15 September 2022
SALA Festival has once again reached our doors for the month of August. In and around Bowden spaces are filled with colour and curiosity with everything from emerging artists to those more experienced, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
We’ve rounded up all the exhibitions you can walk to from Bowden, to add a little more creative inspiration to your days.
Margaret AMBRIDGE
‘Becoming Invisible?’ invites women to consider how they navigate their own youth, aging, and mortality.
praxis ARTSPACE
68-72 Gibson St, Bowden
25 Aug – 16 Sep Wed-Sat 11am-4pm
Opening Event 25 Aug 6pm-8pm
Kaspar SCHMIDT MUMM
Paper Mâché artworks made from recycled waste by Kaspar Schmidt Mumm.
SODA Objects
1 Rosetta St, West Croydon
17-28 Aug Wed-Sun 11am-5pm
Opening Event 26 Aug 6pm-10pm
Emma DE BRABANT
Historic images paired with present day recreations of Croydon and surrounding suburbs.
Queen Street Cafe
12 Elizabeth St, Croydon
1-31 Aug Mon-Sun 8am-4pm
Bianca BAMPTON
Anthropomorphized animals reflecting their natural habits combined with quirky traits from human behaviours.
Hawker Street Cafe
22 Hawker St, Bowden
2-31 Aug Tue-Sat 9am-2pm
Opening Event 2 Aug 9am-2pm
Multiple Artists
Explore the studios of a group of contemporary artists working across multiple disciplines.
praxis ARTSPACE Studios
74 Gibson St, Bowden
6-7 Aug Sat-Sun 11am-3pm
Anastasia COMELLI
A collection of works by Anastasia Comelli explores her perception of beauty and sexuality.
19 On Green Community Centre
19 Green St, Brompton
1-31 Aug Mon-Fri 9am-4:30pm
Opening Event 5 Aug 5:30pm-8pm
Leigh WARREN
Through the flow of the brush each painting emerges. Depth and intricacy arise in the layering of marks, as inspired by Chinese calligraphy.
Studio B
21A Trembath St, Bowden
7-28 Aug Sat-Sun 2-5pm
Opening Event 5 Aug 6pm-7:30pm
Charmain HEARDER
Life grows everywhere it can, and several places it can’t.
Curious Orange
4 Elizabeth St, Croydon
1-31 Aug Wed-Fri 10am-4:30pm, Sat 12-4pm
Opening Event 6 Aug 2pm-6pm
Pia KUYKHOVEN
A bright, joyful collection of still-life and floral paintings and hand-built ceramic vases covered in flowers, inspired by the beauty of the floral world.
Her Name Was Nola
6 Elizabeth St, Croydon
6 Aug – 4 Sep Wed-Sun 10am-3pm
Opening Event 6 Aug 4pm-6pm
Lucy KRAUSE
Report card on the church’s response to child abuse: Too many failures!
Crave Speciality Coffee
15A Elizabeth St, Croydon
1-31 Aug Mon-Sun 8am-3pm
Anna REVESZ
The melding of human and artificial intelligence explored through photography and installation.
praxis ARTSPACE
68-72 Gibson St, Bowden
28 Jul – 19 Aug Wed-Sat 11am-4pm
Kellie FERGUSSON
When the world has gone mad sit in a puddle of paint!
My Grandma Ben
5 Third St, Bowden
2-31 Aug Tue-Sun 9am-2:30pm
Ilka RATHSACK
A quest to wholeness during troubled and turbulent times.
Joy of Flora Cafe
10 Rosetta St, West Croydon
1-31 Aug Tue-Sun 7am-3pm
BLEND COLLECTIVE – Multiple Artists
A fabulous exhibition of watercolour scapes… landSCAPES, tableSCAPES, eSCAPES and more.
Hindmarsh Library
139 Port Rd, Hindmarsh
30 Jul – 31 Aug Mon-Fri 9:30am-5pm, Sat 12-4pm
Opening Event 30 Jul 2pm-3pm
6 Mantoneers and friends
Fifth Annual Group show at 6 Manton Gallery on the theme “Pony Tales”
6 Manton Gallery
6 Manton St, Hindmarsh
26 Aug – 24 Sep Mon-Sat 10am-2pm
Opening Event 25 Aug 5:30pm-8pm
Josh JUETT
This exhibition speaks to Juett’s experience as a conscious observer of his thoughts, through the use of still-life painting, pottery, sculpture and installation.
praxis ARTSPACE
68-72 Gibson St, Bowden
28 Jul – 19 Aug Wed-Sat 11am-4pm
Opening Event 28 Jul 6pm-8pm
Bowden Brompton Community School Art Students
A variety of recent art works created by motivated artists from Bowden Brompton Community School.
The Brocas
111 Woodville Rd, St Clair
1-31 Aug Mon-Wed 9am-1pm, Tue-Thu 3-5pm
Bedford Day Options Artists
Beautiful works created by our talented people from Bedford Day Option Panorama & regional areas.
Jackson Square
57 Manton St, Hindmarsh
17-19 Aug Mon-Sun 10am-4pm