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Do you know your arts from your elbow?

If you want to find out, and have a lot of fun in the process, book now through Humanitix for the next AMKI event – 4pm Easter Sunday 31 March at Penneshaw Town Hall.

Book for your table of 8, or join in with others at the hall; bring your supper and help us by buying drinks at the bar. And there’s an auction!

Never fear, our definition of ‘arts’ is pretty broad – there’ll be something for eveyone. See you there!

Lottery results

Lottery Licence number M14509 was drawn by KI Councillor Pat Austin at the market on Penneshaw oval, 29 February 2024. Congratulations to our winners:

• Exceptional KI tour for 4 – Rene Steyn
• Thorn Park on KI 3 nights for 2 – Julie Taylor
• Womad weekend pass for 2 – Ian Drummond
• Shylie’s Retreat 2 nights for 2 – Lori Smith
• Sunset Food and Wine lunch for 2 – Alana Whennen

Huge thanks to our exceptionally generous prize donors and to the many ticket sellers, and the many more ticket buyers.

We’ve asked 3 questions of the candidates for mayor and councillor at the current KI Council election:

Dear council candidate

The Art Museum of Kangaroo Island, is a visionary and adventurous proposal which would reveal Kangaroo Island art to the world and draw world art to Kangaroo Island. For more information about the value of AMKI for Kangaroo Island, please see the AMKI Business Case.
Arts and cultural tourism is the strongest growing sector of global tourism and tourism plays a major role in the Kangaroo Island economy. The wellbeing benefits of the arts in practice and consumption are also clearly documented – benefits the fire-affected community of Kangaroo Island will continue to need.

The Art Museum of Kangaroo Island committee would appreciate candidates’ responses to these questions:
1. Do you believe that Council should be an active supporter of and advocate for the arts on Kangaroo Island?
2. Do you support the community-based Art Museum of Kangaroo Island proposal?
3. Do you support AMKI being built near Kingscote on Lot 460 Seaview Road overlooking the Bay of Shoals.

Here is a summary of their answers. Their answers in full are here. 

The Art Museum of Kangaroo Island committee is back with a splash. We are showing en plein air films’, Island to Outback, which features KI artists at a Cowards Spring art camp and at home on the island.

The fundraising event also includes supper, a bar, an auction, a raffle, historical art and a few surprises (i.e. we are exploring a few other bits and pieces).

Please join us and help all Kangaroo Island artists on 9 October.

Many thanks to everyone who has encouraged and supported the Art Museum of Kangaroo Island committee throughout this year. We continue to be dedicated to bringing a regional gallery to Kangaroo Island because we know island artists, and the whole community, deserve it.

The Art Museum will be a catalyst for our artists to gain the widespread recognition and acknowledgement that they deserve. And it will bring the art of the world to them – through travelling exhibitions and the artists-in-residence program to help them to become even better artists.

It’s not just Island artists who will benefit – this is something for the whole Kangaroo Island, and South Australian, community. Imagine how life will change for island school students, who struggle to get to the Art Gallery of South Australia, let alone to the great galleries of the wider world.

However, our elected representatives at Kangaroo Island Council are not supporting our project in principle, nor our preferred site. We are very disappointed by their lack of vision but more determined than ever to see this project through to its completion for the artists, community and businesses of Kangaroo Island.

We are pursuing every thread of a possible alternative to make this project happen. The community told us in large numbers they wanted the Art Museum of Kangaroo Island, and that’s what we shall do.

Please enjoy the holiday season – we hope you are visiting our beautiful island. With an Art Museum, there would be even more to enjoy!