Past programs 2026

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Exhibition Launch + In Conversation

Tuesday 24 February 2026
5:00 – 7:00pm

Join us for the exhibition launch of Nan Goldin: The ballad of sexual dependency.
The event will begin with an In Conversation with National Gallery Curator, Photography, Anne O'Hehir and FUMA Senior Curator Dr Belinda Howden, followed by the official launch. 

_{Image: Nan Goldin, Nan and Brian in bed, NYC, 1983, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased 2021 in celebration of the National Gallery of Australia's 40th anniversary, 2022 © Nan Goldin}

FREE FILM SCREENING

All the Beauty and the Bloodsheet

Thursday 26 March 2026
6:30 – 9:00pm
Mercury Cinema

In conjunction with the exhibition, FUMA presents a free film screening of All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (R18+) at Mercury Cinema. 

_{Image: Nan in the bathroom with roommate, Boston, 1970s. Courtesy of Nan Goldin and Madman Entertainment}

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Floortalk

Thursday 9 April 2026
12:15 – 1:00pm

Don’t miss your last chance to learn more about one of the most influential bodies of photographic work of the late twentieth century. Join FUMA’s Senior Curator Dr Belinda Howden in the gallery.

_{Image: Nan Goldin, Nan and Brian in bed, NYC, 1983, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased 2021 in celebration of the National Gallery of Australia's 40th anniversary, 2022 © Nan Goldin}

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Exhibition Launch + In Conversation

Thursday 30 April 2026
5:00 – 7:00pm

Join us for the exhibition launch of Anarchive: knowledge follows form.
The event will begin with feature artist Bridget Currie in conversation with Sasha Grbich, followed by the official launch. 

_{Image: Bridget Currie, trees among people: knowledge follows form, 2025, from the trees among people series (2010-ongoing), digital photograph. Courtesy of the artist.}

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Radical Ghosts: Looking for women in the archives of experimental art

Friday 29 May 2026
5:30 – 6:30pm
Flinders City Campus

Join curator Sasha Grbich in this History Month lecture as she delves into her research and curatorial thinking behind the Anarchive project.

_{Image: Sandra Greentree Nicolaides, 𝘜𝘱 𝘛𝘰 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘕𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘴, 1980. Colour photograph documenting performance, Adelaide Festival Centre, 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬. State Library of South Australia: SRG 850/97/3283. Sandra Greentree, Festival 1980, from the Women's Art Movement Slide Registry. Image courtesy State Library of South Australia. © the artist.}

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The Anarchive Bus Tour

Wednesday 17 June 2026
3:00 – 6:30pm
Adelaide Contemporary Experimental
Lion Arts Centre, Adelaide

Hop aboard the Anarchive Bus Tour!

Travelling between Anarchive: Gut-feeling at ACE and Anarchive: knowledge follows Form at FUMA, this exclusive cross-venue tour offers a unique experience of the dual exhibitions and the ideas that connect them.

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Exhibition Launch

Thursday 30 July 2026
5:00 – 7:00pm
FUMA

Join us for the opening celebration of 
Un-Discipline, a new FUMA exhibition curated with Associate Professor Ali Gumillya Baker showcasing works by First Nations artists from the collection.

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Exhibition Floortalks

Thursday 13, 27 August and Friday 4 September 2026
12:15 – 12:45pm
FUMA

Explore the exhibition with us! Join a free FUMA floortalk offering deeper insight into key works and curatorial ideas behind the show.

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Explore the Exhibition

Thursday 10 September 2026
12:15 – 12:45pm
FUMA

Un-Discipline is a powerful exhibition of First Nations art that challenges colonial frameworks of knowledge, culture, and classification. Join a free FUMA floortalk with curator Associate Professor Ali Gumillya Baker and Ngarrindjeri writer Courtney Jaye for a deeper insight into key works and curatorial ideas behind the exhibition.

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In Conversation with artist Kait James and curator Aaron Bradbrook

Tuesday 13 October 2026
1:00 – 2:00pm
FUMA

Join Wadawurrung artist Kait James in conversation with curator Aaron Bradbrook to hear about Kait James: Red Flags showing at Flinders University Museum of Art.

_{Image: Kait James. Photo: Madé Spencer-Castle. Courtesy the artist and Neon Parc.}

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Exhibition Launch

Tuesday 13 October 2026
5:30 – 7:30pm
FUMA

Join us for the exhibition launch of Kait James: Red Flags. A Warrnambool Art Gallery exhibition, curated by Aaron Bradbrook and touring nationally with NETS Victoria.

_{Image: Kait James, Faboriginal, 2024, acrylic yarn, cotton, digital printed cotton, mirror tiles, felt, 150 x 140 x 10 cm, courtesy of the artist and Neon Parc. Photo: Christian Capurro.}

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Mini Flags Workshop with Kait James

Wednesday 14 October 2026
10:00 – 11:30am
FUMA

Join Wadawurrung artist Kait James for a mini flag making workshop inspired by her exhibition. Participants will create their own mini flag embellished with unique messages that they can take home.

_{Image: Kait James, Red Flags 2024 (detail), porcelain clay slip, pigmented underglaze and clear gloss ceramic glaze, felt, wooden dowel, 240cm (diameter). Courtesy of the artist and Neon Parc. Photo: Christian Capurro.}