Events & Activities

ADFAS is proud to have partnered with the Art Gallery of NSW Society. We are looking forward to finding opportunities for our members and theirs to share their love of the arts. For 2023, the Art Gallery is making a SPECIAL OFFER to ADFAS members who join the Art...

As the ArtsNational yer draws to a close, members won’t be starved of art and culture. Major exhibitions at our Partner AGNSW showcase two important artists. Louise BourgeoisHas the Day Invaded the Night or Has the Night Invaded the Day? 25 November 2023 – 28 April...

ADFAS Shoalhaven ushered in spring with lunch at the magnificent property of Arthur Boyd at the Ramox Cafe on Sunday 22 October. This is an annual convivial gathering of friends who have learned together, laughed together, and enjoyed the delights of delicious treats...

A luncheon was held at ‘Newstead’, Mullaley, the home of John and Julia Anderson, to commemorate the retirement of Julia’s mother, Patricia Robertson, OAM, of Coonabarabran as the patron of ADFAS. The occasion was attended by the National Association of ADFAS chair...

Congratulations to Gaynor Ellis of ADFAS Cairns for completing a report on Cairns School of Arts. The 116 year old building has at various times been home to technical and adult education, many community groups and a library. After the latest of several additions, the...

ADFAS Narrabri presented its 2023 Young Arts award to the Narrabri Arts Eisteddfod committee at a recent arts lecture evening with London speaker Leslie Primo at The Crossing Theatre on May 15. Narrabri Arts Eisteddfod president Dianne Shann and music convenor Jenny...

Theatre and music have benefited from ADFAS Mornington Peninsula’s Young Arts grants this year. The Southern Peninsula Music Camp will make a documentary about this annual music camp for primary school students, and at Dreamhouse Theatre, ADFAS will be supporting a...

ADFAS Molonglo Plains is enabling a local music school to stage its first ever end-of-year concert. Students of this music school in suburban Queanbeyan will perform at the Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre. This will be their first public performance -and ADFAS...