SALA Festival 2025 Takes Over Adelaide Arcade
Eight unique exhibitions will pop up throughout Adelaide Arcade as part of SALA Festival 2025.
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SALA Festival 2025 is coming to Adelaide Arcade this August, with eight unique exhibits taking up residency throughout the Arcade.
The diverse exhibitions showcase South Aussie creatives and celebrate community, individuality and sustainability.
“We have retailers promoting artists with disability and sustainable artistic practice,” says Adelaide Arcade General Manager, Andrew Jonats. “SALA is such a great fit for a lot of the arcade’s traders and we’re proud to assist in bringing these exhibits to life.”
The Adelaide Tea Rooms will take centre stage for Adelaide-based visual artist Stephnie Robertson’s Perspective Pie (18-31 August), a large-scale installation featuring a giraffe emerging from the floor. Made using 100 per cent recycled plastic, the exhibit encourages the viewer to think deeply about sustainability.
Bearded Dragon Gallery plays host to The Intrinsic Passion: Igniting the Heart (31 July), an exhibit showcasing SA artists living with disability or barrier.
You can check out local light paintings by artist Denis Smith as part of his exhibit Making Light at OmMade Meet the Maker (31 July to 31 August). Smith will also be demonstrating his techniques in the flesh on opening night.
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Reflective exhibit SAcred presents pieces created by local makers at Zu Design’s (1-31 August), Dulcie’s Vintage Reimagined (1-31 August) will highlight their finest upcycled fashion pieces and Alexandra Lingerie will spellbind with Flaunt It, featuring plus-size burlesque costumes and the immersive installation I’ve Never Seen the Sky Before (1-24 August).
The recently opened Pink Shorts Press presents Yarns (1-29 August) – an exhibition of handwoven textiles and baskets from artists Helen Bennetts and Cathy Charnock
Last but least is visual artist Tana Lampard, whose T’Arts Collective exhibit (27 July – 30 August) consists of textile-based pieces created using natural pigments, paper, and cloth, representing strength and resilience. Looking to support other artists, T’Arts Collective will also consist of a daily rotating “Meet the Artists” window display showcasing different work from a great selection of artists.
SALA Festival 2025 runs from August 1-31. View the entire program at salafestival.com.
