When   Wednesday,
12 November - 6 pm – 7.30 AEST
Where   Readings Hawthorn, 687 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn, VIC

Join YA crime authors Kate Emery (A Murder is Going Down, Allen & Unwin), Amy Doak (Eleanor Jones series) and Troy Hunter (Gus Green series) as they discuss Kate's latest book, as well as their own crime novels.

Register for this free event here.

When   Thursday,
13 November - 12 pm – 1.30 pm
Where   Hetzel Lecture Theatre, Institute Building, Corner North Terrace and Kintore Avenue, Adelaide

Join us for the launch of Roger Irvine's Goyder's Line in Kodachrome: Colin Avery and the origins of colour photography in Australia, 1941–1944.

Register for this free event here.

When   Saturday,
15 November - 9 am – 5 pm
Where   Craft + Design Canberra, North Building, 180 London Circuit, Canberra, ACT

In celebration of Gray Street Workshop’s 40th anniversary, JamFactory presents Beautiful Tensions, a major touring exhibition honouring the momentous legacy and talent of the workshop by showcasing new work by the four current partners: Jess Dare, Lisa Furno, Sue Lorraine and Catherine Truman.

This exhibition will run until Saturday 15 November. More information here. Beautiful Tensions is on tour with JamFactory until 2027. Find upcoming exhibition dates here.

When   Saturday,
15 November - 10.30 am – 3 pm
Where   Tiwu Kumangka (Blackwood Library and Community Centre), 2 Young Street, Blackwood

This workshop, led by writer Jude Aquilina, offers participants the opportunity to craft their own stories in their own words. Whether you're new to writing or looking to refine your skills, you'll explore techniques for turning personal experiences into compelling prose.

Tickets are $20, and can be purchased here.

When   Monday,
17 November - 6.30 pm – 7.30 pm
Where   Domain Theatre,Marion Cultural Centre, 287 Diagonal Road, Oaklands Park

Join historian Susan Arthure as she discusses her research and discoveries about Irishness in Baker's Flat in Kapunda: the Irish way of living, the culture they preserved and the clachan-rundale system of managing land and community.

Register for this free event here.

When   Tuesday,
18 November - 6.30 pm – 9.30 pm
Where   Osmond Terrace Function Centre, Norwood Hotel, 97 The Parade, Norwood

Join the IAF at their final literary dinner for the year, featuring Wakefield Press authors Peter Goers and John Roe as guest speakers. Peter and John will give Christmas themed talks, along with the usual quiz, raffle and dinner on offer.

Tickets are $40 for IAF members, and $45 for non-members.
Purchase your tickets here.

When   Sunday,
23 November - 9 am – 3 pm
Where   Glasshouse Regional Gallery, 32 Clarence Street, Port Macquarie, NSW

New Exuberance: Contemporary Australian textile design is a major touring exhibition project reflecting on current directions in textile practice through art, design and fashion. Curated by Meryl Ryan in consultation with the JamFactory team, the exhibition presents the work of more than thirty diverse multidisciplinary creatives and includes ten commissioned furniture pieces produced by designers associated with JamFactory.

More information here. This exhibition will run until Sunday 23 November.

When   Sunday,
30 November - 11.30 am – 1.30 pm
Where   Prince Albert Hotel Gawler, 98–100 Murray Street, Gawler

Is Mike Ladd an activist poet? Find out for yourself at his upcoming poetry workshop, hosted by Gawler Poetry Readings – Poetry at the Pub.

Using examples from Bertolt Brecht, Jack Davis, Kate Llewellyn, Bonnie Henderson, Pablo Neruda and others, Mike will discuss how to use wit, imagination, humour, satire and passion in the art of protest writing. Mike will then lead a writing exercise and feedback session to explore your own protest poems.

Tickets are $25 concession, $30 full price. More information here.

When   Thursday,
06 November - 9 am – 5 pm AEST
Where   Canberra Glassworks, 11 Wentworth Avenue, Kingston, ACT

2024 Tom Malone Glass Art Prize winner Gabriella Bisetto has developed a sculptural practice that explores organic and visceral objects. Drawing inspiration from the shapes and structures found within the human body, she considers the connection between the human body and the act of blowing glass.

More information here. This exhibition will run from Thursday 6 November 2025 to Sunday 25 January 2026.

When   Saturday,
08 November - 11 am – 2 pm
Where   Griffith Regional Art Gallery, 167 Banna Avenue, Griffith, NSW

JamFactory’s ICON series celebrates the achievements of South Australia’s most influential visual artists working in craft-based media. Julie Blyfield is a jeweller and metalsmith whose ever-evolving practice is inspired by her research into botanical specimens, historical silver collections and the rich diversity of the Australian landscape.

JamFactory ICON Julie Blyfield: Chasing a Passion is inspired by Blyfield’s experiences of the Great Barrier Reef and Daintree Rainforest in far-north Queensland. In developing work for this exhibition, Blyfield has drawn on the marine collections of the South Australian Museum as well as resources she collected during her visit.

This exhibition will run from Saturday 8 November 2025 to Sunday 18 January 2026. More information here. Julie Blyfield: Chasing a Passion is on tour with JamFactory until 2027. Find upcoming exhibition dates here.

When   Sunday,
07 December - 9 am – 5 pm
Where   JamFactory at Seppeltsfield, 730 Seppeltsfield Road, Seppeltsfield

JamFactory’s ICON series celebrates the achievements of South Australia’s most influential visual artists working in craft-based media. Aunty Ellen Trevorrow is a proud Ngarrindjeri woman and a prolific, internationally acclaimed weaver with over 40 years of weaving experience. Weaving Through Time is a celebration of Aunty Ellen’s unwavering dedication to culture, community and innovation in contemporary Ngarrindjeri weaving.

This exhibition will run until Sunday 7 December. More information here. Weaving Through Time is on tour with JamFactory until 2027. Find upcoming exhibition dates here.