Port Adelaide Illustrated - the Power of the Picture

The Black Diamond Gallery will host Port Adelaide Historical Society’s new and exciting PORT ADELAIDE ILLUSTRATED Exhibition. 
This year a very special addition to our own comprehensive display of mounted and digital images will be the staging of a public art exhibition/competition, featuring original contemporary artworks interpreting the area’s rich history and heritage.
These artworks will be available for sale, and prizes awarded to successful exhibitors.
Society members will also be in attendance to provide further context and colour to the display which will be located in the historic heart of our Port.
This is a South Australian History Trust, South Australian History Festival 2024 event to be held at thee Port Adelaide Community Art Center’s Black Diamond Gallery, 66 Commercial Rd, Port Adelaide SA 5015

Exhibition Dates
Saturday       25th May   Opening event see below              1:00 p.m.
Saturday  25th May  to Sunday 3rd June, Exhibition Open  2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday   29th May   Women of the Port see below      7:00 p.m.

PORT ADELAIDE ILLUSTRATED ART SHOW

The Power of the Picture

In conjunction with the South Australian History Festival in May 2024 the Port Adelaide Historical Society invites artists to share their creative talent and skills with visitors by entering our art show and competition to be held at the Black Diamond Gallery, located right in the heart of our Port

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PORT ADELAIDE ILLUSTRATED

Exhibition and Art Show Opening

Join the Port Adelaide Historical Society to celebrate the opening of the  PORT ADELAIDE ILLUSTRATED Exhibition.
This year a very special addition to our own comprehensive display of mounted and digital images will be the staging of a public art exhibition/competition, featuring original contemporary artworks interpreting the area’s rich history and heritage.
The Exhibition will be opened and artworks will then be available for sale, and prizes will be awarded to successful exhibitors.

Sat 25th May 2024, 1:00 pm,  Black Diamond Gallery, 66 Commercial Road Port Adelaide.

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WOMEN OF THE PORT

POWER, PROGRESS AND COMMUNITY

Women have been integral to the development of Port Adelaide’s community spirit. Our historic women can tell us stories of power, powerlessness and all the creative negotiations in between. Join us for a panel presentation about some of the Port’s everyday women, followed by a conversation about the ways women can and have powerfully impacted their communities. Everyone welcome!

Wed 29th May 2024, 7:00 pm , Black Diamond Gallery, 66 Commercial; Road Port Adelaide

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OUR THEME

Power means a lot of things, in a lot of places and spaces.  There is power in science, power in art, power in the food we share and the clothes we wear. There is power in commerce, industry and transport.  There is power in storytelling and as a “picture paints a thousand words”, an equal power in the image.  There is power in culture, language and connection to our environment.

Every single one of us has a story.  Some of these stories are grand and far-reaching; others are quiet and personal, held close. Some are handed down as lasting relics; others are broadcast widely or uploaded with fleeting regard for their permanence.

We carry these stories with us; some of them are written across our faces.  And every one of our stories are enmeshed with South Australia’s vibrant, living history.