2022 Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition

Special Event
17 February - 19 March 2022
Photograph of human-like sculpture against a plain white background.
Photograph of human-like sculpture against a plain white background.

Graduating artists from Flinders University and the University of South Australia.

When

17 February to 19 March 2022

The Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition is an annual celebration of the strongest creative voices emerging from South Australia’s contemporary art scene. 

Twenty-seven visual artists from Flinders University and the University of South Australia will showcase their graduate works at this prominent arts event hosted once again at ACE Open.

Art lovers are invited to take in the eclectic and bold collection of works from Thursday 17 February until Saturday 19 March 2022. A range of disciplines will be on display at the event, including ceramics, painting, jewellery, photography, printmaking, video, installation, sonic art, sculpture, fashion and performance art.

Exhibiting artists will be eligible for 18 awards valued at over $71,000, to be presented on the opening night of the exhibition. The Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition remains one of the most significant opportunities for emerging creatives in the country.

This event has a long-standing history of providing a launch pad for the next generation of South Australian creatives, while also providing a snapshot of the future of contemporary art in our state. Prepare to be moved by the drive and passion of the artists on display.

Feature Image: Ashleigh Keller, I'm waiting for the wind to blow' (detail). Photo by Michael Haines.

  • Audience views exhibition in the gallery.
  • Audience views exhibition in the gallery.
  • Two people squat to look into a tent made of lace.
  • Two books made from clay-like material.
  • Audience views exhibition. Photographed through a hanging kelp-like mobile.
  • Many colourful illustrations of a similar flower-like shape, hanging in a group on a gallery wall.
Audience views exhibition in the gallery.
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Lead Artists

Susie Althorp, Emily Anderson, Talitha Benson, Chloe Bentley, Lauren Bzowy, Georgia Clark, Hannah Coleman, Camille Fitzgerald, Rosemary Helmis, Bianca Hoffrichter, Christopher Houghton, Lucy Keatch, Ashleigh Keller, Catrina Leske, Samuel Matthewman, Leslie Matthews, Tina McKenzie, Emily Megaw, Sydelle Mullen, Caroline Oakley, Holly Phillipson, Holly Rysdale, Izzi Selfe, Miriam Sims, Asha Southcombe, Cecilia Tizard, Claudia Turon
Artists
Event Partners

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ACE respectfully acknowledges the Kaurna people are the traditional custodians of the Adelaide Plains. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship with the land. We acknowledge that they are of continuing importance to the Kaurna people living today. We acknowledge Elders past and present.

ACErlu tampinthi, ngadlu Kaurna yartangka inparrinthi. Kaurna miyurna yaitya yarta-mathanya Wama Tarntanyaku. Parnaku yailtya, parnaku tapa purruna, parnaku yarta ngadlurlu tampinthi. Yalaka Kaurna miyurna itu yailtya, tapa purruna, yarta kuma puru martinthi, puru warri-apinthi, puru tangka martulayinthi. Ngadlurlu tampinthi purkana pukinangku, yalaka.

ACE respectfully acknowledges the Kaurna people are the traditional custodians of the Adelaide Plains. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship with the land. We acknowledge that they are of continuing importance to the Kaurna people living today. We acknowledge Elders past and present.

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