THE DOG EXHIBITION

March 29, 2025 - April 26, 2025

Hahndorf Academy’s second dog exhibition is back by popular demand, perfect for dog lovers and art lovers and includes South Australian artists whose artworks range from paintings to ceramics and animation. We expect up to 20,000 visitors to view the artworks in the galleries. As part of the Dog Exhibition we’ll be hosting a dog fashion parade that any well behaved dogs can enter, with doggy-themed prizes for the best dressed pups.

Following an extensive UK/EU tour, with sell-out performances at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe, Australian cellist and songwriter, William Jack, brings his unique multi-style cello show home to the Adelaide Fringe at Hahndorf Academy. The program includes iconic songs dismantled and reimagined for solo cello. Intertwined with original compositions from William's acclaimed album series, 'This Old Cello Box'. There's something for everyone, from virtuosic bluegrass, to non-Western sound worlds. William incorporates his jazz guitar background into an unconventional style of cello playing, delivering cellopickin' grooves and catchy hooks, alongside intimate melodies.

"Outstanding, a truly remarkable performance" BBC Radio 3

"Mind-blowing! ... leaving the whole audience in awe" Sofar Sounds

★★★★★ DEBUT Classical UK

Performances take place on the 22nd of February and the 2nd of March.

Follow the link below to book.

Bundy Bannerman - A Journey of Life

February 6 - March 23, 2025

Gallery 2

Exhibition launch - February 22, 2-4pm

John “Bundy” Bannerman moved to the outback at the age of 7. He started working in his family’s outback trucking business at an early age and has hauled everything from livestock, mining equipment to hay and wool. After his last back injury in 2019 and the frustration of being in the “big smoke” during recovery, he decided to turn his hand to art – something he never expected to find joy and strength in. Bundy is now a full-time artist, primarily working with acrylics, and spends his time painting his love of trucks, cars, the outback and anything else that excites his imagination. Recently he has been exploring metal and wood as painting surfaces. Without art he knows he wouldn’t be here.

BIO

“I was an outback Road train truck driver for my family business. I’ve moved to Adelaide and took up painting as a hobby at Duffy Street Art supplies with encouragement from Megan and Kate.

I have painted for two years and had my own business as Pink Bear Art.

I like to paint the outback in subject of depression of myself.”

Cecilia Gunnarsson - As I See It

February 6 - March 23, 2025

Gallery 1

Exhibition launch - February 22, 2-4pm

"Being immersed in the landscape, in the natural world, is essential to me. I feel the need to seek sanctuary in wild places - to reconnect to a sense of being the same as all living things. To remind myself that I am also a part of nature, no more, no less. In this body of work, I have painted the outback, mountains and the ocean."

BIO

Cecilia is an artist originally from Sweden. She grew up in a small country town where nature and the forest were always close. After half a lifetime in South Australia, its landscape is now also part of her with its smells and sounds, the colour and light, the seasons. Cecilia paints mainly in oils, expressing the light and form with patterns of colours and brushstrokes.

Jacinta Smart & Sandy O’Callaghan TRANSCENDENT NARRATIVES

February 6 - March 23, 2025

Gallery 3

Exhibition launch - February 22, 2 - 4pm

Transcendent Narratives is an exhibition that span realism, abstraction, and expressive styles, each capturing an essence rather than a literal depiction.

Jacinta and Sandy invite you into their sanctuary, offering a glimpse of the pair’s creative exploration, growth, and the power of shared experience. The exhibition is a celebration of their friendship, their shared and individual artistic journeys, and the transformative power of art, connecting both artists and audiences to a deeper sense of place and purpose.

Jacinta and Sandy are based in the Adelaide Hills and have shared a creative journey over the past decade that includes not only a collaborative studio space but also annual road trips to remote Australian landscapes. This exhibition reflects their evolving themes, shaped by these shared experiences and deepened by countless conversations, laughter, and mutual support within the studio. Their studio isn’t merely a workspace; it’s an inspiring environment that has cultivated an artistic kinship, where ideas and styles have intermingled, while allowing still affording each artist a distinct creative voice. In this dynamic setting, the ebb and flow of silence, discussion, focus, and feedback have allowed their individual artistic languages to develop alongside each other. Their annual road trips provide another layer to their work, inspiring them to immerse fully in the landscapes they explore. These shared journeys infuse their art with a sense of place and personal connection, seen in themes of landscape, narrative, and memory.

Jacinta Smart

Jacinta has been a practicing Artist and Educator for over 30 years in various parts of Australia both in secondary Visual Art and First Nations Focus. She is passionate about the human condition and the importance of place. Predominantly Painting and Drawing, she works also with Mixed Media.

Jacinta is captivated by the beauty found in life's subtleties and the quiet poetry of everyday moments. Her work invites viewers to explore the intricate textures and vibrant colours in details, the laughter that escapes in a snort, and the gentle persistence of rain. She finds inspiration in the seasons' rhythms, in the way light shifts with time, and in the graceful marks that life and age leave behind.

Most recent works reflect narratives from new places. Through the Simpson desert to more local historical landmarks, the research and stories of people plus her own experience of the landscape are what sparks her soul. Art is an incredible way to express different means of viewing our world.

Sandy O’Callaghan

After a fulfilling lifetime career in Art Education, Sandys focus has shifted to studio practice, where she experiments and explores new methods and ideas, aiming to produce a cohesive body of work each year working in oil, acrylic, and mixed media.

Sandy enjoys navigating a range of styles and techniques, often leaning towards a semi-representational approach that allows for creative fluidity and interpretation.

With an interest in portraiture still-life, and landscape, which serves as a constant theme in her work. Sandy is captivated by the landscape’s intangible qualities—its energy, presence, and the layered histories it holds, which stirs a profound sense of wonder and curiosity within her.

This current body of work began with an exploration of still-life, using objects imbued with personal significance. Over time, she moved away from traditional arrangements and gravitated towards creating narratives that capture moments of “then and now,” with a subtle sense of place woven into each piece.

The Menopause Project

Join artist Claire Wildish of The Menopause Project for a series of workshops at Hahndorf Academy

Join artist Claire Wildish for a series of workshops at Hahndorf Academy where themes of menopause, motherhood, and “manic making” are explored through creative expression and community connection.

“All I Need is a Hug” Cape Making Workshop - 01.02

Sharing experiences brings immense comfort. While pills, patches, and Pilates for brain fog, unruly emotions, and changing body types are helpful, what every woman truly needs during this time of uncontrollable frustration is an old-school “stitch and bitch.”

This is a three-hour workshop where women are encouraged to bring an item of clothing, such as their favorite pair of jeans that no longer fit, to cut up and hand-stitch into our community cape. This cape will travel with me between workshop locations, symbolising our shared journey and support.

The “Say It Like It Is” T-Shirt Printmaking Campaign - 15. 02

After spending seven years trying to tell the doctor I had perimenopause, after so many tests, when she finally agreed with me she expected me to burst into tears. I just wanted to say " I told you so!" So I made a T-shirt instead.

In this workshop event , participants will make a hand printed T-shirt and are then invited to wear it to the final In this workshop event , participants will make a hand-printed T-shirt and are then invited to wear it to the final soirée to be part of the conversation and tell their story. to be part of the conversation and tell their story. (Bring your own T-shirt)

“Milliner My Menopause” Outrageous Hat Making Workshop - 22.02

An all-day workshop where participants use felt to craft an outrageous "brain fog" hat full of the forgotten things and frustrated feelings to be paraded proudly at the final soirée.  

Come & try: Wheel-thrown pottery with a glass of Bird in Hand Sparkling Wine

January 18 and 25th at 1pm

$90pp

Try your hand at wheel throwing in our lovely pottery studio with our expert potter Guy Ringwood, who will introduce you to the basic techniques using terracotta clay. Enjoy a relaxed, friendly 2 hr class where you're encouraged to try something new in a small group where you will receive lots of help, guidance, and advice. Plus, as an added bonus, enjoy a glass of Sparkling wine, courtesy of Bird in Hand, to sip while you create.

Materials and firing provided, your pot will be fired after the workshop and then available for collection. Tea and coffee provided also provided. Wear suitable clothing or bring an apron. Strictly limited to 7 places per class, so be quick!

*Ceramic pieces require processing, this will take up to 2 months after the conclusion of your class, depending on the volume of pieces to be processed.

Come and get your hands dirty and have fun!

HEYSEN PRIZE FOR LANDSCAPE 2024 FINALIST EXHIBITION

NOVEMBER 23, 2024 - JANUARY 26, 2025

FINALISTS

Gretta Allen, Kim Allen, Annette Allman, David Asher Brook, Nicole Ayliffe, Carole Bann, Bundy Bannerman, Eva Beltran, David Braun, Fleur Brett, Fran Callen, Gavan Card, Gus Clutterbuck, Christine Collins, Stuart Earnshaw, Lesa Farrant, Mark Feiler, Joe Felber, Louise Flaherty, Hamish Fleming, Claire Foord, John Foubister, Melinda Gaughwin, Harriet Geater-Johnson, Tim Gregory, James Hale, Tiffany Hampton, Sophie Hann, Lee Harrop, Bridget Hillebrand, Fiona Hiscock, Gail Hocking, Gail Kellett, Simone Kennedy, Mark Kimber, Raquel Larkins, Simone Linder-Patton, Orlando Luminere, Harley Manifold, Wesley Maselli, Deb McKay, Jessica Menzies, Bette Mifsud, Asher Milgate, Renae Nelson, Winnie Pelz, Debbie Pryor, Lee Salomone, Maria Salomonsen, Douglas Schofield, Regine Schwarzer, Leith Semmens, Benedict Sibley, Adele Sliuzas, Dave Sparkes, Luisa Stocco, Dan Tomkins, Datsun Tran, Libby Wakefield, James Walker, Heather Watson, Roland Weight, Amanda Westley, Laura Williams, Georgina Willoughby, Laura Wills, Paula Zetlein.

The Heysen Prize for Landscape 2024 invited artists to express their deep connection with – or concern for – protecting the Australian environment and to pay homage to Hans Heysen as an artist and environmentalist. Heysen raised awareness about the environment through his painting and passion for the landscape. He is noted as an early environmental activist, purchasing land to preserve the natural environment in and around Hahndorf and lobbying to protect trees in the area.

The Heysen Prize for Landscape is a contemporary art prize established in 1997 to commemorate the life and work of the internationally renowned artist (1877-1968). The prize has a focus on the environment and climate concerns. In an era of rapid climate change, battling fire and flood, drought and destruction, Australia has experienced one of the most significant losses of plant and animal species in the world. This is a biennial event celebrating emerging, mid-career and established artists and their connection to landscape and place with 2D and 3D works.