Exhibition: 696 hours – open to everyone!
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Have you made an artwork you’d like to see in a gallery? Bring it in to Contemporary Art Tasmania from 14 November – 12 December. This year it’s first come, first hung!
696 hours is an exhibition that will open to the public with an empty gallery and grow, with each added artwork, over 29 days (or 696 hours). There’s no application, no selection panel and no fee. Just turn up during opening hours with your work, and we’ll find it a spot.
It doesn’t matter if you’re a practising artist, a student, a hobbyist, or someone who’s never made work before — everyone, of any age, is welcome to bring something in. *Limit of one artwork per person (we will accept any medium).
The exhibition will evolve while it’s open to the public (over 29 days, or 696 hours), and everyone is welcome to visit and see how it changes.
On Saturday 12 December, when the 696 hours are nearly up, join us for a closing event to celebrate our shared creativity, and the end of another year, with food and activities.
▶︎Artwork drop-off + view the exhibition:
12-5pm, Wednesdays – Saturdays during exhibition dates: 14 November – 12 December 2026
▶︎Closing event:
Saturday 12 December (time + program to be announced)
▶︎Artwork collection:
12-5pm, Monday 14 December - Saturday 19 December
Find out more, including conditions of entry, on our website: https://contemporaryarttasmania.org/whats-on/696hours/
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696 hours is inspired by Platform Arts’ 2025 exhibition 'After Walter Hopps' — based on renowned non-conformist curator Walter Hopps' 36 hours, which opened in an empty gallery at the Museum of Temporary Art, Washington, in 1978. Artists were invited to bring in work over the exhibition duration, which was installed on a first come first served basis.
696 hours is an exhibition that will open to the public with an empty gallery and grow, with each added artwork, over 29 days (or 696 hours). There’s no application, no selection panel and no fee. Just turn up during opening hours with your work, and we’ll find it a spot.
It doesn’t matter if you’re a practising artist, a student, a hobbyist, or someone who’s never made work before — everyone, of any age, is welcome to bring something in. *Limit of one artwork per person (we will accept any medium).
The exhibition will evolve while it’s open to the public (over 29 days, or 696 hours), and everyone is welcome to visit and see how it changes.
On Saturday 12 December, when the 696 hours are nearly up, join us for a closing event to celebrate our shared creativity, and the end of another year, with food and activities.
▶︎Artwork drop-off + view the exhibition:
12-5pm, Wednesdays – Saturdays during exhibition dates: 14 November – 12 December 2026
▶︎Closing event:
Saturday 12 December (time + program to be announced)
▶︎Artwork collection:
12-5pm, Monday 14 December - Saturday 19 December
Find out more, including conditions of entry, on our website: https://contemporaryarttasmania.org/whats-on/696hours/
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696 hours is inspired by Platform Arts’ 2025 exhibition 'After Walter Hopps' — based on renowned non-conformist curator Walter Hopps' 36 hours, which opened in an empty gallery at the Museum of Temporary Art, Washington, in 1978. Artists were invited to bring in work over the exhibition duration, which was installed on a first come first served basis.
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Where is it happening?
27 Tasma St, North Hobart, North Hobart, TAS, Australia, Tasmania 7000
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Host or PublisherContemporary Art Tasmania
