Event Type: Free

Daily Opening Times :
Friday 5 July – Sunday 11 August 2024
Monday – Friday 9:00am – 5:00pm
Closed most weekends / Weekend Opening Hours TBC

“A residency within a residency. A glimpse into my creative process.

I often get the impression that a lot of the general public views artists as elusive and mysterious. We hide away in studios for hours, weeks, or months and eventually emerge with a creation. Let’s get things out in the open.

For five weeks I will move my practice out of my studio and upstairs into the studio gallery. Recent works will hang on the walls as usual, alongside my current projects. One such project is a large drawing whose subject is as tall as I am. On the days I would have otherwise been downstairs in studio 126, I’ll be in situ, working in the studio gallery. Unfortunately, this will not be every day. But on the days I am not present, my work will still be there for you to see.

I invite people not only to see what I’ve made in recent months but what I’m currently making as well. Come and watch me work, have a conversation with me, or both. You can ask me questions about my process and materials and get a glimpse of how I turn a blank surface into a hyperreal drawing using just graphite, brushes, and erasers. 

My process is a time-consuming one. The large drawing is not a project that will be completed in the course of the exhibition. You will get a glimpse of the beginning of the project in action, and the beginning of a form will emerge.”
– Katelyn Geard

Presented by Jay Sykes

Opening Dates :
August 1 – 11, 2024
10:00am – 4:00pm daily

Opening Event :
August 11, 2024, 5:30pm

‘Painting my Thesis’ is a series of works based on the figures from my doctoral thesis, ‘Protein Structure and Evolution’, intended to bridge the gap between my previous life as an academic and my current life as a creative.

‘Painting my Thesis’ is intended to bridge the gap between art and science. It is inspired by a brief conversation I had with my PhD supervisors, Professors Michael Charleston and Barbara Holland, in which they (very flatteringly!) compared a graph I produced to a Monet.

All works in this exhibition are based on figures from my PhD Thesis “Protein Structure and Evolution”. The style of the pieces depends on the nature and meaning of the figure it is based on. Each is accompanied with the original figure, as well as a brief explanation concerning its meaning for those interested.

This project is important to me as an ex-academic. Many people, upon hearing that I completed my doctorate and then withdrew from the career path I invested so much time in to pursue life as a creative, rhetoric their way around the fact that they think to do so was a waste. With these works, I intend to prove that no experience in life is wasted. My university experience informs my practice constantly. This exhibition is intended to celebrate this fact.

Installation by Anne Buckingham

Self(ies) in Nature considers how the natural landscape is compromised by our desire to capture ourselves on screen. Displayed as images in phone cases, the delicate relationship is explored through abstracted cyanotypes and stitched sketches.

The installation Self(ies) in Nature explores our delicate relationship with nature and how that relationship can change focus when viewed through the lens of a phone.

Being in nature benefits us physically and emotionally, and nature in turn benefits from our understanding and respect for it.

This balance can be disturbed when we turn the lens to include ourselves and the perspective changes from nature in the spotlight, to merely being a backdrop to self.

Our need to be centre stage can diminish our ability to be truely present with nature. The artwork questions what is lost when we become the focal point and nature is the accessory.

The abstracted cyanotypes are a collaboration with nature and combine found natural objects and repurposed fabric. Cyanotypes are a form of camera-less photography which rely on the sun for processing and ultimately give nature the final say in the outcome.

The design of the installation highlights our tendency to display our achievements of being in nature. Sketched profiles suggest, however, the fleetingness of humans in comparison to the natural landscape, despite any attempts to dominate it. They are accompanied by thoughts of nature writers, who too, grapple with our complicated relationship with the environment.

The installation follows an Arts Residency at Salamanca Arts Centre.

Presented by Dr Tiana Pirtle for National Science Week

Event :
Friday 16 August 2024
Doors Open @ 8:00pm | Show from 8:30pm – 9:30pm

FREE EVENT
But please RSVP

Think the vagina is a simple tube? Think again!

See wacky and wild tales of female animal reproductive anatomy and behaviour come to life on stage!

From the times of Aristotle and Darwin to today, there has been a stereotype of the male as the active player in sex and the female as the passive recipient of sperm. This stereotype has shaped how science and the wider world view those possessing vaginas. But vaginas are anything but simple receptacles, and female animals are not the passive players they’ve been made out to be.

Learn about multi-chambered vaginas and temporary passages, elongated clitorises, pseudo-penises, vaginas that can sort sperm, and armoured vaginal openings that put female animals in the driver’s seat of reproduction and evolution.

It’s time to re-write these stories.

This event is part of National Science Week 2024 and is supported by Inspiring Tasmania.

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PLEASE NOTE our lift is currently undergoing maintenance and repairs. Wheelchair access to levels 1 and 2 of the arts centre is currently unavailable.

Daily Opening Times :
Wednesday 10 – Monday 15 July 2024
Monday – Friday 9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday and Sunday – 9:00am – 4:00pm

Opening Event :
Tuesday 9 July 2024 @ 5:00pm

Music and lyrics rendered into landscape paintings.

The paintings in Symbiosis have been fully inspired by eclectic pieces of music and lyrics that were provided by some of Hobart’s prominent musicians. The submissions, which range from electric compositions and improvised piano to vocal harmonies and written poetry and lyrics, are all expressions from the musicians as they considered their ideas and feelings about Tasmania’s natural landscape.

Caitlin Love is captivated by Tasmania’s diverse and rich natural environment, so it is fitting that the musical pieces she used to inspire the works are just as diverse and rich. Each artwork generated imagery, colour pallets and memories for Caitlin, and she was able to explore Southern Tasmania for appropriate locations to paint from. The artworks have taken Caitlin on road trips, a 4am mission to the summit of kunanyi/Mt Wellington for the sunrise, and a 25km hike at Tasmania’s most southerly point.  

Symbiosis is the interaction between two different organisms living together. These artworks would not exist without the music they were inspired by, and indeed they are enriched by the music, lyrics, emotion and imaginings of the musicians they were made by. The art and music give life and meaning to one another.

Saturday 17 August 2024
Doors @ 7:00pm | Performance from 7:30pm – 11:00pm

FREE EVENT

17+ Event

With massive improvements from their last show, SlyRecordz team up with Akimbo clothing to create a show mixed with rap and fashion which will leave the crowd begging for more.

Featuring : unojack$ | sad1am & killscaniel | busytilimrxch | gokumie | sante | ab$ | flexo2x | kb2smoove | Dmoney_ | sawf

SlyRecordz is an electrifying rap collective, fueled by the raw talent of eight distinct artists, each bringing their own flavor to the table. Known for their high-energy performances and infectious beats, they captivate audiences with hype-filled rhymes and a dynamic stage presence.

Their upcoming show promises to be amazing as we team up with Zac Dilger and his cutting-edge clothing brand (Akimbo) for a crossover event that will blend music and fashion in an unforgettable experience. Building on the success of their previous concert at Altar, where they left the crowd begging for more, SlyRecordz are ready to once again take the stage by storm and leave an indelible mark on the rap scene.

Launch Event :
Friday 12 July 2024, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
FREE EVENT | All welcome!

Exhibition Open :
Friday 12 + Saturday 13 July 2024
10:00am – 4:00pm daily

Join Joshua Santospirito to celebrate the largest art project of his life at the book launch, performance and exhibition opening of art from the new graphic novel about migration and family.

The beautifully hand-drawn true story of his visit to the Aeolian Islands of Italy with his parents to seek out past connections and family roots. Joshua and his father hope to locate the burial place of Joshua’s great-great-grandfather on the island of Salina. But it’s not always so easy to find the past you’re looking for, nor to travel with your parents.

Launch Event will include :
– Short storytelling performance by Joshua and Natalya Bing based on the book;
– Book to be launched by the awesome Nunami Sculthorpe-Green;
– Art exhibition opening of art from the book, and related to the book, some of which is for sale.

Copies of the book will be for sale on the night and throughout the exhibition, but they are ALSO available at all good bookstores around the island of Lutruwita. Out from July 2 nationwide through Scribe publications. 

This event is happening on the stolen land of the Muwinina people. 
We pay our respects to the Palawa people of Lutruwita, their connection to their lands and their ongoing storytelling traditions.

Opening Dates :
Thursday 11 – Sunday 14 July 2024
10:00am – 4:00pm daily

Opening Event :
Friday 12 July 2024, 5:30pm – 7:30pm

AI now is a body of digital artwork by David Hearne exploring the esoteric nature of how word prompts create a pictorial entity using artificial intelligence. 

Using the portrait as the subject, the themes of beauty and identity have been explored and presented. Exploring the fleeting and everlasting nature of beauty coupled with the currency for a needed conversation on the positive and negative impact digital identity has on our identity, the work will reflect a new vision of how artificial intelligence can be used as a tool in the arts.

“To take the exhibition to another level I have referenced my analog video (vhs) documentation from various performance art installations (from Darlinghurst, Melbourne, Wagga Wagga and Hobart between 1987-1993) in which early investigations of identity were investigated. I converted these tapes to digital mp4 files. Handing them over, (in collaboration with Dylan Oswin) he has run a lens of artificial intelligence (using stable diffusion) over the moving image. The result has created images of hallucinogenic qualities. The forms take on the likes of Piccininni’s hybrid creatures, visions of metamorphic entrails like that used in dissection performances by Nitsch and the mangled distorted and grotesque forms of which I use in my expressive figurative painting style. This further impacts on the two-dimensional work and takes the show to another level.

AI now, is here and is proudly the first digital body of artwork using Artificial Intelligence presented in Hobart. I hope this show evokes a valuable conversation and the place artificial intelligence has in the visual arts.”
– David Hearne

Friday 28 June 2024 @ 6:45pm

FREE EVENT

The energetic vibe of Rektango meets the quirky chaos of Men in Suits in this opening night Pop-Up Performance.

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View the full Pop-Up Program

7 – 22 June 2024, 10am – 5.30pm

Opening Event: 6 June, 2024 – 6pm

Join us at the Long Gallery for Art for Takayna 2024, where artists’ works highlight the unique beauty and urgent conservation needs of Takayna.

‘Art for Takayna 2024’ at the Long Gallery is a powerful display at the intersection of visual arts and environmental activism, showcasing the natural splendour of Tasmania’s Takayna / Tarkine and the critical conservation efforts it demands.

This year’s exhibition brings together a diverse group of artists whose works—ranging from vivid paintings and intricate sculptures to evocative films and photography—explore and celebrate Takayna’s unique landscapes and rich biodiversity that are under threat from mining and logging.

As you wander through the gallery, you’ll be drawn into a world of powerful art that is a call to action — urging us to protect these irreplaceable natural treasures. The exhibition is designed to provoke thought, evoke emotion, and inspire advocacy. Each piece tells a story, and each brushstroke underscores a plea: to protect wild and ancient Takayna / Tarkine.

Join us at Bob Brown Foundation’s 2024 Art for Takayna exhibition.

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