Art History and in Curatorial and Museum Studies

The Art Gallery of South Australia, in conjunction with the University of Adelaide, offers a unique graduate program in Art History and in Curatorial and Museum Studies.

Teaching is based around the collections and exhibition program of the Art Gallery. This exciting teaching approach, drawing on the expertise of the Gallery and the University, is an Australian and International 'first' and is now in its eleventh year. Graduates of this nationally acclaimed program are now working in art institutions and galleries across the country.

In 'hands-on' sessions in the Gallery, students find out about works of art in the Gallery's collection, how best to display them, why they are acquired and more. As one of our students commented 'where else in Australia, would I be able to study Art History and attend classes given by the Director and Curators of the Art Gallery'. Students also participate in the exhibitions' public program's events.

Study Art History with the Art Gallery of South Australia

2013 Program

Graduate Diploma / MA courses on offer in 2013 include Curatorial and Museum Studies, European Art: Renaissance to Revolutions, Modern Art, Modern Australian Art, Australian Indigenouse Art.

Online offerings with virtual Art Gallery sessions, are also a 'first' in online teaching. They enable you to view the Director of the Art Gallery and Curators talking about works of art in the Gallery's collection and on display. You will be able to view the artworks themselves in exquisite detail from the comfort of your home. Global travellers, global residents, rural dwellers and the time-poor can access these virtual Art Gallery classes. Online classes also feature audio narrated lectures with extensive image banks and virtual tutorials using state-of-the-art technology.

On-line Courses

• Australian Art
• Japanese Art
• European Art
• Australian Indigenous Art

2013: courses offered online

For information also about 'study for pleasure' audit program, FEE-HELP and Austudy, phone Associate Professor Catherine Speck on 61 8 8303 5746, email catherine.speck@adelaide.edu.au.

'The basic project of art is…to close the gap between you and everything that is not you'
- Robert Hughes

Detail: Installation view Deep Space: New acquisitions from the Australian contemporary art collection featuring Gemma Smith, Boulder #6 (radiant), 2010; South Australian Government Grant 2010, Art Gallery of South Australia.

The University of Adelaide & the Art Gallery of South Australia would like to acknowledge the Australia Network, ABC.