Umbrella Event: SAC Resident Artists

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!

Nolan School of Art | Adults

Opening event:
15 November | 6pm

Daily Opening Times :
Monday 4 November – Sunday 1 December 2024

Monday – Friday 9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturdays 10am – 4pm
Sundays 1pm – 4pm

On the shoulders of giants, the adult students of Nolan School of Art are inspired by art movements and art practice from the past.

On the 25th year of Nolan School of Art, we celebrate the many students who have past through our doors with an exhibition form the classes of Phoebe Webb, Jake Walker, Josh Lamb, and Caroline McGregor. You will see contemporary gestural abstraction, sensual life drawing, funky still life, and various spirited daubings.

Nolan School of Art | K -12 Students

Daily Opening Times :
Monday 4 November – Sunday 1 December 2024

Monday – Friday 9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturdays 10am – 4pm
Sundays 1pm – 4pm

Our after school classes show their responses to the art of the past in an exhibition that includes painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, puppetry, and animation.

In this exhibition you will see modern Gods, contemporary mask making, a spirited puppet theatre, and contemporary cave painting.

Opening Event :
Friday 11 October 2024, 6:00pm – 7:30pm

Exhibition Dates :
Saturday 12 – Saturday 26 October 2024
10:00am – 4:00pm daily

Opening Event :
Friday 11 October 2024, 6:00pm – 7:30pm

Artist Talk :
Sunday 13 October 2024 @ 2pm

To light up or illuminate; well-lit

This dictionary definition is a repeating theme behind this collection of latest works. The title of “Luminous State” is a duality and can refer to both a literal geographical location, such as in this case, the state of Tasmania, and a condition of the mind.

“Over the years I’ve researched and examined many of Tasmania’s remote and rugged landscapes. This group
of works which has formed the “Luminous State” exhibition, is a collaboration of these sojourns and a
memory filled revisiting of this visual and emotive discovery.

Despite the variety in locations represented, the one repeating factor in this exhibition is the quality and
transient nature of Tasmania’s light and my ability in harnessing this light quality in paint. Tasmania’s light is recognised across the nation as having a clarity and warmth that bathes it subjects. Particularly at certain times of the year as the sun tracks a low trajectory across the sky.

The illumination of this direct light through clear alpine air or filtered light through a heavy atmosphere, provides an unending and ambient form of communication to the viewer. Recording these moments literally in the field by means of plein air studies, sketches and photographs has provided me with the means back in the studio of giving to the viewer of my work the same emotive response I experienced when on location.

If the viewer can feel the bite of a southerly breeze or the desperate warmth of alpine sun late in the day emanating from these paintings, then my work has found its purpose.”
– Clifford How

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

Daily Opening Times :
Wednesday 3 – Friday 27 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.  

Open Day : 
Saturday 5 October 2024, 10:00am – 4:00pm

Daily Opening Times :
Thursday 3 – Monday 28 October 2024
Monday – Friday 9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturdays / Sundays / Public Holidays 10:00am – 4:00pm

Off The Studio Wall by SAC Resident Artist Hannah Blackmore, 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 Thursday 3rd to Monday 28th October 2024, the gallery will be open daily from 10:00am to 4:00pm, allowing visitors to immerse themselves in Hannah’s unique artistic vision.
Join us for an exclusive Open Day on Saturday 5 October 2024, and chat with the artist about her work.

Off The Studio Wal’ 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.

Workshop Dates :
Sunday 6 October 2024, 10:00am – 3:00pm AND
Sunday 13 October 2024, 10:00am – 4:00pm 

NOTE: If you’d like to only do one Sunday you can come along a single day class. There is $40 discount to book into both days.

Price :
$215 for a Single Day
or $390 for both Days
Includes all materials and personalised tuition.

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Sydney based fibre artist, Catriona Pollard, will be Salamanca Arts Centre’s Artist in Residence during October and will be holding a Workshop and Exhibition during her Arts Residency.

In this Workshop you will be learning and exploring four of Catriona’s favourite basketry techniques with materials you can easily access after the class so you can easily keep on weaving :
• random weaving with cane + inclusions;
• random weaving with long leafy plants;
• twining with jute with a pattern;
• looping with paper string;
• BONUS string / cordage demonstration.

By the end of this course you will be confident in multiple basketry techniques. Tapping into your creativity, like all of Catriona’s Workshops, it is so much more than just learning techniques, it’s an opportunity to tap into powerful creativity that is ready to surface. Learning at your own pace, in this hands on, practical workshop is all about exploration and experimentation not perfection. While learning basketry techniques, you will be reconnecting with your imagination and creativity.

It’s a small class so you get hands-on tuition from expert weaver, Catriona Pollard.

Suitable for beginners, or weavers who are looking to learn these techniques. If you’ve never done weaving before – perfect! You’ll love it and leave with finished basketry sculptures and the confidence to do more.

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About Catriona Pollard

Catriona Pollard is a contemporary artist who uses traditional fibre techniques to transform foraged plant fibres and recycled metals into evocative sculptural works which investigate human’s personal connection with the natural world.

Her practice has been recognised as a skilful exploration of ideas around nature and human’s relationship, the invisible forces and the movement of energy within it. Central to her work is the investigation of transformation and humanity’s connection, dependence, and the possibility of harmony with the ecological world.

Catriona has been selected for multiple solo exhibitions and exhibits extensively selected, group and touring exhibitions including the Australian Design Centre and Sturt National Craft Centre. She has been a finalist in many art awards including Australian Textile Art Award, International Art Textile Biennale, National Capital Art Prize, Environmental Art & Design Award, North Sydney Art Prize, Australian Fibre Arts Award, Ravenswood Women’s Art Prize and many more.

Her artwork is profiled across major art and design media and is featured nationally in galleries, high end design spaces and private collections. Watch her talk about her art at ABC TV and Gardening Australia and read in the feature in Good Weekend, SMH/The Age.  She is profiled in the Book: Woven Together: Weavers and Their Stories. See her website for more talks and media.

As a dedicated professional educator, she holds sold out sculptural basketry weaving workshops in Australia and internationally and teaches for design and craft centres. She holds demonstrations for organisations including Museums, and gives artist talks at galleries and community groups. She also established the online SchoolofBasketryArt.com with students from around the world.

Daily Opening Times :
Thursday 3 – Sunday 13 October 2024
Thursday – Sunday 11:00am – 4:00pm
Monday – Wednesday CLOSED

Contemporary fibre artist, Catriona Pollard’s tenth solo exhibition Where Stars Walk Upon The Mountain Top explores our spiritual connection to nature using woven sculpture to access the visceral and organic landscapes of spirit within nature.

The sculptures of foraged vines and recycled metal wire references the ancient basketry technique of looping that has been used across human cultures for tens of thousands of years. The looping creates patterns and a harmonious rhythm that the artist witnesses in nature.

The exhibition explores how the invisible, non-material realm can uncover the psyche of our place in the landscape, with the objective of reaching beyond the human narrative of the landscape.

By sharing dialogue with the materials and allowing them to inform the narrative of the artwork, it means that stories are formed and shared from the landscape in transformational ways – in a language that provides new meanings and relationships with spirit, nature, humans, and the landscape – and the interconnectedness of all.

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In conjunction with the exhibition and Arts Residency, Catriona will be running a Two Day Basket Weaving Workshop teaching four basketry techniques.

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About Catriona Pollard

Catriona Pollard is a contemporary artist who uses traditional fibre techniques to transform foraged plant fibres and recycled metals into evocative sculptural works which investigate human’s personal connection with the natural world.

Her practice has been recognised as a skilful exploration of ideas around nature and human’s relationship, the invisible forces and the movement of energy within it. Central to her work is the investigation of transformation and humanity’s connection, dependence, and the possibility of harmony with the ecological world.

Catriona has been selected for multiple solo exhibitions and exhibits extensively selected, group and touring exhibitions including the Australian Design Centre and Sturt National Craft Centre. She has been a finalist in many art awards including Australian Textile Art Award, International Art Textile Biennale, National Capital Art Prize, Environmental Art & Design Award, North Sydney Art Prize, Australian Fibre Arts Award, Ravenswood Women’s Art Prize and many more.

Her artwork is profiled across major art and design media and is featured nationally in galleries, high end design spaces and private collections. Watch her talk about her art at ABC TV and Gardening Australia and read in the feature in Good Weekend, SMH/The Age.  She is profiled in the Book: Woven Together: Weavers and Their Stories. See her website for more talks and media.

As a dedicated professional educator, she holds sold out sculptural basketry weaving workshops in Australia and internationally and teaches for design and craft centres. She holds demonstrations for organisations including Museums, and gives artist talks at galleries and community groups. She also established the online SchoolofBasketryArt.com with students from around the world.