(Let the) Art Speak

Presented by Second Echo Ensemble

Exhibition Dates:
Friday 27 March – Saturday 11 April 2026
Weekdays: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am – 3:00pm
Sunday: CLOSED
CLOSED 3 – 6 April

Opening Event:
Friday 27 March 2026, 5:00pm – 7:00pm

See, feel and connect with artworks in this anonymous visual art exhibition. Refusing the usual hierarchies of authorship and reputation, each artwork temporarily stands on its own terms stripped of CVs, titles and identity. Encounter art directly, without assumption or expectation.

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At its heart, [Let the] Art Speak asks: What does art become when we release it from labels?

Presented by local interdisciplinary arts organisation Second Echo Ensemble (SEE), [Let the] Art Speak is an art exhibition that temporarily removes artist names, CVs and reputations. The exhibition includes local and national artists who were selected anonymously by the SEE panel, based solely on the work itself — its presence, rigour, provocation, tenderness or force.

This exhibition directly challenges how artistic value is often shaped by reputation, institutional validation, market visibility or academic standing. By temporarily suspending authorship, [Let the] Art Speak creates space for a more democratic exchange between artwork and viewer.

What changes when identity is withheld?
What do we notice differently?
What biases surface?

This project is an active experiment in equity and perception. It invites artists, curators and audiences to examine how bias — conscious or unconscious — influences what is valued, funded, collected and remembered.

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Come to our Public Program Sessions

Public Program | 1.30–2.30pm daily sessions

Week One

Tuesday 31 March – Panel Discussion

Wednesday 1 April – Exhibition Activation

Thursday 2 April – Performance Activation

Week Two

Tuesday 7 April – Panel Discussion

Wednesday 8 April – Exhibition Activation

Thursday 9 April – Performance Activation

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Second Echo Ensemble is supported by the Australian Government through Creative Australia; the Tasmanian Government through Arts Tasmania; our donors and volunteers; internet partner Aussie Broadband; and marketing partner GoTransit Media Group.