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SUMMARY:(Let the) Art Speak
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Second Echo Ensemble\n\n\n\nExhibition Dates:Fr
 iday 27 March – Saturday 11 April 2026Weekdays: 10:00am – 4:00pmSatu
 rday: 10:00am – 3:00pmSunday: CLOSEDCLOSED 3 – 6 AprilOpening Event:
  Friday 27 March 2026\, 5:00pm – 7:00pmSee\, feel and connect with art
 works in this anonymous visual art exhibition. Refusing the usual hierar
 chies of authorship and reputation\, each artwork temporarily stands on 
 its own terms stripped of CVs\, titles and identity. Encounter art direc
 tly\, without assumption or expectation.––––\n\n\n\nAt its heart
 \, [Let the] Art Speak asks: What does art become when we release it fro
 m labels?\n\n\n\nPresented by local interdisciplinary arts organisation 
 Second Echo Ensemble (SEE)\, [Let the] Art Speak is an art exhibition th
 at temporarily removes artist names\, CVs and reputations. The exhibitio
 n includes local and national artists who were selected anonymously by t
 he SEE panel\, based solely on the work itself — its presence\, rigour
 \, provocation\, tenderness or force.\n\n\n\nThis exhibition directly ch
 allenges how artistic value is often shaped by reputation\, institutiona
 l validation\, market visibility or academic standing. By temporarily su
 spending authorship\, [Let the] Art Speak creates space for a more democ
 ratic exchange between artwork and viewer.\n\n\n\nWhat changes when iden
 tity is withheld?What do we notice differently?What biases surface?\n\n\
 n\nThis project is an active experiment in equity and perception. It inv
 ites artists\, curators and audiences to examine how bias — conscious 
 or unconscious — influences what is valued\, funded\, collected and re
 membered.––––\n\n\n\nCome to our Public Program Sessions\n\n\n\n
 Public Program | 1.30–2.30pm daily sessions\n\n\n\nWeek One
Tuesday 
 31 March – Panel Discussion
Wednesday 1 April – Exhibition Activat
 ion
Thursday 2 April – Performance Activation\n\n\n\nWeek Two
Tues
 day 7 April – Panel Discussion
Wednesday 8 April – Exhibition Acti
 vation
Thursday 9 April – Performance Activation––––\n\n\n\n
 Second Echo Ensemble is supported by the Australian Government through C
 reative Australia\; the Tasmanian Government through Arts Tasmania\; our
  donors and volunteers\; internet partner Aussie Broadband\; and marketi
 ng partner GoTransit Media Group.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n
 \nAccessible Toilet (located on Level 1 and in the Courtyard)Registered
  Assistance Animals welcomeWheelchair Accessible (via Lift in the Court
 yard)
URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.sac.org.au/events/let-the-art-speak/
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DTSTAMP:20260417T134515Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260327
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260411
LOCATION:Salamanca Arts Centre
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