Adelaide Central School of Art $7 million revamp
A decommissioned heritage building at the Glenside Precinct will be refurbished after the art school was granted federal funding.
The Adelaide Central School of Art has secured $7 million in federal funding to create a multi-use arts facility.
Announced by the Minister for Infrastructure, Catherine King in Adelaide, the money will allow for the redevelopment of a decommissioned heritage building within the Glenside Precinct, known as Erindale.
Adelaide Central School of Art Chief Executive Officer Penny Griggs said the support is a game changer for the art school.
“The transformation of Erindale will also enable us to develop a master’s program and further connections with practising artists and community,” she said.
Part of the former Glenside Hospital for mental health, Erindale will host artist studios, a First Nations artists’ residential, mental health arts program, education spaces and a native garden.
Adelaide Central School of Art Chair Deborah Heithersay said the project will spark new local and international interest.
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“Our vision is to create a fully integrated multi-use visual arts facility that will serve the adjacent health and residential communities as an art, social, cultural centre as well as attracting students, visitors and participants locally, nationally and internationally,” she said.
“Essentially providing the creative repatriation that this site deserves.”
The funding is delivered through the Australian Government’s urban Precincts and Partnership Program.
The program invests in urban precincts to unify urban places, grow economies and serve communities.
