The Artists’ Cottage

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Photo: Kim Jaeger

About

The Artists’ Cottage is utilised primarily for Salamanca Arts Centre’s Arts Residency Program. This Georgian sandstone Cottage (C. 1840), is centrally located in historic Battery Point, and within walking distance to Salamanca Place.

Artists can apply for inclusion in Salamanca Arts Centre’s Arts Residency Program. Any dates not utilised by the Arts Residency Program are available to artists, arts organisation or non-artists.

Where

The Artists’ Cottage
Battery Point

Key Features

Arts Residency Program
2-3 Bedroom
Working Studio + Writers Nook
Self Contained

Arts Residency Program

For almost a quarter of a century, the Artists’ Cottage has hosted visiting Artists of all disciplines and their families, for Residencies and short-term accommodation. In 2021, Salamanca Arts Centre launched the new Self-Funded Arts Residency Program for the Artists’ Cottage, with the aim of providing a new residency program in Hobart.

The Self-Funded Arts Residency Program consists of a maximum of 12 Arts Residencies per year and is open to artists of all disciplines (including writers, performers, musicians and visual artists) for either solo or collaborative / multi-artist Residencies.

Arts Residency Duration & Residency Fees

  • Option 1
    3 x Weeks  | $650 per Week | Total $1,950
  • Option 2
     7 x Weeks  | $650 per Week | Total $4,550
  • Option 3
    11 x Weeks | $650 per Week | Total $7,150

All prices are in AUD, inclusive of GST and valid from 1 January 2025.

*Residency Fees are planned to increase as of 1 January 2026.
For details of 2026 Residency Fees, please refer to The Artists’ Cottage | Arts Residency Program Information Kit (PDF)

List of Current and Past Resident Artists

2025 + 2026

2024

2023

2022

2021

Venue Hire Rates

The Artists’ Cottage may be available for Artists and Arts Organisations for Short Term Accomodation during periods when the Cottage is not in use for the Arts Residency Program.

Date availability for Artist / Arts Organisation bookings to be released upon confirmation of Arts Residency Program dates.

Hire Rates for Artists & Arts Organisations
(see costs for Arts Residency Program above)

Individual Artists / Arts Organisations (non- Government Funded)
$300 per Night (includes Cleaning Fee) | Minimum 2 Night Stay

Arts Organisations (Government Funded)
$425 per Night (includes Cleaning Fee) | Minimum 2 Night Stay

All prices are inclusive of GST and valid from 1 January 2025.

Availability

The Artists’ Cottage is fully booked by Arts Residency Program artists until the end of 2026.

Applications for inclusion in the the 2025 – 2026 Arts Residency Program have closed.

To be notified of the next Call for Applications for the Arts Residency Program at the Artists’ Cottage, including for Special / Quick Response Rounds (as a result of cancellations etc.) / Accomodation or for dates from 2027 onwards, please sign up to the alert below and you’ll be contacted once the next Call for Applications opens.

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