Peace Notes

Working for Peace Through the Arts

Exciting New Partnership with Assemblage

Exciting New Partnership with Assemblage

The Peace Foundation is pleased to announce a new three-year partnership with Flinders University through the Assemblage Centre for Creative Arts. The partnership will build on the respective strengths and goals of the partners and deliver the Graham F Smith Artist’s...

Kaurna Reconciliation Sculptures Return

Kaurna Reconciliation Sculptures Return

After a long five year absence, the Kaurna Reconciliation Sculptures have been returned to the entrance of the Adelaide Festival Centre (AFC) – to once again publicly recognise Kaurna people and Kaurna land. In a moving ceremony held on Saturday 12 February, the...

Our Fringe Picks

Our Fringe Picks

Here are our picks of events at this year's Adelaide Fringe ... with themes of peace, human rights, soial justice, reconciliation and care for the environment. Adelaide Songs – Trouble in Paradise Adelaide Songs A dinner-cabaret with original songs that tell it how it...

2022 Peace Award at the Fringe

2022 Peace Award at the Fringe

Calling all 2022 Fringe Artists! Applications are now open for the 2022 Peace Award at the Fringe. Apply online here. The Peace Foundation offers this award to Fringe artists whose work promotes peace, human rights, social justice and/or environmental sustainability....

People’s Choice Community Lottery

People’s Choice Community Lottery

Buy your tickets today and support the Graham F Smith Peace Foundation.   Every dollar from your purchase will go to the Peace Foundation and support our grants and awards working for peace through the arts. Plus, there are some amazing prizes up for grabs!     Early...

UN International Day of Peace

UN International Day of Peace

Each year the United Nations International Day of Peace is observed around the world on the 21 September. In 1981 the UN General Assembly declared this a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, within and among all nations and peoples. The first observance...

Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki

With the Doomsday Clock at 100 seconds to midnight, we remembered the inhumanity and devastation of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. The Peace Foundation joined with Adelaide’s Romero Community for the annual 6 August commemoration...

Artist in Focus: Garry Stewart

Artist in Focus: Garry Stewart

Garry Stewart has been the artistic director of the Australian Dance Theatre since 1999. During this time he choreographed more than 20 works which have become renowned for their ambitious artistic collaborations, rigorous research and a compelling movement...

Peace Rules in 2021

Peace Rules in 2021

Peace Rules is an opportunity for secondary school performing arts students to address the question “What can I do to contribute to peace?” Promoting understanding, tolerance, inclusivity and care for our environment, students and teachers are offered the opportunity...

2020 Community Lottery

2020 Community Lottery

Heartfelt thanks to everyone who bought People’s Choice Community Lottery tickets to benefit the Peace Foundation. Were you a winner?  Read more …. We hope some Peace Foundation supporters were amongst the prize winners. Check out the full list of winning tickets...