About Us
Artworx Gallery & Gifts opened in October 2005 in the historic river port of Goolwa, 80 kilometres south of South Australia's capital city of Adelaide.
Within months of opening, it had established itself as a must-see venue and within a year was being hailed as the finest contemporary gallery on the Fleurieu. Its success has been confirmed by the SA Great organisation and the Southern Alexandrina Business Association, who have both made special awards to Artworx owners, Wendy and Stephen Middleton in recognition of the gallery's contribution to the local arts scene and local artists.
Displaying original art, jewellery and sculptures, Artworx is located in the centre of Goolwa's heritage precinct, in an 1850s stone cottage and warehouse near the town's restaurants, hotels and historic wharf and railway station, where paddle steamers and steam rains rule.
Goolwa, an Aboriginal word meaning elbow, describes the bend in the River Murray where the town was settled in the mid-1800s, near the river's mouth and 15 km from Victor Harbor - one of South Australia's premier tourist towns.
The Middletons created Artworx to fill a gap they perceived in the local arts scene and soon began attracting collectors from the region as well as from Adelaide and beyond.
As the gallery's reputation grew, Artworx began shipping works around Australia and overseas.
Artworx is normally open from 10.30 am to 4.30 pm Thursday to Sunday and public holidays, or by appointment, but is presently closed until Saturday September 17 2010 while Wendy and Stephen Middleton take their annual holiday.