AGSA Podcasts

Join Ngarrindjeri and Bungandidj artist, Sandra Saunders, for Reconciliation Week 2026 as she discusses her work  The Poor Fish . For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Image: Sandra Saunders in her studio, Wangary, South Australia, 2019, Studio 1; Filmmaker: Jess Wallace, © Sandra Saunders/Jess Wallace.

Join Sandra Pumani and Gloria Strzelecki, Acting Curator of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art, as they discuss the work of Josina Pumani in the 2026 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Yield Strength. For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Photo: heyandy.com.au.

Join best-selling cosy crime author Lainie Anderson OAM as she discusses her Petticoat Police Mystery series, inspired by Adelaide’s real-life pioneering policewoman Kate Cocks, and the Art Gallery’s William Orpen painting that caused a sensation in 1914.For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Image: The Art Gallery in 1913, showing the original 1900 building, now called the Elder Wing of Austra...

Join Rebecca Evans, Curator of Decorative Arts & Design as she explores the Gallery's significant collection of craft objects made by German émigré to South Australia in the nineteenth century. For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Image: Barossa Valley, South Australia,  Bench , c.1850, Barossa Valley, South Australia, pine, Australian red gum, 84.0 x 178.0 x 51.0 cm; Gift of Janet an...

Join Annabel McGowan, Assistant Curator, Prints, Drawings & Photographs, as she speaks on the work of Hilda Rix Nicholas on display in Gallery 3. For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Image: Hilda Rix Nicholas, born Ballarat, Victoria 1884, died Delegate, New South Wales 1961,  The pink scarf , 1913, Paris, oil on canvas, 80.5 x 65.0 cm; Gift of Mrs Roy Edwards through the Art Gallery of S...

Hear from Artist Jennifer Mathews in conversation with Jillian Jackson, Exhibitions Manager, as they discuss Jennifer's work in the  2026 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Yield Strength. For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Image: Artist Jennifer Mathews with her work  Yard, 2026 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Yield Strength ; photo: Henry Trumble

Join artist Emmaline Zanelli as she discusses her short film titled  Pocket Money  in the  2026 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Yield Strength . For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Image: Artist Emmaline Zanelli with her work in the 2026 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Yield Strength; photo: Saul Steed.

Join Jason Smith, AGSA Director, as he discusses the work of Charlie Sofo in the  2026 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Yield Strength .For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Image: Charlie Sofo, Biennial Installation, Photo Saul Steed 2026

Hear from Tansy Curtin, Assistant Director of Artistic & Collection Programs, as she discusses French Impressionism and the father of impressionism movement, Camille Pissarro (1830–1903).Bridging Impressionism with Neo Impressionism, Pissarro was known for his independent spirit, refusing to conform to the strict rules of the Paris Salon. His commitment to painting rural life, came with a radi...

Join Dr Catherine Speck as she explores Adelaide's politically charged Progressive Art Movement of the 1970s through the prints of Robert Boynes, Ann Newmarch, Mandy Martin and Pamela Harris in AGSA's collection. For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Image: Robert Boynes, born Adelaide 1942,  The morals of money , 1974, Adelaide, colour screenprint on paper, 56.2 x 50.0 cm (image), 101...

Maria Zagala, Curator of Prints, Drawings & Photographs on the work of Kirtika Kain in the  2026 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Yield Strength . For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Image: Kirtika Kain, gold small, 2025, gold leaf, synthetic mesh, pigment, acrylic paint and wax, 39.0 × 39.0 cm; Courtesy the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney; photo: David Suyasa

Hear from Ellie Buttrose, Curator of  2026 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Yield Strength  as she introduces key themes and works within the exhibition. For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Image: 2026 Adelaide Biennial curator Ellie Buttrose. Photo: Joe Ruckli / QAGOMA

Join Maria Zagala, Curator of Prints, Drawings and Photographs, as she discusses the new display focusing on the paintings and drawings of John Brack. For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Image: John Brack, born Melbourne 20 May 1920, died Melbourne 11 February 1999,  Reclining nude , 1970, Melbourne, oil on canvas, 115.0 x 146.5 cm; South Australian Government Grant 1972 , Art Gallery of Sou...

Hear from Leigh Robb, Curator of Contemporary Art, as she discusses the new Jeppe Hein installation on North Terrace. For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Image: Jeppe Hein: Modified Social Sculptures, Art Gallery of South Australia and the City of Adelaide, Courtesy the artist and Arndt Art Agency;; photo: Henry Trumble.

Hear from Russell Kelty, Curator of Asian Art, as he discusses  The trial of fire for Vaidehi (Sita)  by Venkat Raman Signh Shyam on display as part of  Touching the Devine: Love and devotion in Asian Art. For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Image: Venkat Raman Singh Shyam, born Sijhora, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh, India 1970,  The trial of fire for Vaidehi (Sita) , 2012, Bhopal, Madhya...

Join Carly Dodd, Assistant Curator, Tarnanthi, as she discusses ceramics in Too Deadly: Ten Years of Tarnanthi. For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Image: Tjunkaya Tapaya, Pitjantjatjara people, South Australia, born Antalya, Northern Territory 1947, died Pukatja (Ernabella), Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands, South Australia 2025,  Kungkarangkalpa (Seven Sisters) , 2020, Mparntwe...

Tansy Curtin, Assistant Director, Artistic and Collection Programs, will discuss British Post-Impressionism and the Camden Town Group, sharing new acquisitions by Spencer Gore, Charles Ginner and William Ratcliffe. For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Photo: Saul Steed

Shane Cook and Jo-Anne Driessens speak on their experiences as part of the Catapult + Tarnanthi Mentorship program in Tarnanthi Festival 2025, presented in partnership with Guildhouse. For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Image: detail; Shane Cook, Guwa (Koa)/Wulli Wulli people, Queensland, born Kaurna Yerta 1992 Landscape Scars , 2025, Queensland/Adelaide digitally enhanced photograph, dimen...

Join Gallery Guide Helen Bulis as she discusses the work of Julius Schomburgk. For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Image: Julius Schomburgk, attributed, born Freyburg an der Unstrut, Saxony, Prussia 1819, died Capetown, South Africa 1893,  Bracelet , c.1860, Adelaide, gold, 6.1 x 6.8 x 6.1 cm; Gift of Miss Jane Peacock 1945, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide.

Hear from Gallery Guide Rosemary Collins as she discusses Morris & Co's tapestry  The Adoration of the Magi  in celebration of Christmas. For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Image: Morris & Co., manufacturer, operating 1861 - 1940, Edward Burne-Jones, designer, born Birmingham, England 28 August 1833, died London 17 June 1898, John Henry Dearle, designer of floral ground, born Lo...

Join Gallery Guide Jill Swann as she discusses Nora Heysen's still lifes. For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Image: detail; Nora Heysen, born Hahndorf, South Australia 11 January 1911, died Sydney, New South Wales 30 December 2003,  Fruit in a yellow bowl , 1930, Hahndorf, South Australia, oil on canvas, 40.8 x 30.4 cm; Elizabeth and Tom Hunter Bequest 2009, Art Gallery of South Austral...

Hear from Jay Milera, Max Mackinnon and Paul Gazzola in this discussion about Tracks of the Unseen, moderated by Lester-Irabinna Rigney. This Narungga-led project is more than a documentary – it is an evocative pilgrimage, a poetic unfolding into the hidden pathways of Australia’s rich Aboriginal footprint, illuminating a legacy nearly erased by colonial shadows. The film breathes life into faded...

Artists Nyunmiti Burton and Sandra Pumani speak on  Kungka Kuṉpu (Strong Women)  as part of  Too Deadly: Ten Years of Tarnanthi. For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au

Join Dr Jodie Vandepeer as she shares insights into a magnificent malachite gold brooch attributed to colonial South Australian C.E Firnhaber. For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au

Join Bernadette Klavins, Project Manager, Artistic Programs, Tarnanthi as she discusses key works within  Too Deadly: Ten Years of Tarnanthi.  Photo: Saige Prime