When and how did the Australian visual arts begin ?
One of its antecedent institutions , the South Australian School of Arts , dates back to 1861 when it was established as the " School of Design " , ( it was retitled " School of Design Painting and Technical Arts " in 1892 , then " South Australian School of Arts and Crafts " in 1909 , and then " South Australian School of Art " in 1958 ) which makes it one of the oldest art schools in Australia , and its oldest public art school .