Tsuba, swords and suits for your Samurai.
The Studio & Radford Auditorium
Duration: 45 minutes
11am, 12noon, 1pm & 2pm
Sounds of Samurai Performances by oriental jazz ensemble San Ureshi
Inspired by the Samurai exhibition, contemporary compositions featuring a trio of South Australia’s most accomplished musicians will transform the narrative displayed on the Gallery’s spectacular pair of six panel screens.
Gallery 21
Duration: 20mins
11am, 11,30am,12pm, 12.30pm, 1pm, 1.30pm, 2pm & 2.30pm
Start Sketch Tours
Join a drawing journey through the Gallery with your hosts; Illustrators Mitch Hearn & Lauren Herraman.
Meet at The Studio
11.15am, 12.15pm & 1.15pm
Storytelling Performances - with Helen Lawry
Enjoy the music and magic of a timeless, enchanting tale told by a master storyteller.
Function room
On your visit please
Check in when you arrive by using your Start Art Club Membership. Registrations open at 10.30am.
Book into activities on arrival.
Capacity restrictions apply. Arrive early to avoid disappointment.
Remember to maintain social distance, wash your hands, and use hand sanitiser frequently. AGSA has increased cleaning on the premises.
If you’re not well or experiencing flu-like symptoms, please join us online instead of at the Gallery.
START AT AGSA SUNDAY 5th of SEPTEMBER
START at the ART GALLERY is BACK!!!!!!!!!!! Yay and we are going to be there! Double yay!!!! Come say hi to us and join in for a day of Colour and Movement. Dress up in your favourite colourful clothes or costumes at home and come be part of a fun day at the Art Gallery. We’ll have our GIANT TURTLE and MURRAY COD along with Evelyn’s other colourful creations! See you there
Evelyn's Newest Creation - Crown of Thorns Starfish
Evelyn has been hard at work with her latest creation, a CROWN OF THORNS STARFISH. This amazing Inflatable has space for two people to stand up and move around in! Absolutely incredible work from the genius of Evelyn Roth! Please feel free to share and get in touch to book us for any upcoming events!
Evelyn's Commissions ~ Baby Pygmy Hippopotamus, Taronga Zoo 1998
Commissioned for Taronga Park Zoo. Hand crafted by Evelyn Roth on her kitchen table with her trusty bernina sewing machine in 1998
Obi measures approx 6m x 3m x 3m : Nylon, zips, paint , velcro, love and sweat
WOMADELAIDE 2020
It’s that time of the year again and we will be back at the wondrous WOMADELAIDE 2020. This year Evelyn has created a flying fox / bat for kids of all ages to experience, Batty will be joined by Dungy our Dung beetle and our Dinosaur! New costumes and much more! See you there!!
START at the Art Gallery of South Australia Sunday March 1st
Our Next event is on Sunday March 1st at the wonderful AGSA as part of the amazing START at the Gallery monthly events! Evelyn has made some monsters for our BEETLEMANIA playtime! Come along and see us and all the incredible other events on throughout the day!
Start at the Gallery: Monster Mayhem
Sunday 1 Mar 2020
11am-3pm
Free
Gallery-wide
Ages 3–12
Dress in your monstrous best for a boisterous beastly party to mark the opening of the 2020 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Monster Theatres.
11am-3pm
Start Art workshops
Monster masks with The Bait Fridge
The Bait Fridge is a wickedly creative art collective bringing action, colour and costumed chaos to Start. Build a monster mask, be captured on-set in your wild new form, and join the creature collective!
Where: Radford Auditorium
11am-3pm
Beetlemania with Nylon Zoo
A beastly Beetle has crept into our courtyard, and all it wants is to play! Don a colourful costume and explore Evelyn Roth’s incredible inflatable wonderland.
Where: Sculpture Courtyard Lawn
11.15am, 12.15pm & 1.15pm
Storytelling Performances
with Helen LawryEnjoy the music and magic of a timeless, enchanting tale told by a master storyteller.
Where: Meet in Gallery 7
11am, 11.30am (Auslan), 12pm, 1pm, 1.30pm & 2pm
Discovery ToursInteractive art experiences for toddlers, teens and in-betweens with Gallery Guides.
Where: Meet in the Atrium
12.30pm
Learning to Look
Unpacking art with Neo's teen ambassadors.
Where: Meet in the Atrium
12pm, 1pm & 2pm
Sketch Tours
with Mitch Hearn
Pencil in hand, take a creative journey through the Gallery with your host Mitch Hearn, local illustrator and monster aficionado!
Where: Meet at The Studio
11am-3pm
Start Sounds
with DJ Sandy Bunker & the Dumpster SoundsystemStomp your feet, flap your wings and waggle your spiky tail to the beastly beats of the most monstrous mutant sound system in town.
Where: Sculpture Courtyard
Start at the Gallery is held on the first Sunday of every month. Parent/carer supervision is required.
Our Giant Turtle will be at Civic Park, Modbury for City of Tea Tree Gully, SUMMER GARDEN EVENT on Saturday 15th February
Evelyn’s Nylon Zoo will be part of the big day!! Come along for a great day / night out!
Enjoy world-class Fringe performers, gourmet food and drinks from Fork on the Road, licenced bar from The Grove with a huge variety of local beverages and free children's entertainment in the beautiful natural surrounds at this free community event.
With 21 artists and 35 performances across 3 event spaces there is sure to be something for everyone!
Event Date: Saturday 15 February 2020, 12:30pm to 9:30pm
Our MURRAY COD will be at The KINGS FORK this SATURDAY 8th Feb
Yet another fantastic event put on by the City of West Torrens, The Kings Fork on Saturday 8 February, 5pm - 10pm at Kings Reserve, Cnr Ashwin Parade and South Road, Torrensville. Food trucks, music, kids entertainment and of course the Nylon Zoo! See you there!!!
Murray Cod