You’re Invited: The Stobie Pole Project 2025 Launch
Join us as we celebrate the launch of the Stobie Pole Project 2025, presented by Helpmann Academy in collaboration with SA Power Networks, and proudly supported by the City of West Torrens.
Now in its fourth edition since its inception in 2022, this unique public art initiative brings bold, creative visions to the iconic Stobie poles of South Australia — a feature you won’t find anywhere else in the world.
Exclusive to South Australia, Stobie poles are more than just functional infrastructure — they’re a blank canvas for creativity. Through this project, emerging artists are making lasting contributions to public spaces, helping to enrich Adelaide’s urban landscape through vibrant, accessible art.
EVENT DETAILS
DATE: Wednesday 5 November 2025
TIME: 3pm – 4:30pm
WHERE: Wheatsheaf Hotel: 39 George St, Thebarton SA 5031
WHO: All welcome
COST: FREE | Booking essential
ARTIST WALK & TALK
Take a guided stroll along George Street in Thebarton to view striking new installations by three talented emerging artists:
Crista Bradshaw
Tieyuan (Vivian) Zhou
Ange De Palma
These artists have spent the past six months working under the mentorship of renowned multi-disciplinary artist Christine Cholewa, honing their skills in conceptual development, public art processes, and urban storytelling.
The walk will be followed by celebratory drinks at the Wheatsheaf Hotel — we’d love for you to join us.
ABOUT CRISTA BRADSHAW
Crista Bradshaw is a proud Wangkumaran contemporary artist living in South Australia. She is a graduate of the University of South Australia with a Bachelor of Creative Arts (Honours), supporting her multi–disciplinary practice across photography, painting, and installation.
Crista grew up without much of a relationship to her Wangkumaran heritage, since her family had lost their association with their language group. Then, as a teenager, Crista started to explore and re–establish this connection. Her artistic practice has since evolved from surface–level, separate interpretations of Western and Aboriginal art, into a much more refined exploration of the inner workings of each and how they fit together to expand on each other.
Connect with Crista: https://www.cristabradshaw.com/ | @cristabradshawart
ABOUT TIEYUAN (VIVIAN) ZHOU
Tieyuan (Vivian) Zhou is a researcher and artist specialising in printmaking, ceramics, and installation, whose work explores the relationships between loss and renewal. She is a graduate of the University of South Australia and holds a Bachelor of Contemporary Arts (Honours).
Vivian exhibited in the Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition 2025, receiving recognition for her ability to translate personal and collective histories into evocative visual forms. She was presented with the Helpmann Major Exhibition Award, further affirming her commitment to pushing boundaries in material storytelling. With multi–media approaches and shattered ceramics, Vivian’s work looks at language, identity, memory, and the resilience and fragility of cultural connections.
Connect with Vivian: https://www.tieyuanzhou.com/ | @tieyuan_zhou
ABOUT ANGE DE PALMA
Ange is a painter, printmaker, photographer and sculptor, recently obtaining a Bachelor of Creative Arts from Flinders University and currently undertaking honours at Adelaide Central School of Art. Ange was recently awarded the Hill–Smith Art Advisory Award for their work displayed in the Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition 2025. Their artwork is process–driven with an interest in mark–making and perceived “faults”. Ange is passionate about exploring queer themes in their artwork.
They are involved in many aspects of the arts industry from a prop maker at State Opera, to a scenic artist at State Theatre, and working at both The Adelaide Festival and Adelaide Fringe. At an amateur level, Ange began creating in high school before commencing tertiary study in 2021 with a professional art career in mind.
Connect with Ange: @_adp_artist_
The Stobie Pole Project is a partnership between the Helpmann Academy and major partner SA Power Networks and is supported by the City of West Torrens.
Image credits: (1) Crista Bradshaw, Stobie Poles 2025. Photography by Rosina Possingham. (2) Ange De Palma, Stobie Poles 2025. Photography by Rosina Possingham. (3) Tieyuan (Vivian) Zhou, Stobie Poles 2025. Photography by Helpmann Academy.