Free boat launching at O’Sullivan Beach boat ramp

Free boat launching will commence at O’Sullivan Beach boat ramp from 1 November 2025 thanks to a harmful algal bloom response partnership between the City of Onkaparinga and the state government.

Sauerbier House culture exchange

Stone building with grey roof in the background with lawns and gardens in the foreground. A straight path leads to the front door.

Sauerbier House is a City of Onkaparinga cultural destination which publicly presents and supports the development of contemporary artworks and site responsive studio projects. The house sustains an interactive artist in residence program alongside a vibrant exhibition schedule delivered as residency outcomes and standalone exhibitions.

Local and visiting artists at all stages of their career can capitalise on opportunities to create new works and exhibit in a professional and supportive environment. Interactions with resident artists, locals and visitors are offered through regular exhibition launches, open studio sessions, artist’s talks and skill sharing workshops and events.

Port Noarlunga Arts Precinct program(PDF, 2MB)

Exhibitions

DAVID ARCHER - INLET SPIRIT

Location inspired works interpreting local history, legends and folklore.
True or otherwise, it matters not.

Anna Horne - THE SAND WAVE

An exhibition centred on sand, exploring its materiality
through printmaking and casting, reflecting on
borrowing and taking from nature for artistic use.

Falling Open (not apart) - Exhibition by Margit Brünner

'Falling open (not apart)' explores the formation of identity as a response to place. The exhibition speaks of the physicality of memory and the ethereal dimensions of place, existing outside of time.

Site Seeing Site - Fringe exhibition by Callum Docherty

Responding to Port Noarlunga, Site Seeing Site is a series of critical documentations. Focusing on details that are otherwise overlooked, we seek to understand the context and impact of what is being observed.

Building and construction terrains - Exhibition by Alan Cook

Sculptures shaped from homelessness data vibrate with abstracted construction sounds through bone conduction, reveal how urban structures echo labour and the residue of human displacement.

Workshops and talks

Seaside Cyanotype Printing Workshop with Anna Horne

31 Jan 2026 Join artist-in-residence Anna Horne for a relaxed beachside cyanotype printmaking session, exploring creative processes with natural elements on paper. Horne will share her techniques, discoveries, and inspirations in this hands-on print experience.

Sauerbier House, 21 Wearing St, Port Noarlunga 5167

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Artist Talk with David Archer

31 Jan 2026 Join exhibiting artist David Archer for a PRETTY PRETTY PRETTY GOOD artist talk.

Sauerbier House, 21 Wearing St, Port Noarlunga 5167

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Site Seeing Site - Fringe exhibition by Callum Docherty

07 Feb 2026 Responding to Port Noarlunga, Site Seeing Site is a series of critical documentations. Focusing on details that are otherwise overlooked, we seek to understand the context and impact of what is being observed.

Sauerbier House, Sauerbier House, Port Noarlunga 5167

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