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OPAL EVOLUTION

video: George Graetz

OPAL EVOLUTION is a new grass roots community art and culture initiative, in Andamooka, South Australia. Conceived by local artist Leila Day, and developed in partnership with OSCA Artistic Director Paul Gazzola, its annual series of creative workshops and yearly festival event, focuses on the unique opal fields, the towns history, opalized fossils, ecological formations and its rich palaeontological connections of the area when it was once the inland Eromanga Sea over 100 million years ago.

By promoting cross-community collaboration and the fostering of artistic, cultural, and social engagement, Opal Evolution seeks to reignite and strengthen the bonds between people through a common purpose. Opal Evolution aims to become a significant and ongoing opportunity for the far north communities of SA.

OPAL EVOLUTION FESTIVAL INFO HERE

The first Opal Evolution Festival took place from the 4th to 6th Oct, 2024 and aims to grow in size and scale to become a nationally recognised community arts festival in 2027 when Andamooka hosts the International Opal Symposium.

Come along and take part in this new and exciting regional festival of light, projection, visual art and community parades  that brings outstanding local and regional SA artists and community together.

OPAL EVOLUTION PosterDownload

CURRENT and PAST WORKSHOPS

  • Digital Drawing with Laura Wills / April 2023
  • Projection Design with Nic Mollison / May 2024
  • Lighting Design with Nic Mollison / Jun 2024
  • Costume making and mobile puppets with Tony Hannan / July 2024
  • Digital Drawing with Amber Archdale / Every Sunday from the 8th to 29 Sept
  • Inflatable sculptures with Tony Hannan / 14 & 15 Sept
  • Lighting and projection design with Nic Mollison / 3 – 5 Oct
  • Mobile puppets, inflatables, costumes and parade with Tony Hannan / 1 – 5 Oct
  • PLUS MORE! STAY TUNED

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We would also like to acknowledge the growing number of event sponsors

  • BSH Waste Solutions, Roxby Downs
  • Kinetic, Olympic Dam
  • Olympic Dam Football Club 
  • Roxby Downs Council
  • Roxby link, Roxby Downs
  • Dukes Bottle House Motel, Andamooka 
  • Andamooka Opal showroom and Underground Opal and mineral museum
  • Andamooka Primary School
  • Andamooka Observatory 
  • Cal the Stoner
  • The Tuckabox Hotel
  • Arid Recovery

Dates

Since 2023

Project Artists

TONY HANNAN

LEILA DAY

Paul

PAUL GAZZOLA

Nic Mollison

NIC MOLLISON

LAURA WILLS

Project Partners

Arts South Australia
Country Arts SA
Creative Partnerships Australia
Lang Family Foundation
Foundation SA
Nature Festival
Andamooka Observatory 
Dukes Bottle House Motel, Andamooka 
Andamooka Primary School

Media Articles

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