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Freedom to create
Freedom to be you

Freedom to create
Freedom to be you

Freedom to create
Freedom to be you

Freedom to create
Freedom to be you

Adelaide College of the Arts

Adelaide College of the Arts is South Australia’s leading hub of arts and design education.

Centrally located in Adelaide’s CBD, Adelaide College of the Arts is Australia’s only tertiary institution housing performing arts, visual arts, and design in one purpose-built home.

This multi-disciplinary environment makes it a creative hotspot that nurtures innovation and inspiration. Take your place in our immersive studio culture and work with the latest design software and industry-standard technologies and equipment. Be inspired by our team of dedicated lecturers who have a wealth of professional experience and well established industry networks.

Find the freedom to be you. Create, design, imagine, and perform all in one inclusive and supportive environment.

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Purpose built arts and design facility

At every turn you’ll find highly specialised spaces to hone your talents and develop practical skills – from film and TV, computer generated images (CGI) and visual effects (VFX), digital media, and sound and technical production, to acting, dance, visual arts, fashion and photography.

You’ll study and work in modern, professional facilities, mastering tools and techniques that are vital in the creative industries.

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Tiny ArtWorks

Tiny ArtWorks featured in SALA Festival

01 Aug 2025 - 25 Sep 2025
Discover the magic of miniature art. Light Square/Wauwi.
Tiny ArtWorks

Tiny ArtWorks featured in Nature Festival

26 Sep 2025 - 31 Oct 2025
Discover the magic of miniature art. Light Square/Wauwi.
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Dance Auditions

20 Oct 2025 - 25 Nov 2025
If performance is your passion, take it to the world stage with a nationally recognised dance qualification at the Adelaide College of the Arts.
SASVA solar car with wrap designed by Jake Newland

Graphic design student Jake adds creative touch to solar race car

TAFE SA student Jake Newland has applied his graphic design skills to a car wrap which will be showcased across the country this month.
Daniel Riley and third-year dance students at AC Arts

Dance students working with ADT’s Daniel Riley to present The Third

Dance students at the Adelaide College of the Arts are working with Australian Dance Theatre’s Artistic Director Daniel Riley to reimagine and perform one of his creative works.
Shalini Kacker

Shalini awarded People’s Choice Award

Shalini Kacker has been awarded the People’s Choice Award in the prestigious 2025 Adelaide Parklands Art Prize for her painting La Robe Rouge (The Red Dress).

Light Square Gallery

Located in the heart of Adelaide’s arts precinct, Light Square Gallery showcases bold, contemporary works from emerging and established artists. As part of Adelaide College of the Arts, it offers a dynamic space for creative expression, community engagement and professional exhibition.

Throughout the year, the gallery proudly presents work by ACArts students, graduates and lecturers across a range of disciplines, from photography and printmaking to graphic design and more. Offering a platform for new voices and fresh perspectives in contemporary art.

Learn more about Light Square Gallery 
Light Square Gallery

Virtual Tour - AC Arts

Boasting industry-standard performance and exhibition spaces, workshops and studios, Adelaide College of the Arts was purpose designed in every detail to achieve excellence in arts training. 

Centrally located in Adelaide’s Light Square, Adelaide College of the Arts is Australia’s only tertiary institution housing the study of performing arts, visual arts and design all in one building.

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