SALA at the Silos 2026 - Artist Expression of Interest Open

⁠⁠⁠Call for Artists

Looking for a unique venue to showcase your artwork this SALA Festival? We’ve got an epic canvas for you!

Be part of our iconic Karoonda Silo Projections as we light up the night for the 2026 South Australian Living Artists (SALA) Festival this August.

Whether you're a painter, photographer, digital artist or mixed media creator, this is your chance to see your work illuminated at night on a giant concrete canvas!

'After the Harvest' explores what remains once the work is done: the quiet after labour, the land after use, and the pause that follows a busy season. Set against the towering silos of Karoonda, this large‑scale outdoor exhibition invites artists to reflect on rest, memory, renewal and the cycles that carry us forward.

Inspired by our rural region but open to broader interpretations, After the Harvest welcomes responses that are personal, environmental, cultural or experimental.

Submit your EOI here

About the Exhibition

2026 marks the District Council of Karoonda East Murray’s seventh year participating in the statewide South Australian Living Artists Festival (SALA). SALA at the Silos transforms the Karoonda silos into a night‑time outdoor gallery through large‑scale digital projection. Throughout August, artworks will be projected each evening onto the silos, creating an immersive public exhibition visible from the town centre.

Who Can Apply

We welcome applications from South Australian artists working in a mix of mediums, including:

• Painting
• Photography
• Drawing
• Illustration and graphic work

Artists do not need to create site‑specific work, but artworks must translate well to large‑scale digital projection.

Artists at any stage of their practice are encouraged to apply.

Theme: After the Harvest

Artists are invited to respond to the theme in their own way. This may include exploring:

• Rest, pause and stillness
• Cycles of labour, growth and renewal
• Land, environment and rural experience
• Memory, inheritance and what remains
• Community life beyond moments of activity
• Interpretations may be literal or abstract.

How the Exhibition Works

Selected artworks will be:

Digitally prepared for projection

Displayed nightly across the Karoonda silos during the festival

Part of a curated outdoor exhibition running for the duration of SALA 2026

How to Apply

To express interest, artists can submit an Expression of Interest by clicking here.