Barmera Digital Projections
On selected nights you will discover community-led digital artworks illuminating the southern wall of Bonney Theatre (Pascoe Terrace) in Barmera.
These permanent projectors were installed in 2019, with the support of Federal funding and the hosting of Barmera Central
Current Projection
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Upcoming Projections
Projection Cafe
Our favourite little "Projection Night" returns on Sunday October 1, 2024.
With our road closed, and more importantly a Pop up Cafe on site, we are able to let loose with some of our favourite animations that will dance across our Bonney Wall! Book the date in your diary and make sure you join us for a long week-end break with treats and refreshments available for purchase from the Sassy Coffee Caravan.
Stay tuned - we'll be posting the nights program soon.
Schedule: Sunday October 1 from 6:30 to 9:30pm
Where to watch
The best viewing area is from the Barmera Visitor Centre on Pascoe Terrace, Barmera, this allows you to listen to any audio component of the prepared works.
There is some limited seating in the viewing area but while you’re enjoying our free projections please remember to keep up your social distancing and follow all state and federal regulations for your own health and safety. The site is on the edge of a road intersection so take care with traffic and keep your children safe away from the road edge.
How to get involved in future works
The Barmera projectors were installed with the intention of developing a collaborative community asset supporting a range of community activities from grassroots projects to significant artistic collaborations.
Council looks forward to collaborating with our community for future projects. If you are interested in further information about the Barmera Projection site please call our Community Development Team on
Past Projections
Local Photographers Showcase
Immerse yourself in a wall of digital images captured by local photographers for across our great region.
Curated by young local creatives Aimee Gladigau, Alexia Flight and Zero Shaw this project showcases the images by Paul White, Italo Vardaro and Terry Marter. Another great mentoring opportunity for our region under the guidance of the team from digital arts specialists Illuminart Australia.
Schedule:
September 2023
Next Showing not yet programmed
"Constellation"
An experience of artistic visions of the future and exciting transformations of iconic Australian landmarks that used larger than life moving image to explore future themes of science, as part of Science week. There was even a special transmission from the future.
- August 2022
- October 2023
- Next Showing: October 2024 - Projection Cafe Event
Um, excuse me but that wall is looking at me …. and smiling!
Discover the fun, colourful exuberance of digital arts with the project by SA multimedia artist Luku Kuku.
“Um, excuse me but that wall is looking at me (and smiling)” was developed from images by a combination of local artists who participated in workshops creating mischievous digital faces.
This project was launched on Friday 10 June 2022.
This project was made possible by the Australian Government's Regional Arts Fund, which supports the arts in regional and remote Australia and matched funds from the Berri Barmera Council.
Scheduled:
- June 2022
- October 2023
- Next Showing: October 2024 - Projection Cafe Event
Centenary Reimagined : Proud to be Here
This digital artwork was a creative response to the 2021 centenaries of Barmera and Glossop. The Glossop response features archival footage and photography collected by members of the Glossop Centenary Committee.The Barmera response is a short poem and visual response by Alysha Herrmann, including photos from the Berri Barmera Library Digital Collection.
Proud To Be Here was a project of the Barmera and Glossop Centenaries, created by Part of Things, and supported by the Berri Barmera Council through the Centenary Grants Program as part of SA History Month 2022.
Scheduled:
- May 2022
- Next Showing not yet programmed
1 Minute Riverland Mallee Film Festival Screening
Theatre’s Pascoe Terrace wall sparkled with entries for the 1minute Riverland Mallee Film Festival which screened on Sunday 20 March 2022.
Scheduled:
- 20 to 27 March 2022
- October 2023
- Next Showing: October 2024 - Projection Cafe Event
Christmas Lights Up
Barmera’s main street Christmas light display was created in 2021 by Nic Tub, a small modification was made in 2022 by Adrian Little.
The Bonney Theatre’s Pascoe Terrace wall aims to sparkle each night through out December adding to the Theatre’s festive Xmas façade, Community Window displays and of course Santa's Cave.
Scheduled:
- 14 to 28 December 2021
- 15 to 29 December 2022
- December 2023
- Next Showing not yet programmed
- We are looking for something new - Are you interested??
- Call our Growth and Activation team on (08) 8582 1922
Harmony Light Up
Theatre’s Pascoe Terrace wall was coloured up by artwork from Barmera Primary School curated by Adrian Little in celbration of Harmony Day 2022.
Scheduled:
- 20 to 27 March 2022
- Next Showing not yet programmed
Remembrance Light Up
To commemorate Remembrance Day, local artist Kirste Vandergiessen created a “light up” digital projection which will be shown on Bonney Theatre.
Scheduled:
- 7 to 12 November 2021
- November 2023
- Next Showing not yet programmed
Night Mural
"Night Mural" was launched on 2 October 2021. Berri Barmera Council engaged innovative arts company illuminart Australia to deliver their Night Mural program which explores the spectacle of murals and transformation of public spaces through the magic of digital projection. Six Riverland artists each designed a mural specifically for the huge side wall of the Bonney Theatre and worked with illuminart to develop these designs into spectacular digital projections.
The project offered an exciting opportunity for visual artists interested in creating street/mural art to develop ideas and test them out through projection. Artists Lyn Anstey, Kat Bell, Susie Skujins, Aimee Gladigau, Declan Morgan and Alexia Flight brought a range of age and experience to the project.
Schedule:
- October 2021
- 19 to 30 March 2022
- 1 - 31 August 2023
- October 2023
- Next Showing not yet programmed
The Blue Wren Story
To celebrate NAIDOC week the Waatji Pulyeri - Blue Wren Story was told by Uncle Barney Lindsay and illustrated by local artist Kat Bell. This production was shown nightly on Bonney Theatre from 6.00pm until 10.00pm
Schedule
- 5 to 19 July 2021
- September 2021
- 4 to 24 July 2022
- October 2023
- Next Showing: October 2024 - Projection Cafe Event
ANZAC Commemoration
To commemorate ANZAC Day, local artist Kirste Vandergiessen created an ANZAC “light up” projection
Schedule:
- 23 to 26 April 2021
- 24 to 25 April 2022
- 24 to 27 April 2023
- Next showing - April 2024
Views of the Riverland
A series of Riverland images by Waikerie photograher Paul White have been used to turn the side of the Bonney Theatre into a giant slide show - thanks to the editing of illuminart.
Schedule:
- April 10 to 22 April 2021 from 7:30pm to 9:30pm
- July 2021
- April 2023
- Next Showing not yet programmed
Easter Lights Up
This little image treat was created by local digital artist Adrian Little. You'll find some giant easter eggs growing in the grass, with a cascade of coloured treats as an example of simple animation techniques prepared for the Easter Long Weekend.
Schedule:
- 1 to 8 April 2021
- 14 to 18 April 2022
- Easter 2023
- Next showing - Easter 2024
Barmera Centenary 2021 - Donald Campbell
In 1964 Donald Campbell CBE (23/3/1921 - 4/1/1967) came to Barmera, with his jet powered hydroplane Bluebird K7, in an attempt to set a new World Water Speed Record on Lake Bonney and complete a unique double by setting both a World Land and Water Speed record in the one calendar year.
This audio/visual production, created by local woman Amanda Burnim, celebrates Donald Campbell's visit to Barmera, during the centenary of his birth, featuring four short films, as well as photos depicting Barmera and many 'locals' who were present to witness the event.
Schedule:
- 15 to 28 March 2021
- 24 September to 1 October 2021
- October 2022
- October 1st 2023 - Projection Cafe Event
- Next Showing not yet programmed
A Little Projection
A small collection of photographic images from local artist Adrian Little to brighten up the night.
Schedule:
- 4 to 7 March 2021
- September 2021
- Next Showing not yet programmed
Celebrating NAIDOC Digital Projection
The external wall of the Bonney Theatre will once again light up with artworks by local First Nations artists and students celebrating NAIDOC week. A creative works by Kat Bell.
Schedule:
- 12 to 15 November 2020
- Next showing not yet programmed
Glossop High School
Glossop High School students worked with teachers and the Berri Barmera Council to develop a projection mapping display promoting positive wellbeing and mental health.
Schedule:
- 6-8 November
- Next Showing not yet programmed
Letters of the Riverland
The first community-led work to be screened at the Barmera Projection site was Letters of the Riverland, an eight minute digital projection piece created by Riverland writers, photographers and digital artists (experienced and emerging).
Letters of the Riverland was a project of Part of Things, commissioned by the Berri Barmera Council and first displayed in July 2020.
Schedule:
- 11 to 19 July 2020
- 23 August to 6 September 2020
- 21 to 31 January 2021
- September 2021
- October 2022
- October 1st 2023 - Projection Cafe Event
- Next Showing not yet programmed