The South Australian Living Artists Festival, better known as SALA Festival is a statewide festival of visual arts held each year during the month of August.
It culminates in Australia’s largest and most inclusive visual arts festival, which takes place in galleries and non-traditional arts spaces across South Australia annually, during the entire month of August.
Each year, SALA takes the work of around 8,000 emerging, mid-career and established South Australian artists to more than 500 venues across the state (from sheds, cafés, offices and retail spaces to wineries, schools, public spaces, galleries and major arts institutions) to reach local and inter/national audiences of more than 850,000 people, and many more online.
Artist registration subsidy scheme
The City of Charles Sturt has established an artist registration subsidy scheme for artists exhibiting in the City of Charles Sturt area. This scheme acknowledges the role that artists and local venues play in the cultural life of the council area. Subsidies of up to $145 are available to assist individuals and groups with the cost of registering for the SALA Festival.
Subsidies will be provided to artists who are exhibiting within the City of Charles Sturt.
Subsidies will only be provided for costs associated with registrations for SALA Festival. Multiple applications may be considered.
Applications for the Artist Registration Subisdy Scheme have now closed. Exact allocation of subsidies are dependent upon the number of applications received. The total grant pool is $3,000.
Please note: Reimbursements will not be made until after the closing date (10 May 2026).
Applications will be dated in order of receipt, and no correspondence will be entered into.
The City of Charles Sturt is proud to support SALA Festival and acknowledges that the Festival fosters creativity, cultural and artistic events and activities.
For more information about artist opportunities in the City of Charles Sturt, click here. To find out more about how to register for SALA Festival visit the SALA website.