Art Gallery of South Australia

Founded in 1881, the Art Gallery of South Australia is home to one of South Australia’s great art collections, housed in one of Adelaide’s most beautiful buildings. Located at the heart of the cultural boulevard, North Terrace, between the South Australian Museum and University of Adelaide, the Art Gallery welcomes approximately 780,000 visitors each year.

The Art Gallery of South Australia’s collection includes approximately 42,000 works of art and design from Australia, Europe, North America and Asia. The collection features painting, sculptures, prints, drawings, photographs, textiles, ceramics, glass, metalwork, jewellery and an impressive representation of Australian furniture from colonial to contemporary.

Photography by Sam Noonan.

Art Gallery of South Australia

North Terrace Adelaide SA 5000

08 8207 7000

www.artgallery.sa.gov.au

Open Daily
10am-5pm
(Closed 25 December)

Exhibitions

Vincent Namatjira: Australia in Colour

20 Oct - 21 Jan

Tarnanthi 2023

20 Oct - 21 Jan

Preview

Unboxing the cultural impact of sneakers

Sneakers are a cultural phenomenon made up of paradoxes. Some see them as an accessible and inclusive force in fashion that serve as an outlet of self-expression for many; yet to others they are a symbol of out-of-control consumerism. Two Queensland exhibitions are embracing these dualities, though from contrasting angles: Sneakers Unboxed: Studio to Street at HOTA on the Gold Coast, and Torsion at Brisbane’s Metro Arts.

Barnaby Smith

Feature

Betty Muffler on ways of healing Country

For Betty Muffler art making and healing are indistinguishable. Evoking Country through the view of the eagle, she’s now showing in the NGV Triennial alongside a host of international names.

Maya Hodge

Preview

The spirit of Emily Kam Kngwarray’s Country

A comprehensive new survey at the National Gallery of Australia pays tribute to Emily Kam Kngwarray and the Country she loved.

Andrew Stephens

Preview

Amy Claire Mills reimagines the medical as medicinal

In a new exhibition at Outer Space, Amy Claire Mills offers a love letter to her disabled and neurodivergent communities by turning cold, hard medical spaces into places of safety and warmth.

Josephine Mead

Feature

How green are our galleries and museums?

From changing light bulbs to ending fossil fuel sponsorships, major Australian galleries and museums are attempting paths towards sustainability—but is this enough?

Andrew Stephens

Studio

Inside Kirtika Kain’s Sydney apartment, and now studio

Kirtika Kain’s Western Sydney apartment on Dharug Country is crowded with boxes of materials and new canvases. She came back from a residency in Italy in late 2022 and since then she’s been living alongside her work, preparing for her solo exhibition at Roslyn Oxley9 and for the Biennale of Sydney next year. The cohabitation has been intense and sometimes messy, but Kain says studio life is teaching her new confidence.

Art Gallery of South Australia