Chihuly In The Botanic Garden – we were advised by friends that this exhibition was on in Adelaide, at the Botanic Gardens. It started on Friday 27th September, 2024, and runs until Tuesday, 29th April 2025. This year the exhibition made it’s Australian debut exclusive to Adelaide.

We went on the opening day and thoroughly enjoyed walking around the gardens. It was perfect weather for such an event. It is free to view during the day, plus there are free guided tours daily, but there is a fee to see it lit up at night. We highly recommend a visit if you find yourself in Adelaide between October 2024 and April 2025.

Dale Chihuly is an American Glass Artist who is well known in the field of blown glass, “moving it into the realm of large-scale sculpture”.

According to his website – “In 1961, Dale learned to melt and fuse glass and immediately began to explore unusual applications of the medium, such as incorporating it into weavings. But it was not until four years later, when he attempted glassblowing for the first time, that he discovered what would be a lifelong passion. Alone in his basement, melting stained glass, he used a metal pipe to blow his first bubble, and he never looked back.”

In 1976, while Chihuly was in England, he was involved in a head-on car accident that propelled him through the windshield. His face was severely cut by glass, and he was blinded in his left eye. This damaged his depth perception, and he has worn his signature eye patch ever since. After recovering, he continued to blow glass until he dislocated his right shoulder in 1979 while bodysurfing. Check out his website via the link below.

https://www.chihuly.com/