Arts to warm your hearts (this chilly winter)

Published on 03 July 2023

Winter. Cold. Wet. The great outdoors isn’t quite so appealing at the moment.

But don’t get stuck on the couch. Warm up with a show or exhibition at one of Port Noarlunga’s cosy arts spaces, the Arts Centre or Sauerbier House, and enjoy the inspired works of South Australian artists and musicians.

It’s great entertainment for low cost. Most of the shows are $30 or less and the exhibitions are free.

Shows at the Arts Centre are a musical mix of classic and folk, originals and covers, all in the centre’s intimate and friendly performance space. There’s also magic and a night of short films for the Fleurieu Film Festival.

Arts Centre and Sauerbier House exhibitions feature works in a variety of mediums, from wool and hair to paint and ceramics, including new contemporary creations made in the studio by artists in residence.

You can always duck out of the cold into the Art Shop at the Arts Centre to browse, buy or get your own inspiration for an arty winter.

View the full program of shows and exhibitions right into spring and summer or visit the Arts Centre or Sauerbier House for more information (and a warm welcome) Monday to Friday 10am-4pm or Saturday 1-4pm.

SHOWS AT THE ARTS CENTRE

Music and Magic Show
11-11.50am, Monday 10 July – $10
Songs, magic tricks, and lots of audience participation. A perfect warm-up for the school holidays.

Taste of Bond – Shaken not Stirred, Greg Hart and Trish Hart
11-11.50am, Wednesday 12 July – $20
Q up for this one. The great theme songs of James Bond – Thunderball, From Russia with Love, Goldfinger, Skyfall.

Frank and Ella – A Swing through Time, Leticia Lee and Ben Waller
11-11.50am, Wednesday 9 August – $20
Love Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald? Swing into this show with two great vocalists, Leticia Lee and Ben Waller.

Songs of Earth and Heart, Imijiri
8pm, Saturday 15 July – $25, $20 conc.
Michelle Byrne and James Byrne are Imijiri. Moving between instruments, they draw you into an eclectic mix of world music, folk and jazzy blues.

ABBA Gold, with the Flaming Sambucas
8pm, Saturday 19 August – $35, $30 conc.
You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life! Adelaide’s ABBA tribute band, the Flaming Sambucas, become your own dancing queen with ABBA favourites.

Fleurieu Film Festival at the Arts Centre
1-9pm, Friday 25 August – $20, $15 conc, $10 child, $60 group
See a dozen short films by emerging and student filmmakers, mostly from South Australia. The films are a mixture of comedy, drama, documentary and music. All ages welcome.

Saturday Live Music Session, featuring AP D’Antonio and Bennett and Co
2-4pm, Saturday 9 September – $20
Leaning on a strong passion for traditional folk, country and blues, AP D’Antonio brings the promise of an old-time good time, while Fleurieu-based Todd Richmond Bennett (aka bennett & co) is a desert highway hipslinger who’s been slow dancing and breaking hearts since before the internet!

EXHIBITIONS AT THE ARTS CENTRE

Beanies to Berets
30 June to 7 August
Celebrate creative, wearable headwear in this display of beanies and knitted caps. From traditional to sculptural and from playful to bizarre, enjoy this true winter warmer.

Still Lives and Ocean Views
30 June to 31 July
These works from the City of Onkaparinga art collection reflect the coastline, landscape and interior and exterior life of the Fleurieu Coast and McLaren Vale wine region.

Noarlunga and Southern District Camera Club
4 August to 4 September
If ever there was a picturesque location, the southern coast is it! See the region, and a surprising take on the world, captured in this exhibition by camera club members.

Artists of Aldinga Community Centre Pottery, Creative Embrace
11 August to 11 September
Ceramic enthusiasts and award-winning sculptors from the Aldinga Community Centre Pottery Group showcase their work in this exhibition. The pieces are as diverse as the artists.

Karissa de Leeuw, The (he)Art of the Lost Hair
8 September to 30 September
Art stretches the boundaries. Drawings of lost hair allow you to create your own interpretations of de Leeuw’s abstract images.

Frieda Corpe Kindergarten, Self portraits
15 September to 30 September
Frieda Corpe kindy is just up the road from the Arts Centre. In this exhibition, the kindy kids create an atmosphere of fun, individuality and creativity for families and friends.

ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE AT SAUERBIER HOUSE

Between the River and I, Gail Hocking
30 June to 29 July

Transition, Jianzhen Wu (Shirley) in collaboration with Yuen
30 June to 29 July

Desire Lines – curated by Sarah Northcott
5 August to 16 September

Josh Trenwith, Won’t Somebody Get Me off of this Reef…
23 September to 28 October

Meng Zhang, Surface
23 September to 28 October

Jennifer Eadie and Adrianne Semmens, Opening
23 September to 28 October

Arts Centre, 22 Gawler Street, Port Noarlunga, 8326 5577
Sauerbier House, 21 Wearing Street, Port Noarlunga, 8186 1393

IMAGES FROM TOP

1. Josh Trenwith's Kathy don't garden [lantana]
2. Aldinga Community Centre Pottery
3. ABBA Gold, with the Flaming Sambucas
4. From the Arts Centre collection
5. Sauerbier House (photo Marveena Manners)
6. Arts Centre interior (photo Aretha Byrne-Ockerby)