Event Type: Events
Sat 25th Nov 2023
7:30pm – 10:00pm (Doors open at 7pm)
Live @ The Founders Room
Salamanca Arts Centre
Entry via Wooby’s Lane, or for lift access enter through The Courtyard
$25 +bf each
$80 +bf for 4 x Tickets
‘Salamanca Jazz’ is Live in the Founders Room
Saturday 25th November 2023
‘Salamanca Jazz’ is Live in the Founders Room
Saturday 25th November with the The Sulzburger-Folvig-Park Trio
This November, Konrad Park returns to the trio format with an exciting lineup comprising pianist Dan Sulzburger, bassist Seb Folvig, and Konrad himself on drums. Built on the strength of last year’s trio venture, ‘Los Trios Bastardos’, Konrad Park dives into new territory as the Trio rediscovers the repertoire of Chick Corea and Emmett Cohen, among others.
Dan Sulzburger has long been a strong voice in Hobart’s jazz community, able to bring to life any form of jazz, with his tasteful, passionate, and authoritative playing.
Image credit = Craig Opie (c) 2020
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Seb Folvig contributes an agility and commitment to jazz improvisation that only comes once in a generation.
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Konrad Park thrives on the exchange of ideas, made possible through jazz, and this multi-generational offering speaks to the strength of Hobart’s vibrant music scene and his love for it. Expect a musical surprise, including elements of straight-ahead jazz, chamber jazz, and bold conversations in the moment, as only jazz can offer.
Doors & Bar open at 7pm
Music begins at 7.30pm
The Founders Room
Salamanca Arts Centre
[ Enter via the stairs off Wooby’s lane, or take the lift from the Salamanca Arts Centre Courtyard ]
Tickets are only $25 ea +BF or buy four tickets for only $80 +BF
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Live Jazz is part of Salamanca Arts Centre’s Public Program, and is supported by the City of Hobart’s Cultural Grants Program.
Presented by TasPride
14 October – 4 November 2023
OPENING HOURS
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Wednesday – Sunday)
TasPride’s annual Artfully Queer Exhibition showcases the creative talents of emerging & fully fledged contemporary Tasmanian
lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans* & queer artists, designers, craftspeople, & performers responding to the theme “together”.
TasPride Artfully Queer – Together Exhibition Opening
The official opening celebration and art prize announcements for the Artfully Queer – Together Exhibition & Arts Program
5:30pm Sat 14th October 23
Free Entry, All welcome.
TasPride Artfully Queer Exhibition
Celebrate the creative talents of emerging & fully fledged contemporary Tasmanian LGBTIQ* creatives responding to the theme “Together”.
10am – 5pm Wed – Sun from 15th of Oct – 4th Nov 23
Gallery Yoga for Queer Bodies
Bring your queer body for a good stretch and become a piece of art in the Artfully Queer Exhibition.
2pm – 3pm Sun 15th and Sun 22nd Oct 23
$15 Waged / $10 Concession
Drag Workshops
Pussay Poppins, Barry Bothways, Ana Thema and Dirty Damo are in the mood for makin’ drag babies again.
15th Oct 4pm to 6.00pm , 22nd Oct 4pm to 7.00pm ,& 29th Oct 4pm to 6.00pm
$35 Waged / $25 Concession (for all three Sunday workshops)
Drag Sip N Draw
Facilitated by George Kennedy, a rare opportunity to sketch a curated selection of
local drag performers.
6pm – 7:30pm Wed 18th October
Tickets $20 Waged / $10 Concession
Couper V Hooper
A intimate night of ballads and banter with two queer Tasmanian singer songwriters, Hayley Couper and Shan Hooper.
8pm Friday 20th of October, 2023.
Tickets $25
Drag Workshop Showcase 2023
Unleashing a multitude of shiny new drag performers and performances fresh from our Artfully Queer Drag Workshop.
7pm Sun 29th Oct 23
Tickets $10 Waged / $5 Concession
Thursday 19 Oct 2023
6pm – 7pm
Tickets: $10
Lost Box is a collection of music for piano, composed by Jabra Latham and edited by Amanda Hodder. We’re celebrating the release of the sheet music collection.
Please join us for performances by Amanda Hodder, Caroline Sharpen, Frances Underwood, Ulrike Hora, Daniel Leesong and Anna Chilcott.
The bar will be open, and the concert will be done by 7pm.
Presented by Rennie Pearson Music
Hypnotic Celtic music with driving rhythms and soaring melodies
Half Light
Rennie Pearson and Bob McNeill
Half Light take a mixture of original and traditional folk tunes and songs and arrange them in new and exciting ways, drawing inspiration from both old and modern musical styles to weave a tapestry of rhythms, melodies and songs that will transport the listener to faraway lands at one moment and have their toes tapping and hands clapping at another.
Soaring flute and whistles, sonorous guitars, great songs and thumping rhythms take the music to unusual places. Two virtuoso players with a new slant on live folk music, full of dark energy; but at the heart of their show is the “lift” – Celtic music at full tilt. These two are among the best there are and they create an intricately crafted and varied evening of music that is sure to bring the celtic blood deep within your veins to the boil.
Both Rennie and Bob are heavily involved in the folk music scene in New Zealand and Australia, both having extensive experience touring as solo acts and as part of various groups. They are both leading experts on their respective instruments and have taught and performed together various times at NZ’s Irish music school ‘Ceol Aneas’ as well as other festivals and workshops. The music they play delves deep into their musical creativity, with Bob’s intricate and evocative song writing and Rennie’s wide array of sounds and styles on the wooden flute and other instruments. The show will feature wooden flutes, Irish tin whistles, both steel string and Spanish guitars with various pedal sounds, fiddle and voices. This will be a fascinating and fresh approach to traditional folk music that is sure to delight the ears of listeners of all ages.
We welcome you to join us for the first iteration of Innerest. A semi-regular showcase of experimental, electronic and ambient artists, local and otherwise. Presented by long-running Australian cassette and record label, Altered States Tapes.
Warm Currency (Eora + Naarm / Sydney + Melbourne)
Warm Currency is the duo of MP Hopkins and Mary MacDougall. Both prolific visual artists, WC can be seen as something of an extension of their visual practices, the sound-sculptures crafted by Hopkins and MacDougall holding a delicate physicality. Warm Currency are one of Australia’s modern experimental treasures, having played semi-regularly around Australia (including supporting HTRK a number of times) over the last couple of years and touring the UK/Europe in 2022: https://horn-of-plenty.org/album/returns
Troth (nipaluna / Hobart)
Troth are the recently transplanted, nipaluna-living duo of Amelia Besseny and Cooper Bowman. Together they have made several albums and tapes, conjuring elements from ambient, DIY synth-pop, folk and experimental traditions. They released an album, ‘Forget The Curse’ on Swedish imprint Mammas Mysteriska Jukebox early in 2023 and will be launching their new mini-album on the night: https://troth.bandcamp.com/album/forget-the-curse
Bluetung (Naarm / Melbourne)
Bluetung is the solo project of Naarm-based Mitch Reynolds. Recent release, Eternity By The Stars, encompasses the variety of approaches Reynolds has honed over several albums: swells of kraut-adjacent guitars, modular drones and nods to avant-folk approaches culminating in a strong new voice in the Australian experimental/electronic ecosystem. https://bluetung.bandcamp.com/album/eternity-by-the-stars
This is a not-for-profit event. Any proceeds made after costs will be given to the interstate artists towards their traveling costs.
We offer free and subsidised tickets for First Nations people and anyone experiencing financial distress. Please get in touch.
We acknowledge and pay our deep respect to the traditional owners of the land on which we live and that this event is held, the Tasmanian Aboriginal people of nipaluna, lutruwita. Sovereignty was never ceded.
Presented by Celyna Ziolkowski
Do you find it challenging to get the right fit making a pair of trousers or pants? This Patternmaking Workshop will teach you to make a pant pattern directly to your own measurements!
This is the second Patternmaking workshop (after Patternmaking 101 – The skirt block) and it’s all about creating the Pant/Trouser block. The Pant/Trouser block is used to create all your pant patterns…from skinny leg jeans, tailored trousers, palazzo pants and many more. This workshop will teach you how to create a simple pant pattern block to your own size, proportions and measurements.
You’ll learn about the tools and equipment of the trade, and how to use basic patternmaking techniques to be able to alter basic patterns and create new garment designs. We’ll address fit issues and simple adjustments.
You’ll finish the workshop with a completed PANT BLOCK pattern that is individually created to your own size and measurements.
Catherine Stringer
28 September – 8 October 2023
Opening event:
Friday 29 September – 5:30pm-7:30pm
Catherine’s exhibition will be opened by Seán Kelly.
Seán is a Curator, Arts Writer and Re-emerging Artist.
Daily Opening Times :
9.30am – 5pm daily (Closing at 4pm on the final day)
Ocean Windows presents a series of luminous seaweed paper artworks inspired by the traditional rose windows of Gothic cathedrals and the universal symbolism of the circle.
‘Ocean Windows’ combines the delicate translucent textures of seaweed paper with the timeless appeal of traditional stained glass windows. Inspiration is drawn from the ornate rose windows that adorn European Gothic cathedrals, and the universal symbolism of the circle.
Tasmanian artist Catherine Stringer has been researching the making of paper from seaweed for over 10 years. This series represents a significant progression in her seaweed papermaking practice, with the development of new techniques and themes.
The artworks in ‘Ocean Windows’ are all circular in design and depict various marine themes. Each one is constructed from many different seaweed papers, handmade from a wide range of Tasmanian seaweeds. They are framed and displayed in a manner which allows light to filter though from behind, illuminating and enlivening the images.
The circle’s symbolic significance has traversed diverse cultures and religions throughout history, embodying themes of unity, wholeness and the cyclical nature of existence. It is evident in prehistoric petroglyphs and megalithic structures, the Eastern Yin-Yang symbol, the Native American medicine wheel, Celtic knots, and in the religious mandalas of Hinduism and Buddhism.
More recently, Jungian psychology recognises the circle as a powerful archetype originating in the collective unconscious. Jung saw mandalas as portals to the inner world, and manifestations of the psyche’s efforts to integrate and balance the conscious and unconscious aspects of the self. Meditating on mandalas was thought to promote self-discovery, healing and personal transformation.
The intricate stained glass panels within the awe inspiring rose windows of Christian cathedrals often depict spiritual themes and religious teachings. However the geometrical design and powerful radiant light mediate a profound effect on the viewer which transcends words. They can be viewed as metaphorical gateways between earthly and heavenly realms and expressions of humankind’s highest aspirations towards wholeness and coherence. They continue to resonate with viewers today, surpassing cultural boundaries and speaking to the deepest aspects of human experience and spirituality.
The seaweed paper artworks in ‘Ocean Windows’ meld organic materials with spiritual inspiration, tradition with innovation. Although not of the scale or grandeur of the Gothic rose windows they share their luminosity and circular design. Similarly, these ‘windows to the deep’ may allude to things that are ‘beneath the surface’ or usually hidden from view, but the ethereal evocative imagery promotes an initial visceral or intuitive response and invites contemplation and reflection.
Sat 21st Oct 2023
7:30pm – 10:00pm (Doors open at 7pm)
Live @ The Founders Room
Salamanca Arts Centre
Entry via Wooby’s Lane, or for lift access enter through The Courtyard
$25 +bf each
$80 +bf for 4 x Tickets
‘Salamanca Jazz’ is Live in the Founders Room
Saturday 21st October 2023
The SPIKE MASON QUARTET
This newly formed quartet will be playing for the first time, and will be presenting music that Spike has written, and other music that he hasn’t. The group will weave their way through pretty melodies and lush harmonies, with Svetlana Bunic on accordion, Sasha Gavlek on bass, and Tom Robb on drums.’Spike Mason’s saxophone achieved a high level of pure melodic play.’ John Clare – ABC Digital Radio
Read more at www.spikemason.com
“Spike Mason is a fantastically good sax player. The respect he has earned from all corners of the music industry: young and old, jazz, classical, folk and pop is testament to his ability to listen, reflect, and respond musically in any situation. The strength of his performance and the sublimity of his improvisations are always evident. Few musicians are so reliably able to find the sweet spot in any venue, the heart in any ensemble, the ear of any audience. ”— Andrew Lorien – Improvising multi-instrumentalist and Venue Manager @ Johnston St Jazz, Sydney, Australia.
A musical chameleon, with a kaleidoscopic array of cinematic musical styles, accordionist Svetlana Bunic’s musicality is driven by curiosity and possibility.
Sasha Gavlek is a contemporary bassist, bandleader, composer, and educator hailing from Hobart. With a love for alternative jazz and rhythmic madness, Gavlek pours her soul into her compositions and improvisational work. Gavlek is a part of several regularly performing acts outside of her own alt jazz quartet including Kudu Joy, Uncle Gus and the Rimshots, and FFLORA. Gavlek graduated from the UTAS Conservatorium of music with a Bachelor of Music in 2019.
Tom Robb is a Hobart-based Electronic musician and drummer, working in the fields of improvised experimental music and Jazz. Tom has worked with some of Australia’s finest musicians, including Jim Denley, Damien Kingston and Cor Fuhler.
Doors & Bar open at 7pm
Music begins at 7.30pm
The Founders Room
Salamanca Arts Centre
[ Enter via the stairs off Wooby’s lane, or take the lift from the Salamanca Arts Centre Courtyard ]
Tickets are only $25 ea +BF or buy four tickets for only $80 +BF
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Live Jazz is part of Salamanca Arts Centre’s Public Program, and is supported by the City of Hobart’s Cultural Grants Program.
Andrea Jordan & Sallee Warner
15 – 25 September 2023
Opening event:
September 15 – 5pm
Daily Opening Times :
Weekdays 10 – 4pm
Saturday 9.30am -4.00pm
Sunday 10am – 4.00pm
Monday 25th September 10.00 am – 4.00pm
STILL is an exhibition by Andrea Jordan, painter and Sallee Warner, ceramicist, revealing the humanity and beauty found in the simple objects of everyday life.
STILL
Andrea Jordan Painting
Sallee Warner Ceramics
This exhibition is a collaboration between two good friends: a painter, Andrea Jordan and a ceramicist, Sallee Warner, exploring a common approach in our separate disciplines. We share a love of art that is quiet and dignified, with intrinsic humanity and beauty. These qualities are reflected in the work that we each bring to this exhibition.
Andrea:
The paintings are intended to be calm, quiet and contemplative – a still life, investigating the intrinsic value of everyday objects and celebrating the human touch. I have long admired that quality in Sallee’s ceramics, some of which can be found in my paintings.
I surround myself in the studio with my paintings and other collections, taking pleasure in composing the subjects and exploring the contribution of their shadows, seeking balance and harmony in the conversations between subject, lighting and shadow.
I have developed the techniques employed in these paintings over many years, based originally on those of the master painters of the Renaissance.
The simplicity of subject matter in these paintings and the calming, muted colour palette allow the objects to speak quietly of their worth.
Sallee:
“Something beautiful to behold in the form of an object you can use.”
My work is about making purposeful pots, using soft clay thrown on the pottery wheel, enhancing the throwing lines and ridges that reside in the memory of the making.
The simplicity of the form engages you not only in the function of the vessel, but in the unique textural quality of being handmade.
Things, things that we use every day surround us. By bringing this concept to the table and experiencing the contact of living with and using hand made pots we can elevate the ordinariness.
While using hand made pots you may notice a signature, maybe a shell imprint, subtle contours and character of forms. Traces of knowing it has been considered and thought through.
You may even know the maker, bringing a little bit of joy into your day.