Come along for your chance to go into the running to win the art that was made on the day of this SALA event.

This live art from our artists will be up for grabs and could become the new centrepiece of your home!

To enter the draw, visit one or more of the artists on the day and provide your details through the QR code. After the event, the winners of the raffle will be selected at random.

Deb Rooney – Painter, colour and line artist

Deb Rooney is a visual colour and line artist, creating happy scenes with vibrancy and energy in her artwork.

Nyalkba – Painter, indigenous artist

Rebekah Nyalkba is an Aboriginal artist, originally from the Northern Territory and now based in Adelaide. Nyalkba is Jawoyn and Larrakia, and she also has Arrernte, Alyawarr and Anmatyerre family.

Growing up as a child amongst her saltwater, freshwater and desert Aboriginal families, Nyalkba learnt about traditional language, dreaming stories, art, dance and sacred Country, which she passes on through her art.

She was taught to paint by her family from the Top End down to Central Australia. Nyalkba’s art showcases the deep love she has for her family, culture and country.

Nyalkba is also a 2023 Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize finalist, with her painting titled, Tarndanya, which is an Aboriginal map of the city of Adelaide.

Lucy Timbrell – Printmaker and visual artist

Lucy Timbrell is a visual artist based in Adelaide, Australia. After graduating in 2012 with a Bachelor of Visual Arts and Design, she went on to gain a Diploma of Teaching (Secondary Education) in 2014.

Her artwork explores the relationship between humans and nature, and animals and symbols are frequently depicted in her work. Using mainly lino printing, hand colouring and embossing, she examines the natural world through vibrant and stylised imagery.

As well as working in her own arts practice, Lucy teaches a variety of workshops, at schools and at Ruth Tuck Art School, where she is also currently a director.

LennieDin – Artist, ephemeral chalk art

Lorna Nickels is an artist, who enjoys using many different mediums. She discovered her love of face paint while she was on maternity leave and has not looked back, moving into other avenues of art expression, including body painting, baby bumps, temporary tattoos, and chalk art.

Over the years, Lorna has won many awards for her body and face painting, and has often been involved in SALA events.

Alice Kleinig – Painter, abstract expressive artwork

Colour, texture and joy burst out of Alice’s abstract expressive artworks. Inspired by anything and everything, Alice loves to use a variety of mediums including acrylics, oils, pastels, crayons, pencils and markers to create the depth and detail in her works.

Her works are bold and expressive, explosions of big colour and snippets of fine detail, which reflect stories of everyday experiences, motherhood and the world around her.

Growing up in the Barossa Valley, Alice went on to study visual arts at The University of South Australia, before going on to study Arts Education and Special Education. Alice works as a Special Education teacher and consultant as her ‘day job’, but loves her time in the studio.

She resides in Medindie with her husband and young family, and loves to use painting and creating as an outlet to get her crazy ideas and emotions out of her head and into the world.

Zein Akkad – Ceramist, ceramics and wheel throwing

A keen ceramist, Zein Akkad picked up pottery and ceramics to improve her mental health. She now teaches mindful pottery classes to assist people in destressing and reflecting.

Zein is proficient in a range of different techniques, including wheel throwing, coiling and pinch pots, Kirunuki, mocha defusion, and much more.

Jordan Vick – Painter

Jordan Vick is an artist, who made her name through live wedding painting!

Abdul Nanou – Violinist

Local Walkervillian, Abdul Nanou, will be providing music of the violin variety during the upcoming SALA event.

Abdul has been living in Australia for a number of years, after his time as a famous violinist in Syria, until he had to leave his country due to a rise in suppression of music.

His knowledge of the violin and music is incredibly diverse and he is an enthusiastic violin player in oriental, Arabic, Indian, classical and modern European music.

Jack Willsmore – Electric guitar

Jack Willsmore is a guitar player and composer who works regularly with original groups of varying style amongst the Adelaide music scenes.

Some of these projects include the funk fusion groups; “Duck Soup” and “Magnus Joy”, rock outfits; “Day for Caroline” and “Velvet Void” as well as two original jazz projects, “Omens” and “Calling Leo” who play more Avant Garde music.

Nicole Hobson – Saxophone

A professional saxophonist, Nicole has been featured on albums for The Pretty Towers and is a member of six-piece SA band, Slowmango. She has made a name for herself improvising live on stage.

Courteney Hooper – Vocals

Developing her alt-folk style in Clare Valley, thanks to an upbringing in a musical family, Courteney has been an emerging young vocalist and musician in the Adelaide music scene.

Morgan Bramble – Vocals

A local Walkervillian, Morgan is a professional vocalist of seven years, who has extensive experience both on and off the stage. She has written and produced two successful cabaret shows for the Adelaide Fringe Festival and the Cabaret Festival.

Dr Melanie Walters – Flute

Dr Melanie Walters has been described as a “champion of new music in South Australia” (The Serenade Files), and her flute-playing as “truly exceptional” (The Advertiser).

She holds a PhD in flute performance, for which she has received a Dean’s Commendation, and a Master of Music degree in Australian flute music. Melanie is an active freelance performer and has played with ensembles including Soundstream Collective, Stereo//Mono flute and electronics duo, The Stables Flute Ensemble and Chronology Arts.

Melanie is the Artistic Director of Coruscalia Collective, an Adelaide-based flute ensemble that focuses on music by Australian composers, and is principal flute of the Adelaide Wind Orchestra. She is currently Vice President of the Flute Society of South Australia.

Ewen Bramble – Cello

The associate principal cellist for the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra (ASO), Ewen Bramble, a Walkervillian, has been performing with the ASO since 2009.

The ASO has been more than just a place for his extraordinary career, Ewen also met his wife, Morgan, through the ASO – who also happens to be performing at the Walkerville comes alive SALA event.

Ewen has performed for a multitude of orchestras, including the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra; and is part of the chamber ensemble, The Benaud Trio.

Oscar Asbanu - Didgeridoo

Oscar is a well-known local busker, who can often be seen performing along Rundle Mall with his didgeridoo and percussion instruments.

Richard Robinson -  Acoustic Guitar

Composer, producer and mentor at The Blue Lounge Sound Studio, Richard is an accomplished Adelaide musician, specialising in acoustic guitar.

Bortier Okoe - African drum

A composer, master drummer, dancer, multi-instrumentalist and singer from Ghana, West Africa, Bortier sings messages of peace, anti-poverty, connections, resilience, and tolerance – communicating across boundaries and countries.