First Fridays: Artistic Awakening

This First Friday shines a spotlight on the vibrant creativity of South Australian Living Artists engaging and exploring thought provoking art, writing and poetry in workshops. Interact with local artists to deepen your experience and appreciation through tours, talks and live music that highlight the rich cultural landscape of South Australia.

5pm & 7pm
Guided Tours

Join our Gallery Guides for a tour of Dangerously Modern or the works on display by SALA feature artists Sue Kneebone and other South Australian artists.
Exhibition ticket required for Dangerously Modern tour.
SALA tour is free

Meet in the Atrium

From 5.30pm
Food and beverages

Grab a drink or bite to eat from the crew at AGSA_eat including pork and veal meatballs, mushroom ragu and rhubarb galette, whipped cream.
Full menu below.
Bar closes at 8.30pm

6pm
Floor Talk - Sue Kneebone

2025 SALA (South Australian Living Artist) Festival feature artist Sue Kneebone shares insights into her creative practice in conversation with Elle Freak Associate Curator of Australian Art.

This talk has been cancelled due to illness. Please join us for a talk from Sue Kneebone on Tue 19 Aug.

5.30-7.30pm
South Australian Women Artists - Wikipedia Edit-a-thon.

Learn how to create and edit Wikipedia entries and help us increase information about South Australian women artists on the world’s largest and most popular research tool. Just over 20% of biographies on Wikipedia are about women. When it comes to women artists, that number is even lower.
Join this interactive workshop where you will have the opportunity to work on Wikipedia entries of South Australian Women Artists and artists featured in Dangerously Modern: Australian Women Artists in Europe 1890-1940.

Basic computer skills are required. No previous Wikipedia editing experience is necessary. Bring your own laptop.

Free, registrations essential.
Function Room

Register here

From 5.30pm
Performance – My Chérie

Experience the enchanting vocals and heartfelt lyrics of My Chérie. Joined by her band, she delivers a performance that blends delicate softness with powerful, raw energy. Rooted in authenticity, community, and genuine storytelling, My Chérie invites you into a world that resonates with emotion and truth.

In the Courtyard

6.30pm
Dangerously Modern - Deaf-led Auslan Tours

Deaf, hard of hearing visitors, and Auslan learners are invited to take a tour of Dangerously Modern: Australian Women Artists in Europe 1890–1940 in Auslan. This tour will be in Auslan only with no English interpretation.

Ticket includes entry to the exhibition, bookings essential.
Book now
Meet in the Atrium

6-8pm
Painting, looking & writing: Poetry workshop with Jill Jones

Artists interpret the world through their visual work. Writers also interpret what they see, including works of art. Explore this creative mix by writing in response to art, as a poem, a letter to an artist, or a reflection, in a creative writing workshop with poet Jill Jones, Adjunct Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Adelaide.

An exhibition ticket is included in the cost, suitable for over 16 years and all levels of experience. Participants under 18 must be accompanied by an adult who is also registered for the workshop.

Non-members $90 Members $70
Book now
In The Studio

7-8pm
Immersive Sonic experience.

Let sound artist Keira J. Simmons lead you on an auditory journey that complements the visual experience, evoking deeper emotions and connections. Stay for the whole set or enjoy the ambiance while moving through the Gallery.

Elder Wing of Australian Art

AGSA_eat Menu

Pork and veal meatballs, tomato sugo, garlic toast, pecorino.
Mushroom ragu, garlic toast, gremolata, pecorino
Shoestring fries, garlic aioli
Rhubarb galette, whipped cream
Last order 8.30pm