Former Adelaide art space for sale, but who profits?

The former home of Adelaide’s Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia is up for sale, originally bought by its artist members. Who profits? We take a look.

The property at 14 Porter Street, Parkside was the former home of CACSA; image courtesy ACE Open.

In 1964 the Contemporary Art Society (CAS) acquired an iconic bluestone bungalow in the Adelaide suburb of Parkside, which was to become the home of the Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia (CASA).

The building was purchased by members of the not-for-profit organisation after a fundraising campaign, and the property was provided for in the organisation’s Constitution, so that if it was to be sold in the future, the money had a clear chain of dispersal.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina