Pricing & Council Rebates
Find out about the cost of registering an event in the SALA Festival, and available rebates on this cost.
Registration Fee
The SALA Festival Registration Fee is the cost of registering your exhibition/event in the Festival, which you will be prompted to pay when you submit your SALA Festival Event Registration Form.
| 2026 SALA Festival Registration Fees | Earlybird price | Full price |
|---|---|---|
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Registration of event featuring 1 artist (exhibition, open studio, or art event at a single location/venue) |
$145 | $185 |
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Registration of event featuring 2-5 artists (exhibition, open studio, or art event at a single location/venue) |
$260 | $340 |
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Registration of event featuring 6-10 artists (exhibition, open studio, or art event at a single location/venue) |
$300 | $380 |
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Registration of event featuring 11-20 artists (exhibition, open studio, or art event at a single location/venue) |
$365 | $445 |
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Registration of event featuring 20+ artists (exhibition, open studio, or art event at a single location/venue) |
$460 | $520 |
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Premium Registration (any number of artists) This upgrade draws attention to your event with a guaranteed colour image & longer event description (25 wds) in the printed Program, and additional image online. |
$530 | $610 |
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Student exhibition Available to: Kindergartens/ELC, Primary & Secondary schools (inc. mature-age students), & homeschools. Must be a government regulated education provider to be eligible. |
FREE thanks to SALA's Education Partner I-Nex. | |
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discount ends 8 April 2026 |
registrations close 6 May 2026 |
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| 2026 SALA Festival Registration Fees | Earlybird price | Full price |
|---|---|---|
| * 1 artist | $145 | $185 |
| * 2-5 artists | $260 | $340 |
| * 6-10 artists | $300 | $380 |
| * 11-20 artists | $365 | $445 |
| * 20+ artists | $460 | $520 |
| Student exhibition ** | FREE thanks to SALA's Education Partner I-Nex. | |
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Premium Registration Upgrade to a guaranteed colour image & longer event description (25 wds) in the printed Program, and additional image online. |
$530 | $610 |
* Registration of event (exhibition, open studio, art event) taking place at a single location/venue) featuring [#] artist/s.
** Available to: Kindergartens/ELC, Primary & Secondary schools (inc. mature-age students), & homeschools. Must be a government regulated education provider to be eligible.
multiple events
- If you are participating in multiple arts events across multiple venues/locations, they will need to be registered separately.
- If you are running related events within a single venue (for example, you might schedule an artist talk to accompany your exhibition), these may be added as ‘additional activities’ within your registration form at no extra cost.
FAQ
The SALA Festival Registration Fee is payable per registered event (not per artist).
This goes towards the cost of collating, designing, printing, and publishing the Official SALA Festival Program in print and online, which will feature your event. The printed booklet is produced within a very tight timeframe, and is distributed statewide.
The registration fee also goes towards the cost of marketing & publicity, which includes a publicist contracted to promote the events of the Festival individually as well as broadly.
SALA Festival is a not-for-profit organisation and our surprisingly small team does a whole lot of unseen work to elevate those participating in the Festival.
Please note that the SALA Festival Registration Fee is not associated with venue-related costs (such as venue hire).
It does not matter who pays the Registration Fee – it may be paid by the artist/s, venue, organiser, community group, sponsor, or by another party (or any combination of these).
Please note that only one registration form should be submitted per event and there is only one fee per event.
Please note that the SALA Festival Registration Fee is unrelated to any
No. The only way to be an official participant in SALA Festival is to register an event.
This can be an exhibition, open studio, workshop, artist talk, panel, performace, demonstration, online exhibition, etc.
It is not possible to be a ‘SALA artist’ unless an event registration has been submitted.
Earlybird pricing applies to complete* registrations submitted between 1 March – midnight 8 April 2026.
*print-ready, not with ‘pending’ in any of the fields.
The Official SALA Festival Program is produced in an incredibly tight timeframe and the majority of submissions come through at the last minute, so it makes sense to reward those who are able to submit earlier.
Council Rebates
Each year, many local councils support participation in the SALA Festival by offering a rebate on the SALA Registration Fee. This scheme acknowledges the role that artists and local venues play in the cultural life of the council area.
Rebates for the 2025 SALA Festival are yet to be confirmed. Join the SALA Festival mailing list or check back in February for updates.
