Royal South Australian Society of Arts

Upstairs on level 1 of the Institute Building on North Terrace you will find the headquarters of the Royal South Australian Society of the Arts (RSASA), a not for profit organisation responsible for promoting the arts in SA.
A little bit stodgy and conservative, as one may expect from any society with Royal in the title, the RSASA does some good work in sponsoring a number of sketch and life drawing groups around SA and has regular exhibitions of members work.
The RSASA seems to have lost touch a bit with the contemporary art world, with the majority of its big name members long dead or ageing. And while there are a few up and comers amongst its ranks, it seems that some drastic changes may be required in order to ensure the survival of the society.
The gallery itself is quite appealing in atelier style, with a high domed ceiling, skylights and red trimmed walls. The work on show is generally along the traditional figurative line, although an abundance of overly photographic work in recent exhibitions seems a deviation in this trend.