Event Type: Kid Friendly

Opening Event:
Friday 20 September 2024 @ 5:30pm

Daily Opening Times :
Wednesday 3 – Saturday 28 September 2024
Monday – Friday – 9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturdays 10:00am – 2:00pm
Sundays CLOSED

An exhibition of works by Greg Wood, SAC’s current Artist in Residence.

Greg Wood’s paintings offer moments of reprieve and contemplation. At once both closely observed and deeply imagined, they depict landscapes not quite locatable. Records of light, colour, and atmosphere, his paintings are the stuff of memory itself.
–Amelia Wallin

Greg Wood is a painter of the earthy and ethereal. During the last 25 years his practice has involved the observation of landscape and the natural world. He paints places traversed through sensory impression
For Wood the essence of place is more important than specifics of location. He creates art that alludes to the mysterious impressions left by landscape, the emotional afterimages that endure. His delicate, layered canvases invite us to enter a felt sense of place, imbued with memory and emotion. Wood describes his work as a ‘slow release’ –the nuance of his paintings gradually revealing themselves to the viewer. A formative influence is Melbourne tonalist, Clarice Beckett, who has informed his use of thin, gestural layers of muted colours, flattened forms, merging tones and diffuse light.

Wood’s paintings are psychologically and visually alluring. The more we look, the more we are invited to come into communion with the subtle aspects how place shapes us, how we dwell in landscapes both literal and interior.

Exhibition Dates :
Thursday 3 – Sunday 27 October,2024
**Installation viewable 24/7

It’s a cake!

Celebrating Nolan School of Art‘s 25th Anniversary, and artists past and present.  

Presented by Jen Franklin

Opening Dates :
Thursday 17 – Sunday 27 October, 2024
10:00am – 4:00pm daily

An exhibition of fruitscapes

Paintings that elevate the everyday, with the richness of oil paint bestowed upon imperfect, ephemeral fruit.

Presented by Michelle van Pelt

Daily Opening Times :
Wednesday 30 October – Monday 4 November, 2024
11am – 5.30pm daily

Opening event:
Friday 1 November, 2024 | 6pm

Point of Reference is an inquiry into how, and why, we respond to landscape through painting.

Feelings of distance and isolation, enclosure and safety, or clear eyed wonder and joy can arise spontaneously when viewing a landscape. This collection of paintings attempts to delve a little deeper into those initial responses. In particular, it asks that we consider what of our selves we bring to each experience of the land. How do we view a landscape? And who are we when we are looking or responding? Does our experience of the encounter shift as we move through a place, or spend more time? In this way, the point of reference circles between that which is seen, and that which is looking.

Presented by Richard Butler

Opening event:
15 November | 6:00pm

Opening Dates :
14 – 27 November, 2024
10:00am – 5:00pm daily

“Fourteen thousand six hundred and three days had passed since I last saw the sun rise through the storms over the Ravenswood hills. After all that time – and finally – I saw its beauty. Without knowing how much. I missed it so.”

“The desire to be there” is an exhibition of photographs at the Salamanca Arts Centre Long Gallery in Hobart Tasmania from November 14 to November 27, 2024.

The photographs were made across an 18 month period ending in December 2023. The motivation for the series was artist Richard Butlers’ return to Launceston after a four decade absence.

Not long after his arrival he stood on the deck of his Trevallyn home and through the storms and rain saw glimpses of the misted hills far across the Tamar Valley. The view evolved without repetition each day. It held his attention as a magicians trick captures the imagination of a child. All that mystery. All that wonder.

At dawn during the day and at each days’ end for eighteen months Richard stared into the swirling weather. He saw and photographed the thinly raked light against the shadows in the thunder clouds. He loved the blankets of gold and cyan coloured mist covering the foothills of Mt Arthur, Mt Barrow and Ben Lomond. Those daily weather events provided a personal revelation. He had assumed the weather in the valley was relatively constant across each season, but was shown the colours and tone at every second of every day were remarkably different.

The experience both beautiful and mesmerising. The weather and all of its symbolism had found him and opened a new awareness. “Until recently, I have not wanted to photograph the land”

But the land informed his thoughts on the connection between place and identity. Richard felt a sense of longing caused by the passing of unretrievable time. Everything seen today would not be seen tomorrow. “On the really wild days everything is at work. All crashing. All at the same time” Richard wrote in his note-book. “The poetic nature and interplay between time and light; of line and colour; of space and the graphic flatness of the East Tamar valley walls – these are the walls we are  climbing. The walls which must be climbed.”

“We long for connection with a permanency beyond ‘our us’.”

For this series, Richard has used colour negative and colour transparency film. He scanned the film in his studio and produced the digital files in-house. The printing of the images was a collaborative effort, in part due to the size and other challenges in handling each print. “I wanted the images to be big, almost falling off the sheet. When you stand in front of them, I hope you will stare into their colours and just wonder.”

When a small light-sensitive piece of film is shown the world by old lenses that film provides a beautifully imprecise response. “I love film – it is just like the weather – and rejects any notion of predictability” He feels the story-telling elements of film are ideal for this interpretive folio.

The most exciting photographs in this folio are those where more is inferred and less is shown. Contrary to larger format photography and different technology platforms – it is what isn’t in the photographs that Richard believes is critical. “Absences liberate. Absences provide opportunity to reflect and dream. The essential elements are interdependent and together with imagination, are interlocutory. With a bit of luck magic can happen.”

“Fourteen thousand six hundred and three days had passed since I saw the sun rise up over the Ravenswood hills. After all that time – and finally – I saw its beauty. Without knowing how much. I missed it so.”

Opening Event :
Friday 6 December 2024 @ 6.30pm

Daily Opening Times :
Friday 6 December 2024 – Sunday 5 January 2025
Monday – Friday 9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday – Sunday 11:00am – 4:00pm
**Opening Times of Christmas Period TBC**

CLOSED Saturday 28 December 2024 
CLOSED Sunday 29 December 2024 

Joy resides in simple things: the warmth of the sun on your skin, the breeze in your hair, the freedom of dance within… But what if these simple pleasures slip away?

Simple things define our childhood, shaping our experiences, exploration, and growth. Without them, childhood fades, halting our development.

Within us reside various personas: the playful child, the mature adult with desires, moments of sadness or confidence. On the surface, we embody a blend of these identities.

To reveal our true selves demands courage, requires us to dive deep. Self-discovery hinges on the freedom to explore this life.

Without freedom, nothing is simple.

The story

Mona’s story starts with following the peacock, the Persian metaphors which sent Eve out of heaven.
She wants to feel, experience, indulge in what we call living.
To feel the breeze in her hair, to see the dazzling colours under the dancing brims of sun.
Simple as it seems but not where she lives.
She refuges to her imagination to build what has taken from her, to flee from pain, shame and suffocation.

Her story is a testament to her resilience as she navigated enforced modesty and the suppression of her true self, ultimately shaping her life and proving that the ideas of freedom can evolve into reality when nurtured within one’s mind.

Presented by Hannah Blackmore

Opening Day: 5 October, 2024 | 10am – 4pm

Daily opening times :
3 – 28 October, 2024
10am – 4pm daily

Off The Studio Wall explores contemporary Tasmanian landscapes and seascapes, where themes of light dance across a subtle palette, capturing the rugged yet serene essence of Tasmania’s natural beauty.

Discover the beauty of Tasmania’s landscapes and seascapes through the evocative work of local artist Hannah Blackmore in her solo exhibition, ‘Off The Studio Wall,’ showing in The Studio Gallery at Salamanca Arts Centre.

Running from the 3rd of October to the 28th of October 2024, the gallery will be open daily from 10 am to 4 pm, allowing visitors to immerse themselves in Hannah’s unique artistic vision. Join us for an exclusive open day on Saturday 5th October, and chat with the artist about her work.

‘Off The Studio Wall’ explores contemporary Tasmanian abstract landscapes and seascapes, where themes of light dance across a subtle palette of warm tones, cool greys, and white. Hannah’s innovative technique of blending plaster with paint lends a distinctive texture to her canvas, capturing the rugged yet serene essence of Tasmania’s natural beauty.

With 25 new paintings being released, this exhibition offers art and nature lovers a chance to bring Tasmania’s captivating scenery into their own spaces.

Hannah Blackmore’s artistic journey is anchored in her fascination with the power of reduction. Her works transcend traditional landscape representation, guiding viewers to connect with the essence of nature in its purest form. Through a sophisticated use of colour, texture, and form, Hannah captures the very soul of landscapes and seascapes, distilling them into compositions that pulse with emotional intensity.

While minimalist in appearance, Hannah’s paintings resonate deeply. By stripping away extraneous detail, she unveils the emotional core of each scene, inviting viewers to experience a range of feelings from tranquillity to introspection.

For an even deeper dive into Hannah’s creative process, visitors are invited to explore her studio, conveniently located next door to The Studio Gallery. Witness firsthand the inspiring environment where these atmospheric pieces come to life.

Performance :
Monday 23 September 2024, 6:00pm – 7:00pm
Duration : 60 minutes | No Interval

Tickets :
Adults $15
Children $10

Young Voices of Hobart present a choral concert of pop, folk, music theatre and Australian compositions.

This End of Term Choral Concert features both junior and senior ensembles performing a range of choral repertoire.

Conductors : Aaron Powell and Gabby Cousins
Accompanists : Anna Chilcott and Nic Courto

Young Voices of Hobart is proudly supported by Salamanca Arts Centre in 2024.

Daily Opening Times :
Thursday 19 – Sunday 29 September 2024
10am – 4pm daily

Fire Works promises to be a spectacular presentation of all that is magical about the medium of ceramics from the mesmerising malleability of the raw material through to the serendipitous results of each firing.

Fire Works aims to explore how each of the participating artists uses clay and deals with its unique qualities and challenges. Ceramics is a fascinating medium and – as with glass-making and metal-casting – the outcomes are very much determined by the vagaries of fire or more specifically the kiln. Every single exhibit has most likely been fired at least twice – making its appearance in this show something of a miracle.

Daily Opening Times :
Friday 4 – Sunday 13 October 2024
Monday – Friday 2:00pm – 6:00pm

Opening event:
Friday 4 October, 2024 | 5.30pm

‘Diaphanous Impressions’ seeks to transcend traditional notions of art exhibitions, offering a sensorial and contemplative experience celebrating the ethereal beauty of Diaphanous Art.

Through the medium of using a variety of inks on canvas and paper, including alcohol, arcrylic and living inks. this exhibition aspires to transport viewers into a realm of enchanting luminosity and gentle fluidity, leaving an indelible impression of all who encounter its’ diaphanous allure, inviting introspection and contemplation, fostering a sense of serenity and wonder.