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 Come along to OpenField's Opening and Welcome Ceremony featuring a smoking ceremony, dance and a Welcome from Aunty Delia Lowe.	Rural Youth Hall	FREE EVENT: No Booking Required
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 (Alexandra St, Berry Showgrounds)	FREE EVENT: No Booking Required
1pm-1.15pm	Performance Artwork	Alison Clouston and Boyd 'Animal Archive' Performance Observe the artists as they carry their sound object works from the Showground Announcer's Booth to the taps at the Goat Pavilion for a washing ritual and then return them to the installation.	Showgrounds Oval	FREE EVENT: No Booking Required
1pm-3pm	Workshop	First Nations Weaving Workshop \| Dingo Belonging Dingo pups with Amethyst Downing - show your love for the dingo by making baby dingo pup to carry in the festival parade. This is a drop-in, family-friendly activity. No bookings required. Handmade arts, crafts, bush-healings and bush-tukka stall - items can be purchased	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: No Booking Required
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: No Booking Required
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 Observe the artists as they carry their sound object works from the Showground Announcer's Booth to the taps at the Goat Pavilion for a washing ritual and then return them to the installation.	Showground oval	FREE EVENT: No Booking Required
1.30-3pm	Merchandise	OpenField Live Merchandise Bring a T-shirt or Tote Bag and have renowned artist and curator, James Gulliver Hancock screen print it with an OpenField-exclusive design while you wait.	Berry School of Arts	FREE EVENT: No Booking Required
2-3pm	Panel Talk	Artist Panel Discussion ‘RE:Place' - Join Rachel Kent as she discusses OpenField's curatorial theme and how it relates to the featured artists' practice. Featuring Janet Laurence, Joan Ross and June Golland	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: No Booking Required
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: No Booking Required
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: No Booking Required
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: No Booking Required
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 (Alexandra St, Berry Showgrounds)	FREE EVENT: No Booking Required
11am-1pm	Workshop	Kids Workshop: Wise Stories & Woven Place Drop your kids off with Green Mountain Nature Play	Studio 34, Alexandra Street	TICKETED EVENT $35pp: BOOKING ESSENTIAL
12-1.30pm	Workshop	Scrub Collective and Climate Writers Scrub Collective is hosting Climate Writers at The Letter House’to learn practical techniques for crafting compelling letters to politicians that advocate for meaningful climate action.	Council Meeting Room	FREE EVENT: No Booking Required
1-15pm	Performance Artwork	Alison Clouston & Boyd Performance Artwork Observe the artists as they carry their sound object works from the Showground Announcer's Booth to the taps at the Goat Pavilion for a washing ritual and then return them to the installation	Showgrounds Oval	FREE EVENT: No Booking Required
3-4.30pm	Panel Talk & Live Show	Listening Country, Speaking Country featuring Eric Avery Come and hear First Nations voices on culture, Country and heritage through language, story, poetry and heart. The ‘Re-Place’ Story cloak on cowhide will be shown and shared and Dr Lou Netana Glover will give a poetry reading, followed by acclaimed violinist and musician, Eric Avery, Kabi Marrawuy Mumbulla, performing his haunting compositions and his family's custodial song for a final concert to close out the festival program	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