Adelaide Central School of Art

09/09/2026

Artspeak | Chris Orchard

Hear from established artist and lecturer Chris Orchard about his recent 3-month residency at ACME, London earlier this year.

Lecture Room | Tuesday 29 September, 12.30pm

Hear from established artist and lecturer Chris Orchard about his recent 3-month residency at ACME, London earlier this year.

09/09/2026

Book Launch
2 Karra Tapa Lane, Bowden | Opening Friday 11 September, 6pm

2025 BVA graduate Susan Wakefield is launching her new book Linguisti-Cat.

08/09/2026

Educator Workshop

Join visual artist, writer, and educator Roy Ananda as he explores creative thinking processes designed to unlock authentic visual arts concepts for high school students.

The strategies in this online workshop will help empower students to explore alternative ideas and possibilities. Through engaging creative games that blend popular culture and the expressive DIY spirit of zine-making, you will be able to adapt activities for all year levels and learning contexts.

Join visual artist, writer, and educator Roy Ananda as he explores creative thinking processes designed to unlock authentic visual arts concepts for your students. The strategies in this online workshop will help empower students to explore alternative ideas and possibilities. Through engaging creat...

07/09/2026

Introduction to Botanical Drawing with Dr Tabatha Forbes
Lecturer: Dr Tabatha Forbes
Sat 10 Oct, 10am – 3pm
At Carrick Hill

The course fee includes all materials needed for use in class.

Botanical Art is a beautiful classic art practice for those who love nature, gardening, botany, science and art! Join New Zealand artist Dr Tabatha Forbes and create elegant botanical drawings inspired by specimens from the beautiful gardens of Carrick Hill. Tabatha’s drawing workshop is a guided introduction to the elegant tradition of botanical art, working with drawing simple plant forms, composition and pencil & pen drawing techniques.

Lecturer: Dr Tabatha Forbes Sat 10 Oct 10am – 3pm At Carrick Hill Level: Beginners onwards Age – 18+ This workshop is part of the 2026 Nature Festival, brought to you by Adelaide Central School of Art, and held at Carrick Hill About the workshop: Botanical Art is a beautiful classic art practice...

03/09/2026

Join us to celebrate the opening of Anna Platten’s solo exhibition 'My Head as a House' at Adelaide Central Gallery. Student exhibition Fairy Tales will also open on this night.

Tuesday 22 September, 6-8pm

Opening sponsored by Hentley Farm Wines.

Join us for the opening of Anna Platten's solo exhibition at Adelaide Central School of Art.

02/09/2026

Term 4 2026 | Contemporary Abstraction Masterclass with Christian Lock
$530.00
Wed 30 Sep – Wed 4 Nov
6.00pm – 9.00pm

In this six week Masterclass, students will explore a range of contemporary approaches to abstract painting. Students will gain a deeper understanding of the rich language of abstraction from the historical modes of Gesture, Geometry and the Biomorphic, through to the new elements and hybrid forms of Contemporary Abstraction.

Students will be working on multiple paintings each session, taking an experimental approach to the materials and processes of painting, working towards a minimum of one resolved painting.

Lecturer: Christian Lock Wed 30 Sep – Wed 4 Nov 6.00pm – 9.00pm Level – Advanced Age – 18+ This is an adult class and is not suitable for students under 18 years of age. Christian Lock is a renowned South Australian artist with international recognition and extensive teaching experience. His...

01/09/2026

Carclew’s Fellowships are now open, with up to $10,000 available to support South Australia’s young creatives pursue development opportunities.

Funding spans many disciplines including but not limited to performing arts, visual arts, community arts, digital platforms, written word, arts administration and industry pathways.⁠

Apply here:

If you have a VENUE HIRE ENQUIRY we will reply within 3 business days as our Facilities Coordinator works Tuesday and Wednesday. Click here for more information on venue hire.

27/08/2026

Our Open Day is happening this Saturday 29 August, 10am - 4pm.

See what life is like at South Australia's only independent art school. Take a look inside the final-year students' studios, meet our community of staff and students, take a campus tour with our Academic Director Monte Masi, find a hidden gem at the library book sale and take some baked goods home from the bake sale.

The gallery will be open, showng Pile-up, a solo exhibition by 2026 SALA Feature Artist Troy-Anthony Baylis. Troy will be giving a free artist talk at 12.30pm in the gallery.

Join us on Saturday 29 August, 10am-4pm for our first Open Day of 2026.

26/08/2026

Join Tabatha Forbes for an Intro to Botanical Drawing during this year's Nature Festival.

Join New Zealand artist Dr Tabatha Forbes and create elegant botanical drawings inspired by specimens from the beautiful gardens of Carrick Hill. Part of Nature Festival SA