Venue Type: Rehearsals

Experience the atmosphere of a heritage Boardroom with contemporary facilities overlooking vibrant Salamanca Place.

Located on Level 1 with lift access, the Salamanca Arts Centre Meeting Room accommodates 10 people for general meetings, workshops, training sessions, casting and interviews in a convenient, cantral location.

Venue Hire Rates 

SAC Residents / SAC Associate Members**
$20 per Hour / $100 per Day (5 Hours+)

Not for Profit / Educational Institutions / Schools / Artists
$25 per Hour / $110 per Day (5 Hours+)

Commercial / Government Departments
$40 per Hour / $190 per Day (5 Hours+)

** If you are seeking a small venue on behalf of a regular hobbyist group such as a book club, small choir, writers workshop, etc, please feel free to get in touch and discuss Associate Membership with us.

Availability

To confirm availability and to make a booking, email info@sac.org.au

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.

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Venue Hire Rates

Not for Profit / Educational Institutions / Schools / Rehearsals:
$174 per Half Day (maximum 6 hours) / $237 per Day / $1,155 per Week

Commercial / Government Departments:
$275 per Half Day (maximum 6 hours) / $395 per Day / $1,650 per Week

Venue Hire Package Private Functions / Events* (includes weddings, dinners, parties, conferences etc.)
$1,620 per event (maximum Hire Period of 3 Days)

Venue Hire Package for SAC Supported Local / Touring Performances*
$237 per event (maximum Hire Period of 1 Day)

All prices are inclusive of GST and valid 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 Founders Room Venue Hire Pack / Conditions of Hire (PDF)

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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 (January 2025 – March 2026).

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.

This Application Round is for REMAINING DATES ONLY. 
Some dates in the 2025 Calendar have already been filled by successful applicants during the previous April 2024 Application Round. 

Below are the dates NOT available due to existing booking :

• UNAVAILABLE : Thursdays throughout the year;
• UNAVAILABLE : Last Saturday / Weekend of the Month; 
• UNAVAILABLE : 1st Half of February 2025; 
• UNAVAILABLE : 2nd Half of June 2025;
• UNAVAILABLE : 1st Half of July 2025. 

DEADLINE for SUBMISSIONS:
5:00pm Monday 30 September 2024

Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application early November 2024. 

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Availability for 2026 & Beyond

The Founders Room is fully booked for the remainder of 2024.
Applications are now open for the REMAINING DATES in the 2025 Calendar (see above for details).

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.

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.

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Venue Hire Rates

Performances & Events
Independent Artists: $348 per Day / $1,570 per Week
Not for Profit / Educational Institutions / Schools: $374 per Day / $1,675 per Week
Commercial / Government Departments: $490 per Day / $2,200 per Week

Bump In / Bump Out / Rehearsals / Creative Developments
Independent Artists: $174 per Day / $780 per Week
Not for Profit / Educational Institutions / Schools: $195 per Day / $875 per Week
Commercial / Government Departments: $374 per day / $1,675 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 1 January 2024.

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

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Applying for the Peacock Theatre : 2025 Calendar REMAINING DATES

Salamanca Arts Centre (SAC) is currently seeking applications for inclusion in the Peacock Theatre 2025 Calendar (January 2025 – March 2026).

This Application Round is for REMAINING DATES ONLY. 
Some dates in the 2025 Calendar were filled by successful applicants during the April 2024 Application Round.

Remaining Dates are:

• January 2025
• 2nd HALF of February 2025
• 2nd HALF of March 2025
• April 2025
• May 2025
• 1st HALF of June 2025
• 2nd HALF of July 2025
• August 2025
• 1st HALF of September 2025
• 1st WEEK of October 2025
• December 2025
• January 2026
• February 2026
• March 2026

DEADLINE for SUBMISSIONS:
5:00pm Monday 30 September 2024

Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application early November 2024. 

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Availability for 2026 & Beyond

The Peacock Theatre is fully booked for the remainder of 2024.
Applications are now open for the REMAINING DATES in the 2025 Calendar (see above for details).

Salamanca Arts Centre assesses applications for the Peacock Theatre 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 reopen for 2026 dates or when dates become available due to a cancellation, please sign up to our Alert List.

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.

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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 valid 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 Long Gallery Venue Hire Pack / Conditions of Hire (PDF)

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Applying for Long Gallery : 2025 Calendar REMAINING DATES

Salamanca Arts Centre (SAC) is currently seeking applications for inclusion in the Long Gallery 2025 Calendar (January 2025 – March 2026).
Applications are sought for both EXHIBITIONS by Groups, Organisations, Duo and Solo Artists working in any visual arts medium and for PRIVATE FUNCTIONS (Weddings, Engagement Parties, Birthday Parties, Parties in general, Balls, Dinners, Conferences, and any other non-public non-arts events). 

This Application Round is for REMAINING DATES ONLY. 
The majority of the 2025 Calendar was filled by successful applicants during the previous April 2024 Application Round. 

Remaining Dates are:
OPTION #1 : Wed 22 January – Sun 2 February 2025 (12 x Days)
OPTION #2 : Wed 19 February – Tues 4 March 2025 (14 x Days)
OPTION #3 : Wed 9 – Sun 13 July 2025 (5 x Days)
OPTION #4 : Tues 5 – Mon 11 August 2025 (7 x Days)
OPTION #5 : Wed 4 February – Tues 31 March 2026 (56 x Days)

DEADLINE for SUBMISSIONS:
5:00pm Monday 30 September 2024

Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application early November 2024. 

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Availability for 2026 & Beyond

The Long Gallery is fully booked for the remainder of 2024.
Applications are now open for the REMAINING DATES in the 2025 Calendar (see above for details).

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 or dates become available due to a cancellation, please sign up to our alert list.