SALA Up Late - The Port
Description
SALA UP LATE is your invitation to experience Port Adelaide after dark and soak up the atmosphere. Wander through the precinct with local artists as your guides and discover the creative hub of The Port.
Bring your friends, your date, your family or come solo and make some new connections. The tour wraps up in one of Port Adelaide’s vibrant hospitality venues, but the night doesn’t have to end there. You are welcome to revisit any venue that caught your eye and continue exploring at your own pace.
If you're looking for art, adventure, conversation, and a little after-dark mischief, SALA UP LATE is the perfect night out. Join us for an evening of creativity, community, and plenty of fun.
90-minute guided walking tours depart from Post Office Projects, St Vincent Street at 5.30pm, 6.00pm and 6.30pm are now sold out.
Missed out on a guided tour? Make your own way around ten wonderful SALA exhibitions at the Port with a self-guided map, available from Post Office Projects.
Supported by City of Port Adelaide Enfield
Lineup
5.30pm tour led by Erykah Jennette
Erykah Jennette is an emerging abstract artist based in Adelaide, South Australia. Known for her bold, vibrant, and psychedelic works, Erykah creates visually immersive pieces that are deeply influenced by her rich cultural heritage and spiritual connection. Drawing inspiration from her African American and Greek roots, her art explores themes of identity, ancestry, intuition, and transformation. Erykah's 90 minute tour covers 1km and three SALA venues, showcasing a range of local talent including artist talks and demonstrations. The tour concludes with a look at Erykah's exhibition at Pirate Life Brewing where you can enjoy music by Oliver John, with food and drink available to purchase.
6.00pm tour led by Danny Jarratt
Danny Jarratt is a South Australian artist whose bright, graphic paintings explore escapism and resistance within systems of social constraint, including heteronormativity, capitalism, and normative expectations. He has exhibited extensively across South Australia as well as nationally and internationally. Jarratt is currently based at Post Office Projects Studio in Port Adelaide, with an upcoming residency in Berlin in 2027. Danny's tour is an exciting mix of contemporary and community art spaces, including exclusive behind-the-scenes artist studio visits, concluding at Second Shot Cocktail bar. Designed for maximum engagement with minimal walking, this tour traverses 300m around the central River Night Walk precinct (Commercial Road). Note that access to the artist studios is via stairs.
6.30pm tour led by Emma Collins
What if visiting a gallery wasn't about finding the "right" interpretation, but about learning to see more deeply? Emma Collins is a South Australian artist whose practice explores identity, consciousness, and the stories we construct about ourselves. Working primarily in expressive figurative painting with rich texture and symbolism, she creates work that invites contemplation rather than certainty. Alongside her studio practice, Emma facilitates conversations that encourage people to slow down, look more deeply, and discover that art is not just something to view—it is something to experience. Emma's guided walking tour of three SALA exhibitions invites you to slow down, look closely, and engage with art through thoughtful observation and conversation. Whether you're an experienced gallery-goer or completely new to contemporary art, this interactive tour will leave you with a new way of looking—not just at art, but at the world around you. Tour concludes at Milledges Distillation Cellar Door and Cafe for a look at Emma's own exhibition. Stay on and enjoy live music by Frets Patrick, with food and drink available for purchase.
FAQs
- Are the walking tours accessible for wheelchair/mobility aid users?
SALA Up Late is part of River Night Walk. Find an access guide for the River Night Walk area here.
Some of the destinations included in our walking tours include stairs, and/or are a fair distance from the main River Night Walk precinct on Commercial Road. These routes move through a heritage area, at night, over areas of uneven pavement that may present hazards and are not recommended for wheelchair/mobility aid users.
As an alternative, you can collect a SALA Up Late Map from our departure point, Post Office Projects, from 5-9pm. Post Office Projects is a wheelchair accessible venue with accessible toilets.
The map is your guide to all SALA venues in the Port that will be open for the evening, including the venues our tours are visiting, plus much more!
- Which SALA Up Late venues are open?
Ten fantastic venues in the "Old Port" area are open to the public from 5-9pm on Saturday 15 August.
If you missed out on a guided tour, you can make your own way with our self-guided map.
Drop by Post Office Projects for a printed copy, or download the SALA App to put a map of what's on in your hand.
Description
All tours run for 90 minutes and depart from Post Office Projects.
Please aim arrive at the meeting point 10 minutes prior to your departure time.
Wear comfortable shoes for walking, and be sure to check the weather forecast to see if you'll need an umbrella!
Photographs may be taken on this tour on behalf of SALA Festival - if you do not wish to be photographed, please let the photographer know.
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