Exhibitions Opening Night

Australian Design Centre warmly invites you to join us for the launch of The Story So Far | Helen Britton

Helen Britton is the tenth artist to be nominated in the series Living Treasures: Masters of Australian Craft.

The exhibition will be launched by special guest speaker Maud Page, Director of the Art Gallery of NSW.

In The Story So Far, Helen Britton reflects on her early creative influences through a detailed photographic investigation of the house of her late great Aunt and Godmother Kath Carr on the Clarence river (Ngunitiji, Yaegl Country). New works including painting, installation, jewellery, drawings and objects feature in the exhibition alongside the first showing of the photographic work My Godmother's House.

A major monograph with the publishing house Arnoldsche and the awarded German Book designer Alexandra Rutischka accompanies the exhibition and will be available to purchase from Object Shop.

The exhibition will be open from 28 August until 4 October 2025 before a national tour.

Living Treasures is a series of solo exhibitions honouring eminent Australian craftspeople, celebrating their mastery of skill, their achievements and the unique place they occupy in the national design culture. Helen Britton, an exceptional Australian artist of international reputation, is the tenth artist in this exhibition series Living Treasures: Masters of Australian Craft.

Also launching is an exhibition in Object Space with the work of Jo Victoria in partnership with Regional Arts NSW and South East Arts.

Wednesday 27 August 2025
6pm–8pm

Australian Design Centre
101–115 William Street, Darlinghurst NSW
Gadigal Land

Numbers are limited, bookings essential.

Image top: Helen Britton, 4 Planets and their Fluffy Auras, 2023. COTA.

FILMING AND PHOTOGRAPHY
Please note: This event will be recorded. By attending the event you agree to be filmed and/or photographed, and for those images and footage to be shared online and across various promotional platforms.

ACCESS
There is a ramp at the side entrance of ADC (Palmer St) and wheelchair-accessible toilet on the lower gallery level. Access to the lower level is through the main entrance off William St. Please ask our friendly staff for assistance. A full gallery Access statement is available to download from the ADC website.