ROCK, STONE, EARTH
Onkaparinga Gallery and Red Rover Gallery
On display from 24 September – 25 October 2021

Rock, Stone, Earth is a celebration of the spectacular and unique geology of South Australia, seen through the eyes of a diverse collection of SA artists, both long established and new. 

The geology of South Australia dates back more than 3,000,000,000 years, and some of the rock exposures around the State are of global significance. The exhibition aims to interest, inspire and educate visitors about the geological landscapes, rocks and minerals of South Australia. Some artists will interpret the theme in abstract, realistic or expressionist ways, and others will connect with the theme through use of earth materials. 
   
Curated by Janine Baker and Stephen Johnson.  Featured artists: Quentin Gore, Stephen Skillitzi, the late Władysław Dutkiewicz, Adam Dutkiewicz, John Richardson, Janette Humble, Tina Moore, Deborah Odell, Gary Sauer-Thompson, Stephen Johnson and Janine Baker.
 
Image: Artworks by Quentin Gore

Diversity in the Land of Consecutive Circles
Nicholas S. Watson and Rick Hutchinson
Onkaparinga Gallery
On display Friday 29 October - Monday 6 December

Opening Saturday 30 October 2-4pm

Nicholas S. Watson and Rick Hutchinson are two mid-career artists living in the southern Yorke Peninsula of South Australia.  In this exhibition, the artists’ will present a range of their latest paintings, drawings and sculptures, responding to living and working in relative creative-isolation.  The artists’ idiosyncratic and distinct styles and techniques will lend the show an original, dynamic look and feel.

Rick’s thoughtful, humorous and quirky sculptures and drawings alternate with his deeply intricate exploration of the coastal environment in his paintings.

Nick’s new, large paintings are a marked departure from his typical landscape oeuvre, being complex and meticulously painted essays of classically romantic figures in an environment populated by changing and floating symbology. 

Image credits
L: Nicholas S. Watson  R: Rick Hutchinson

Barkindji woman, and esteemed singer-songwriter, Nancy Bates reflects on the songs of Tracy Chapman, and their relevance to race relations in Australia today.  

After four years on the road with Archie Roach, arguably Australia’s most compelling and talented writers and performers, Nancy has been spurred on to become a powerful presence in women’s prisons, an advocate for Mental Health, and Ambassador to the Australian Performing Rights Association.

Her powerful performances drench her audience in her love, her pain, and through deep dived words and sharp wit, deliver a 'call to action' that is impossible to ignore.

Through the songs of Tracy Chapman, Nancy Bates shines a light on the violation of Human Rights of Indigenous peoples in Australia, to stimulate hope and inspire affirmative action. 

"It's not that we aren't speaking, and that we don't have solutions.  The solutions are well known, it's the inability of Australia to HEAR US, and to STAND BY US in our struggles and our triumphs, both of which are many." Nancy Bates 2021

Nancy Bates will be accompanied by esteemed musicians Kyrie Anderson, Felicity Freeman and Ryan Martin John to deliver an outstanding musical performance and revolutionary experience.

Saturday 6 November, 8pm
Tickets: $30, $25 concession
Book now.

Let’s Get Tricky takes the audience on a fun and interactive adventure. Enjoyable for all ages, this comedic magic show is filled with colourful magic routines performed to music and storytelling, topped off with fire, illusions and the appearance of his magical bird Marshmallow. With plenty of audience participation, kids are also given the opportunity to participate and help perform the magic. Let’s Get Tricky is an entertaining theatrical experience for the whole family.
 
South Australia’s own, Mickster the Trickster, proves not to be your typical magician. As a trained actor, he has an eccentric, charismatic stage presence that brings a theatrical sense to the performance.
 
Wednesday 6 October, 11am
Tickets: Child / Adult: $10
Book online here.

Applications are now open to all Australian artists for the 2021 Surf art exhibition, the City of Onkaparinga’s annual exhibition celebrating the ocean, the coastal environment and the culture of all things related to surfing. 

The Surf Art exhibition marks the beginning of summer and has become one of the pivotal features of the annual program at the Arts Centre, Port Noarlunga.

Carving a place in the hearts and souls of the southern arts calendar, the exhibition celebrates not only surfing culture, but our region’s history, stunning coastal environment and lifestyle.

For the forms and conditions of entry click here.

SURF ART MARKET 
Applications open now
Closing Friday 12 November 2021

The Surf Art Market, a new event for 2021, will be presented for one day only, in conjunction with the annual Surf art exhibition and the centenary celebrations of the Port Noarlunga Jetty.

The Market is open to local artists and artisans producing work in any medium which celebrates the ocean and surfing culture, our stunning coastal environments and beach side lifestyle.  Local artists will sell their work directly to the public.  There is no limit on the mediums of artworks to be included and sold.  All work must be original, or reproductions of original work.  

For the forms and conditions of entry click here.