Rachel Hagan, Yorke Peninsula Country Times

Price Progress Association is looking to put Price on the map with local art to help encourage more tourists to stop by the town on their visit to Yorke Peninsula.

Located at the top of the peninsula, Price is in a prime position for those traveling from the east of the state to stop and take a break before driving down to their YP destination.

However, PPA member Kylie Correl said the town now had a lot of evidence to show tourists were specifically visiting Price to follow the YP Art Trail.

“The Yorke Peninsula Art Trail is boosting tourism and people are coming here to follow it,” Ms Correll said.

While volunteering in the local museum, Ms Correll said she met with a group of people from Adelaide who were visiting Price to see the art installation located on the side of the building.

“That was actually amazing proof to know that the art trail brochure is working for day trippers from Adelaide,” she said.

In 2024, the community celebrated its osprey conservation efforts with a large mural on the side of the museum, honouring the first artificial nest built on YP.

“The caravan park also has security cameras overlooking the mural, and we have seen people dropping in daily taking their photos in front of the mural,” she said.

Osprey are now a big part of the Price community, and Ms Correll said the progress association was looking to create a new thought-provoking piece that would help encourage tourism and promote their connected community.

With the help of a local engineer, the group plans to create a striking sculpture of an osprey forged from metal items donated by local families and businesses.

Ms Correll said much of the recycled materials would be more than 100 years old, and would represent the enduring, resourceful and resilient community of Price.

“What once served as a practical purpose now finds new life in art, just as the people here are continually transforming hardship into strength and tradition into legacy,” she said.

Top predators, such as osprey, are a key indicator of a healthy coastline, which Ms Correll said made them a powerful symbol of a thriving natural environment.

“A public art piece would be a powerful catalyst uniting our community volunteers and government agencies to support osprey,” she said.

The sculpture will be designed to portray Price’s inclusive, connected community and to celebrate its rich history and natural environment.

“The vibrant Price community is buzzing with excitement, and we want to continue making our little town a more captivating destination for travellers to rest before heading to their destination,” she said.

“With an incredible surge of local talent and community spirit, Price is starting to pop.

This article appeared in Yorke Peninsula Country Times, 5 August 2025.