SALA Festival 2025: Your guide to what’s on in the Murraylands
Eleven exhibitions will showcase works by South Australia’s living artists around our region this August.
Eleven exhibitions will open around the Murraylands this month for the 2025 SALA Festival, a celebration of South Australia’s living artists.
From sculpture by an international heavyweight to works by children in schools around our region, there’ll be something to tickle every artistic fancy over the next few weeks.
Scroll down and plan your next artsy weekend outing.
A Celebration of Small Scale
August 9-21 at Leanne McCulloch Art Creative Studio and Gallery, Wellington
As an artist and creator who usually paints on a large scale, McCulloch pushes herself outside of her comfort zone for this exhibition by creating small-scale works.
- More information: www.salafestival.com.
Art Attak
August 8-16 at Murray Bridge Marketplace
An eclectic group of artists showcase a wide variety of art mediums. Opening event: 5pm on August 8.
- More information: www.salafestival.com.
Art in the Park
10am on August 10 at Tailem Bend Playground
An airbrush and aerosol art workshop for beginners aged 14-18; the two-hour workshop is $65 per participant, includes free refreshments and you get to take home your completed art piece.
- Book: Contact Tammi on 0439 457 796.
Art Unbound
August 1-31 at Mannum Dock Discovery Centre
A vibrant celebration of diverse artists, limitless creativity and unrestrained artistic expression across all mediums.
- More information: www.salafestival.com.
Colour that makes your heart sing
August 1-31 at Revival Retreat Artworks and Framing, Tailem Bend
An exploration of colour, texture and composition from a collection of local Murray Mallee artists to form an exhibition to make your heart sing.
- More information: www.salafestival.com.
Community art and heirlooms
August 23-24 at Jervois Hall
An eclectic collection of art and heirloom crafts presented from artisans across four local communities, and including Jervois Primary School students.
- More information: www.salafestival.com.
Creative Conversations
August 8-September 30 at the Coorong Gallery, Tailem Bend
An exhibition where art becomes a powerful medium for communication, transcending language and cultural barriers.
- More information: www.salafestival.com.
Fifty Years of Sculpture
12pm on August 17 at Palmer Sculpture Landscape
An in-depth discussion about Greg Johns’ 50-year sculptural practice and the broader Palmer integrated projects.
- More information: www.salafestival.com.
Food for the Soul
August 1-31 at Mannum Foodland
A unique, in-store exhibition of South Australian art.
- More information: www.salafestival.com.
Refugee Week Youth Poster Awards
August 9-September 7 at Murray Bridge Regional Gallery
The Australian Migrant Resource Centre invites young people to participate in the SA Refugee Week Youth Poster Awards Exhibition, which celebrates the courage, resilience, strength and contributions of people of refugee backgrounds.
- More information: www.salafestival.com.
Rising from the Overflow: Portraits and stories from the women of the Lower Murray Reclaimed Irrigation Area
August 9-September 7 at Murray Bridge Regional Gallery
Rise from the Overflow spotlights the voices of six LMRIA women, with large-scale photographs and biographical video works, a wonderful public program opportunity and an accompanying booklet of their stories. Opening event at 1pm on August 24.
- More information: www.salafestival.com.
Taking Flight
August 1-31 at Mannum Community College
An expression of innovation and creativity with new generations of artists taking flight in their artistic journeys.
- More information: www.salafestival.com.
Note: An exhibition which was erroneously left out of this listing has been added since its original publication.
