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Cath Kenneally

Jenny Watson, White cat, 1999, gouache on found Japanese magazine paper. In Cool world at Greenaway Art Gallery, 39 Rundle Street, Kent Town, Adelaide, until 25 June. Call 08 8362 6354 or visit www.greenaway.com.au. Courtesy of the artist and Greenaway Art Gallery.

Adelaide’s favourite art

AGSA ‘s latest event to help celebrate its 125th anniversary this year is a People’s Choice competition. With over 35,000 works of art for visitors to choose from, selecting a favourite won’t be easy! Cast your vote at the gallery before 16 June, as the winner will be announced at the gallery’s Big Birthday Party on Sunday 18 June. KJD

Ramsay & Ramsay

Two of the Art Gallery of South Australia's (AGSA) most generous donors, James and Diana Ramsay have been recognised with a gallery named in their honour, aptly the James and Diana Ramsay Gallery. Their gifts of cash and works of art have led to the acquisition of forty-eight works now valued at around $8 million. The works on display in this gallery reveal their philanthropy over three decades, including the Dutch masterpiece Landscape with a mill-run and ruins by Jacob van Ruisdael; the popular Napier Waller mural, The pastoral pursuits of Australia; Marcel Breuer's Long chair and the most recent gift of a rare Indian sculpture, Celestial dancers. [See AMA #186 Dec 05 – Feb 06 Artnotes SA for an image of this sculpture. Ed]

Sculpture on the cliffs

Applications to put a work above the limestone coastline close on 7 July. The theme is reconciliation; the emphasis on sensitivity and responsiveness to a fragile coastal environment. Contact the Whistling in the Wind committee on 08 8687 9269 or email fishfiend@bigpond.com or squally@tadaust.org.au.

Open university

A new State Government initiative is SA Open Heritage, promoting and celebrating properties on the State Heritage list. Twenty-nine of the listed buildings are on the University of Adelaide’s campus, which opened to the public for Open Heritage 2006 as part of History Week at the end of May. Tours went round the general campus, Mitchell Building, Bonython Hall, Elder Hall, Barr Smith Reading Room, Mitchell Gates, Bragg Laboratories and Hartley Building. The accompanying exhibition Beyond the cloisters is up in the Barr Smith Library until 23 June, if you missed out.

Global Jam

Jam Factory artists who have been involved in overseas events such as SOFA (USA); Talente (Germany); and Collect (UK) have been scooped up for more exposure. Merran Esson, Neville French and Robin Best will exhibit in Germany this year, and Julie Blyfield will exhibit in Paris and Amsterdam in 2007. Ben Sewell has won the Tom Malone Glass Art Award 2006 and Tim Edwards is named as one of the top ten international glass artists to watch. Sweet!