Just launched at Signal Point Gallery is a joint exhibition by two South Australian artists, Loene Furler and Winnie Pelz. Both understand the power of place that shapes a response to the landscape. It is deeply felt in their paintings of the Flinders and the Gawler Ranges. It is present in the skies and rolling hills of the Fleurieu Peninsula, the flatlands of the Angas Plains and the Irish Burren.

The land is sensual: the smell of summer rain, the wind whipping through your hair, the sun searing the parched earth and the rich earthy smell of tilled loam.

The land can be seen as the body as it undergoes change: in the ribs of vineyards spread over the undulating torso of the terrain, in the rocky outcrops breaking the surface of the soil and the stone worn smooth as a breast by the movement of water. 

This exhibition marks more than a decade of personal encounter with an ancient land and its landmarks, by two artists who translate that encounter into works that resonate with a depth of emotion, colour and texture.

It runs until 27 October at Signal Point Gallery, in the Goolwa Wharf Precinct, open Monday to Friday 11am-4pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am-4pm.

Drawing on Country is another exhibition that celebrates place. Every year artists at every stage of development have met in townships across the region to record something essential about the environment they are spending the day in.

The results are a showcase of community spirit and creativity that is on show at South Coast Regional Arts Centre until 6 October.

The gallery is in the Old Goolwa Police Station on Goolwa Terrace; opening hours are Wednesday to Friday 11am-4pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am-4pm.