SALA
SALA is our state's annual celebration of South Australian Art. The SALA Festival was established in 1998 to promote and celebrate the many talented visual artists in South Australia. The aim of SALA is to extend visual arts audiences, and allow all artists at any level and working in any medium to be part of the annual SALA Festival every August.
We are thrilled to see almost forty SALA exhibitions and programs in PAE this August, including the return of the popular SALA Before Dark in venues around the Port from 12-6pm on Saturday 5 August.
Coast
[4 programs]
Arthur's Photography
Semaphore HotelA selection of photographs including landscapes, portraits and experimental works.
5 - 19 Aug Mon-Sun 8am-Until Late
Site is accessible.
Just A Thought
Sarah's Sisters Sustainable CafeAn exciting group exhibition by members of Port Adelaide Artists Forum (PAAF). This exhibition invites the artists, and the viewer, to take a moment to ponder the world around us.
4 - 31 Aug Mon-Sun 9am-3.30pm
Opening Thu 3 Aug 6-8pmSite is accessible.
On the apotheosis of James Cyril Stobie
Arts StudioAn exhibition of coloured drawings that feature J C Stobie's eponymous, yet ubiquitous presence in this State. The framed images are inscribed with text drawn from literary culture. A common theme of the images is the mutable sky.
5 - 13 Aug Mon-Sun 12-4pm
Site is accessible.
Something different
Semaphore Road PhysioRe-usable gelli pads and numerous materials (e.g. plants, fabrics, papers) have been used to create art pieces with acrylic paint printed on different papers and materials. Different pens and markers have been added to the prints.
7 - 25 Aug Mon-Tue, Thu 9am-5.30pm, Wed, Fri 9am-4pm
Site is accessible.
North East
[4 programs]
Food for the Soul
Sefton Plaza FoodlandFoodland is passionate about the arts and our local artists and are proudly partnering with the SALA Festival for a unique, in-store exhibition of South Australian art. Visit the Foodland website to see participating stores and support our mighty South Aussie artists.
1 - 31 Aug Mon-Fri 7.30am-9pm, Sat 7.30am-5pm, Sun 9am-5pm
Open Studio
Pottery on FourthCome and see our clayworkers and potters demonstrating during the day in our studio. members will be throwing on the potter's wheel, demonstrating many different decoration techniques. Hand building work. A variety of techniques will be shown.
20 Aug Sun 10am-4pm
Site is accessible.
OUR WORLD
St Gabriel's Sacred Heart Centre (Gym)Artworks created by St Gabriel's students explore their understanding of the world; the people and places they connect with and their concerns and hopes for the future.
29 Aug - 1 Sep 29 Tue 5-7pm, 30 Wed-Thu 8-9am, 30 Wed-Thu 3-5.30pm,1 Fri 8am-5pm
Opening Tue 29 Aug 5-7pmSite is accessible.
Paghahabi - Weaving our Social Fabric of Human Connection
Parks LibraryWeaving our Shuman experiences as we struggle to balance the tension of our acculturation. Through arts, we express the human process by which we adopt values, customs, norms, attitudes, and behaviours of Australian culture while remaining attuned to our Filipino ethnicity.
5 - 19 Aug Mon-Tue, Thu 9am-5pm, Wed 9am-7pm, Sat-Sun 10am-4pm
Site is accessible.
Pae Creatives Around Adelaide
[2 programs]
Frame
SAX Made StudioArtist Janette Gay who is showing her 2D abstract collages. She is entering the 3D world "wrapping" her work around some SAXMADE sculptural forms, to integrate an exhibition of artistically functional and abstract ideas.
4 - 27 Aug Fri-Sun 10am-4pm
Site is accessible.
My Pet Robot
Goodwood Theatre StudiosInteractive drawings exposing pre-historic evidence of impending robot armies that never eventuate. Exploring what it means to draw and how movement combined with systems of chance can be used to generate novel animations.
31 Jul - 1 Sep Mon, Wed, Fri 11am-2pm
Opening Tue 1 Aug 7-10pmSite is accessible.
Port Adelaide
[25 programs]
An Artist Ocean Odyssey
KorkedThe paintings are based on my experience sailing to Sydney and then completing the Sydney to Hobart. The weather, water conditions, life at sea and emotions of sailing non-stop!
7 Jul - 27 Aug Fri-Sun 6pm-12am
Site is accessible.
Drawn from Life 2
Milledge's DistillationInitiated by Bill Cook and Angelo Gencarreli in 2010, and attended by an array of talented professional and amateur visual artists, the Drawn from Life artist group has met consistently on a weeknight over the past 13 years in and around the Port Adelaide area.
5 - 26 Aug Tue-Sat 8am-2pm
Site is accessible.
DUALITY
VitalstatistixExperience the art of light painting photography as you've never seen it before at the DUALITY exhibition. This event explores the complex interplay between an artist's online persona and their true self in a post-social media world.
30 Jul - 6 Aug Mon-Sun 9am-10pm
Opening Sun 30 Jul 6-10pmArtist Demonstration Nightly live demonstrations. FreeSite is accessible.
Fear No Art
Jackalope Studio GalleryThe artists dilemma...where to start...how to begin. Ten artists have pushed their boundaries to fearlessly walk on the wild side.
6 - 27 Aug Fri-Sun 10am-4pm
Opening Sun 6 Aug 1-4pmFood for the Soul
Port Adelaide FoodlandFoodland is passionate about the arts and our local artists and are proudly partnering with the SALA Festival for a unique, in-store exhibition of South Australian art. Visit the Foodland website to see participating stores and support our mighty South Aussie artists.
1 - 31 Aug Mon-Fri 7am-9pm, Sat 7am-5pm, Sun 9am-5pm
Site is accessible.
inSALAta
Black Diamond GalleryThis exhibition's title means salad in Italian and this members exhibition is like a salad, comprised of many artistic ingredients. All the pieces of art on display showcase the extraordinary talents of the Port Community Arts Centre membership.
5 - 20 Aug Mon-Sun 10.30am-3.30pm
Site is accessible.
INTERPRETATION
Mark Lobert GalleryVisit the Mark Lobert Gallery and escape into the eye of the artists who make magic in that space. An experience that encompasses a variety of angles, shapes, inspirations and captivations! An experience for the eye, the heart and the soul.
1 - 31 Aug Mon-Tue, Fri-Sun 10am-3pm
Opening Fri 4 Aug 5-7pmSite is accessible.
Iwiri Art
Iwiri Art CentreIwiri Arts preserves and expresses Anangu relationship to Tjukurpa (Lore), Walytja (Kin) and Ngura (Country).
17 - 31 Aug Thu-Fri 10am-3pm
Site is accessible.
Life Without Limits
Pirate LifeLife Without Limits invites you observe vibrant works of art and wall installations designed to change viewers perspective on art and portray the infinite road of an artist thoughts of going beyond their comfort zone.
4 - 31 Aug Mon-Thu, Sun 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11-12am
Opening Fri 4 Aug 6pm - 12amSite is accessible.
Listening to the Port
Post Office ProjectsWhat will life be like in Port Adelaide in the year 2123? Listen to this self-guided speculative soundwalk to imagine the region’s past and future (bring your headphones!). Developed by OSCA Artist in Residence Keira Simmons during the first stage of their residency at POP Studios.
Viewable 24/7
Performance 13 Aug 4pm - Free guided tour of Listening to the Port. Presented as part of POP Studio's Opening Event.
Mavericks and Biscuits - Port Adelaide
Post Office Projects - WorkshopThis exhibition showcases the work of learning disabled and neurodiverse artists across Tutti Arts’ three studio locations. Revel in unconventional, progressive art from artists who are not afraid to take risks and challenge the status quo. This diverse exhibition is fun, thought-provoking and anything but ordinary.
16 Aug - 16 Sep Wed-Sat 12-5pm
Opening Sun 13 Aug 3-5pmSite is accessible.
Mirrored reflection of a pelican
Port Loch & QuayRecycled mirrored splashback mosaic pelican. Pelican made out of recycled mirrored splash back combination of glass and tiles.
1 - 31 Aug Mon-Fri 10am-5pm
Mother Mountain
Post Office ProjectsA experimental performance lecture and text-based installation examining filipinx diaspora language, cultural heritage and domestic labour. Based on a folklore tale of a mother who transforms into a mountain this experimental work transcribes the experiences of motherhood disconnected from its historical body in Visayan, Tagalog and English.
16 Aug - 16 Sep Wed-Sat 12-5pm
Opening Sun 13 Aug 2-5pm
Performance 13 Aug 2.30pm - FreeSite is accessible.
Mundane
The Banksia Tree Cafe and RestaurantIn her first solo show, Sam Sharplin captures the ordinary on instant film. Finding joy in the little things, this photography series enshrines mundane moments into those worthy of holding and cherishing.
29 Jul - 3 Sep Mon-Sun 8am-3pm
NIGHT
The Packing ShedWe are a group of analogue photographers (we use film in old cameras) who get together once a year to exhibit in the historic Packing Shed in Port Adelaide. From amateur to emerging to established photographic artists, this year we of the Film Users Group (FUG) collective get to interpret the word NIGHT however we wish, producing work that is often unpredictable and accidental, sometimes unruly and provocative, but always pretty wonderful.
29 Jul - 13 Aug Fri-Sun 10am-4pm
Artist Talk 6 Aug 2pm - It's free and some of our artists will be there to talk about our work.
Opening Sat 29 Jul 6.30- 8.30pmSite is accessible.
Of Land and Sea
The British HotelOf Land and Sea" calls out to our connections with nature, reflecting abstracted subject matter through the natural medium of encaustic. The four artists' interpretations will transport viewers to long-loved land and seascapes, ones that reflect the rhythms of the natural world.
1 - 31 Aug Mon-Thu 11am-9.30pm, Fri-Sat 11am-Until Late, Sun 11am-4pm
Opening Fri 4 Aug 6.30-7.30pmPhantom Zone
Portobello Food Kitchen BarThe beauty, ugliness and awe of the infinite- what do you see?
1 - 31 Aug Tue-Sun 12-8pm
Opening Thu 10 Aug 6.30-7.30pmSite is accessible.
Plant Carers
Post Office ProjectsAn installation of drawings by Louise Flaherty and music created by Belinda Gehlert in response to research and practical responses into South Australia’s native flora. This exhibition captures the intimate relationship that exists between carer and plant and the community.
16 Aug - 16 Sep Wed-Sat 12-5pm
Artist Talk 15 Sep 2pm - Free
Opening Sun 13 Aug 3-5pmSite is accessible.
Port from Life 2
Nobby Art StudioAndrew Nobby Clarke examines Port Adelaide from life over a period of two years. Capturing the Brutalism of the Port architecture, the dockside vitality of its people and the cultural sites of its past.
5 - 13 Aug Sat-Sun 10am-5pm
Opening Sat 12 Aug 1-3pmSite is accessible.
Reflection: A Window to the Natural
Mixed CreativeImmerse yourself amongst the elements of nature, brightly expressed in oil and acrylic paintings by four local artists.
1 - 31 Aug Fri-Sun 12-4pm, Fri 7-10pm
Opening Fri 4 Aug 7-8pmSite is accessible.
SALA Before Dark
Venues across Port AdelaideA self guided trail around exhibitions in Port Adelaide visiting traditional and non traditional exhibition spaces along the way. Discover hidden gems, admire art across all genre's and enjoy a chat, glass of wine and a chance to meet the artists along the way.
5 Aug Sat 12-6pm
Opening Sat 5 Aug 12-6pmSoft Light Statues
Red Door Creative StudioWhat happens after they call "and that's a wrap"? "I knew there was more life left in them, but how?" This is a mixed media minimalist extravaganza installation journey.
Viewable 24/7
Opening Sat 12 Aug 7-10pmThe World of TrishR
Port Lock Up, Port Adelaide Visitor Information CentreExperience TrishR’s art realm – explore the results of the Zen moments maintaining her passion. A collection of jewellery and sculpture together for the first time.
1 -31 Aug Mon-Sun 10am-5pm
Unreal
Port Admiral HotelAn exploration of landscape and flora, inspired by reality, then reimagined and abstracted. Using a variety of media including ink, charcoal, acrylic, oil and oil stick, these pieces maintain a familiarity while leaning into expressionist traditions, and occasionally abstraction.
1 -31 Aug Mon-Wed, Sun 11.30am-9.30pm, Thu, Sat 11.30am-10pm, Fri 11.30am-11.30pm
VARIATIONS
Port Adelaide Visitor Information Centre GalleryDiverse printmaking styles, techniques and subjects giving rise to a colourful and interesting exhibition.
1 - 30 Aug Mon-Sun 10am-5pm
Site is accessible.