OpenField Arts Festival (Berry NSW) 2025
Event description
OpenField is a contemporary arts festival offering a distinct and diverse cultural encounter in the south coast town of Berry. It will include a public program of free and ticketed events across the festival - full program here.
Free exhibition entry: Friday 13 June - Sunday 15 June, 2025.
All art exhibition venues open 10am - 4pm daily (FREE ENTRY - no bookings required).
Venues: Berry School of Arts, CWA Hall, Berry Showgrounds Pavilion and Annexe, Rural Youth Hall (First Nations Hub), Berry Courthouse, Old Berry Council Chambers, Berry Showgrounds Woodchop Arena and Berry Museum.
Ticketed programs include workshops, panels and live music. All paid event tickets via Humanitix. Ticketing Terms and Conditions here.
Ticketed Events:
Friday 13 June 2025
TIME |
TYPE |
EVENT INFO | VENUE | BOOKING INFO |
| 10am-4pm | Exhibition | Exhibition Open | All Venues | Free General Admission |
| 10am-11am | Opening Ceremony | OpenField Opening Ceremony | Rural Youth Hall | FREE EVENT: |
| 10am-4pm | Participatory Installation | The Scrub Collective Participatory Installation | Old Council Chambers (Alexandra St, Berry Showgrounds) | FREE EVENT: |
| 1pm-1.15pm | Performance Artwork | Alison Clouston and Boyd 'Animal Archive' Performance | Showgrounds Oval | FREE EVENT: |
| 1pm-3pm | Workshop | First Nations Weaving Workshop | Dingo Belonging | Rural Youth Hall (First Nations Hub) | FREE EVENT: No Booking Required |
| 7-11pm | Live Show | OpenField Cabaret: Afterglow Variety Club A magical burlesque celebration of the night sky, starring cabaret charmers Bella Louche, Lou P Scarlett, Mr Gorski, Cupid and Tyrell Mcloud. Grab some friends and book a table - dinner and drinks available. BOOKING ESSENTIAL | Berry School of Arts | TICKETED EVENT - FROM $70 pp: BOOKING ESSENTIAL |
Saturday 14 June 2025
TIME |
TYPE |
EVENT INFO | VENUE | BOOKING INFO |
| 10am-4pm | Exhibition Open | All Venues | Free General Admission | |
| 10-10.45am | Performance Artwork | Kenneth Lambert'Without a Trace' is a captivating performance art piece by artist Kenneth Lambert which merges the ancient art of sand drawing with the modernity of robotic technology. | Berry School of Arts | FREE EVENT: |
| 10am-3pm | Workshop | First Nations Hub Workshops Activities include: - Weaving with Aunty Lila Stewart: Weaving and yarning together in friendship Dingo pups with Amethyst Downing: Show your love for the dingo by making baby dingo pup to carry in the festival parade. | Rural Youth Hall (First Nations Hub) | FREE EVENT: |
| 10am-4pm | Particpatory Installation | The Scrub Collective Participatory Installation The Letter House - Nature Banners Project: Felt your way to plant poetics. The Scrub Collective invites you to create nature banners for the streets of Berry | Old Council Chambers (Berry Showgrounds) | TICKETED & FREE EVENT: BOOKING ESSENTIAL |
| 11am-12pm | Performance Artwork | Jayanto Tan Performance Join Sumatran-born, Sydney-based Artist Jayanto Tan as he activates his installation of ceramic delicacies and sweet treats with a colourful Tea Ceremony Performance in the CWA Hall. Tea and baked treats will be available for sale. | CWA Hall | TICKETED BUT FREE EVENT: BOOKING RECOMMENDED |
| 12-2pm | Workshop | Alice McAuliffe Workshop Join artist Alice McAuliffe to make your own chalk 'Concrete Carpet' in an art-making workshop on the Alexandra street footpath, opposite the Berry School of Arts. FREE EVENT, No bookings required. | Footpath on Alexandra St, near ducks - across from the School of Arts | FREE EVENT: No Booking Required |
| 1-1.15pm | Performance Artwork | Alison Clouston and Boyd Performance Artwork | Showground oval | FREE EVENT: No Booking Required |
| 1.30-3pm | Merchandise | OpenField Live Merchandise | Berry School of Arts | FREE EVENT: No Booking Required |
| 2-3pm | Panel Talk | Artist Panel Discussion | Berry School of Arts | TICKETED EVENT $10pp: BOOKING ESSENTIAL |
| 4-45pm | Street Parade | OpenField Art Parade OpenField will close Berry's main street for its first-ever Arts Parade. Grab a spot along Queen Street between Apex Park and Alexandra Street and witness a procession of musicians, performance artists and the kids of Berry Public School as they bring art to the streets. Follow the procession to be led to the Berry Showgrounds for OpenField By Night | Queen Street | FREE EVENT: No Booking Required |
| 5-7pm | Projection Event | OpenField by Night Come and watch Joan Ross' brilliant video installation 'Colonial Grab', projected onto the outside wall of the Berry Showground Pavilion, as well as a dance performance and a chance to view the sculptural installations in a new way. Family-friendly, sausage sizzle and a hot drinks available | Outside Berry Showgrounds Pavilion | FREE EVENT: No Booking Required |
| 5.45-6pm | Dance Performance | AUSTI. Dance and Physical Theatre: 'Nothing More' Experience the power of movement in 'Nothing More', a compelling compilation dance from choreographers Daniel Navarro Lorenzo, Genevieve Morris, and AUSTI’s 2025 company artists. This evocative piece explores the delicate interplay between absence and presence, using lights on the showground oval. | Showgrounds Oval | FREE EVENT: |
| 7-11pm | Live Show | OpenField Discotheque Join OpenField for an old school discotheque featuring three awesome DJs: Stephen Ferris, Charlie Villas and local hero Electric Ginger. Drinks by the Henry Clive crew and yum cha delicacies from Pickled Ink. BOOKING ESSENTIAL | Berry School of Arts | 18+ TICKETED EVENT $50pp: BOOKING ESSENTIAL |
Sunday 15 June 2025
TIME |
TYPE |
EVENT INFO | VENUE | BOOKING INFO |
| 10am-4pm | Participatory Installation | The Scrub Collective Participatory Installation The Letter House - Nature Banners Project: Felt your way to plant poetics. The Scrub Collective invites you to create nature banners for the streets of Berry | Old Council Chambers (Berry Showgrounds) | FREE EVENT: |
| 10-10.45am | Performance Artwork | Kenneth Lambert'Without a Trace' is a captivating performance art piece by artist Kenneth Lambert which merges the ancient art of sand drawing with the modernity of robotic technology. | Berry School of Arts | FREE EVENT: |
| 10am-1pm | Workshop | First Nations Hub Workshop ‘RE-Place’ Story cloak on cowhide with Jodi Edwards – come and yarn and collaborate on a story cloak | Rural Youth Hall (First Nations Hub) | FREE EVENT: |
| 10am-4pm | Participatory Installation | The Scrub Collective Participatory Installation | Old Council Chambers (Alexandra St, Berry Showgrounds) | FREE EVENT: |
| 11am-1pm | Workshop | Kids Workshop: Wise Stories & Woven Place Drop your kids off with Green Mountain Nature Play | Studio 34, Alexandra Street | |
| 12-1.30pm | Workshop | Scrub Collective and Climate Writers | Council Meeting Room | FREE EVENT: No Booking Required |
| 1-15pm | Performance Artwork | Alison Clouston & Boyd Performance Artwork | Showgrounds Oval | FREE EVENT: No Booking Required |
| 3-4.30pm | Panel Talk & Live Show | Listening Country, Speaking Country featuring Eric Avery | Berry School of Arts | TICKETED EVENT $10pp: BOOKING ESSENTIAL |
| 6-7pm | Workshop | Drink and Draw Wind down from the festival excitement and have a drink whilst trying your hand at figure drawing of burlesque icon and model Bella Louche as she strikes poses at the Great Southern Hotel. Paper and pencils supplied. | Great Southern Hotel | FREE EVENT: No Booking Required |
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