Venue Type: Launches

Photo pf the Founders Room : a room with dark wooden floors and exposed beams in the vaulted ceiling. In the foreground are red chairs and black tables set in cabaret configuraion. In the background is a stage with a baby grand piano aginst a black curtain backdrop.
Photo: Nicole Robson

Nestled beneath the vaulted gables of an 1840’s warehouse is the Founders Room. With polished oaken floorboards, limewashed sandstone walls and heritage windows that look out over the SAC Courtyard on one side and Woobys Lane and Salamanca Square on the other.

Dedicated to the Founders of Salamanca Arts Centre, this is the perfect location for performances, wedding receptions, cocktail parties, seminars, training sessions, launches and promotional events.

In addition to the Venue Hire Program, in January 2022 Salamanca Arts Centre launched the Live Music Program to support the local music industry. Each Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening the Founders Room showcases performances by local, interstate and international musicians and artists. The curated program is diverse, featuring a range of genres, from jazz to experimental music.

From January 2023, the type of event / usage / activation of the Founders Room is determined by the following weekly calendar:
Monday – Wednesday : Available for Workshops and Non-Public activities, including Meetings, Rehearsals & Creative Developments.
Thursday – Saturday : Public Activities / Events / Performances.
Sunday : Venue CLOSED

Venue Hire Rates

Not for Profit / Educational Institutions / Schools / Rehearsals:
$165 per Half Day (maximum 6 hours) / $255 per Day / $1,095 per Week

Commercial / Government Departments:
$225 per Half Day (maximum 6 hours) / $355 per Day / $1,540 per Week

Venue Hire Package Private Functions / Events* (includes weddings, dinners, parties, conferences etc.)
$1,540 per event (maximum Hire Period of 3 Days)

Venue Hire Package for SAC Supported Local / Touring Performances*
$225 per event (maximum Hire Period of 1 Day)

All prices are inclusive of GST and valid from 28 September 2022.

For 2024 prices, please refer to the venue information pack.

Applying for the Founders Room : 2023 Calendar

Salamanca Arts Centre (SAC) is currently seeking applications for inclusion in the Founders Room 2023 Calendar : from February – December 2023.
This Call for Applications is for REMAINING DATES only; some months in the 2023 Calendar are heavily booked.
Applications are sought for both Public Events and Activities, including Performances, Live Music Events and Concerts, Film Events, Workshops, Launches etc. and Non-Public / Private Events and Activities, including Corporate Events, Private Functions, Rehearsals and Creative Developments, Meeting, Workshops and Seminars.

Deadline for Submissions :
Applications can be submitted at anytime

Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application within 10 x Working Days of Submission.

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Applying for the Founders Room: 2024 Calendar

Salamanca Arts Centre assesses applications for the Founders Room twice annually, with application rounds occurring in April and September each year (excluding Special Rounds).

Salamanca Arts Centre is currently seeking applications for inclusion in the Founders Room 2024 Calendar. This round is for remaining dates only; many months in the 2024 Calendar are already fully booked.

Please note – the following dates are no longer available:

  • Wednesday 26 June 2024 – Tuesday 9 July 2024

Applications are sought from Arts Organisations and solo artists for performances, concerts, workshops, film events, corporate events and rehearsals /creative developments.

Applications can be submitted via the link below.

Applications close Monday 2nd October 2023.

Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application in November 2023. 

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A performnce in the outdoor Courtyard : an actor is on stage wearing a large pink dress crraeted from various objects, whilst another actor on the stage sits in a chair facing away from the crowd. The crowd are seated, watching the performance.
Photo: Nicole Robson

The Courtyard is located at the heart of Salamanca Arts Centre.
The perfect place to sit and relax during the day. 

The back wall of The Courtyard is a natural rock face, creating a unique backdrop for arts activity. The same rock face continues into the adjacent Peacock Theatre.

The Courtyard has been used successfully for theatrical and dance performances, music recitals, Salamanca Arts Centre Resident Markets, film screenings, and cabaret. And for the past 20 Years has been the primary venue for the weekly Friday night live music event, Rektango.

In 2019, with the assistance of Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie MP, Salamanca Arts Centre was awarded a Federal Government Regional Development Grant to make improvements to the Salamanca Arts Centre Courtyard. Major renovations were completed in 2020 aims to improve the visibility and accessibility of tenancies around the Courtyard. Automatic doors have been installed, along with more glazing and track lighting. The peacock feather-shaped platforms invite a greater variety of art forms. The state-of-the-art sound system and outdoor theatre lighting will create an unforgettable audience experience. Salamanca Arts Centre commissioned projects in public art and furniture design. Floating against the rock face is Escape Pod, a work by Colin Langridge inspired by a maritime escape pod. Embedded in the paving is a stainless-steel peacock feather by Gerhard Mausz above which are custom Sassafras timber benches and tables designed and made by Paul Allen.

New Venue Information Kit available for download soon.

Venue Hire Rates

Pop-Up Performance / Event
$85 per Hire (GST Inclusive)
Daytime | Non-Exclusive Hire

Evening Public Performance / Event
$210 per Hire (GST Inclusive)
Evening | Exclusive Hire

Evening Private Event
$330 per Hire (GST Inclusive)
Evening | Exclusive Hire
Includes all non-Arts Events, Private Functions, Corporate Events

All prices are inclusive of GST and are effective from 1 January 2024.

Applying for The Courtyard

Salamanca Arts Centre assesses applications for The Courtyard on an ongoing basis with rolling applications throughout the year and applications are only sought for the current year.

Applications are sought for the remaining dates in the 2023 and 2024 Calendar, for performances, concerts, workshops, corporate events, private functions and more!

Please note: Many months are already heavily booked.

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Availability

Due to the location of The Courtyard and the significant sound bleed between the adjacent venues, the availability of The Courtyard is pending the bookings and scheduled activity in the adjacent venues (Peacock Theatre, Founders Room, Sidespace Gallery, Long Gallery). An event cannot occur in The Courtyard if there is already an event scheduled in an adjacent venue.

There is a live music event (Rektango) in the Courtyard every Friday evening between 5:30pm – 7:30pm.
The Courtyard is not available to hire during Rektango.

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Photo of the Peacock Theatre. Red rows of theatre seats in the foreground, looking towards the stage. The stone wall of the back of the stage is lit with warm coloured theatre lights.
Photo: Nicole Robson

The Peacock Theatre is Salamanca Art Centre’s unique performance space that has been created at the foot of a historic quarry, named after the company that produced jams and juices on the site for half a century.

The Peacock Theatre is the venue of choice for intimate live productions accommodating dance, live art, hybrid music and film. A unique performance and event venue on the ground floor of the Salamanca Arts Centre, with a magnificent natural rock face as its backdrop, maximum Fixed Seating Capacity of 131 (unnumbered) seats.

Venue Hire Rates

Performances & Events
Independent Artists: $330 per Day / $1,490 per Week
Not for Profit / Educational Institutions / Schools: $355 per Day / $1,585 per Week
Commercial / Government Departments: $465 per Day / $2,085 per Week

Bump In / Bump Out / Rehearsals / Creative Developments
Independent Artists: $165 per Day / $740 per Week
Not for Profit / Educational Institutions / Schools: $185 per Day / $830 per Week
Commercial / Government Departments: $355 per day / $1,590 week

Venue Hire Rates do not include all charges (such as electricity, additional equipment or a SAC Technician etc.). Please refer to the Peacock Theatre Conditions of Hire for more information and for details on all additional charges.

All prices are inclusive of GST and valid from 28 September 2022.

For 2024 prices, please refer to the the venue information pack.

Applying for the Peacock Theatre : 2023 Remaining Dates

Salamanca Arts Centre assesses applications for the Peacock Theatre twice annually, with the due dates for submissions as 30 April and 30 September each year (excluding special rounds).

Salamanca Arts Centre is currently seeking applications for inclusion in the Peacock Theatre 2023 Calendar. This Special Round is for remaining dates only.

Remaining dates in 2023:

– Monday 25 – Tuesday 26 September 2023 (2 x Days)
– Monday 11 – Sunday 17 December 2023 ( 7 x Days)

Applications are sought from Arts Organisations and solo artists for performances, concerts, workshops, film events, corporate events and rehearsals /creative developments.

Applications can be submitted at anytime for these remaining dates.
Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application within 10 x Working Days of Submission. 

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Applying for the Peacock Theatre : 2024 Calendar

Salamanca Arts Centre assesses applications for the Peacock Theatre twice annually, with application rounds occurring in April and September each year (excluding Special Rounds).

Salamanca Arts Centre is currently seeking applications for inclusion in the Peacock Theatre’s 2024 Calendar. This round is for remaining dates only; not all dates within 2024 are available, but Salamanca Arts Centre shall endeavour to offer applicants’ preferred dates where we can.

Applications are sought from Arts Organisations and solo artists for performances, concerts, workshops, film events, corporate events and rehearsals /creative developments.

Applications can be submitted via the link below.

Applications close Monday 2nd October 2023.

Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application in November 2023. 

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An image of a large gallery space with wooden floors and wooden poles throughout. We can see a large, multi coloured fabric artwork hanging from the ceiling by Matt Arbuckle. A work by Kate Tucker on a white plinth in the distance and a large painting by Grant Nimmo on the far wall of a rainforest.
Photo: Jesse Hunniford

The Long Gallery is the largest gallery space at Salamanca Arts Centre.

Originally a store for whaling products, then filled with can-labelling machinery during the jam factory days, the Long Gallery has provided the backdrop to countless exhibitions, conventions, balls, auctions, recitals, workshops, product launches and live performances. It is located on Level 1 of Salamanca Arts Centre.

An enigmatic venue where 180 year-old polished floor boards stretch for 30 metres past rows of oaken columns to limewashed sandstone walls. Licensed for 400 patrons and with French doors opening above Salamanca Place, the Long Gallery is always in high demand for exhibitions and private functions. Facilities include contemporary track lighting, demountable hanging panels, lift access, storage and limited tables and chairs.

Venue Hire Rates

Exhibitions

Not for Profit / Educational Institutions / Schools / Artists (group or solo)
$363 per Day / $1,505 per Week

Commercial Galleries / Government Departments
$464 per Day / $1,970 per Week

Tertiary Students (does not include School Exhibitions)
$230 per Day / $985 per Week

All Private Functions / Events (includes Weddings, Performances, Conferences etc.)
$3,165 per event (maximum Hire Period of 4 days)

All prices are inclusive of GST and are effective from 1 January 2024.

Applying for the Long Gallery : 2024 Calendar

Salamanca Arts Centre assesses applications for the Long Gallery twice annually, with application rounds occurring in April and September each year.

Salamanca Arts Centre is currently seeking applications for inclusion in the Long Gallery 2023 Calendar. This Special Round is for remaining dates only; not all dates within 2024 are available, but Salamanca Arts Centre shall endeavour to offer applicants’ preferred dates where we can.

Applications are sought from organisations and artists for exhibitions, conventions, balls, auctions, recitals, product launches, and live performances.

Applications can be submitted via the link below.

Applications close Monday 2nd October 2023.

Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application in November 2023. 

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Photograph of the Sidespace Gallery : A room with white walls and dark wooden floor. A support beam is in the middle of the room. To the far end of the room is a wooden french door.
Photo: Nicole Robson

The Sidespace Gallery is a professional exhibition space that is accessible and affordable for solo artists and small group exhibitions. 

A quirky gallery with perfect proportions, the Sidespace Gallery is the gallery of favour for artists wishing to exhibit contemporary work in the public domain. 

The Sidespace Gallery is part of Salamanca Art Centre’s subsidised Access Galleries Program and is available to Salamanca Arts Centre Associate Members on the acceptance of an exhibition proposal.

Venue Hire Rates

Exhibitions
Salamanca Arts Centre Associate Members
$73 per Day / $325 per Week

All prices are inclusive of GST and are effective from 1 January 2024.

Applying for the Sidespace Gallery : 2024 Calendar

Salamanca Arts Centre assesses applications for the Sidespace Gallery twice annually, with application rounds occurring in April and September each year.

Salamanca Arts Centre is currently seeking applications for inclusion in the Sidespace Gallery 2024 Calendar. This round is for remaining dates only; not all dates within 2024 are available, but Salamanca Arts Centre shall endeavour to offer applicants’ preferred dates where we can.

  • Applications are sought from Arts Organisations and solo artists for exhibitions.

Applications can be submitted via the link below.

Applications close Monday 2nd October 2023.

Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application in November 2023. 

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