SALA 2016

Community Collections

Our Current Exhibition ....

‘The Mill in Focus – Then and Now’ showcases photographs of the Mill and photographic technique from a number of different eras. The exhibition will appeal to both those who are keen on photography and those who are interested in local heritage. 

The Onkaparinga Woollen Mill Museum has provided a series of photographs from the early 1900’s which give a fascinating insight into the early days of the operation of the woollen mill. The evocative sepia toned images show the large industrial weaving machinery used in blanket manufacturing and the workers that operated them in the 1920’s and 30’s.

Also on display are Black and White photographs taken by local residents & mill workers under direction of photographer Rick Martin, in the 1990’s. These haunting images capture a poignant moment in time – the operation of the Woollen Mills just prior to its closure. The photographs were last exhibited at the ‘Through the Mill’ exhibition, held at the Woollen Mills in 1993.

The black and white photographs of the Mill also reflect a pivotal time in the history of photography.  The advent of the digital ‘point and shoot’ camera occurred in the 1990’s and there was a subsequent decline in the use of SLR cameras.

Modern techniques of digital manipulation and enhancement have been used by 3 of the 6 local artists exhibiting contemporary photographs in the exhibition. Ali Moylan, Stuart Templeton and Martin Jaeger have submitted works which utilise digital techniques such as time stacks & double exposures.

Shaylee Knight, John Marlow and Harry Marlow have each taken a more traditional approach, with portraiture and a focus on architectural features of the Mill.

The exhibition will be open 11.30am – 5pm from Thursday January 21st, to  Sunday 24th 

and Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st January in building 35 of the old Onkaparinga Woollen Mills.

The official opening will be by Gavin Blake, director of the Centre for Creative Photography on Sat 23rd January, 3.30pm – 5.00pm. All are welcome.

The Mill in Focus – Then and Now’ photography exhibition is part of a Pop up Gallery which over the next 6 months will utilise empty spaces within the Onkaparinga Woollen Mill complex and/or Lobethal main street. The project aims to increase tourism and support local artists by providing opportunities for them to exhibit their work locally. 

Funding for equipment to operate the pop up gallery was made available through the FRRR (Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal) Small Grants program. Adelaide Hills Council are supporting access to venues. The Centre for Creative Photography, Atkins Technicolour and Tilbrook Estate Wines are also exhibition sponsors.

The exhibition coincides with the Crush weekend and so we are hoping that people will drop by to take a look whilst visiting their favorite winery. 

Here we go again ...

We are currently working on our first exhibition for 2016.

Look out for  'The Mill in Focus - Then and Now' Photography Exhibition.

Where will it be popping up? As the exhibition will coincide with the Adelaide Hills Wine Event,  'Crush', the obvious place was a vacant building in the old Woollen Mills previously used as a cellar door!

More details soon...

from Empty Space to Exhibition Space ...

June and July. 

The next two months will see us busily converting almost 700 square meters of empty industrial space into a fabulous gallery. 

We have 44 artists hailing from the Adelaide Hills, metro Adelaide and regional towns currently creating their pieces for the exhibition. 

For full details, see our 'Inaugural Exhibition' page. 

August 2015 

'Blankets Reimagined

Woven@the Mill' 

Exhibition 

Thanks to our Venue Sponsor ...

                                                                                     

Call Out

An exciting opportunity 
to join 

a group exhibition 
in a unique location. 

Call out for Artists

The exhibition will be held in the state heritage listed 
Onkaparinga Woollen Mill in Lobethal 
as part of  SALA in August 2015.

Artists are invited to ‘re imagine blankets’ in a manner which reflects the themes reuse, re purpose, remake.

A call out is being made to both established and emerging artists 
inviting them to submit artworks to the exhibition.

Each artist will be given a kit containing pieces of Onkaparinga Wool blanket which they are to incorporate into their submitted artwork. 
A Kit will be distributed to artists when an application form and fee is received. 

Fibre and textile artists in particular may be interested in participating.

There is a small fee of $20 to assist with covering costs of the exhibition.

Items exhibited may be for sale. A small commission will be taken. All proceeds raised from the exhibition will be used to further promote and support arts in the Adelaide Hills.

We have a limited number of kits, so please register your interest as soon as possible.

Email to request an application form

h.art.advocates@gmail.com

Applications close: 6^th May 2015

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