The Art Gallery of South Australia’s policies include a call to ‘especially comprehensively’ collect South Australian art. But as another SALA Festival draws to a close, does the presence of living South Australian artists across its walls and collections live up to that promise?

A month after the death of celebrated American dramaturg Robert Wilson, Adelaide Festival has confirmed one of his final productions for its 2026 slate – featuring French star Isabelle Huppert as Mary Queen of Scots.

Frankenstein, Springsteen, and a sequel to Warwick Thornton’s 2017 western Sweet Country will hit screens around the city, as Adelaide Film Festival drops its full slate of over 120 films for next month.

Springing from the heyday of magazines like Weird Tales comes a new anthology of 15 uncanny stories – classics and rarities penned by the women writers whose weird imaginings defined the pulp era. 

The long-awaited Harvest Rock 2025 lineup has dropped, including major drawcards and an exclusive show from one of the world’s best rock bands.

A state government-backed industry showcase’s failure to accommodate emerging artist Nat Luna has stoked a bigger conversation about accessibility across Adelaide’s music scene.