01/11/2024

Congratulations to the talented artists and arts organisations who have been shortlisted for this year’s Ruby Awards.

More than 20 nominees have been shortlisted across seven ‘outstanding’ award categories, showcasing a diverse range of artists and arts organisations creating inspiring, innovative, and collaborative works in South Australia.

The winners of these categories, along with four additional awards recognising individual contributions to the state’s creative and cultural life, will be revealed at an invitation-only event at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens on 29 November 2024.

The Ruby Awards 2024 Shortlist

Outstanding Community Event or Project

  • ARA's Souk, Australian Refugee Association
  • BlakYard Picnic, Carclew
  • Papercuts Comics Festival 2023, Papercuts Comics Festival.

Outstanding Regional Event or Project

  • Saltbush Country, Country Arts SA and Art Gallery of South Australia
  • SALT Festival 2024, Southern Eyre Arts Incorporated
  • Spark Regional Touring, Patch Theatre Company Incorporated.

Outstanding Work, Event or Project for Young People

  • Hiccup!, Windmill Theatre Company
  • Pom Pom, Carclew
  • Superluminal, Patch Theatre Company.

Outstanding Work or Event Within a Festival

  • Guuranda, Jacob Boehme, Adelaide Festival 2024
  • Isla’s Way, Corner Table Productions, Adelaide Film Festival 2023
  • Private View, Restless Dance Theatre, Adelaide Festival 2024.

Outstanding Work or Event Outside a Festival

  • Creation Creation, Windmill Theatre Company
  • Symphonie of the Bicycle by Hew Parham, Brink Productions
  • The Dictionary of Lost Words, State Theatre Company South Australia.

Outstanding Collaboration

  • Blak Futures, Australian Dance Theatre, BlakDance and Adelaide Festival
  • My War, No Strings Attached Theatre of Disability in collaboration with Military and Emergency Services Health Australia and State Theatre Company South Australia
  • Shifting Perspectives, Restless Dance Theatre commissioned by Illuminate Adelaide founding supporters James Darling and Lesley Forwood and the BankSA Foundation, Creative Collaborators Matthew Adey, Michelle Ryan, Roz Hervey, Sascha Budimski, Renata Henschke, and Josephine Fitzgerald, and the Restless dancers.

Outstanding Contribution by an Organisation or Group

  • Balya Productions
  • Papercuts Comics Festival
  • Adelaide Youth Orchestras.

Recipients to be announced on the night

  • Geoff Crowhurst Memorial Award
  • Frank Ford Memorial Young Achiever Award
  • Stevie Gadlabarti Goldsmith Memorial Award
  • Premier’s Award for Lifetime Achievement

Named after late arts patron, Dame Ruby Litchfield, The Ruby Awards honour the outstanding work of South Australia’s arts and culture sector – recognising artistic excellence, creative achievement, innovation, community involvement and inspirational leadership.

For more information visit The Ruby Awards.