Address: Sidespace Gallery

Presented by Resource Work Cooperative

22 – 30 July 2023 | 10am-5pm

Opening event: July 21st, 6pm

Since 1995 Art from Trash has helped highlight the vast amount of usable resources sent to landfill through artistic endeavours and shown the beauty that can be found in what is traditionally thought of as waste.

Since 1995, Art from Trash’s goal has been to encourage a deeper discussion about reuse and the negative outcomes of our consumer driven society and how to reduce the vast amounts of usable items sent to landfill every day.

Artists and makers both established and emerging, schools, community groups and everyone in between are invited to explore all types of materials through creative reuse. A horse made from salvaged wire? A sculpture made from crockery? Clothes created from old photographs? Almost anything is possible and probable when, instead of thinking outside the box, we use the box to create something completely new.

Art from Trash is one of the only exhibitions where you could see all these plus a cornucopia of other amazing works all created from something someone else thought was waste.

Resource Work Co-operative is proud to present Art from Trash 2023 at the Long Gallery from July 22 to July 30 2323 and would like to thank our partners the City of Hobart and Salamanca Arts Centre.

Presented by Tasmanian Ceramics Association

Opening Event:

Aug 3, 2023 – 6pm

Daily opening times:

Aug 3, 2023 – Aug 21, 2023

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Variations to Daily Opening Times :

21st August closing at 1pm

To evolve – to develop gradually by a natural process.

Over time ceramics has seen a phenomenal evolution – from the simplest of forms used in

functional vessels by our earliest ancestors to the modern-day interpretations of

contemporary art. Today we use much the same processes to turn earth into baked clay.

Evolved – the 2023 TCA 51 st Annual Members Exhibition, encourages its members to take

inspiration from all areas of ceramics – sculptural, imaginative, and functional, to showcase

the extensive and diverse methods that today’s ceramicist uses to express creativity across

our island.

Presented by David Hearne

Daily opening times:
13 – 16 July, 2023
10am – 4pm

Medieval Madness gone rogue in the Tasmanian Gothic

Tasmanian Gothic is a cliché of fantasy, surrealism, modernism, appropriation, abstraction and expressionism mashed together into a contemporary vulgarity. This vulgarity is defined by the question, has anything changed since the medieval times?

These cliched movements and themes have been pummelled together and placed on a broadsheet that is suggestive of the current and contemporary Tasmanian landscape (figuratively and metaphorically). A Gothic element of decay and horror is fused into that landscape through its subject matter which is full of medieval inklings. Literary evocations of stalked and baked creatures fuelled by the works of Lord Byron’s (Darkness) and Mary Shelley’s (Frankenstein) litter the picture plane. On occasion the players have left the scape and melted into abstraction and tactile formalism. To enhance the horror and repugnance, anti-processes and anti-techniques have been successfully and unsuccessfully explored through risk and experimentation.

When dark and surreal imagery explore the darker aspects of life the unbridled and innate pessimism of a peasant painter screams out for a deeper meaning to the term Tasmanian Gothic.  As life imitates art and art imitates life, the fall and broken nature of the characters throughout these scapes, are all faced with or have faced sin and temptation. It is we who mirror this same fear and terror in our own making of this new contemporary Tasmanian Gothic.

Daily opening times:
15 – 27 June, 2023
10am – 4pm

Immerse yourself in the beauty of winter seas, with this latest collection of abstract seascape paintings by Hannah Blackmore.

The Sidespace Gallery at Salamanca Arts Centre is proud to present Winter Wild, a new exhibition of abstract seascape paintings by fine artist Hannah Blackmore. Running from June 14th to June 27th, the exhibition showcases textured paintings that capture the moods of the Tasmanian coastline.

“My work focuses on the interplay of light and texture, as I seek to capture the ever-changing moods of the ocean. Drawing on my experiences along the Tasmanian coastline, my paintings convey a sense of energy, movement, and natural beauty.

I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to share my work with the Hobart community. The Tasmanian coastline has been a huge inspiration for me, and I hope my paintings capture some of the wild and unpredictable beauty of this incredible landscape. Winter Wild is a celebration of the natural world and the wonder of the ocean, and I hope it will inspire viewers to connect with the beauty of the Tasmanian coast.”

Winter Wild is a must-see exhibition for art lovers, nature enthusiasts, and anyone interested in exploring the intersection of light and texture. The exhibition will be open to the public from 10 am to 4 pm daily.

Daily opening times:
7 – 12 June, 2023
10am – 4pm

Annual group art exhibition by members of Jackson Studio.

Jackson Studio proudly presents Jacksonism, an annual group art exhibition by adult art students and artists ranging in age from early 20s through to 80s. Our official opening will be by Hobart Artist, Kichikoo on Thursday 8 June at 6pm with Welcome to Country by Belinda Casey and music by Alex Buktenica and will be up until 4pm, 12 June.

Jackson artists vary from complete beginners through to experienced painters and we meet in groups (seven times a week) to explore art through a different artist and style each week. I research artists and provide videos and art exercises for everyone at the start of each session – we explore a diverse range of art from all over the world and throughout different eras, which stimulates conversation and can be a great inspiration for everyone’s artistic endeavours. After this activity everyone is free to get on with their own work for the rest of the session.

Everyone at Jackson is encouraged to find their way – to experiment and develop their own styles, and bounce ideas off each other. Our motto is “feel the fear and do it anyway!”. We keep in touch via a Facebook group, sharing our work and ideas and all meet annually at our exhibition.

Known as “The Jacksonites” there is a shared camaraderie between all attendees, even those who haven’t yet met! As we have studied so many art movements and styles – a lot of “isms” over the years, I have coined the title for our show – Jacksonism, which is intended to mean artistic freedom.

For some of our artists, this is their first experience of exhibiting. This year we have a big range of subject matter, genres and mediums -oils, acrylics, watercolours and more, with prices ranging from approximately $200 – $1500 – there’s something for everyone.

There will be a number and a QR code next to each painting in our show – the number will relate to our catalogue, available as you enter the gallery, and the QR code will take you to Jackson’s website to read statements provided by our artists. Please ask one of our friendly gallery attendants if you have any queries at all.

Jacksonism includes the Carolyn Bonny Memorial Art Prize, sponsored by Artery – the winner of the prize will be announced at our opening.

This year is Jackson’s 10th anniversary, and our 6th group exhibition. Having started with four people on a Saturday morning in 2013, we have grown to over 60, with 153 in our Facebook group and participating exhibitors are thrilled to present our work to you at the Sidespace Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre. The show will run from 7 – 12 June.

I am incredibly proud of all my members and the enthusiastic culture we have created and foster together at Jackson. This year’s exhibition coincides with our tenth year of operating (in one form or another) and I hope to continue working with everyone well into the future.

Thank you for your interest in our artistic explorations – I hope you enjoy it all and, if you are interested in joining us, please contact me through our website.

Sarah Weaver, Artist and Art Tutor, Jackson Studio

www.jacksonstudio.net

Opening event:
Friday 26 May – 5pm

Daily opening times:
27 May – 4 June, 2023
10am – 4pm

Resilience and Regeneration is a visual collaboration between John Osborne who lives in Geeveston, Tasmania and Brian Blowers (Brian B.) from the Northern Rivers area of NSW. It’s about the resilience and regeneration of two river valleys: The Huon in Tasmania and the Clarence in NSW.

The exhibition explores the resilience of nature to regenerate especially after catastrophic events such as the bush fires that devastated much of Australia’s east coast in 2019-2020, that were then followed by some of the worst floods in living memory, the combined effects of which threatened many species of plants and animals already under threat from our changing climate.

Nature has, in many areas, surprisingly begun to quickly regenerate with new forest growth and evidence of animals adapting to a changed and damaged environment.

John Osborne is a long-time resident of Geeveston Tasmania and has been involved in many art projects in the Huon Valley. Brian B. lived in Geeveston and shared a studio with John as well as working together in the Southern Design Centre Studios, Geeveston. Brian B. now lives in Maclean in the Clarence Valley of New South Wales.

Opening event:
Thursday 11 May 5:30pm

To be opened by Jane Hutchinson, co-CEO Pollination Foundation, Tasmanian Australian of the Year 2016 and co-founder of the Tasmanian Land Conservancy.

Daily opening times:
11 – 21 May, 2023
10AM-5PM

Ancestral Dreams is an exhibition of photography examining our connection to nature, literally and metaphorically, focusing on trees in the forests of Tasmania/lutruwita as a reflection of our human condition. Viewers are invited to look twice and find their own emotional and empathetic response to nature through personal experience.

Ancestral Dreams is an exhibition of photography examining our connection to nature both literally and metaphorically. Initially started as a small study in 2016, an arts residency at the Cradle Mountain Wilderness Gallery expanded the work considerably and includes the National Park, the Vale of Belvoir and the eastern edge of the Tarkine/takayna.

This collection includes images focusing on trees as “equivalents” to our human condition, drawing on the evolution of the tradition established by early 20th century photographer Alfred Stieglitz and advanced over time by others including Edward Weston, John Cato and Tasmania’s own Peter Dombrovskis.

The resulting work portrays the wilderness of Tasmania/lutruwita with an emotive and poetic sensibility. It asks the viewer to look twice and find their own emotional and empathetic response to nature through personal periods of ecstasy, solitude, peace, familial connection and awareness of our own mortality.

For artist Pete Walsh, whose previous work has focused on conservation and anthropogenic impact on the environment, this more current practice has also resulted in a sympathetic and deeper respect for Indigenous understanding around connection to nature, kinship in country. This more spiritual aspect of the work invites the reader to ponder on questions of how we understand, manage and respect the land we rely on for our existence.

Opening event:
Thursday 27 April 5:30pm

Daily opening times:
Thursday 27 April – Tuesday 2 May 2023
9AM-5PM

Domain is an exhibition of paintings exploring aspects of place forming The Queens Domain, a shared space, on the edge of central nipaluna/ Hobart. Paintings have grown from a few initial studies and aim collectively to contribute to the conversation about this landscape.

Domain is an exhibition of paintings exploring aspects of place forming The Queens Domain, a shared space on the edge of central nipaluna/Hobart. It is a series of sketches, tying together pieces of a complex location made of divergent parts.

These works scratch the surface of the 230 hectares of this communal place that brings together native and introduced elements. The sites and structures form part of a physical and cultural terrain that has been subject to change over time.

Paintings have grown from a few initial studies and aim collectively to contribute to the conversation about this landscape.

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Alexander Beech is a painter based in nipaluna/ Hobart. His practice is linked to the landscape and more recently to places near where he lives and works. He immerses himself in the landscape reflecting on events past and present and synthesises connections between the subject matter and refines what is laid down in paint. Alexander received a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours (First Class) and a Master of Fine Art and Design (Painting) from the University of Tasmania. He has exhibited work in a number of states and has been a finalist in several significant art prizes including The Churchie National Emerging Art Prize, The Glover Prize, Hadley’s Art Prize and the Macquarie Group Emerging Art Prize. His work is held in private collections and the Macquarie Group Collection.

Opening event: Thursday 30 March 2023, 5.30pm

An exhibition of paintings by Robyn Harman. Her artistic practice reflects the striking imagery of coastal landforms around Tasmania. Everything changes in time, the light, the wind on the water and the rock that is exposed to the eroding forces of the sea.

Robyn Harman continues her exploration of rock formations around the coastline of Tasmania. She is interested in the way landscape is viewed; as ancient and tracked with memories and myths, as terrain refracted by abstraction and digitisation. These paintings bring to mind the geological history of the island, the amount of thermal energy needed to create these mineral monoliths, the stretch of time that weathered and hewed them into their present state isolated from the shore. This understanding of time is contrasted with the use of photography and the capture of the briefest moment when the sea and the light fall upon the rock in a certain way. One fraction of a moment in an inestimable span – a freeze frame in geological time chronicled with the materiality of paint. The rock stands mute and resolute in steadfast solitude.

Opening Event
Thursday 16 March 2023
5:30pm – 7:30pm

An exhibition of contemporary mosaic works by Rachel Bremner, created to encourage the viewer to find personal meaning that resonates emotionally, without prompts, like listening to songs without words.

“From early childhood leading up to my life as a visual artist, I trained and performed as a professional violinist. I continue to be fascinated by the similarities, and the differences between the two forms of artistic expression. 

I had never conceived of music as an art form that needed words to provide background or convey what I meant to express.

Expressing myself in words has never come easily to me, I can rarely find the right ones for my purpose, music was always a perfect medium for my intense sense of privacy. In music performance I could present my inner world to the audience, all my thoughts, reactions, emotions without having to describe the background story. 

When I started to put my mosaic work out into the world, in contrast to music-making I struggled with the obligation in the art world to use words when presenting to an audience. I felt a growing conflict with the wordless immediacy with which I wanted to engage and how much words can interfere with that engagement.

I present this exhibition as an offering to the audience to pause, observe each work and examine emotional reactions in their own terms, with no titles, no accompanying prompts.”
– Rachel Bremner