The Country Arts SA Breaking Ground Award sets out to elevate and accelerate the careers of South Australian regional artists by providing the support to push the boundaries of their practices into new and uncharted territory.

Since its launch in 2012, the award has provided six South Australian visual artists with the unique opportunity to develop their skills and broaden their professional experience.You can find out more about their final exhibitions below.

The winner will receive $10,000 to develop a body of work for a solo exhibition to be held at a venue in the Adelaide CBD in conjunction with the SALA Festival the following year. An additional $5,000 mentorship opportunity is provided as part of the prize to assist the recipient to achieve their professional goals.

Applications are currently not open.

How to apply

Since its launch in 2012, the Breaking Ground award has helped to elevate and accelerate the careers of six SA regional artists Yvonne East, Aleksandra Antic, Morgan Allender, Cindy Durant, Chris De Rosa and Juanella McKenzie.

Artist must be a permanent resident of regional South Australia.