ACE Open
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Former name | Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia & Australian Experimental Art Foundation |
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| Established | 2017 |
| Location | Lion Arts Centre, Adelaide |
| Type | Contemporary art gallery |
| Director | Patrice Sharkey |
| CEO | Louise Dunn |
| Chairperson | Kate Irving |
| Website | Official website |
ACE Open is a contemporary visual art organisation based in Adelaide, South Australia. It was established in 2017[1] following the merger of the Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia and the Australian Experimental Art Foundation.[2]
The organisation is located in the Lion Arts Centre in the West End of North Terrace, where it inhabits an area specifically designed for artistic use, including a gallery, office space, artist's studios and a free space, formerly the Dark Horsey bookshop, which can be used for events and other purposes. It also includes the former Feast Festival rooms across the laneway.[3] It presents an annual program of free exhibitions by South Australian, Australian and international artists, and hosts events including artist talks, workshops, celebrations and screenings.[4]
ACE Open's vision is to "transform, expand, create and understand our world through contemporary art". Its mission is: "ACE Open provides space for artists and audiences to champion creativity, forge connection and break new ground in contemporary art".[5]
Its inaugural CEO was Liz Nowell,[3] who was appointed director of the Brisbane Institute of Modern Art in March 2019.[6]
References
- ^ "Meet ACE Open — Art Guide Australia". Art Guide Australia. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Funding cuts force SA visual arts organisations to merge - InDaily". InDaily. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ a b "An ACE Up Our Sleeves". Broadsheet. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "About". ACE Open. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Vision and Mission — ACE Open". ACE Open. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ Marsh, Walter (27 March 2019). "ACE Open head Liz Nowell appointed director of Brisbane Institute of Modern Art". Adelaide Review. Retrieved 7 August 2019.