Exhibition at The Gallery is crowned 2024 Adelaide Fringe Weekly Award Winner

12/03/2024

A Fringe exhibition now on at the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters’ dedicated arts and culture space, The Gallery, has been named a 2024 Adelaide Fringe Weekly Award Winner.

The exhibition, If fabrics could speak, was created by artist Catherine Fitz-Gerald and is inspired by the community's memories of fabrics.  

Through digital storytelling and a series of still-life images, 30 voices aged six to 91, share how the fabric pieces evoke memories of special moments in time.

The Adelaide Fringe awards are given to acknowledge outstanding events presented within the Adelaide Fringe program, judged by a panel of arts industry leaders and arts lovers.

The exhibition has also been highlighted for its accessibility, with Ms Fitz-Gerald and the Adelaide Fringe Fund working together to show how The Gallery, at St Peters Hall - which is a State Heritage Listed building - could be transform into an accessible space without excessive cost. 

The exhibition features the following accessibility provisions:

•    daytime shows;
•    audio descriptions;
•    Auslan interpreter (at the opening night and one exhibition);
•    relaxed artist talks (every Saturday during Fringe);
•    guided tactile tours;
•    suitable for audiences who have English as a second language; and
•    room to manoeuvre roller and wheelchairs.

Mayor Robert Bria said he hoped providing greater accessibility would encourage more visitors to The Gallery.

“Congratulations to Catherine Fitz-Gerald on this fantastic achievement. The City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters is a City that loves art, culture and entertainment and we are once again home to a variety of performances during the Fringe Festival,” he said.

“Make sure you keep an eye on the Fringe Guide and the Council’s website, so you don’t miss out on seeing the Fringe in Adelaide’s East.”

To find out more, visit: Adelaide Fringe in NPSP