What will the artist’s role be?  

Create a visual artwork that reflects SA Power Networks and Enerven’s commitment to reconciliation for our Innovate RAP and builds on our Reflect RAP.

Our Innovate RAP will come into effect in July 2025 and we will have until July 2027 to deliver on our commitments. The artist will also be credited and spotlighted in our RAP document, through an artist summary, which details the inspiration and a description of the artwork.

What needs to be represented?

The development of our Innovate RAP is the ongoing commitment by SA Power Networks to a reconciliation process that supports the three pillars of relationships, respect and opportunities for First Nations Peoples and communities. As a business with a footprint that spans across the State, we would like the artwork to reflect our commitment and efforts through our RAP to work with First Nations communities within our business, South Australia, and our sphere of influence.  

An artwork “Empowering South Australia” was developed for our Reflect RAP and the artwork should build on our work done to advance reconciliation as part of our first RAP. 
 

Artwork size

The artwork must be a canvas, with a minimum size dimension of 170cm x 90cm (landscape). The artwork must be suitable to be photographed for reproduction across a range of digital and printed materials. 

Application dates

• Applications open: 10 February 2025
• Applications close: 11 March 2025 at 5pm

Application & selection process

Stage 1

Apply by completing the RAP artwork expression of interest form below. Applicants will need to include images of their previous work to support their application. A panel, consisting of members from SA Power Networks RAP working group, will assess all applications and develop a shortlist.  

Stage 2

SA Power Networks will notify all applicants of the outcome by mid-March 2025. Three artists will be selected to develop their concept further and paid a fee to do so. The artists will have no more than three weeks to develop their concept.  

Stage 3

An artist will be chosen to develop their concept into the finished artwork and paid a final fee (as per the artist payment schedule).  

Key dates schedule

Milestones and timing from the date submissions close are as follows: 

The artwork will be used throughout our RAP document and for a range of internal/ external communication material, including Acknowledgement of Country at SA Power Networks internal and external meetings/events, on our corporate website and in other forms of communications e.g. email banner, social media, SA Power Networks headquarters digital billboard.

The artwork will be replicated in whole, and in part, in print and digital formats for the promotion of SA Power Networks and our RAP. 

The successful artist will be recognised and credited in our RAP document, and where possible in all other printed and digital materials.

SA Power Networks an Enerven will own the artwork and license the right to use it. The physical work would be displayed at SA Power Networks corporate headquarters in Keswick or Enerven’s head office in Hindmarsh

We are only accepting expression of interests up to $10,000.

Artists need to include an indicative cost to create the artwork. This cost is inclusive of SA Power Networks: 

• ownership; and 
• licence to allow SA Power Networks to use the artwork as outlined in this expression of interest. 

The final fee will be negotiated with the selected artist.

Three artists will be paid a fee of $500 (excluding GST) to develop their concepts further (see stage 2).

All Copyright and Moral Rights pertaining to the artwork will remain with the Artist. The Artist warrants that the Artwork will not infringe the Intellectual Property Rights of any person. The Artist grants SA Power Networks a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to use or reproduce and publish images or recordings of the Artwork, for not-for-profit promotional, documentation and educational purposes. 

If you have any enquiries about the process, please contact:

Chad Ytsma 
Reconciliation Action Plan Coordinator 
Email: Chad.ytsma@sapowernetworks.com.au

Information for how to complete the Expression of Interest form below

Artist statement

• Provide a brief artist statement (max 250 words) which outlines your current artistic practice.

Vision statement

• Provide a brief statement (max 250 words) to outline your vision for the artwork. This should discuss your idea and vision for your artwork.

Indicative costing

• We are only accepting expressions of interest up to $10,000.
• Provide an indicative cost to create an artwork for SA Power Networks to acquire and own.
• The final fee to produce the completed artwork will be negotiated with the selected artist.

Supporting Materials

Upload your current resume or provide details of previous work

• Max 2 pages
• PDF or Word document formats only

Upload examples of your recent artwork

• Upload maximum of 5 images of recent artworks
• Jpg, Jpeg and PNG format only
• Examples should be no more than 3 years old
• Maximum image size of 3000px on the longest side
• Maximum 5MB size per individual image

Provide the name and contact details of one referee (optional)

File naming convention

Please name each file with the following naming convention. Artist's Surname_Name followed by the type of supporting material, 'resume' or 'artwork'. For example, if the artist's name is John Smith:

• The file name for the resume would be Smith_John_resume.PDF
• The file name for example artworks would be Smith_John_Artwork1.jpg