Visual Arts
Visual Arts Exhibition Program
Artspace Gallery (upper level Dunstan Playhouse) Adelaide Festival Centre
Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun 12 – 4pm, Thurs 12 – 8pm.
Festival Centre foyers
10am – 4pm plus performance times
Visual Art plays a significant role in the cultural life showcased by the Adelaide Festival Centre. Since the Festival Centre’s opening 40 years ago, the Visual Arts Department has established and maintained a works of art collection of both national and international significance and offers a diverse program of curated exhibitions across the Festival Centre throughout the year.
The Adelaide Festival Centre Works of Arts Collection was founded in the 1970s, and today boasts an impressive public works of art of an international calibre. Many of these works are on public display around the Adelaide Festival Centre grounds and within the foyers of the Festival Theatre and Dunstan Playhouse.
1973: Signifying Change
At the time of the Adelaide Festival Centre’s opening in 1973, artists were pushing boundaries of conventional art practice.
Oi You! Adelaide
From 20 April to 2 June Oi You! Adelaide Urban Art Festival will fill our foyers and public spaces. Prepare to be amazed.
1973: Dunstan Decade
The arts blossomed under this visionary leader during the Dunstan Decade and the opening of the Adelaide Festival Centre.
House Lights by The Electric Canvas
FREE spectacle every night of June. The artists from internationally acclaimed Electric Canvas will illuminate the roof of Adelaide's iconic building.
Reg Livermore: Souvenirs from the Stage
Presented in conjunction with Arts Centre Melbourne and Reg Livermore as part of the 2013 Adelaide Cabaret Festival.
Breaking Ground 2013
Breaking Ground 2013 is Country Arts SA’s Visual Artist Professional Development Award providing a regional contemporary visual artist with mentorship.jpg)
Phantasmagoria
Phantasmagoria, meaning strange, dreamlike images, is a digital work projected onto the Dress Circle windows in celebration of the Centre's architectu
Gale Edwards: The Girl from Oz
A 'snapshot' of the brilliant career of this acclaimed Australian theatre director.
William and Francis Light Exhibition
Captain Francis Light was the founder of our sister city Penang, and his son William Light the founder of Adelaide.
Theatre Décor and Design
Theatre's past and present told through fascinating objects from the Performing Arts Collection.
2013 Our Mob
Now in its 8th year, Our Mob showcases South Australian Indigenous art from across the state.
Nikon-Walkley Press Photo Awards 2013
The Nikon-Walkley Press Photo Awards is the most prestigious competition for photojournalists in Australia.