The Port Noarlunga Arts Precinct’s 2025 program is out now, offering arts lovers First Nations arts exhibitions, site-responsive artworks, a Taylor Swift tribute act, and everything in between.
The program is available in print copy from various places around Onkaparinga, including the Arts Centre, Sauerbier House, libraries, community centres, council offices, cafes, galleries and wineries, and available online at onkaparingacity.com/arts
We’ll also soon release our guide to the Adelaide Fringe down south, so keep an eye out for that at onkaparinganow.com.
Arts Centre
The historic Gawler Street southern arts hub offers another exciting annual program of exhibitions, events, art workshops and performances in 2025, blending support for local artists with a mix of entertainers and performances from outside the region.
It signature annual events include the winter Beanies to Berets exhibition (20 June to 4 August) and associated Textile Market (21 June), and the Surf 2025 exhibition (12 December to 2 February 2026) and accompanying Christmas market (14 December).
But there are a range of other exhibitions scheduled throughout the year at the centre’s Onkaparinga and Red Rover Galleries, including during SALA Festival (August), with Onkaparinga Youth presenting the SALA Mentorship Program, which seeks to nurture and support young emerging Onkaparinga artists.
Two exhibitions and a story and truth-telling session from First Nations artists and women are also being held at the centre, including an exhibition that will showcase the artworks of First Nations students living in the City of Onkaparinga.
A range of matinee and evening performances, and an Adelaide Fringe Comedy Gala featuring top international comedians, are also on the calendar.
Music tributes to acts, eras and styles include celebrations of Taylor Swift, David Bowie, Peter Allen, John Denver, The Beatles, ABBA, Elton John, Aussie rock, the 1980s, country music royalty and iconic duets, while a performance from Australia’s finest classical guitarists is another musical highlight.
Don’t forget to check out the Art Shop in the centre’s foyer during your visit to see the works of talented local artists. Works for sale include jewellery, prints, paintings, glassware, ceramics, textiles and more.
Sauerbier House
Sauerbier House’s contemporary art and cultural space will again present a rolling calendar of diverse and accessible exhibitions developed onsite through the Artist in Residence program or offsite as an independent exhibition.
Seventeen individual artists or collectives will present exhibitions of new work at Sauerbier House in 2025 – including during the Fringe and SALA Festival – spanning a broad range of conceptual approaches, innovative processes, and unique material investigations. These encompass painting participatory art, jewellery, sculpture, soundscapes, ceramics, video, collected materials, interactive works, weaving, printmaking, scenography and more.
Interactions with locals and visitors are fostered and creative relationships are developed through regular exhibition launches, open-studio sessions, artist talks, gallery tours and interactive skill-sharing workshops. These unique and sometimes spontaneous offerings provide visitors with a rare glimpse into the practice and process of a working artist.
You can keep up to date with events and interactive opportunities throughout the year at the Sauerbier House webpage.
Pictured
Port Noarlunga Arts Precinct program cover star, Charlee Watt, who along with her band, will present the show, Beating Up the Beatles, at the Arts Centre on Friday 21 February at 8pm.