Venue Type: Private Function

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 venue is the perfect location for Live Music Performances, Private Functions including Wedding receptions, cocktail parties, seminars, training sessions, launches and promotional events.

Venue Hire Rates

Not for Profit / Educational Institutions / Schools / Rehearsals:
$179 per Half Day (maximum 6 hours) / $244 per Day / $1,189 per Week

Commercial / Government Departments:
$283 per Half Day (maximum 6 hours) / $406 per Day / $1,699 per Week

Venue Hire Package Private Functions / Events* (includes weddings, dinners, parties, conferences etc.)
$1,400 per event (maximum Hire Period of 3 Days)

Venue Hire Package for SAC Supported Local / Touring Performances*
$244 per event (maximum Hire Period of 1 Day)

All prices are inclusive of GST and valid from 1 January 2025.

*Venue Hire Rates are planned to increase as of 1 January 2026.
For details of 2026 Venue Hire Rates, please refer to the Founders Room Venue Hire Pack / Conditions of Hire (PDF)

Applying for the Founders Room : 2025 Calendar REMAINING DATES

Salamanca Arts Centre (SAC) is currently seeking applications for inclusion in the Founders Room 2025 Calendar (March – December 2025). 

Applications were 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.

Applications are for REMAINING DATES ONLY.
The majority of the 2025 Calendar was filled in the two Annual Assessments Round in 2024. As a result most months in 2025 are heavily booked and only limited dates remain.
The remaining dates are listed in the Application Form. 

Available dates include :
– some Wednesdays : available for Non-Public Events / Meetings / Rehearsals / and some Public Events by Special Request; 
– some Fridays & Saturdays (and the occasional Thursday) : available for Public Events (including Live Music Events). 

For more information on the hire of the Founders Room, including Venue Hire Rates for 2025, please refer to the Conditions of Hire (PDF) prior to submitting your application. 

Applications can be submitted at any time
Applications will be assessed as received and applicants will be contacted with an outcome within 10 x Working Days. 

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Availability for 2026 & Beyond

Applications for the remaining dates in the 2025 Calendar are open now (see above for details).

The majority of the 2025 Calendar was filled in the two Annual Assessments Round in 2024. As a result most months in 2025 are heavily booked and only limited dates remain.
The remaining dates are listed in the Application Form. 

Salamanca Arts Centre assesses applications for the Founders Room twice annually, with submission dates of 30 April and 30 September each year, and with Special Assessment Rounds as required.

If you would like to be notified when applications open for 2026 dates or when dates become available due to a cancellation, please sign up to our alert list.

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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.

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.

*Venue Hire Rates will increase as of 1 January 2025.
For details of 2025 Venue Hire Rates, please refer to the Courtyard Venue Hire Pack / Conditions of Hire (PDF)

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.

Applying for the Courtyard : 2025 Calendar REMAINING DATES

Salamanca Arts Centre (SAC) is currently seeking applications for inclusion in the Courtyard 2025 Calendar (January – December 2025).

Applications are sought for Performances, Concerts, Events, Workshops, Launches, and Private Functions.

Applications are for REMAINING DATES ONLY.
The majority of the 2025 Calendar was filled in the two Annual Assessments Round in 2024. As a result most months in 2025 are heavily booked and only limited dates remain.
Please confirm date availability with the Venues Manager prior to submitting your application.

For more information on the hire of the Courtyard, including Venue Hire Rates for 2025, please refer to the Conditions of Hire (PDF) prior to submitting your application. 

Applications can be submitted at any time
Applications will be assessed as received and applicants will be contacted with an outcome within 10 x Working Days. 

APPLY

Applying for 2026 and Beyond

Applications are for REMAINING DATES ONLY.
The majority of the 2025 Calendar was filled in the two Annual Assessments Round in 2024. As a result most months in 2025 are heavily booked and only limited dates remain.

Salamanca Arts Centre assesses applications for the Courtyard twice annually, with application rounds occurring in April and September each year, with Special Applications Round (in the event of a cancellation) if required.

If you would like to be notified when applications open for 2026 or dates become available due to a cancellation, please sign up to our alert list.

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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

for Exhibitions

Not for Profit / Educational Institutions / Schools / Artists (group or solo)
$373 per Day / $1,014 per Week

Commercial Galleries / Government Departments
$477 per Day / $2,029 per Week

Tertiary Students (does not include School Exhibitions)
$236 per Day / $1,014 per Week

for Events & Performances

Venue Hire Package for Private Functions / Events 
(includes Weddings, Conferences, Balls, Fundraisers etc.)
$2,800 per event (maximum Hire Period of 4 days)

Venue Hire Package for Public Performances / Events 
(includes Live Music Events / Performances for 1 x Day / Evening
$760 per event (2 x Day Hire Period : 2 x Half Days + 1 x Full Day)

Venue Hire Rates do not include all charges. Please refer to the Long Gallery Conditions of Hire for more information and for details on all additional charges.

All prices are inclusive of GST and valid from 1 January 2025

*Venue Hire Rates are planned to increase as of 1 January 2026.
For details of 2026 Venue Hire Rates, please refer to the Long Gallery Information Kit / Conditions of Hire (PDF)

Salamanca Arts Centre assesses applications for the Long Gallery twice annually, with application rounds occurring in April and September each year, with Special Applications Round (in the event of a cancellation) if required.

Salamanca Arts Centre (SAC) is currently seeking applications for inclusion in the Long Gallery 2025 Calendar. Applications are sought from Arts Organisations, solo and groups of artists for exhibitions.

This special Application Round is for REMAINING DATES ONLY.
The majority of the 2025 Calendar was filled in the two Annual Assessments Round in 2024. As a result most months are fully booked and only the dates below remain. 

Available Dates :

  • – OPTION #1 : Wednesday 20 August – Monday 8 September 2025 (20 x Days)
    – OPTION #2 : Wednesday 29 October – Monday 10 November 2025     (13 x Days)

For more information on the hire of the Long Gallery, including Venue Hire Rates for 2025, please refer to the Conditions of Hire (PDF) prior to submitting your application. 

Applications Close
10:00am Monday 3 March 2025

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Availability

The Long Gallery is very heavily booked until the end of February 2026.

Only the following dates are available :
– OPTION #1 : Wednesday 20 August – Monday 8 September 2025 (20 x Days)
– OPTION #2 : Wednesday 29 October – Monday 10 November 2025 (13 x Days)

Applications are now OPEN to fill these remaining dates (see above to apply)

Salamanca Arts Centre assesses applications for the Long Gallery twice annually, with application rounds occurring in April and September each year, with Special Applications Round (in the event of a cancellation) if required.

If you would like to be notified when applications open for 2026 (March onwards) or when dates become available due to a cancellation, please sign up to our alert list.

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Photo: Jesse Hunniford

SOCIAL is a new space proudly presented by Salamanca Arts Centre 

SOCIAL stands on the land of the traditional owners, the palawa people and we pay respect to Elders, past and present. SOCIAL aims to bring our community together through a celebration of culture. This multi-modal space is for experimentation, play and discovery.
 
Located at 67 Salamanca Place, this accessible and centrally located space will be a mixture of curated exhibitions and open calls.

Venue Hire Rates

Exhibitions
$168 per Day / $757 per Week

All prices are inclusive of GST and are effective from 1 January 2025.

*Venue Hire Rates will increase as of 1 January 2026.
For details of 2026 Venue Hire Rates, please refer to the SOCIAL Conditions of Hire (PDF)

Applying for SOCIAL

Salamanca Arts Centre assesses applications for SOCIAL twice annually, with application rounds occurring in April and September each year, with Special Applications Round (in the event of a cancellation) if required.

Applications are currently CLOSED for SOCIAL.

Applying for 2026 & Beyond

SOCIAL is fully booked until the end of March 2026.

If you would like to be notified when applications open for 2026 (April onwards) or when dates become available due to a cancellation, please sign up to our alert list.

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