The highly anticipated program features a major exhibition dedicated to 50 pioneering women artists, the Ramsay Art Prize 2025 and the Tarnanthi Festival, which celebrates a decade of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art.
Emma Fey, Acting Director of AGSA, said: “In 2025, visitors will encounter works by artists who push boundaries and challenge norms. This includes women who broke social conventions in the early twentieth century and created artworks of global significance, as well as the Ramsay Art Prize, which will showcase the current pulse of artistic practice in Australia.”
Dangerously Modern: Australian Women Artists in Europe 1890-1940 will be one of the major exhibitions next year, and explores the art and lives of 50 women artists, highlighting their crucial role in the story of modernism. This exhibition, presented by AGSA and the Art Gallery of New South Wales, will be the first of its kind and will feature more than 200 works, including paintings, prints, sculpture, and ceramics.
The artists in this exhibition were part of a significant movement of women travelling from Australia to Europe and beyond between 1890 and 1940. They overcame many social constraints to pursue professional careers, and Dangerously Modern celebrates their contributions and achievements as key figures in the development of international modernism.
Dangerously Modern: Australian Women Artists in Europe 1890-1940 opens at AGSA in Adelaide from 24 May to 7 September 2025 and coincides with the 15th anniversary of International Women’s Year.
Also opening in May is the $100,000 Ramsay Art Prize, which returns in 2025. This prize offers Australian artists under 40, working in any medium, a chance to gain recognition, funded by the James & Diana Ramsay Foundation. Finalists will be chosen to feature in a major exhibition at AGSA, with the winning work added to AGSA’s collection.
The Tarnanthi Art Fair will also return from 17-20 October, providing a unique opportunity for audiences to ethically purchase artworks from First Nations artists across the country, alongside a range of artist talks, performances, and workshops.
The 2025 program will also spotlight South Australian artists through two displays, featuring SALA artist Sue Kneebone and new work by Guildhouse Fellow Kyoko Hashimoto.
Beyond AGSA, there will be several co-presentations and tours, including Morris & Co, opening in March 2025 at Carrick Hill. This exhibition will display rarely seen items from the Carrick Hill archive alongside artworks from AGSA and private collections, showcasing the artistry of William Morris, a renowned nineteenth-century designer.
Exhibitions such as Radical Textiles and Reimagining the Renaissance will open in 2024 and continue into 2025.
Feature image: Nat Rogers
For more details on the full program, visit agsa.sa.gov.au
