THE CONTEMPORARY ART CENTRE OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA MISSION The mission of the Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia (CACSA) is to promote, develop and support contemporary art practice and critical thinking through South Australian, national and international exhibitions, publications, debate and associated activities. The Contemporary Art Centre Of South Australia - is an energetic and vibrant art space which aims to show the best of contemporary Australian artists' work contextualising South Australian practitioners with national and international projects - provides exhibition, curatorial, publishing and other opportunities for contemporary arts practitioners - is committed to promoting new and innovative art practice that critically engages contemporary ideas and diverse areas of knowledge - additionally targets youth and new audiences and encourages interdisciplinary processes - has a core annual program titled Contemporary Visual Arts Projects SA (2006, 2007 etc) which aims to establish a contextual relevance for local practitioners, placing key interstate, local and international artists together according to conceptual and/or material links - aims to provide well-resourced exhibition opportunities while encouraging the interpretation of contemporary art through its publishing activities. HISTORY The Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia was established as the Contemporary Art Society in 1942, resultant of a breakaway group from the Royal Society of Arts by young artists seeking greater opportunities for their work. The Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia, incorporated in 1986, has a significant history of contemporary visual arts activity and maintains strong links with the South Australian community through its membership. In the past decade and a half the Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia has developed into one of Australia's leading contemporary visual art spaces and publishers, one of two Adelaide members of the national Contemporary Art Organisations of Australia (CAOS). KEY ASPIRATIONS - To be South Australia's premier contemporary visual arts organisation presenting commissioned mid-career and established artists projects in a museum-style construct (while continuing to assist young and emerging artists) - To be South Australia's leading contemporary visual arts publisher through CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ART+CULTURE Broadsheet magazine, exhibition catalogues, anthologies and artists' monographs - To raise the CACSA's industry profile and deliver a program that exemplifies and consolidates its name - the contemporary art centre of South Australia
	STAFF DIRECTOR Alan Cruickshank Alan Cruickshank is Director of the Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia, Adelaide; and Editor, CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ART+CULTURE Broadsheet magazine and associated publications since 2000. Prior to this he worked as an artist since 1980, exhibiting widely in Australia and internationally, with artwork collected by the National Gallery of Australia, the Art Gallery of South Australia and the Art Gallery of Western Australia; the Bibliothéque Nationale, Paris; and the Polaroid Collection, USA. An independent publisher of catalogues, monographs and anthologies since 1980, he has also written for numerous Australian and international magazines, including - as Australian Correspondent - Printletter Magazine (Switzerland, 1980-84), European Photography (Germany, 1984-2000) and British Painter. An independent curator since 1986, he worked as Assistant Curator, Graham Nash Collection and Curatorial Assistance, Los Angeles in 1988; was a member of the Adelaide Festival of Arts Artists Week Committee 1985-88; a public art co-ordinator, artist and consultant 1994-96 in Adelaide; curated and produced numerous exhibitions for Adelaide Festivals of Art 1980s-1990s; was co-Director Post West Gallery, Adelaide 1991-92, Pier 2/3 Exhibition Manager 1998 Biennale of Sydney and Manager Byron Mapp Gallery, Sydney, 1998. In 1998/99 he held a residency with the pan-asian multi-disciplinary TheatreWorks Singapore, and in 2006 was awarded an Asialink arts administration residency to operate from Singapore, with Broadsheet as Media Partner for the inaugural 2006 Singapore Biennale.
	BOARD MEMBERS
	Chair	Jim Moss Writer + Teacher
	Treasurer	Chris Orchard Artist + Teacher Rebecca Field Partner, Adelta Legal Mirna Heruc Art and Heritage Manager, University of Adelaide David O'Connor Manager, Exhibitions and Public Programs, Art Gallery of South Australia Jennifer Kalionis Team Leader Community Creativity, The City of Prospect David Stokes Manager, Corporate Banking Asset Finance, ANZ Bank
	CONTACT THE CONTEMPORARY ART CENTRE OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA 14 PORTER STREET PARKSIDE SA 5063 T: +61 (0)8 8272 2682 F: +61 (0)8 373 4286 E: cacsa(at)cacsa.org.au W: www.cacsa.org.au GALLERY HOURS TUESDAY - FRIDAY 11am - 5pm WEEKENDS 1 - 5pm OFFICE HOURS MONDAY - FRIDAY 10am - 6pm
	cacsa@cacsa.org.au	Alan Cruickshank Director + Editor, Broadsheet
	admin@cacsa.org.au	Karen Vance Administrator + Advertising Manager Broadsheet
	program@cacsa.org.au	Peter McKay Curator + Web Manager
		Monte Masi Weekend Gallery Assistant
	LOCATE 14 PORTER STREET, PARKSIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA 5063 The CACSA is a short walk from the CBD through the South Parklands. Buses 171, 172 and 190-199 stop nearby. On-street parking available in Porter Street and vicinity.