Art Galleries
See the work of generations of artists who have been inspired by South Australia - its landscapes and towns, its people and their lives and its ideals and ideas. Painters, sculptors, weavers, photographers, musicians, writers - you'll find their work in galleries, museums, studios and arts centres (and wineries, visitor centres and public spaces) all over South Australia.
Our major art museum is the Art Gallery of SA on North Terrace. It is home to one of Australia's finest art collections, housed in one of Adelaide's most beautiful historic buildings and has been an important cultural focus since its establishment in 1881, only forty-five years after the first European settlers arrived. The gallery has the most comprehensive collection of Australian colonial art (including the much-loved Australian Impressionists), and fine examples of Western Desert dot paintings, Rodin sculptures, British art, Islamic Art, with a collection of Southeast Asian trade ceramics from Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.
Adelaide Festival Centre has an ever-growing art collection, displayed throughout the foyers and grounds of the centre, with special exhibitions held in the ArtSpace. The performing Arts Collection is based here and its treasures are shown in the main box office.
You can watch artists in action at the JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design in the West End. Its four studios specialise in glass, ceramics, furniture and metal design, and its three gallery spaces show works by established and emerging Australian craft designer and makers. The shop is perfect for unique gifts.
Hill-Smith Fine Art Gallery has two exhibition spaces, featuring works of Australian emerging and established contemporary artists. And Greenaway Art Gallery in Kent Town is a large converted warehouse showing contemporary Australian and international art, including painting, sculpture, photography and installation. Art Images Gallery at Norwood is a contemporary art gallery showing artwork by local and interstate emerging and established artists.
In Port Adelaide, New Land Gallery exhibits works of country-based artists in a series of exhibitions. It's part of the Country Arts Trust that also organises tours to more than 20 galleries in our major regional area.
Adelaide Art Tours offers several themed tours that visit quality galleries and art museums.
Explore our Art Galleries
- Regional Art Galleries
- Don't miss the wide range of art on display throughout South Australia's regional galleries. Read More
