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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Marion Cultural Centre turns 21!

Tuesday 22 Nov 2022

The Marion Cultural Centre is celebrating its 21st birthday tomorrow (November 23).

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Kaurna ‘connection to Country’ Field River tours prove popular

Thursday 17 Nov 2022

The first of two Walk & Talk Tours sharing the Kaurna people’s connection to Country along the Field River was held earlier this month.

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Woodend Primary School takes out national Wakakirri story-dance award

Monday 31 Oct 2022

Woodend Primary School in the City of Marion has taken out a National Raising Awareness Award at the 2022 Wakakirri National Festival Awards.

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Adelaide Film Festival in the ‘Burbs

Thursday 06 Oct 2022

The City of Marion is supporting the Adelaide Film Festival with two special screenings - a Spielberg classic poolside and a documentary about local ...

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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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