Image: Art Images Gallery, Norwood, SA
Art Images Gallery in Norwood, South Australia, is reminding audiences of the opening of 'Close to Home', a group exhibition presented as part of this year’s South Australian Living Artist Festival (SALA). The opening is scheduled for Friday, 31 July 2026, from 6 to 8 pm.
The gallery’s announcement frames the exhibition as a celebration of “the exceptional creativity and talents of our local artists” within SALA, the annual festival devoted to South Australian living artists. No further curatorial details are supplied in the source material, but the exhibition’s positioning within SALA places it alongside the festival’s wider emphasis on contemporary practice made by artists working in the state.
According to the gallery, 'Close to Home' brings together artists whose practices are shaped by the places they inhabit and the experiences that ground them. The exhibition will span varied mediums and reflect what the gallery describes as the familiar rhythms of South Australia, including its landscapes, suburbs and stories. The language of the announcement suggests an emphasis on proximity, locality and the relationship between art-making and everyday experience.
The exhibition text also draws a formal comparison between the artists’ practices and Adelaide’s “considered grid,” describing the works as “distinct yet connected, personal yet collective.” While the source does not identify the participating artists or list individual works, it presents the group show as one in which different approaches sit side by side rather than being subsumed into a single style or theme.
Art Images Gallery’s reminder was issued through its mailing list the day before the opening, underscoring the event as a timely invitation rather than a retrospective notice. The message directs readers to view the exhibition online as well, indicating that the project has both an in-person opening and a digital presentation, though the source material does not specify the format or extent of the online component.
The only verified event details available are the opening time and place in Norwood, with the event listed for Friday, 31 July 2026, 6-8 pm. Beyond that, the source material keeps the focus on the exhibition’s local frame: a SALA group show built around the idea of art made close to home, and around the practices of artists whose work is shaped by South Australian places and lived experience.
