AGSA Podcasts

Hear from Sophie Hyde, film director, writer, producer and artist, in conversation with Leigh Robb, Curator Contemporary Art. This talk was programmed in collaboration with Nature Festival. For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Image: Oyster Reef by Stefan Andrews Courtesy of Great Southern Reef Foundation

Join Curator of Contemporary Art, Leigh Robb as she discusses the shift of the modern art world from Paris to New York and the beginnings of Abstract Expressionism and Colour Field painting featured in Monet to Matisse: Defying Tradition . For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Image: Installation view of Monet to Matisse: Defying Tradition. Photo: Saul Steed

Join Maria Zagala, Curator of Prints, Drawings and Photographs, as she discusses select prints from the AGSA Collection on display in  Monet to Matisse: Defying Tradition. For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Image: Pablo Picasso, born Málaga, Spain 1881, died Mougins, France 1973,  Large head of Jacqueline wearing a hat , 1962, Mougins, France, colour linocut on paper, 64.0 x 52.9 cm (image)...

Join Assistant Curator of Prints, Drawings & Photographs, Annabel McGowan, as she discusses woodcut and linocut prints from the 1920s and 1930s, by women artists such as Adelaide Perry, Margaret Preston and Thea Proctor, featured in a new collection display in Gallery 6. For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Image: Adelaide Perry, born Beechworth, Victoria 1891, died Sydney 1973,  The Brid...

Join Studio Feature Artists, Billie Justice Thompson and Arlon Hall as they discuss their practices and the creation of The Studio: Make An Impression. For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Photo: Henry Trumble

Hear from Troy-Anthony Baylis, 2026 SALA Feature Artist, as he discusses his artistic practice with Sasha Grbich, writer in Bayliss' monograph. For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Image:Troy-Anthony Baylis, Jawoyn people, Northern Territory, born Hornsby, New South Wales 1976,  Postcard (Crystal, Sandy and Alice) , 2011, Adelaide, reconstructed faux-mesh, 60.0 x 187.0 cm, 78.0 x 12.0 cm...

Hear from Leigh Robb, Curator of Contemporary Art, as she introduces James Tylor: Turrankga... in the shadows . For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Image: James Tylor, Kaurna people, South Australia/ Te Arawa, New Zealand, born Latje Latje/Barkindji Country (Mildura), Victoria 1986, (Vanished Scenes)From an Untouched Landscape #10, 2018, inkjet print on hahnemuhle paper with hole removed to...

In honour of Adelaide Climate Action Week, join Tansy Curtin, Assistant Director, in conversation with Dr Zoe Freney, artist, writer and academic, as they discuss the intertwined relationship of artists and the environment.  For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Image: Isaac Whitehead, born Ireland 1819, died Melbourne 1881,  In the Sassafras Valley, Victoria , 1875, Melbourne, oil on canvas,...

Hear from Exhibition Curator and Assistant Director, Artistic and Collection Programs, Tansy Curtin as she introduces Monet to Matisse: Defying Traditions through an Educational lens. For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Image: George Hitchcock, born Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America 1850, died Aalsmeer, Netherlands 1913, Flower Field Near Leiden, late 19th–early 20th century...

Hear from Tansy Curtin, Assistant Director, Artistic and Collection Programs and Exhibition Curator as she introduces Monet to Matisse: Defying Tradition. For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Image: detail Claude Monet, born Giverny, France, 1840, died France, Giverny 1926, Water Lilies, oil on canvas, 200.7 x 213.4cm; Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Li...

Hear from Camille Bitton as she discusses Australian artist John Russell and his relationship to the French Impressionist movement in celebration of Bastille Day. For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Image: John Russell, born Sydney 16 June 1858, died Sydney 30 April 1930,  A clearing in the forest , 1891, Antibes, France, oil on canvas, 61.0 x 55.9 cm; A.M. and A.R. Ragless Bequest Funds 196...

Join artist Damien Shen and curator Carly Dodd to discuss the new display CIPX Kaurna Miyurna in conversation with Leigh Robb, Curator of Contemporary Art in Gallery 7. CIPX Kaurna Miyurna (Critical Indigenous Photographic Exchange with the Kaurna Community)  is a collaborative project by artists James Tylor and Damien Shen, curated by Carly Dodd and Leigh Robb. For more information visit agsa.sa....

Join Rebecca Evans, Curator of Decorative Arts and Design, as she discusses the work of May Morris in Gallery 18. For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Image: Morris & Co., manufacturer, operating 1861 - 1940, May Morris, born Bexley, Kent, England 1862, died Kelmscott, West Oxfordshire, England 1938, Erlistoun Mitchell, born Adelaide 1868, died Adelaide 1913,  Vine leaf table cover , c.19...

Hear from Maria Zagala, Curator of Prints, Drawings and Photographs, as she discusses the work of Georg Baselitz. For more information visit agsa.sa.gov.au Image: Georg Baselitz, born Deutschbaselitz, Saxony, Germany 23 January 1938, died Salzburg, Austria 30 April 2026,  Eagle , plate 1 from the portfolio  First Concentration (series 1) , 1981, Derneburg, near Hildesheim, Germany, woodcut on pape...

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