Kelly’s Garden

  • Exhibitions
  • Outdoors

Kelly’s Garden

  • Exhibitions
  • Outdoors

An outdoor venue, perfect for installations and sculptural work.

Once a carter’s backyard, an escaped convict’s hideaway and a drying room for apple juice filters, Kelly’s Garden is a space that offers a unique urban heritage environment for contemporary sculptors and installation artists.

Kelly’s Garden is a courtyard enclosed by the three storey brick and stone walls of the old warehouses it once serviced. It is accessed via Kelly’s Lane off Salamanca Place, and has a large sliding gate with specially designed peepholes.

Kelly’s Garden has been restored to cater for a continuing program of large scale sculpture and installation works.


Venue Hire Rates

Salamanca Arts Centre Associate Members
FREE for 2 – 3 months


Kelly’s Garden is a free space available for two to three month long exhibitions for Salamanca Arts Centre Associate Members only.


Applying for Kelly’s Garden : 2024 Calendar : REMAINING DATES

Salamanca Arts Centre (SAC) is currently seeking applications for inclusion in the Kelly’s Garden 2024 Calendar : from January – December 2024.

This Call for Applications is for REMAINING DATES only; some months in the 2024 Calendar are heavily booked.
Applications are sought from Arts Organisations, Festivals, solo artists, duos and groups, for exhibitions / installations.

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.


Availability for 2025 & Beyond

Salamanca Arts Centre assesses applications for the Founders Room twice annually.

Applications for Kelly’s Garden 2024 Calendar REMAINING DATES are now open.

If you would like to be notified when applications open for 2025 dates or when become available due to a cancellation, please sign up to our alert list.