History

Tutti was founded by Pat Rix in Adelaide in 1997. Ever since then, Tutti has grown and flourished. Now over 200 learning disabled and neurodivergent artists practise a variety of art forms in Tutti’s studios each week.

Tutti Arts Timeline

1997 A small choir for people with disability created by Pat Rix
1998 Tutti’s first appearance at the High Beam Festival
1999 Canadian workshops for the 2001 KickstART! Festival
2000 Tutti Choir performs at Carols by Candlelight
2001 Tutti Choir incorporated to become Tutti Ensemble Inc.
2002 My Life, My Love won the critics’ ‘Light of the Festival’ Award
2003 Regional South Australia outreach program
2004 Performing Arts program established
2005 Between the Worlds tours to Victoria’s Awakenings Festival
2006 Visual Arts program commenced
2007 Poco Tutti created by Pat Rix and Philip Griffin
2008 Tutti Kids established by Pat Rix and Karen Inwood
Film & New Media program commenced
2009 American Premiere of Northern Lights, Southern Cross
2010 Tutti Choir performed at WOMADelaide
2011 Tutti and State Opera collaboration The Magic Flute
2012 Company AT moved under the Tutti Arts umbrella
2013 Major collaborative project with Indonesia, Tutti Berarti Semuanya, began
2014 Inaugural Sit Down, Shutup and Watch Film and New Media Festival
2015 The Sisters of Invention released their debut album
World Premiere of Shedding Light, OzAsia Festival
2016 Intercultural cross-artform work BEASTLY! presented at the George Town and OzAsia Festivals
2017 Tutti programs expanded to Port Adelaide and the Barossa Valley
Tutti wins Arts South Australia’s Ruby Award for Sustained Contribution by an Organisation
2018 Tutti’s trilateral multi arts work Say No More received rave reviews at the George Town and OzAsia festivals
2019 The Gathering Wave choir joined Tutti Arts
Tutti Arts successfully completed its first NDIS Audit
2020 Tutti moved its headquarters and Brighton programs to the new Tutti Arts Centre
2021 Tutti Founder Pat Rix retired after 24 years leading the organisation
Gaelle Mellis was appointed Tutti Arts’ Creative Director
2022 The Beats Crew move to Tutti Arts, with support from Access2Arts
2023 Tutti is awarded multi-year investment from Creative Australia
2024 Tutti First Nations artist Jackie Saunders has a work acquired by the Art Gallery of South Australia