Festival / Special Event

Free/State Vernissage Weekend

4–6 Mar 2022

Free

Join us on the opening weekend of the 2022 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Free/State for a series of free talks and live performances. Curated by Sebastian Goldspink, Free/State explores ideas of transcending states, from the spiritual and artistic to the psychological, and embraces notions of freedom in expression, creation and collaboration.

Exhibition Opens

Fri 4 Mar, 10am
Be one of the first to experience the 2022 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Free/State.

Artist Talks

Fri 4 Mar, 3–5pm
Hear from Adelaide Biennial artists as they share insights about their work and explore what the theme Free/State means to them.
Julie Rrap & Andrew Quinn - Gallery 23b
Jelena Telecki - Gallery 23a
Dean Cross - Gallery 23a
Dennis Golding - Gallery 22a & 22b
Abdul-Rahman Abdullah - Gallery 23b

First Fridays: Soft Power

Fri 4 Mar, 5–9pm
Join Loren Kronemyer, Adelaide Biennial artist and guest curator of our March First Friday event for an evening of subversive performance, music and action.

Members Preview

Sat 5 Mar, 9–10am
Be one of the first to experience the 2022 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Free/State at this special Members morning.
Fully booked

Artist Talks

Sat 5 Mar, 11am & 2pm
Hear from Adelaide Biennial Artists as they share insights about their work and explore what the theme Free/State means to them.
11am-1pm
Stanislava Pinchuk - Gallery 1
Tom Polo - Gallery 7
Mitch Cairns - Gallery 7
Kate Mitchell - Gallery 9
Darren Sylvester - Gallery 9
2-4.30pm
Reko Rennie - Gallery 25
Min Wong - Gallery 25b
James Tylor & Rebecca Selleck - Gallery 24
JD Reforma - Gallery 24
Kate Scardifield - Gallery 22

Start at the Gallery: Symbols & Superheroes

Sun 6 Mar, 11am–3pm
Unleash your creative superpowers and become a caped crusader this Start. Explore the art and ideas of the artists in the 2022 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Free/State


Please note the Vernissage Weekend is subject to change. Capacity limits apply.

The Adelaide Biennial is presented in association with the Adelaide Festival, and with generous support received from the Art Gallery of South Australia Biennial Ambassadors Program and Principal Donor The Balnaves Foundation

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body and by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments

With thanks also to Exhibition Partners Copyright Agency, Yalumba and Jansz, and the City of Adelaide

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