For two weeks only, you can see a selection of the artist’s iconic works alongside contemporary pieces exploring who we are as Australians and our relationship with our recent history.
Spanning 600 full-colour pages, Our Rights and Pleasures documents Hill’s major community arts projects alongside his extensive body of paintings and prints, accompanied by texts from leading art theorists and community leaders.
Throughout his career, Hill’s practice has closely observed Australia’s changing social and cultural landscape. Cultural commentator Andrew Jakubowicz describes Hill’s work as “shadowing modern Australia, peering into its eyes, reading its footsteps like some tracker of yore,” while theorist and art philosopher Michael Newall characterises Hill’s later work as being about “the positive forms that social relations take” and questions of “how we coexist” and “how we relate to each other”.
Together, the book and exhibition reflect on Australia’s evolving social and cultural landscape, tracing our journey as a multicultural nation and considering the pathways ahead. Drawing on a lifetime spent working at the intersection of Australia’s diverse communities, Hill offers a distinctive perspective on where we have come from, who we are today and how our shared identity continues to evolve.
The book Our Rights and Pleasures by Andrew Hill will be available to purchase in the Gallery and from the ILA Bar.
DATES AND TIMES
23 Oct – 7 Nov 2026
Wed | 11am to 4pm
Thu – Sat | 11am to 8pm
TICKETS
This exhibition is free! We look forward to welcoming you to our Gallery.
ACCESS INFORMATION
The ILA Gallery and Studio is located on level 1 of Immersive Light and Art | ILA. There is level access via a lift to the first floor and a unisex accessible toilet is available on level 1 to ensure a comfortable experience for all guests. If you would like further support for your visit or have any questions, please contact the ILA team here.
Our venue accessibility guide is available here.
EAT AND DRINK
Visit our light-filled ILA Bar on level 1 for a refreshment alongside this exhibition.
Or enjoy a meal at our award-winning restaurant Aurora on the ground floor. Open Friday and Saturdays from 6pm.
GETTING HERE
Immersive Light and Art | ILA is located in the heart of Adelaide’s West End at 63 Light Square, Adelaide. The ILA Gallery and Studio can be found upstairs on level 1, accessible by stairs or lift.
A combination of free and ticketed (until 6pm) street parking is available directly outside the venue on Light Square, with additional parking available nearby on Waymouth Street and Elizabeth Street, both just a short walk away. For added convenience, K Park Car Parks on Currie Street is also located close to this venue.
ILA is also easily accessible via public transport, with bus, tram and train options within walking distance. We are a short walk from the North Terrace and King William Road tram stops, Adelaide Railway Station and have multiple bus routes operating along nearby Currie Street.
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EXHIBITION CREDITS
Presented by Andrew Hill
Andrew Hill is a visual artist, academic and cultural activist whose works are considered milestones in the development of multiculturalism and the definition of Australia’s cultural diversity. He is co-founder of Nexus Arts and has been both the Director of the South Australian School of Art and the Associate Head of Art, Architecture and Design at the University of South Australia.
His service to education and to multiculturalism has seen him appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM), with his artworks held in numerous collections including the National Gallery of Australia.
Hero image: Andrew Hill, 1988, A Bitter Song, Panel 13, Acrylic on canvas,1650 x 2401 mm
