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About the South Australian Living Artists (SALA) Festival

The South Australian Living Artists (SALA) Festival is a statewide festival of visual art.

The SALA Festival was established in 1998 to promote and celebrate the many talented visual artists in South Australia. The aim is to extend visual arts audiences.

The SALA Festival is an umbrella organisation. It has a policy of inclusiveness allowing all South Australian visual artists of any level and working in any medium to be part of its annual SALA Festival every August.

More information can be found on the SALA Festival website.

About the Exhibition

Here Comes The Sun is a visual art exhibition as part of the 2021 SALA Festival, depicting two Adelaide artists’ interpretation of The Beatles’ 1969 classic Here Comes The Sun. The song’s significance in the lives of Nella De Pizzol and Sue McKay, friends since primary school, is conveyed within eleven large pieces to be displayed at Martini On The Parade including one signature, collaborative piece.

Date: 30 July - 29 August

Venue: Martini Ristorante Private Function Room

Address: 59a The Parade Norwood

Open: During Restaurant Hours

Free Entry

Celebration: Friday 13 August by invitation only

The Story Behind the Exhibition

The story begins 28 March 2020 when Showdown 48 is scheduled to take place, a match which sports photographer Sue McKay dubbed “the Showdown that never was”. With COVID-19 restrictions in place, sporting fixtures across Adelaide were halted. Instead of photographing action that evening, Sue took to photographing the stillness of the night sky and created an image in which the game of AFL is represented by the nature surrounding her. When fellow artist and long-time friend Nella De Pizzol saw the result she purchased a large framed print. This was the catalyst for the two friends to talk more about art and inspire each other’s craft. It has led to Sue and Nella partnering in their first major exhibition as part of the 2021 SALA Festival.

About the Artists

Nella De Pizzol (nee Luca) and Sue McKay (nee Girardi) met as nine year olds in primary school. Their 45 year friendship extends to present day.

Nella produces art using mainly acrylic paint on canvas. Her works are bold, exciting, visually stimulating, and designed to reflect her positive outlook on life. Nella has previously exhibited in the SALA Festival as part of a community group.

Sue is a professional sports photographer whose work has been published internationally. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Sue exhibited online for her first SALA Festival in 2020.

In 2020 conversations during Nella and Sue’s coffee catch ups turned to art more than ever before. They spoke of their admiration for the other’s work, acknowledged the courage it takes to share one’s art with the general public, and they inspired each other to do just that. The result is a joint exhibition, the visual extravaganza titled Here Comes The Sun, as part of the 2021 SALA Festival.

Spelling and Pronunciation

SALA Festival when written is two words with SALA in uppercase letters and Festival with an uppercase F.
Pronunciation [sahr-lahr]

Nella De Pizzol when written is three words with family name ‘De Pizzol’ as two separate words, uppercase D and P.
Pronunciation [dee pizzohl]

Sue McKay when written is two words with family name ‘McKay’ as uppercase M, lower case c, uppercase K and no gaps.
Pronunciation [muh-ky]

Press Contact

Contact artist Sue McKay: Phone 0438 204 074. Email sue@kickittome.com Insta @theothersuemckay Twitter @said_sue

Contact artist Nella De Pizzol: Phone 0419 842 490. Email nella@rayners.com.au

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