Event Type: All Ages

Performance :
Friday 6 December 2024
Doors Open @ 7:00pm | Performance 7:30pm – 8:30pm

Duration : 60 minutes | No Interval

Tickets :
Full Price $20 (+BF)
Concession $15 (+BF)

Tickets available online or at the door (pending availability)

Parental guidance recommended. An improvised show, it may contain some course language and adult themes.

Only one lighthouse. Two lighthouse keepers.

Usually the lighthouse is manned by one keeper at a time. This year however, the changeover hasn’t gone to plan. And two lighthouse keepers are stuck with each other for the season.

Join prize winning improvisers Harris and Tweed (Rowan Harris and Matt Wilson) for a tale of two men who can’t escape.

PROTEA Impro‘s 2024 season is supported by Salamanca Arts Centre

Performance :
Monday 2 December 2024
Doors 6:40pm | Performance 7:00pm – 8:30pm

Duration : 90 minutes | No Interval

Tickets :
Adults $29
Concession / Student $22

Tickets available online or at the door (pending availability)

ThylaSing presents Hits Across the Decades – an evening of world-class a cappella featuring songs by Queen, The Beatles, A-Ha, Coldplay, Miley Cyrus, Kelly Clarkson and much much more!

Local youth a cappella chorus Vocalis will be joining us as guest artists for this special concert.

ThylaSing is proudly supported by Salamanca Arts Centre in 2024.

Opening Event :
Friday 10 January 2025, 5:00pm – 7:00pm

Exhibition Dates :
Thursday 9 – Wednesday 22 January 2025
Monday – Friday 9:00am – 5:30pm
Saturdays 10:00am – 4:00pm
Sundays 10:00am – 3:00pm

Wildscapes is a pop-up exhibition that pays homage to Patricia Giles‘ legacy, showcasing her masterful depictions of the wild places and coastlines that defined her artistic journey

Step into the enchanting world of Patricia Giles, a revered Tasmanian artist whose watercolours vividly capture the untamed beauty of Tasmania’s landscapes. 

Early Works – Discover Trish’s Roots : Explore the artist’s early watercolours that reveal her deep connection to Tasmania’s wild environments. From dense rainforests to rugged mountain ranges, these pieces set the stage for her evolving exploration of nature.

Coastal Chronicles : Immerse yourself in the rhythmic ebb and flow of Patricia’s coastal watercolours. Through her meticulous brushstrokes, experience the diverse seascapes that grace Tasmania’s shores, from tranquil bays to dramatic cliffs battered by the Southern Ocean.

Wilderness Wonders : Traverse the vast wilderness through Patricia’s eyes. Encounter the untouched beauty of Tasmanian landscapes as she intricately captures the interplay of light and shadow in her watercolours. Each painting is a testament to her deep reverence for the wild places she loved.

Artistic Evolution : Witness the evolution of Patricia’s technique and style over the years. This section highlights key milestones in her artistic journey, showcasing how her approach to watercolour painting matured while maintaining a profound connection to Tasmania’s natural wonders.

Wildscapes invites art enthusiasts and nature lovers alike to delve into Patricia Giles’ unparalleled vision of Tasmania’s wild places. This pop-up exhibition serves as a tribute to her enduring legacy, ensuring that her timeless watercolors continue to inspire and connect with generations to come.

Opening Event :
Friday 22 November 2024, 5:30pm – 8:00pm

Daily Opening Times :
Thursday 21 – Saturday 30 November 2024
Monday – Friday 10:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday & Sunday 10:00am – 4:00pm 

**Variation / Extended Opening Hours on Friday 22 November 2024 : 12:00noon – 8:00pm (includes Opening Event)**

QUALIA by emerging artist Adam Whish-Wilson aims to explore the relationship between physical place and psychological states.

Capturing the simple joys and fleeting beauty of everyday life, Adam’s artwork invites us into his personal world. From his early experiences of life far from home to the intimate moments shared with family, QUALIA offers a meditation on existing through both melancholy and happiness.

With vibrating oil colours applied from expressive brushstrokes, and ink roller passes, Adam has rendered these scenes to evoke a sense of nostalgia across various colours and psychological states.

By capturing the fleeting beauty of perception and experiential living, he invites us to reflect on our own connections to the world around us.

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This exhibition is supported by Salamanca Arts Centre.

Presented by Footloose Dance Party

Friday 1 November 2024
Doors @ 7:30pm | Music from 8:00pm – 11:00pm

Tickets :
Final Release $20 (+BF)
Tickets may be available on the door if not sold out

*All Ages Event * People under 18 are allowed to attend this event but need to be accompanied by an adult and are not allowed to consume alcohol

The SAC Bar will be operating throughout the event, providing both alcoholic and non-alcoholic refreshments

Hobart’s favourite dance party returns… it’s time to get Footloose – 80’s style! 👟🎉 After an amazing first couple of events – we have decided to celebrate arguably the best decade in music – the 1980’s! 

Come and boogie down with Hugo Bladel for a special 2 Hour DJ Set, jam-packed with 80’s Classics 🕺🏻
Joined by the amazing Gus Leighton on Saxophone 🎷 

We will be spinning artists such as :
Journey
Michael Jackson
Eurythmics
Wham!
Talking Heads
Prince
Tina Turner
Whitney Houston
Huey Lewis & The News
Madonna
Pointer Sisters 
Hall & Oates
Cindy Lauper

Located in the Founders Room on a Friday Night – starting right after Rektango! 🎶

Music kicks off at 7:30pm with support from local groove legend Tom McGee 🎧

See you on the Dance-floor!  💃🏼

Opening Event : Studio Gallery, Level 2
Thursday 5 December 2024, 5:00pm – 7:00pm

Meet the Artist : Studio Gallery, Level 2
Saturday 7 December 2024, 10:00am – 3:00pm

Exhibition Dates :
Thursday 5 December 2024 – Friday 31 January 2025
**Installation viewable 24/7

The beauty and fragility of the southern ice cap and ocean captured in a single image by a unique three-dimensional artwork made with layered Perspex.

The Great Southern Ocean project is a collection of small artworks created specifically for exhibition at the Salamanca Art Centre Studio Gallery and Lightbox. The focal piece is Monument, a 3-dimensional painting on display in the Lightbox. This artwork was created by Beric Henderson, and made by applying small amounts of paint to sequential layers of clear Perspex and then assembling them together. The resulting holographic image reveals an iceberg forever captured in time. There are human and marine visitors above and below the waterline. The Monument artwork, together with the intricate drawings and paintings in the Studio Gallery, express a unique artistic vision of the power and beauty of the Southern ocean and Antarctic region.

This artwork was created by artist Beric Henderson, and inspired by his time as former Artist-in-Residence at the Salamanca Art Centre’s Artists’ Cottage in 2023. Since 2019 the artist has been producing an ever-growing body of ocean themed paintings and drawings, many of which have been shortlisted for national art prizes including the Mission to Seafarers (2022/2023), Adelaide Perry Drawing Award (2020/2021) and recently the Waterhouse Natural Science Art Award (2024). The artist is based in the warmer climate of the NSW mid-north coast but frequently visits Hobart to seek inspiration.

Opening Event :
Thursday 5 December 2024, 5:00pm – 7:00pm

Meet the Artist :
Saturday 7 December 2024, 10:00am – 3:00pm

Exhibition Dates :
Thursday 5 December 2024 – Friday 31 January 2025
Monday – Friday 9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday & Sunday CLOSED

CLOSED for Christmas / New Year
from 5:00pm Friday 20 December 2024 | REOPENS 9:00am Monday 6 January 2025

An imaginative collection of unique paintings and drawings by Beric Henderson, inspired by the wild majestic beauty, icy landscapes and roaring seas of the Southern Ocean and Antarctica.

Great Southern Ocean is a collection of unique artworks that explore the excitement and beauty of the Southern Ocean and Antarctic ice-lands. From the ferocious stormy seas of the roaring forties to the dream-like quietude of Antarctic icescapes, this collection of small drawings and paintings will inspire the imagination!

The artworks on display were created by artist Beric Henderson, and inspired by his time as former Artist-in-Residence at the Salamanca Art Centre’s Artists’ Cottage in 2023. Since 2019 the artist has been producing an ever-growing body of ocean themed paintings and drawings, many of which have been shortlisted for national art prizes including the Mission to Seafarers (2022/2023), Adelaide Perry Drawing Award (2020/2021) and recently the Waterhouse Natural Science Art Award (2024). The artist is based in the warmer climate of the NSW mid-north coast but frequently visits Hobart to seek inspiration.

Many of the works in this exhibition reflect on the changing marine environment impacted by climate change. The drawings and paintings were drawn from the artist’s imagination with the intention of better appreciating the ocean wave patterns and rhythms, and the impact of global warming on the Antarctic ice cap. The artworks are intended to promote reflection on the power, importance and beauty of the Earth’s oceans, and the critical role ongoing research will play in understanding and maintaining it.

All artworks are for sale and priced for Christmas!

Disney’s Finding Nemo jr is a 1 hour musical adaptation of the beloved 2003 Pixar movie Finding Nemo. It features engaging performances, fabulous costuming, fun dancing and memorable songs such as “Just Keep Swimming,” “Fish Are Friends Not Food,” and “Go With the Flow.”
Finding Nemo jr brings a vibrant underwater world to life on stage in a story full of family, friendship, and adventure.

“KIDS entertaining KIDS” : Musical Theatre Crew‘s Junior Crew being aged 6-13 years old!

Marlin, an anxious and over-protective clownfish, lives in the Great Barrier Reef with his kid Nemo, who longs to explore the world beyond their anemone home. But when Nemo is captured and taken to Sydney, Marlin faces his fears and sets off on an epic adventure across the ocean. With the help of lovable characters such as optimistic Dory, laid-back sea turtle Crush, and the supportive Tank Gang, Marlin and Nemo both overcome challenges on their journey to find each other and themselves.

Season :
Friday 1 – Sunday 10 November 2024

Performances :
Friday 1 November 2024, 7:30pm – 8:35pm
Saturday 2 November 2024, 3:00pm – 4:05pm MATINEE
Saturday 2 November 2024, 7:30pm – 8:35pm
Sunday 3 November 2024, 11:00am – 12:05pm MATINEE
Sunday 3 November 2024, 3:00pm – 4:05pm MATINEE
Saturday 9 November 2024, 3:00pm – 4:05pm MATINEE
Saturday 9 November 2024, 7:30pm – 8:35pm
Sunday 10 November 2024, 3:00pm – 4:05pm MATINEE

Tickets : 
Adults $35.00
Concession (Children / Students / Pensions & Seniors) $29.00
Family (Good for 4) $120.00
**Go with the Flow Special : Adults at Kids until 6 Oct 2024! $29.00**

Tickets / Doors open 60 minutes prior to Performance 
Duration : 65 minutes

NOTE: This show has double and triple casts. Check ticket details to confirm the casts who are performing.

Disney Channel’s smash hit movie musical comes to life at the Peacock Theatre this October featuring Musical Theatre Crew‘s energetic and talented Intermediate Crew.

Disney’s High School Musical is a fun musical comedy for the whole family, with upbeat songs, high energy dancing and beloved characters.

The Jocks, Brainiacs, Thespians and Skater Dudes are back at school after winter break at East High. Basketball team captain and resident jock, Troy, discovers that the academic Gabriella, who he befriended singing karaoke on a ski holiday, has just moved to East High. While Troy has his basketball commitment and Gabriella has her maths competition, they decide to audition for the high school musical, led by Ms. Darbus. But many students resent the threat posed to the “status quo”, especially siblings Sharpay and Ryan who want to rule the school show. High school becomes a challenge of juggling studies, sport, drama club, peer pressures, family expectations, friendships and even first love.

Season :
Friday 18 – Saturday 26 October 2024

Performances :
Friday 18 October 2024, 7:30pm – 8:40pm
Saturday 19 October 2024, 3:00pm – 4:10pm – MATINEE
Saturday 19 October 2024, 7:30pm – 8:40pm
Sunday 20 October 2024, 3:00pm – 4:10pm – MATINEE
Friday 25 October 2024, 3:00pm – 4:10pm – MATINEE
Friday 25 October 2024, 7:30pm – 8:40pm
Saturday 26 October 2024, 3:00pm – 4:10pm – MATINEE
Saturday 26 October 2024, 7:30pm – 8:40pm

Tickets : 
Adults $36.00
Concession (Children / Students / Pensions & Seniors) $29.00
Family (Good for 4) $118.00

Tickets / Doors open 60 minutes prior to Performance 
Duration : 70 minutes

NOTE: This show has double and triple casts. Check ticket details to confirm the casts who are performing.

Opening Event :
Wednesday 27 November 2024, 5:00pm – 7:00pm

Exhibition Dates :
Tuesday 26 November – Monday 16 December 2024
Tuesday – Sunday 10:00am – 5:00pm
Mondays CLOSED

Land Bridge by Peta Cross consists of multiple small en plein air oil paintings on wood. Painted quickly with minimal reworking they are largely sea scapes. The paintings are part of a sequence completed over several years mapping the coasts of Northern Tasmania (where the artist was born) and Southern Victoria (where the artist lives). 

The exhibition Land Bridge is an enquiry into The Bassian Plain or isthmus that is now submerged between Southern Victoria, (Cape Otway to Wilsons Promontory) and Northern Tasmania  (Mussleroe Bay to Cape Grim). The exhibition also includes, oil sketches from Flinders Island.

The Bassian Plain or isthmus served as a land bridge for thousands of years until the last ice age, 12,000 years ago. Many species of plants, birds, marsupials, insects and of course Palawa moved freely through the extraordinary biosphere it can only have been. The Palawa oral history of this event is notably one of the oldest if not the oldest narratives in history. Recorded in the 1830’s the narrative describes the positioning of the star Canopus near the South Pole.

Researchers were able to measure the sea floor of the Bass Straight and the ability to cover the isthmus on foot. They calculated the positioning of the star by descriptions of the Palawa and discovered that both conditions occurred at least 12,000 years ago.

The “ghost land plain” reveals itself through the many tiny islands of the Bass Straight. So many histories are now secrets of the deep and as geological time reveals, our histories may be submerged in years to come or another land bridge form.

” I have been fascinated by this sense of the land yearning for itself for so many years. I have spent most of my life living on both sides of the straight. Born and raised on the North West coast now living in Narrm ,Melbourne.

As a painter I am interested in sketches or unfinished works as much as finished works. This exhibition is an effort to draw or simply “map”, light, air, sea, coast, it is more of a work in progress, the mapping is not complete and the idea around the landbridge may be developed into a larger scale exhibition in the future.”
– Peta Cross

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