SALA 2023 | Roman Room and Gilded Aviary - 1 August - 9 September 2023 - Free exhibition
When visiting The David Roche Foundation House Museum, Regine Schwarzer’s attention was immediately drawn to the diverse, small-scale, precious, utilitarian artefacts held in cabinets throughout Fermoy House. These treasures prompted her to research their historical uses, and to contemplate what the objects meant to the people that lived with them many years ago. For this exhibition, she has created…
Arthur Boyd: The Life of Saint Francis | 28 April - 2 September 2023.
Celebrated Australian artist Arthur Boyd and his vision of the endearing medieval Italian saint, St. Francis of Assisi, comes to Adelaide from the collection of the National Gallery of Australia. Rarely seen, a selection of Boyd’s large, and spectacular tapestries illustrating the life of the saint are joined by pastels and lithographs exploring the universal…
National Photographic Portrait Prize 2022: a travelling exhibition from the National Portrait Gallery, Canberra | 28 January - 1 April 2023. Ticketed.
The David Roche Foundation is delighted to be the first venue for the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2022. Now in its 15th year, the annual exhibition held at the National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, draws from entries submitted by aspiring and professional photographers from across Australia. In 2022, 50 finalists were selected from more than 2,400…
Fantastical Worlds | Galleries 1-3 - 13 August - 24 December 2022 - Ticketed exhibition
From 13 August to 24 December 2022, The David Roche Foundation plays host to Fantastical Worlds, a travelling exhibition developed by Powerhouse museum, Sydney, comprising playful arrangements of old and new. The Powerhouse collection holds many objects that instil a sense of wonder. Made using a wide range of materials and techniques, they seduce us…
Galleries 1 - 3 | 1 July - 23 July 2022
Decorative Arts in the Digital Age Exhibition of Archetypes, Cyber Crafts and Collectibles 1 July – 23 July 2022 – Free entry Craftship and arts, design and fabrication have shifted dramatically in the Digital Age. From New Materials, Avatars, Crypto Currencies, GANs, Metaverse, and Non-fungible Tokens (NFTs), to Lidar Scanning, Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR…
Galleries 1 - 3 | 29 January - 18 June 2022
Silhouettes: Fashion in the Shadow of HIV/AIDS explores the lives and works of some of fashion’s brightest stars from the late 20th century. Featured in this ground-breaking exhibition are works by designers, artists and activists who have passed of AIDS-related illness to raise awareness of their contribution to fashion during a pivotal moment in history.…
Fermoy House | 11 November - 16 December 2021
In 2020 the University of South Australia, the SIDA Foundation, and the David Roche Foundation awarded a two-year Research Fellowship in Interior Design and Decoration to the project The Doppelgänger, developed by Dr Rochus Urban Hinkel, Associate Professor for Architecture and Design at the Melbourne School of Design at The University of Melbourne. The Doppelgänger…
Galleries 1 – 3 | 9 October – 11 December 2021
On display in Adelaide for the first time in its almost 30 year history is the National Trust S.H. Ervin Gallery’s Salon des Refusés 2021, the alternate Archibald and Wynne prize exhibition. The Salon des Refusés was initiated by the S.H. Ervin Gallery in 1992 in response to the large number of works entered into the Art…
As part of the 2021 SALA festival, North Adelaide’s Melbourne Street presents the Melbourne Street Open Air Art Gallery. Inspired by the success of the 2020 Musée Extérieur art trail, this exhibition consists of works by 15 emerging and established South Australian artists displayed on walls and in shop fronts along the breadth of Melbourne…
In-flight: occurring, carried out, or present while in flight | 3 August – 2 October 2021
Jane Bowden, Angela Giuliani, Michelle Kelly, and Simon Williams create jewellery in response to The David Roche Collection. This ‘cabinet of curiosities’ takes the form of an ornate, French steel and gilt metal aviary, owned by David. Jane, Angela, Simon, and Michelle have shared the studio space at Zu design over several years, acting as…
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