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Cultural space in a historic setting offering art galleries & artist studios, plus theaters & shops.
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Reviews — 8
Salamanca Arts Centre is a wonderful mix of shops and cafes. I was particularly impressed by Miss Bond - an art, clothing, homewares and jewellery shop crammed with wonderful things. I bought some earrings made by a local artist, but later discovered they were not as robust as I'd hoped. I don't live locally, but the staff at Miss Bond addressed my query immediately and provided a replacement within a week.
Several galleries of mainly modern, very modern art, most of which bear quite questionable art value, frankly. The historical building us great though indeed.
Well, all the exhibits here are fresh to my eyes. And people don't go here often so if you want peace and quiet but at the same time want to learn about perspective better go here and enjoy it with yourself.
It is conveniently located in the city centre, if you don't have time to visit MONA, it is a good alternative.
The Arts centre has a cafe, performing arts space, boutique galleries and retail outlets where you can buy direct from the artists and gallery owner.
The Tricycle Cafe is quaint yet provides a wide selection of tasty food & beverages.
The performance space and theatre host live theatre and film productions.
Clean amenities with easy access.
We enjoyed our visit and brunch.
The Tricycle Cafe is quaint yet provides a wide selection of tasty food & beverages.
The performance space and theatre host live theatre and film productions.
Clean amenities with easy access.
We enjoyed our visit and brunch.
Salamanca arts Centre is the lifeblood of Salamanca and the surrounding suburbs.
It has five galleries which rotate monthly or fortnightly with new exhibitions of works, from local, regional and interstate artists. The works range from traditional, realism through to abstraction.
The building is rich with history and has many signs and traces of prior use, both tangible and from the knowledge of the friendly staff.
It is open most days and is particularly active during the week. Saturday for market day being the exception. Friday evenings they have live music in the courtyard from 5:30-7:30. Exhibition openings every second Thursday and Friday evening.
It has five galleries which rotate monthly or fortnightly with new exhibitions of works, from local, regional and interstate artists. The works range from traditional, realism through to abstraction.
The building is rich with history and has many signs and traces of prior use, both tangible and from the knowledge of the friendly staff.
It is open most days and is particularly active during the week. Saturday for market day being the exception. Friday evenings they have live music in the courtyard from 5:30-7:30. Exhibition openings every second Thursday and Friday evening.
A very good experience. We spent an entire morning here spending time in each shop, stopping to look at and appreciate the amazing skills and artistic abilities of so many talented Tasmanian artists. There was jewellery made with glass, silver, semi precious stones, wood, leather. Superb wooden items such as carved wooden boards which would look just as good on display in your home as they would to present a cheese platter to your guests. The old and used Book Shop is certainly worth spending some time browsing. Several shops display and sell a selection of books, including children's books. Many leather bags, beautifully crafted, made it difficult to choose my favourite one. I may not have included everything but it is a beautiful way to spend a morning. The area is fairly flat so accessible for those with mobility issues and also parents and carers with strollers and prams.
Lastly, you will find several cafes where you could sit and admire your purchases after a worthwhile visit to this area.
Lastly, you will find several cafes where you could sit and admire your purchases after a worthwhile visit to this area.
