Located at the former Uniting Church, 12 Edwin Street, Spalding, JIMBURA Art Cafe is set to launch in early October 2026 (pending Plan SA Development application approval in June), coinciding with the 150th anniversar y of the settlement of Spalding in 1876. Jimbura will serve as a meeting place for local residents and visitors, stimulating community engagement and enterprise with an arts focus. This project is the culmination of an 8-year renovation and repurposing of a building with historical significance for Spalding, as it enters its 100th year since its construction in 1927.
Community and Cultural Outcomes
- Injecting creative and economic activity into the community via tourism and stopovers by travellers
- Contribute to revitalising Spalding, in collaboration with local businesses, residents and artists
- Offering employment for locals operating the art cafe and connected events
- Providing opportunities for mid-north SA and Australian artists to showcase their creative works
- Curating an annual exhibition by mid-north SA Ngadjuri and wider First Nations artists
- Inviting access to the gallery/arts space for children’s art exhibitions and other community art events
- Developing facilities for workshops, meetings, performances and arts-related functions
- Supporting links this building has historically with the Spalding community, thus fostering its survival into the future
Brendan Fitzgerald 