Published in SALIFE by Zoe Rice CEO of ILA, Adelaide’s Centre of Immersive Light and Art, Becc Bates chats about her favourite SA spot and the four-legged unofficial “Mayor of Semaphore”. Describe the best moment of your life. It’s hard to pinpoint just one, I’m incredibly lucky to have a wonderful life. Waking up from […]
The Forbidden Fruit dessert at Aurora restaurant, Adelaide The Forbidden Fruit and all its biblical connotations has kept painters and storytellers busy since, well, Adam was a boy. At city restaurant Aurora, a dessert of this name looks like a perfect, unblemished green apple sitting on a bed of magical shimmering crystals. But all […]
ILA Founders, Nick and Sophie Dunstone are pleased to announce the appointment of Becc Bates as CEO of ILA with effect from 18 December 2024. Becc joins ILA after a long career with the state government, most recently as Director of Strategy and Investment with Arts South Australia where she has led development of policy […]
Executive chef Robin Wager is focusing on the “best of the best” seasonal, local produce to create delicious dishes with an experimental bent at ILA’s Aurora in Light Square. We walk into Aurora to interview new executive chef Robin Wagner and are welcomed by the entire team. Chefs work away in the kitchen as Robin […]
In October, ILA reached a major milestone, bringing together artists from diverse disciplines alongside industry leaders, donors, philanthropists, and corporate sponsors to celebrate the talented applicants from the first round of our Artist Fund—and to honour the recipients selected for this round of support. ILA exists to support big, bold, innovative ideas and the creative […]
Walking into EDEN is a bit like stepping into the digital version of the garden of Eden, surrounded by swirling colourful leaves, bright blooming flowers and plants that stretch like tentacles across the vast LED screens. It’s the digital garden of dreams that moves and responds to human interaction. Created by flora&faunavisions and presented in […]
A stunning exploration of the impressionistic potential of the piano, in an immersive visual environment. ★★★★1/2 – Chris Reid for Limelight. Housing two large rooms with floor-to-ceiling walls of LED panels for the display of visual imagery, Adelaide’s Immersive Light and Art (ILA) is a unique venue for the performance of all kinds of […]
In 2021, ILA’s creative community program Lab Rats was established, providing an avenue for Adelaide’s creative minds to explore the unique and diverse technological opportunities available at The Lab. Through collaboration, experimentation and the influence of a growing community around the project, Lab Rats has continued to evolve over time. In 2024 after compiling feedback from members past and present, […]
GLAMADELAIDE ADELAIDE FRINGE REVIEW: A CLEVER AND COHESIVE MIX OF ENGAGING COMEDY, EXPLORING CONTEMPORARY ART, PALATABLE MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION, AND FASCINATING STORYTELLING PRESENTED AT ILA’S THE LIGHT ROOM ★★★★★ Museum of Modernia is a one-man stand-up comedy like nothing you’ve ever experienced. An easy and well deserved five out five stars, Sam Kissajukian’s Museum of Modernia is a […]
Adelaide Fringe Review, Sam Kissajukian’s art show is big on joy, laughs and colour ★★★★★ There’s a strong immersive and interactive strand to this year’s Adelaide Fringe, blurring lines between audience and performer as well as between style and genre. There’s no better example of this than Sam Kissajukian’s new show at ILA, Adelaide’s Centre […]