Explore Galleries, Cafes and Shops
Tasmania is incredibly supportive of creative people, with nearly every town and village boasting galleries, cafés, and shops showcasing local work.
Being biased, I make a point of seeking out cafés that display artists’ work for sale; some even run workshops and classes.
There are far more locally owned small creative businesses in Tasmania than in large mainland cities, thanks to affordability and strong community support, allowing them to survive and thrive.
My aim is to make it easy for you to discover fun, unique creative businesses that truly celebrate and support artists.
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Find Galleries, Cafes and Shops from Across Tasmania
Here you’ll find the Art Trails Tasmania members who are supporting artists and artisans, makers and crafters, designers and creatives across the state.
To help you plan your explorations we look at Tasmania as nine regions:
North West
West Coast
The Islands: Bruny, Flinders and King Islands
Central North – including Launceston
Poatina Tree Art Gallery
Poatina Tree Art Gallery is a community Gallery run by Poatina Arts. We are a small nurturing Gallery that provides exhibition opportunities to local artists and artists connected to our broader community.
Visit Poatina Arts online to discover all that this vibrant creative collective are doing, including a gallery space, glass studio, artist in residence program, rehearsal spaces, music studio rooms, and a ceramic studio. Be sure to join the newsletter and follow on Facebook and Twitter/X too for all the latest news.
Gordon Street
Poatina, TAS 7302
The Poatina Tree Art Gallery is an exhibiting venue for the 5th Annual Art Trails Tasmania Art Exhibition.
Cindy Watkins
Cindy Watkins – The Textile Artist
Cindy uses her sewing machine to create her artwork. She fee-style stitches each piece to create unique and beautiful pieces.
Be sure to explore Cindy’s website, The Textile Artist, buy her work online, learn about her latest exhibitions and workshops, and to follow her inspiring creativity and work on Facebook and Instagram.
Discover Cindy’s work in person at:
Divine Objects
I Emu Bay Road,
Deloraine
Dawn Murray
Dawn is a mixed media artist working mainly with resin, as well as painting with oil and cold wax. Inspiration comes from coast line, land and mountains around me. Finding colour and expression in an impressionist view.
You can shop with Dawn on BlueThumb. Follow Dawn on Facebook and Instagram for her latest news.
Devonport
Deloraine Creative Studios Inc.
59-61 Emu Bay Road
Deloraine, TAS 7304
Deloraine Creative Studios Inc. is a centre for the creation and exhibition of art, craft, and design. We are a not-for-profit organisation that offers a unique experience for people to view artists and craftspeople at work, creating handcrafted Tasmanian products and works of art.
Deloraine Creative Studios also offer the opportunity for artists to display and sell their art works on consignment.
To learn more visit the Deloraine Creative Studios website and follow on Facebook.
Spreyton Picture Framing
We are a home based business and offer an honest, friendly and affordable range of services to suit all types of picture framing jobs in Devonport and surrounding areas. From traditional framing for artworks, prints, paintings, photos, certificates to jigsaws, cross stitch, needlework, bead work and canvasses (including stretching or box framing).
We offer a complete service and are always happy to discuss any framing requirements with you.
Discover more about the services offered on the Spreyton Picture Framing website and follow on Instagram.
Enjoy reading The Magic in Framing the Personal and the Precious with Greg Dennis
George Town Art and Artisans
Shop 3, 81 Macquarie Street
George Town Tas 7253
George Town Art and Artisans is a gallery/retail space for artists, artisans and craft people from the municipality of George Town to collaborate, exhibit and sell their creations.
Be sure to follow on Facebook and Instagram this vibrant and creative group for the latest in events, workshops, exhibitions and designs.
George Town
Lynda Young
I’m a botanical artist who has branched out into animal watercolour and pastel pencil portraits. I have recently published a NF children’s picture book featuring 12 native animals and their diets. I sell prints of these and take pet portrait commissions.
Follow Lynda on Facebook and shop for her truly beautiful artworks on a range of goodies on Redbubble.
Read Lynda’s Artist Profile here.
Kayena
Central Tablelands
Unexpected Tas
Kathrine Johansen
Unexpected Tas is an organisation based in the historic Parattah Railway Hotel in the midlands of Tasmania. It houses a gallery/studio, historic function room, and 2 bedroom self contained apartment.
642 Tunnack Road
Parattah, TAS 7120
Central South – including Hobart
Artosaurus Gallery and Studios
Artosaurus is an inclusive art gallery with multiple teaching studios. Our focus is on lifelong learning for artists of all abilities, providing art classes and workshops and opportunities for Tasmanian artists to exhibit and sell their work and building a safe and supportive art community.
Visit the Artosaurus Gallery and Studios website and be inspired by their work and while you’re there, join the newsletter.
Be sure to follow them on Facebook and Instagram too.
Moonah
Peppercorn Artists Gallery
Peppercorn Gallery is located in historic Richmond. It is run by an artist Co-Operative and promotes the work of the member artists and over 30 other Tasmanian artists and artisans.
58 Bridge Street,
Richmond 7025
Open 7 days.
You can visit this wonderfully inspiring gallery and shop in person, or at the Peppercorn Gallery online home and follow on Facebook and Instagram for all of the latest news and treasures.
North East
Makers@TheCourthouse
1951 Main Road
Lilydale, TAS 7268
Operating from the old courthouse in Lilydale, Makers@TheCourthouse is a co-operative of artists and craftspeople, including woodworkers, ceramicists, knitters, jewellery makers, and sewers of clothing and accessories.
Our new gallery provides space for our artist and photography members.
Be sure to follow Makers at the Courthouse on Facebook and Instagram for all of their latest news on exhibitions, workshops, events, designs and treasures.
Lilydale
Jane Seychell
I am a colour pencil artist. I create realistic art work featuring animals, nature and pop art.
Be sure to explore Jane’s gallery space in St Helens and her Artist website, details about her Commissions work with pet portraiture and to follow on Instagram and Facebook.
Read Jane’s Artist Profile story here.
Gallery | Studio | Art Space
41 Cecilia St
St Helens
The Jane Seychell Gallery is an exhibiting venue for the 5th Annual Art Trails Tasmania Art Exhibition.
East Coast
South East
Navigating Tasmania
Below is a map to help orientate yourself with the regions. Do note that this map has some creative license to it rather than being a very specific, professional cartographers creation. Do refer to the Tasmanian Government Official touring map of Tasmania ($5, available online, in Service Tasmania shops and onboard the Spirit of Tasmania) for accurate details. It even has roads and rivers marked on it!
If you’re planning a road trip arts holiday be sure to get hold of a good old fashion printed map of the state. Do not trust Google maps or the navigation maps beyond the city and suburbs as they’re renowned for taking people along unsafe narrow dirt tracks with little opportunity for chucking u- turns (true for all regional, rural and remote areas in Australia). And besides, folding out a map, having an explore is way more fun!
See What’s On Across Tasmania
Just click on the images below to find out what is happening with various artists across the state.
