Daily opening times:
9am – 5pm Weekdays
10am – 3pm Weekends
Every week home educated students come together to create art in a fun, social environment. This is our first class exhibition from students of all age groups.
Opening Event : Thursday 18 April 2024 @ 5.30pm
A collection of paintings and limited edition archival prints featuring Tasmanian birds and plants.
Daily Opening Times:
Friday 19 – Monday 29 April 2024
10:00am – 5:00pm daily
Harriet Links, an emerging artist based in Hobart, Tasmania, finds her creative impulse rooted in a boundless curiosity cultivated through interactions with people and the natural world. Her process is shaped from travel and an abundance of rich life experiences. Harriet seeks to unravel the complexities of her identity and make sense of the evolving world that surrounds her.
Her artistic exploration delves into the intricacies of the human condition, shedding light on what it means to be a woman in today’s dynamic and ever-changing global landscape. Harriet’s work is a visual testament to the ongoing journey of self-discovery.
In her current artistic practice, she is fascinated by the juxtaposition of stillness and movement, focus and distraction. A recurring motif within her work is the equine form, serving as a figurative reference that symbolises the struggle between the constrained and the out-of-control aspects within every individual. The horse, embodying strength, flow, positive energy, aspiration, peace, and escapism, becomes a powerful conduit for connectedness and personal growth.
The abstract elements in Harriet’s work mirror the frantic disconnect prevalent in modern lives, providing a tangible representation of the chaos inherent in the quest for balance and meaning. Her intention is to create a space for contemplation, inviting viewers to reflect on their own journey and discover resonance inside the shared human experience. This quiet space is represented by a broad use of negative space within her work.
Harriet uses acrylics, and mixed media on canvas to transform the equine figure into a colourful reflection of her inner self. Each artistic choice becomes a visual narrative, unveiling human desires, and the daily struggles that shape our existence.
Opening event:
Friday 10th May 2024 | 5.30pm
Opening hours:
Mon-Sat 10am – 4pm (Closed in Sundays)
Now in its 29th year, ArtRage continues to provide an important platform for students studying art as part of their Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE), while supporting and celebrating the creativity and talent of budding artists state-wide.
ArtRage has developed a statewide reputation for fostering the artistic growth of students and enabling a multitude of perspectives, stories, and experiences to be shared with communities across Tasmania.
Daily opening times:
Saturday 30 March – Sunday 28 April 2024
Monday – Friday 9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturdays – Sundays 10:00am – 4:00pm
Public Holidays CLOSED
“The beach near my home is where I see life unfolding; the revealing of age-old stories through nature. A presence that is infinitely more wise and powerful than me.
I am an artist, former teacher and current art therapist who lives on the NW coast of Tasmania. An art school graduate, I facilitate therapy sessions whilst pursuing my arts practice. I create abstract impressions of local landscape, based predominantly on the coastal area where I live.
In recent times I have been exploring places of sentimentality, that evoke a feeling of reminiscing. The landscape around me is full of childhood memories and significant events from my family’s history, so I am endeavouring to harness the energy from those moments and replicate the familiar from a childlike sense of wonder. My vision for this exhibition is to explore these local landscapes and create a series of abstracted visual narratives of my ‘home spaces’.
I have lived in Tasmania for most of my life, and am enjoying returning to the places of earlier significance, that have taken on new meaning and importance in my adult years. Hence why creating a romantic, dream-like quality to the work is an important part of my creative process.”
– Jaclyn Poke
Daily Opening Times:
10 – 17 April 2024
10am – 5pm daily
Opening Event:
Friday 12 April 2024, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Loud is an invitation to experience art that shouts, urging you to embrace your authenticity and overcome the fear of being truly yourself. Through vivid colours and powerful strokes, each piece is a call to break free from conformity and discover your unapologetic self. It’s a gentle push to unlock the desire to be loud.
Opening Dates :
Wednesday 17 – Monday 22 April 2024
9:00am – 5:00pm daily
Opening Event :
Tuesday 16 April 2024, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Reflections is an open letter to sunlight. Through Poppy Robinson’s eyes, sunlight is its own creature; swimming through the water and bouncing softly from the skin. In her work, Poppy explores the inevitable feelings of peace and regeneration that come with a quiet moment alone.
With a focus on physical sensation, Reflections seeks to capture a feeling of tranquility and warmth. An understanding that in nature, reliability and impermanence are intertwined and hidden within every rock, plant and drop of water.
Opening Event :
Friday 5 April 2024, 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Exhibition to be opened by Ian Jeanneret, photographer, digital artist and printer, framer and previous gallery director and the music of Tasmanian guitarist, Phil Lawler, from Bach to Brouwer and from Chet Atkins to Django Rheinhardt.
“I have always loved the variety of scenery, from the coast to the mountains.
My involvement in environmental design, architecture, photography and bushwalking have influenced my keen interest in the continually changing environment.
The spirit of the place, the changing weather, light and the variety of locations always amazes me and has a profound impact on my feeling for this wonderful unique island.
The work is centred around my interest in the changing shapes, shadows and textures that are created by different light. I am not interested in realism and pursue an image that relies on imagination.
As a designer and conservationist, I believe in the balance between appropriate development and conservation.”
– John Hodgman
Hammer and Hand is an icon of Salamanca; a metal worker’s collective which has been supporting emerging jewellers and blacksmiths, many straight from art school or TAFE, since its conception in 1995. Having seen 50 or so members over the years, it continues to be a crucible of intriguing, beautifully conceived and constructed, locally hand made objects, to wear, use or simply enjoy in your space.