When   Tuesday,
19 May - 11 am – 12 pm
Where   Ngutungka West Lakes, 9 Charles Street, West Lakes

Step into Australia’s past with Rosamund Burton as she discusses Whispering Wire, a memoir of her epic trek along the Overland Telegraph Line from Adelaide to Darwin. From cycling through the Flinders Ranges to navigating remote dirt tracks, her journey reveals forgotten stories and the spirit of the outback.

Register for this free event here. This author talk is part of South Australia's History Festival 2026. Find the full program here.

When   Wednesday,
20 May - 12.15 pm – 1 pm
Where   Jeffrey Smart Building, 217/243 Hindley Street, Adelaide

Join us for a new instalment of JamFactory's Wednesday Talk series, featuring guest speaker Jess Dare, contemporary jeweller and partner of Gray Street Workshop.

Register for this free event here.

When   Friday,
22 May - 5.15 pm – 7.15 pm
Where   Foyer AB, Adelaide Convention Centre, North Terrace, Adelaide

Join us as the Honourable Michael Kirby launches Paris Nesbit KC: Quixotic counsel by Graham Loughlin. Consultant forensic psychiatrist Dr William Brereton will also speak on mental health in the legal profession, and attendees will be invited to participate in a Q&A session on this theme moderated by William Boucaut KC.

Register to attend here. This author talk is part of South Australia's History Festival 2026. Find the full program here.

When   Sunday,
24 May - 2 pm – 3 pm
Where   RSL Hall, 10 The Strand, Port Elliot

Who was Matthew Flinders, one of the most famous men in South Australian history? Why was he in SA waters in 1802, and why did he meet Nicolas Baudin in Encounter Bay? In this talk, Gillian Dooley, author of Matthew Flinders: The man behind the map, explains his background, his dealings with the French, and what happened before and after the encounter.

Register for this free event here. This author talk is part of South Australia's History Festival 2026. Find the full program here.

When   Sunday,
24 May - 2 pm – 3.30 pm
Where   Trinity Lutheran Church Hall, Barossa Valley Way and Church Road, Rowland Flat

Melding family oral tradition, archaeology and history, Dr Noris Ioannou traces the story of the Prussian potter Samuel Hoffmann. Arriving in South Australia in 1845, he transferred a medieval craft tradition to the Barossa, arguably the last place on earth where it was practised until it died out. His extant pots are now icons of the Barossa.

More information here. This author talk is part of South Australia's History Festival 2026. Find the full program here.

When   Monday,
25 May - 6.30 pm – 9.30 pm
Where   The Maid, 1 Magill Road, Stepney

Join us at the next IAF Literary Dinner for 2026, featuring guest speaker Roger Irvine. Roger will discuss his latest book, Goyder's Line in Kodachrome, a rare glimpse into the history of Australian farm life.

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

When   Saturday,
30 May - 9 am – 5 pm
Where   Art Gallery at Royal Park, 2 Wellington Street, Launceston, TAS

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 Saturday 30 May to Sunday 27 September. More information here. Beautiful Tensions is on tour with JamFactory until 2027. Find upcoming exhibition dates here.

When   Saturday,
30 May - 9 am – 5 pm AEST
Where   Gallery Funaki, 33/27 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, VIC

Julie Blyfield has always worked with silver:  sometimes palely shining, sometimes oxidised to black, always wrought with formidable skill. In India, though, during her first visit to the sub-continent in January 2025, Blyfield came to see silver with fresh eyes. In Silver is the Moon, she presents a new body of delicately wrought silver pieces.

More information here. This exhibition will run until Saturday 30 May.

When   Sunday,
31 May - 9 am – 5 pm
Where   Tiwu Kumangka (Blackwood Library and Community Centre), 4 Young Street, Blackwood

Discover the elegance and innovation of mid-century design with an interpretive photographic exhibition celebrating modernist architecture in the Mitcham Hills. Explore striking images and stories of homes that defined an era as featured in the acclaimed Adelaide Modernism: 101 Houses by Tim Reeves.

Find more information here. This exhibition will run until Sunday 31 May as part of South Australia's History Festival 2026. Find the full program here.

When   Sunday,
31 May - 9 am – 5 pm
Where   Mitcham Memorial Library, 154 Belair Road, Hawthorn

Discover the elegance and innovation of mid-century design with an interpretive photographic exhibition celebrating modernist architecture in the Mitcham Plains. Explore striking images and stories of homes that defined an era as featured in the acclaimed Adelaide Modernism: 101 Houses by Tim Reeves.

Find more information here. This exhibition will run until Sunday 31 May as part of South Australia's History Festival 2026. Find the full program here.

When   Sunday,
31 May - 11 am – 12.30 pm AEST
Where   Art Gallery at Royal Park, 2 Wellington Street, Launceston, TAS

Join Gray Street Workshop artists Jess Dare, Lisa Furno, Sue Lorraine and Catherine Truman together with author and original founding member Anne Brennan for a QVMAG exclusive in conversation event at the Art Gallery at Royal Park.

Register for this free event here.

When   Sunday,
14 June - 2.30 pm – 3.30 pm AEST
Where   Williamstown Town Hall, 104 Ferguson Street, Williamstown, VIC

Curious about writing and getting published? Join YA authors Alison Evans, Vanessa Len and Troy Hunter as they discuss their creative journeys, the path to publication, and writing for teen audiences. Their conversation will be followed by a Q&A session.

Bookings are essential, and can be made here.

When   Tuesday,
02 June - 9 am – 5 pm
Where   Adelaide Central Gallery, Glenside Cultural Precinct, 7 Mulberry Road, Glenside

Curated by Chiranjika Grasby, ACSA graduate (BVA 2019) and Nexus Arts Gallery Manager, Fragmentary State explores the versatile, illusionistic properties of clay and ceramic processes, drawing together a range of artists whose work emulates a range of natural and industrial materials. Featuring work by Em Frank and Miles Dunne, Honor Freeman, Kerryn Levy and Mark Valenzuela.

This exhibition will run from Tuesday 2 June to Friday 10 July. More information here.

When   Saturday,
20 June - 9.30 am – 3.30 pm AEST
Where   The Parlour, Miller's Homestead, corner Dorrigo Drive and Melrose Court, Boronia, VIC

Join Agatha Christie expert Scott Wallace Baker, Sherlock Holmes expert Derham Groves, and crime authors Troy Hunter and Ilsa Evans for a day of cosy mystery and mayhem as we mark 50 years since Agatha Christie's death. With a special focus on Christie’s acclaimed The Body in the Library, a duelling detectives session and mysterious happenings in the Homestead, this is an event not to be missed!

Tickets are $40 and can be purchased here.

When   Sunday,
21 June - 9 am – 5 pm
Where   Ararat Gallery TAMA, Western Highway, Ararat, VIC

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

When   Saturday,
27 June - 10 am – 11 am AEST
Where   RACV Resort Torquay, 1 Great Ocean Road, Torquay, VIC

Young Adult fiction has the power to shape readers at a pivotal moment in their lives. In this panel, moderated by Christine Keighrey, YA authors Miranda Luby, Troy Hunter and Karen Connor discuss their novels, the characters and worlds they’ve created, and why they’ve chosen to write for young audiences. With insights into the craft and impact of YA storytelling, this conversation will particularly resonate with aspiring writers looking to explore the genre.

Tickets are $35 and can be purchased here.

When   Thursday,
09 July - Various times
Where   Adelaide Repertory Theatre, 53 Angas Street, Adelaide

Confined to the house for a month, Sheridan Whiteside, played by Peter Goers, drives his hosts mad by viciously insulting them, monopolising their house and staff, running up large phone bills, and receiving many bizarre guests, including paroled convicts, and the eccentric Professor Metz, who brings him a glass-encased cockroach colony.

Tickets start at $32 and can be purchased here.

When   Saturday,
19 September - 11 am – 2 pm
Where   Craft and Design Canbera, 180 London Circuit, Canberra, ACT

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 19 September to Sunday 22 November. More information here. Julie Blyfield: Chasing a Passion is on tour with JamFactory until 2027. Find upcoming exhibition dates here.