Arts & Culture
Updated 20 March 2025
Whyalla is a city with a diverse culture. Performances, shows, events and exhibitions showcase a vibrant city reflected in the arts. Whyalla is recognised as a regional hub for creative expression. Arts and culture hold an important role in contributing to liveability and local identity, social connection and health & well-being. Vitally important to economic industry, the arts generate revenue, create jobs and develop communities. They are trans-formative to individuals, increasing well-being and connection. The sector encompasses a wide range of practice and disciplines including visual arts, craft, dance, music, performing arts, photography, design, creative writing, public art, community and cultural development, heritage arts, galleries and libraries.
The City of Whyalla 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.
Public art, murals and sculptures are dispersed throughout Whyalla in gardens, along trails and in public spaces.
Arts and Culture Strategy
The vision for the City of Whyalla is for it to be a vibrant, culturally engaged community where creativity supports wellbeing, education and economic sustainability. This strategy provides a roadmap for Council and the community to collaboratively realise that vision with goals, objectives and strategic actions included. It acknowledges the capacity of arts and culture to build a strong, sustainable and vibrant community – supporting health and wellbeing, the economy and education. It consists of three key areas which respond to the standard strategic questions of “Who”, “What” and “How”
Arts and Culture Strategy 2020-2025
History
Whyalla has a diverse cultural, maritime, steelworks & mining history.