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Salamanca Market showcases over 300 stallholders every Saturday and is an experience not to be missed. It’s the best place to find Tasmanian-designed and handmade products and discover the heart of a creative island. You will meet local artisans, designers, collectors, and producers and discover the story behind the makers that make a visit to Salamanca Market so special. With so much to see, give yourself plenty of time to browse, enjoy the buskers and musicians and soak up the atmosphere. There is delicious market food to enjoy and plenty of tastings and hot coffee to be found as you stroll around. You will find a huge selection of products to explore, including local gins, whisky and wines, preserves and cheeses, organic skincare, Tasmanian timber and ceramics, woollen products and handmade jewellery, clothing and homewares. Salamanca Market is the most visited tourist attraction in Tasmania and is open every Saturday from 8.30 am to 3 pm. The market is centrally located at historic Salamanca Place, nestled against historic Georgian sandstone warehouses. It is home to galleries, restaurants and cafes and is only a short stroll to the city centre. Salamanca Market is proudly owned and operated by the City of Hobart.

Featuring a variety of oil, acrylic, pen and ink, coloured pencil, watercolour and mixed medium. Four Tasmanian artists bring their exciting artwork together for this inspiring exhibition on all things feathery, furry and floral. Artists: Ryan Rivers, Sandra Henderson, Susie Shaw, Mary Stary Opening event: Sunday 30 August, arrive from 2.15 for a 2.30pm start Meet the artists, see their exhibition and enjoy some light refreshments All artworks will be for sale. Showing: Fri 28 Aug till Wed 23 Sept Open daily from 9am-4pm

A free, weekly, timed 5km walk/jog/run at 9am every Saturday. Open to all ages and abilities. Organised entirely by volunteers. Friendly and fun. Join in! The course is at Heritage Park, Geeveston on a mixture of concrete paths and grass. There are three laps, ensuring that you pass lots of friendly faces along the way. When you run along the Kermandie River stretch, keep one eye on the river in case one of the resident platypus is out and about! If you'd like your time recorded and are not yet a parkrunner, register in advance at www.parkrun.com.au and save your barcode or print it out. Even if you don't register, you're still very welcome to run or walk with them.

A weekly run (or walk), covering five km along a winding coastal track from Whitemark Wharf and back again. The aim is not to outrun everyone else, but to beat yourself, as each run is timed, and each new week presents you with the opportunity to beat your previous score. People from all levels of fitness are welcome. Though not necessary to participate in the run, in order to be timed it is recommended that you follow the web link and register, so as to receive the unique bar code that will allow you to keep track of your times and results.

Becoming Modern is a survey exhibition exploring the emergence of modernism in Australia during the twentieth century. Drawn largely from the Tasmanian State Collection, it features iconic Australian modernists alongside lesser-known works, many of which are exhibited for the first time. This large-scale exhibition brings together paintings, sculpture and works on paper, highlighting figuration, abstraction, and foregrounding works by Tasmanian women artists.

This exhibition is a survey of 100 years of photographic history depicting Tasmania's nature, sharing perspectives of the island, Lutruwita, as Aboriginal Country, as well as terrain charted by colonists' exploration, adventure and exploitation. These images reveal an island State through the lens of landscape, capturing meanings of place, nature's beauty and resources, as well as exposing shifting conceptions of the natural world and boundaries of the photographic medium. This exhibition encompasses images developed from wet-plate processes and albumen prints, original cibachrome prints, as well as contemporary digital works, and is accompanied by selected photographic equipment from the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Collection.

French-Swiss artist Julian Charrière is marking a descent into deep time at Mona. Come and sample sculpture, film, photography and installation from the full breadth of Charrière's elemental output—where stone grinds, iceberg groans, mountain heaves—bridging nature, science, history, industry, myth and morality. Until 29 March 2027

This exhibition celebrates the natural beauty of seashells and the enduring sense of wonder they inspire. It features a striking selection of specimens from the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) Collections, showcasing a wonderful array of shapes, sizes, colours and patterns. Seashells have long captivated the imagination, holding diverse meanings and purposes across cultures and through time. Today, they continue to fascinate and remain embedded in everyday life, appearing in design and popular imagery. Step into The World of Seashells to discover more about these natural treasures –how molluscs have evolved, how shells grow, what their colours and patterns might reveal –or simply marvel at their extraordinary beauty.

Willie Smith's Artisan Market occurs each Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm at the Willie Smith's Apple Shed in Grove. Willie Smith's is proud to showcase local Huon Valley artisans, with an ever-changing variety of products, including handmade jewelry, honey, art, condiments, jams, ceramics, quality leather goods, and many more. Willie Smith's Apple Shed kitchen is open from 10 am with coffee and changing breakfast specials every Saturday.

Bugs are the hidden heroes of our planet. From pollinating plants to breaking down waste, these fascinating creatures play vital roles in ecosystems everywhere. Marvel at the incredible variety found in the world of bugs, from beautiful butterflies and brilliant beetles to marvellous millipedes and spectacular spiders. These tiny wonders are the most abundant and diverse group of organisms on earth. Experts believe there are more species not yet named by science than those already described. Through hands-on activities, games and interactive displays, discover amazing bug superpowers and learn to love nature's little helpers.

'The first impulse of the maker of hand pottery is to obtain pleasure in making and decorating an article, and making that pleasure intelligible to others…' – Merric Boyd, 1930 Fantastic Forms captures the energy, movement and colour in the expansive creative practice of Merric Boyd (1888-1959). Featuring over 200 drawings and ceramics from the Bundanon Collection, in dialogue with contemporary works by Rubyrose Bancroft, Stephen Benwell and Nabilah Nordin, this exhibition celebrates the endless creativity of the human imagination. This Bundanon Touring exhibition will travel to ten regional and metropolitan venues across Australia from 2025 through until 2028.

'Tasmanian Still Life' is the culmination of a year-long body of work by Tasmanian photographic artist Emma Coombes, bringing together a series of meticulously crafted photographic tableaux inspired by the drama of Baroque painting and the rich natural and cultural heritage of lutruwita/Tasmania. Featuring native flora and fauna alongside objects of beauty, history and antiquity, each work reimagines the traditional still life through a distinctly Tasmanian lens. Blending photography with digital mixed media and painterly techniques, the series balances dramatic lighting and historical references with storybook charm, fairy-tale symbolism and moments of whimsy. Plush creatures, native botanicals and treasured objects become characters within constructed atmospheric scenes that prompt curiosity, imagination and nostalgia. The small number of works pre-released from the collection have received significant recognition, with one shortlisted for a major Tasmanian art prize and another awarded the People's Vote and an Honourable Mention in the international ReFocus Colour Photography Awards. Presented together for the first time in their place of origin, The Henry Jones Art Hotel, 'Tasmanian Still Life' celebrates Tasmania's unique flora, fauna and cultural heritage through immersive photographic narratives that blur the boundaries between fine art, folklore and fantasy. Visit The Elm & the Raven website to view available works.