More than 20 nominees have been shortlisted across seven ‘outstanding’ award categories, representing a diverse field of artists and arts organisations who are producing inspiring, innovative and collaborative works in South Australia.

Winners of these categories, and four other awards acknowledging the contribution of individuals to our state’s creative and cultural life, will be announced at an invitation-only gala event at the Adelaide Festival Centre on 8 December 2023.

The Ruby Awards 2023 Shortlist

Outstanding Community Event or Project

• SALA Festival 2022, South Australian Living Artists (SALA) Festival Inc.
• Wild Dog, Jacob Boehme
• Adelaide 48 Hour Film Project 2022, Big Picture Club.

Outstanding Regional Event or Project

• SALT Festival 2023, Southern Eyre Arts Incorporated
• Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black), Derik Lynch and Matthew Thorne with Switch Productions
• Fringe Mount Gambier, Fringe Berrin Incorporated.

Outstanding Work, Event or Project for Young People

• Guthrak, Under The Microscope
• Hans and Gret , Windmill Theatre Company and Sandpit
• the Boy & the Ball, Stephen Noonan
• Beep and Mort – Series One, Windmill Pictures.

Outstanding Work or Event Within a Festival

• Hans and Gret, Windmill Theatre Company and Sandpit, Adelaide Festival 2023
• Talk to Me, Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou, Adelaide Film Festival 2022
• Haza, Kate Kurucz, Adelaide Fringe Festival 2023.

Outstanding Work or Event Outside a Festival

• Skin Shade Night Day, Allison Chhorn
• The Normal Heart, State Theatre Company South Australia
• BÁRBAROS, Lina Limosani
• Beep and Mort – Series One, Windmill Pictures
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art in the Classroom Volume 2, Art Gallery of South Australia.

Outstanding Collaboration

• A Partnership for Uncertain Times, Australian Network for Art & Technology, University of South Australia, Niki Sperou, Catherine Truman, Brad Darkson, Deidre Feeney, Ian Gibbins, Taylor Parham, Click Films, Newmarch Gallery, Jessica Alice, Marcelle Matthew Design, Artlink Magazine
• Ngapa William Cooper, Adelaide Festival, UKARIA Cultural Centre, Australian String Quartet, Lior, Nigel Westlake, Dr Lou Bennett, Kees Boersma, Rebecca Lagos, Andrea Lam
• Adelaide Film Festival EXPAND Lab 2022, Adelaide Film Festival, Samstag Museum of Art, Art Gallery of South Australia, Illuminate Adelaide, The Balnaves Foundation.

Outstanding Contribution by an Organisation or Group

• Brink Productions
• Ku Arts (Aṉanguku Arts and Cultural Aboriginal Corporation)
• South Australian Living Artists (SALA) Festival Inc.
• JamFactory Contemporary Craft & Design Incorporated
• The Mill Adelaide.

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 about the awards, visit arts.sa.gov.au/rubys.