When   Wednesday,
18 February - 6 pm
Where   Penny Blue, 141 King William Street, Adelaide

Celebrate the spirit of Lunar New Year with an extraordinary dining experience curated by Cheong Liew. This exclusive ticketed event honors cultural traditions through a modern culinary lens, blending Eastern and Western flavors in a multi-course menu paired with premium wines. Each dish symbolises prosperity, happiness, and harmony for the year ahead.

Tickets are $325, and can be purchased here.

When   Thursday,
26 February - 6.30 pm – 7.30 pm
Where   Brightstar Brewing, 2/35–37 Union Street, Thebarton

Join South Australian writers and beer-lovers Alex Cothren, Jennifer Mills, Amy Matthews, Andrew Roff and Jake Dean at Brightstar Brewing for a lively literary tasting session. The writers will sample a flight of craft beers and recommend the perfect book to match each flavour profile. This is an interactive session, with audience members encouraged to heckle the writers' choices and to pitch their own pairings in response. Perfect for anyone who loves literary debate, great beer and even better company.

Tickets are $15, and can be purchased here.

When   Saturday,
28 February - 9 am – 5 pm
Where   Immersive Light and Art, 63 Light Square, Adelaide

Manifest Destiny is an epic photographic and immersive study by acclaimed South Australian artist Alex Frayne, exploring the fractured psyche of modern America. Featuring an original score by Donnie Sloan (Empire of the Sun), the exhibition takes visitors on a multi-sensory journey, offering a raw, outsider portrait of a nation in crisis.

Tickets start at $20, and can be purchased here.

When   Wednesday,
04 February - 9 am – 5 pm
Where   Sabbia Gallery, 609 Elizabeth Street, Redfern, NSW

This dynamic and exceptionally beautiful exhibition brings together artists who work in kiln‑formed or cast glass and who explore the material for its inherent solidity. Featured artists include Matthew Curtis (event image artwork) and Jessica Loughlin.

Find more information here.

When   Friday,
06 February - 9 am – 5 pm
Where   Broken Hill Art Gallery, 404–408 Argent Street, Broken Hill, NSW

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 from Friday 6 February to Sunday 26 April 2026. More information here. Beautiful Tensions is on tour with JamFactory until 2027. Find upcoming exhibition dates here.

When   Friday,
06 February - 9 am – 5 pm
Where   Hahndorf Academy, 68 Main Street, Hahndorf

Stephanie Radok's new exhibition, The Trees are Listening, investigates knowledge and its taxonomies. 'Trees live alongside us. We grow up together, we share memories and experiences.  These paintings are about distance and intimacy. They draw in the viewer and hold onto them.'

This exhibition will run from Friday 6 February to Sunday 22 March. More information here.

When   Sunday,
01 March - 9 am – 3 pm
Where   Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery, 3 Mary Elie Street, Port Pirie

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.

This exhibition will run until Sunday 1 March 2026. More information here. 

When   Sunday,
01 March - 9 am – 5 pm
Where   Signal Point Experience Centre, 4 Goolwa Terrace, Goolwa

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 1 March. More information here. Weaving Through Time is on tour with JamFactory until 2027. Find upcoming exhibition dates here.

When   Friday,
13 March - 12 pm – 3 pm
Where   Immersive Light and Art, 63 Light Square, Adelaide

The Immersive Table invites guests to share an intimate afternoon with Alex Frayne, delving deeper into the making of Manifest Destiny. Guests will gain insight into how an artist becomes part of the scene rather than a bystander, over a menu inspired by the flavours and moods of the American South and West.

Tickets are $129, and can be purchased here.

When   Saturday,
14 March - 1.30 pm – 3 pm
Where   Burnside Library, 401 Greenhill Road, Tusmore

Join us for the much-anticipated launch of Belle and Bea’s Beautiful New Home by Kristin Martin and Bianca Richardson. Come along and hear the story for the first time, and enjoy a craft activity and nibbles.
Published in association with the Foundation for Rabbit-Free Australia Inc, Belle and Bea's Beautiful New Home is the third book in the Easter Bilby's Friends series, which explains to children how introduced wild rabbits affect the native plants and animals in the area, and what they can do to help.

Registrations are essential, and can be made here.

When   Tuesday,
03 March - 12 pm – 3 pm
Where   Osmond Terrace Function Centre, 97 The Parade, Norwood

Join the IAF at a very special fundraising event. Featuring Jane Caro in conversation with Sandy Verschoor, they'll discuss Jane's new novel Lyrebird. Ticket sales raise funds for emerging artists in South Australia.

Tickets are $50 for IAF members and $55 for non-members. Purchase your tickets here.

When   Tuesday,
03 March - 5 pm – 8 pm
Where   Immersive Light and Art, 63 Light Square, Adelaide

Join us for a special Lab Rats session with Alex Frayne as part of ILA’s reimagined creative tech program. This hands-on workshop invites participants into the intersection of analogue photography and digital art, exploring how traditional film techniques can merge with cutting-edge technology to create new immersive experiences.

Register for this free workshop here.

When   Thursday,
05 March - 2 pm – 5 pm
Where   Treasury 1860, 144 King William Street, Adelaide

The Independent Arts Foundation presents an uplifting afternoon Writers' Wake featuring Tracy Crisp, Walter Marsh and Jude Aquilina. With guest compere Peter Goers, this will be a celebration of South Australian writers and writing.

Purchase your tickets here.

When   Thursday,
02 April - 9 am – 5 pm
Where   Artspace Mackay, 61 Gordon Street, Mackay

Tom Moore is a glass artist who creates characters that blur the boundaries between life forms. Natural Oddity presents playful and unsettling reflections on nature and technology. The aim of this exhibition is to defy gravity and to melt the coldest heart.

This exhibition will run until Thursday 2 April. Find more information here.

When   Friday,
08 May - 11 am – 2 pm
Where   Toowoomba Regional art Gallery, 531 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba City, QLD

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 Friday 8 May to Sunday 2 August. More information here. Julie Blyfield: Chasing a Passion is on tour with JamFactory until 2027. Find upcoming exhibition dates here.