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Tracing art from impressionism through to abstract expressionism, and from Ohio to Adelaide

Monet to Matisse: Defying Tradition is at the Art Gallery of South Australia, on tour from the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio.

20.07.2026 10

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Catherine Speck

The 2026 Adelaide Biennial, titled Yield Strength, requires slow looking and quiet consideration

The 24 artists in the exhibition have ambitiously taken up the challenge of considering alternative futures.

03.03.2026 30

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A decade of Tarnanthi: how a festival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art creates a new national art history

The 2025 Tarnanthi Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander at the Art Gallery of South Australia is titled Too Deadly.

23.10.2025 40

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Jack Ball wins the Ramsay Art Prize among a who’s who of Australian young contemporary artists

The A$100,000 prize, awarded every two years, is open to artists under 40. The 22 artists on display point to a vibrant contemporary art scene.

05.06.2025 30

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Catherine Speck