Inspire. Create. Imagine. EXHIBITION
2025
Throughout the month of August
Adelaide Arcade is home to a range of SALA exhibitions celebrating the work of South Australian artists.
The exhibitions are located within Adelaide Arcade and Gay’s Arcade at:
Bearded Dragon Gallery
The Intrinsic Passion: Igniting the Heart
Zu design - jewellery + objects SAcred
T’Arts - Textile & Arts Collective RISE
Adelaide Arcade Tea Rooms PERSPECTIVE PIE
OmMade Meet The Maker MAKING LIGHT
Alexandra Lingerie I’ve Never Seen The Sky Before
Dulcie’s Vintage REIMAGINED
Pink Shorts Press YARNS
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Join us as we the amazing SALA Exhibitions! Visit our retailers and explore the exhibitions and meet the artists. ALL WELCOME!
The Intrinsic Passion: Igniting the
Heart
Bearded Dragon Gallery
Shop 2G Gay’s Arcade
Throughout August
Opening Night: 31 July at 6pm
Group show by artists living with disability, exploring the emotional core of creative expression.
SAcred
Zu design - jewellery + objects
Shop 102G Balcony Level, Gay’s Arcade
Throughout August
Contemporary jewellery exhibition exploring what makes South Australia sacred to local makers.
RISE
T’Arts - Textile & Arts Collective
Shop 10G Gay’s Arcade
27 July – 30 August
A poetic series of wearable and wall-based artworks using natural pigments, paper, and cloth by Tana Lampard.
PERSPECTIVE PIE
Adelaide Arcade Tea Rooms
Basement, Adelaide Arcade 18 – 31 August
Large-scale giraffe sculpture made from 100% recycled plastic, inviting a shift in perspective by artist Stephnie Robertson.
MAKING LIGHT
OmMade
Meet The Maker Shop 12 Adelaide Arcade
Throughout August
Opening Night: 30 July
Artist Denis Smith creates light painting portraits of local makers using long-exposure photography and hand-held lights.
I’ve Never Seen
The Sky Before
Alexandra Lingerie
Shop 36-38 Adelaide Arcade 1 - 24 August
A body-positive celebration of plus-size burlesque costumes and wearable art by Jessie McQueen.
REIMAGINED
Dulcie’s Vintage Shop 15, Adelaide Arcade
Throughout August
Upcycled fashion made by Dulcie’s volunteers using recycled and vintage fabrics.
YARNS
Pink Shorts Press
Shop 111, Balcony Adelaide Arcade 1 - 29 August
Handwoven textiles and baskets by Helen Bennetts and Cathy Charnock
SAcred
Various SA Artists
1 - 31 August 2025
Zu design - jewellery + objects
Adelaide-Made | Artist-Led
Shop 102G Balcony Level, Gay’s Arcade
Monday - Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday CLOSED
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 6.30pm
Saturday 1 - 5pm
Sunday CLOSED
Other times by appointment
Discover SAcred, a thoughtful exhibition by Zu design that celebrates the connection between South Australian makers and the place they call home. Each piece reflects what inspires their work—from the architectural beauty of Adelaide’s buildings to the natural landscape or deeply personal stories rooted in this land. A tribute to local creativity and craftsmanship, this exhibition invites you to explore what makes South Australia truly sacred.
Established in 1997, Zu design –Jewellery + Objects is a celebrated contemporary jewellery space based in Adelaide’s iconic Gay’s Arcade.
Founded by jewellery designer and maker Jane Bowden, Zu design has long championed South Australian makers, offering a platform for creative expression, collaboration, and craftsmanship.
For over 25 years, Zu has supported a thriving community of jewellers— emerging and established—through curated exhibitions, mentorship, and shared studio space. The gallery has showcased work by more than 300 artists across its history, becoming a cornerstone of Adelaide’s independent design scene.
With a focus on quality, originality, and storytelling, Zu’s exhibitions invite audiences to engage with jewellery not just as ornament, but as art—pieces that reflect place, identity, and process. Jane Bowden’s own practice is rooted in clean design, fine craftsmanship, and a deep respect for material and meaning, values that resonate throughout the Zu collective.
Light painting artist Denis Smith brings his luminous, hand-crafted portraits to OmMade Meet The Maker in Adelaide Arcade as part of this year’s SALA Festival. Marking a creative return of Denis’s light painting practice to Adelaide. The exhibition features portraits of makers from the OmMade collective, captured using the incredible light painting technique — an intensely hands-on process that reflects the care and intentionality of the makers he photographs.
The exhibition explores the transfer of energy — from artist to subject, maker to object, and object to the person who takes it home. Just as the artisans pour love and meaning into their creations, Denis wraps each subject in light, creating images that hold presence, emotion, and warmth.
MAKING LIGHT, sees him return to Adelaide with a luminous portrait series that honours local makers and their craft.
The opening night will be filled with love, light, and laughter. Denis will demonstrate the techniques used in the exhibition, and you will have the opportunity to meet the makers.
MAKING LIGHT
Denis Smith
1 - 31 August 2024
Opening night 30 July. Purchase tickets here
OmMade Meet The Maker Shop 12 Adelaide Arcade
Monday - Thursday 9am - 5.30pm
Friday 9am - 7pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 12pm - 4pm
Denis Smith
Light Painting Artist | Photographer | Storyteller
Denis is an acclaimed Australian visual artist best known for his captivating work in the medium of light painting. With a background in photography and a deep interest in movement, energy, and emotional expression, Denis has spent over a decade mastering the art of creating long-exposure images using handheld lights and custom tools. His work is both visually striking and profoundly human—each image a blend of technical precision, storytelling, and atmospheric beauty.
Originally from New Zealand and now based in South Australia, Denis left behind a high-pressure corporate career to pursue a more authentic and creative life. That leap of faith continues to shape his practice today. His iconic “Ball of Light” series, which began as a personal exploration of transformation and mindfulness, quickly gained international attention for its innovation and visual poetry.
Denis’s work has been exhibited widely and featured in global media including National Geographic, ABC, and The Advertiser.
Visual artist Tana Lampard presents a hopeful and empowering exhibition of textile and mixed media work. Created using natural pigments, paper, and cloth, her one-of-a-kind wearables and wall pieces are symbols of collective strength, resilience, and possibility.
T’Arts Collective will also feature a rotating “Meet the Artist” window display, showcasing different works each day based on which artist is in-store.
Tana Lampard
Visual Artist | Printmaker | Textile Artist
Tana Lampard is a multidisciplinary visual artist based in South Australia, working across painting, printmaking, and textiles. Her practice is deeply rooted in material exploration, sustainability, and symbolism—often incorporating natural pigments, handmade papers, and textiles to create work that is both tactile and evocative.
Guided by themes of resilience, renewal, and collective strength, Tana’s work offers a hopeful vision for the future. Her pieces often take the form of oneof-a-kind wall hangings and wearable art, blurring the line between function and expression.
Whether stitched, dyed, painted or printed, her compositions reflect a deep connection to the natural world and a reverence for slow, intentional making.
Tana’s background in both contemporary and traditional craft practices informs her layered, intuitive approach. She creates quietly powerful pieces that invite reflection, grounding, and a sense of shared possibility.
RISE
Tana Lampard 27 July - 30 August 2025
T’Arts - Textile & Arts Collective Shop 10G Gay’s Arcade Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm Sunday 12pm - 4pm
This evocative exhibition showcases handwoven textiles and baskets crafted from fibres rich in history and meaning—linen, silk, wool, paper, jute, raffia, grasses, and leaves. Artists
Helen Bennetts and Cathy Charnock work with yarns that are bought, inherited, recycled, and foraged, blending traditional and contemporary techniques.
Each piece is dyed with both natural and synthetic colour, adding new life to familiar materials. The result is a collection that reflects a deep respect for the past and a curiosity for the creative possibilities of fibre art.
Yarns invites viewers to slow down, look closer, and appreciate the textures, stories, and connections woven into every thread.
Helen Bennetts & Cathy Charnock
Helen Bennetts and Cathy Charnock are South Australian artists with a shared passion for fibre, texture, and storytelling through material. Working with a diverse range of natural and repurposed fibres—linen, silk, wool, jute, raffia, grasses, and more—their practice explores the intersection of traditional craft and contemporary design.
Helen’s background in architecture informs her structural, layered approach to textile art, while Cathy brings a deep connection to nature and an intuitive sensibility to her weaving and dyeing processes. Together, they create works that honour the origins of their materials—whether bought, inherited, recycled, or foraged—and celebrate the beauty found in the handmade.
Their collaborative work is rooted in curiosity, sustainability, and a desire to give voice to fibres with stories to tell.
YARNS
Helen Bennetts & Cathy Charnock
1 - 29 August 2025
Pink Shorts Press
Shop 111 Balcony Level, Adelaide Arcade
Monday - Friday 10am - 4.30pm
Volunteers from the iconic Dulcie’s Vintage Bus and shops present fashion-forward pieces made from recycled and vintage fabrics. These creative makers transform discarded materials into one-of-a-kind wearable art—proof that sustainability and style go hand in hand.
Dulcie’s Vintage is a celebration of timeless style, individuality, and the transformative power of fashion.
Curated by a passionate collector and creator, Dulcie’s Vintage breathes new life into classic garments, blending historical charm with contemporary flair. Specialising in vintage fashion and accessories, each piece is thoughtfully selected or reimagined to tell a story— one that honours the past while inspiring self-expression in the present.
With a background in costume, styling, and sustainable fashion practices, Dulcie’s Vintage is more than a label; it’s an ongoing love letter to the glamour, grit, and grace of eras gone by.
Whether it’s a 1940s day dress, a glimmering 1980s ensemble, or a oneof-a-kind upcycled creation, Dulcie’s Vintage invites audiences to dress boldly, beautifully, and with heart.
REIMAGINED
1 - 31 August 2025
Dulcie’s Vintage Shop 15 Adelaide Arcade Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm Sunday CLOSED
A flicker, a spark, a steady ember— passion takes many forms, yet always finds a way to glow from within. The Intrinsic Passion: Igniting the Heart invites artists and audiences to explore the forces that set their hearts in motion. The quiet pull of longing, the rush of inspiration, the deep-rooted essence of what makes us feel alive— each piece in this exhibition is a glimpse into the fire that fuels us.
Here, creativity breathes, pulses, and unfolds, revealing the unseen rhythms of the soul.
The Bearded Dragon Gallery, is a unique social enterprise business of SA leading Disability Services Provider Community Bridging Services (CBS) Inc., and has been operating since July 2018. The Gallery is a welcoming and safe space for everyone in the heart of the CBD, and situated in the prestigious Gays Arcade, Adelaide. The Gallery only stocks art by South Australian artists living with a disability or barrier, and is run by people living with a disability or barrier.
The Intrinsic Passion: Igniting the Heart
1 - 31 August 2025
Opening Night: 31st July
Bearded Dragon Gallery
Shop 2G Gay’s Arcade
Monday CLOSED
Tuesday - Friday 9am - 5pm Saturday - Sunday CLOSED
A celebration of body positivity, glamour, and hand-crafted artistry, I’ve Never Seen The Sky Before showcases dazzling plus-size burlesque costumes that are as bold and beautiful as the performers who wear them.
Each piece is a work of wearable art— hand-made, unapologetically sparkly, and designed to shine both on stage and beyond. This exhibition invites you to revel in the joy of self-expression, creativity, and the transformative power of costume.
Jessie McQueen
Jessie McQueen is a seamstress and costume designer who has been creating wearable art in Adelaide since the moment she could pick up a pair of scissors. What began with hand-stitched stuffed animal outfits has evolved into bold, expressive costuming for stage, screen, conventions, photoshoots, and special occasions.
While Jessie is available for select commissions, her recent work has centred on personal projects—pursuing freedom, play, and artistic joy without limitation.
I’ve Never Seen the Sky
Before
Jessie McQueen
1 August - 24 August 2025
Alexandra Lingerie
Shop 36-38 Adelaide Arcade
Monday - Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday CLOSED
Headshot by Velvet Thyme Boudoir
Stephnie Robertson
Visual Artist | Sculptor | Environmental Storyteller
Stephnie Robertson is an Adelaidebased visual artist known for her vibrant large-scale sculptures and installations made entirely from recycled and repurposed plastic. Her practice merges environmental activism with accessible storytelling, inviting audiences to consider sustainability through playful, thought-provoking forms.
Working primarily with soft and singleuse plastics, Stephnie transforms everyday waste into dynamic works of art using heat manipulation and hand-forming techniques. Her installations often take the shape of unexpected creatures or exaggerated forms—turning the ordinary into the extraordinary and sparking curiosity about our relationship with the environment.
Her work challenges viewers to reflect on consumption, waste, and the importance of reimagining materials we too often discard. Through humour, scale, and a sense of wonder, Stephnie uses art as a means to shift perspective and start meaningful conversations.
PERSPECTIVE PIE
Stephnie Robertson 18 - 31 August 2024
Adelaide Arcade Tearooms Basement Level
Monday - Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday - Sunday 9am - 5pm
Presented as part of the SALA Festival, Perspective Pie is a striking large-scale installation featuring a giraffe emerging from the Adelaide Arcade Tea Rooms. Crafted entirely from 100% recycled plastic, the work invites audiences to reimagine the world from a new point of view. The giraffe—typically seen as a lofty, distant creature—is brought down to eye level, encouraging us to reflect on the importance of perspective, sustainability, and our shared responsibility for the environment.
Created by Adelaide-based visual artist Stephnie Robertson, the piece reflects her signature practice of working with recycled soft and single-use plastics, which are manipulated with heat and hand-formed into bold sculptural forms. Stephnie works across mixed media sculpture and comics, with a strong focus on environmental themes and accessible storytelling.
Through playful form and thoughtful intent, Perspective Pie challenges us to see both art and recycling in a different light.
