Arts and culture

About arts and culture
The City of Marion values the arts and cultural activities as vital components to creating a sustainable future for the people who live, work and play in the city
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Artist opportunities
The City of Marion values creativity and artistic expression in community life and is committed to providing support and opportunities for individual artists and arts organisations to be involved in projects, events, festivals, community celebrations, and art in public places.
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Artist register
The aim of the artist register is to showcase local artists or artists connected to the City of Marion by presenting short biographies and snippets of their work for the wider community to view and enjoy. Council also endeavours to utilise the register for City of Marion or community initiated projects and for networking and forum purposes.
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Multicultural
The City of Marion celebrates its culturally, linguistically and religiously diverse communities.
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Reconciliation
Reconciliation is about building relationships, understanding and respect between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and the wider Australian community.
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Warriparinga
A conciliation project
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News

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Mural celebrates Edwardstown’s retail history and community spirit

Monday 18 Jul 2022

A 40-metre-long mural celebrating the retail history of Edwardstown is being officially unveiled by the City of Marion on Wednesday.

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City of Marion to celebrate National Reconciliation Week

Monday 23 May 2022

A partnership with First Nations artists and a free community event celebrating First Nations culture are just two of the activities to receive ...

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History in the scanning

Friday 01 Apr 2022

Researching family history from the early days of the Marion district is about to become much easier thanks to a donation from the Marion Historical ...

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Check out What's On!

Thursday 31 Mar 2022

Check out What's On for January, February and March.

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Marion City Band secures five-year funding agreement

Thursday 24 Mar 2022

The City of Marion has signed off on a five-year funding agreement with the Marion City Band.

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Paint a massive mural in Edwardstown

Friday 18 Mar 2022

The City of Marion is looking for an artist to create an industrial Heritage of Edwardstown mural.

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Get your Fringe fix in the City of Marion

Wednesday 23 Feb 2022

City of Marion is once again taking part in the Adelaide Fringe - the biggest arts festival in the Southern Hemisphere.

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Community Grants Program now open

Thursday 10 Feb 2022

Applications are now open for the City of Marion’s 2022 Community Grants Program.

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Check out What's On!

Monday 13 Dec 2021

Check out What's On for January, February and March.

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Putting Marion Cultural Centre on the map

Thursday 09 Sep 2021

Recently heritage listed and a darling of its community, the architecturally iconic Marion Cultural Centre has made an unexpected leap – building a ...

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