Join us on Saturday 30 August 2025 for our Open Day.
Adelaide Central School of Art is an independent Institute of Higher Education located in the vibrant Glenside Health and Cultural precinct. Our Administration, Teaching Studios and Adelaide Central Gallery buildings are housed within state heritage Glenside Hospital buildings built in 1884 and 1899, respectively.
With award-winning renovations in 2012, our art school proudly operates within these richly historical walls while providing excellence in visual art education. Adelaide Central School of Art celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2022, starting out as a small art school in Bloor Court, Adelaide CBD founded by artist Rod Taylor and Heather Nicholson. The School continued to grow moving to Gilles Street and then Osmond Terrace in Norwood before settling into our beautiful heritage campus in Glenside.
If you are interested in studying at Adelaide Central School of Art, in the degree or short course programs, or are just curious to see what goes on at South Australia’s only independent art school, come along to the campus and have a chat with us. There will be campus tours, lecturer presentations, students working throughout the building, open studios to view, as well as coffee and a bake sale. Our gallery will have a solo exhibition by 2025 SALA Feature Artist Sue Kneebone.
2025 Open Day Program
Saturday 30 August 10am – 4pm
Campus Tours
10.00am, 11.15am, 1.00pm, 2.30pm
Campus Tours with Monte Masi, Academic Director / Penny Griggs, CEO
Meet at the palm tree near the main entrance
Talks
10.45am Information Session with Zoe Freney, BVA and Honours Coordinator
12.30pm Artist Talk with SALA Feature Artist, Sue Kneebone, and Adelaide Central Gallery Curator, Andrew Purvis
1.45pm Information Session with Zoe Freney, BVA and Honours Coordinator
Meet in Studio 6 Lecture Room, top floor
Campus
Northern entrance
Welcome desk – Adelaide Central School of Art information and art sales
Southern entrance
Coffee Pedlar coffee van
Bake Sale, BBQ, soup & toasted sandwiches – Student Association fundraiser
Adelaide Central Gallery
SALA Exhibition: The Last Tide Waiter – Dr. Sue Kneebone, SALA Feature Artist 2025
12.30pm Artist Talk with SALA Feature Artist, Sue Kneebone, and Adelaide Central Gallery Curator, Andrew Purvis
Teaching and Studios Building
Ground Floor
Student Exhibition: Encircle – Student Association fundraiser
Studio 1
9:30pm – 12:30pm Drawing Fundamentals with Jess Mara (Term 3 short course)
1:30pm – 4:30pm Enhanced Oil Painting Techniques with Anna Gore (Term 3 short course)
Please be considerate of the students working and mindful that a class is in progress
Studio 2
9:30pm – 12:30pm Botanical Drawing with Gilbert Dashorst (Term 3 short course)
1:00pm – 4:00pm Student artwork demonstration
Please come in and visit with our current degree students
First Floor
BVA Painting Display
Library staffed by Art History & Theory lecturers
Library (exterior) Book sale with Bridget Currie, Librarian
Studio 3
10:30am – 4:30pm Watercolour Fundamentals with Lesley Redgate (Term 3 short course)
Please be considerate of the students working and mindful that a class is in progress
Studio 4
10:00am – 12:30pm Student artwork demonstration
1:30pm – 4:30pm Teen Oil Painting with Kate Hendry (Term 3 short course) – Closed to the public
Please be considerate of the students working and mindful that a class is in progress
Second floor
BVA Drawing Display
Studio 5
9:30am – 12:30pm Intro to Oil Painting with Melanie Brown (Term 3 short course)
1:30pm – 4:30pm Life Drawing Mixed Tape with Jess Mara (Term 3 short course)
Please be considerate of the students working and mindful that a class is in progress
Studio 6 Lecture Room
10.45am Information Session with Zoe Freney, BVA and Honours Coordinator
1.45pm Information Session with Zoe Freney, BVA and Honours Coordinator
Student studios
Level 3 and Honours student studios are open where indicated. Please enter and chat with the students about their work.
Keep in touch
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