Art school receives $7 million to expand

Adelaide Central School of Art to take over heritage building and deepen its offerings.
People outside heritage stone building on sunny day. Adelaide School of Art

While art schools nationally have faced cuts, and some the threat of closure, it is a very different story for the Adelaide Central School of Art.

Last week (29 January), Catherine King, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, announced that the Federal Government would fund the School to revive the decommissioned heritage building, Erindale, into a multi-use arts facility in the Glenside precinct.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina