About The Salons
The Salons is an independent curatorial arts organisation which celebrates the magic and joy of the arts in daily life.
It is the expression of the enduring friendship of Angie, Joan and Penny, and the dynamics formed by the people they interact with.
Together, between Sydney and London, across time zones and oceans, The Salons creates experiences which invite conversation, encourage simplicity, sustainability and inclusivity, and recognise the progressive potential of the unusual. Connecting artists and community, we celebrate art as inclusion, inspiration, learning, action, empathy, idea, armor, catharsis, escape and possibility.
The Salons works with independent artists and small organisations across diverse styles, media and backgrounds, fostering the cross-pollination of interdisciplinary practice, shared knowledge, experimentation and collaboration. The Salons offers a place for voicing stories, reviving abandoned, neglected or unfinished projects, launching intrepid new works, treading lightly over heavy ground and announcing glorious arrivals.
Our purpose
For artists
The Salons follows a slow and small event philosophy, where the qualitative values of empathy, learning and critical reflection steer our ideas and choices.
We look to create empowering, joyful opportunities for artists to learn, practice, play, develop, share and celebrate their work without major financial risk.
We aim to create unique opportunities for development, to build relationships through diversity and inclusion, to begin empowering conversations, to encourage collaborative process and to extend the values of shared knowledge.
The Salons offers a place for voicing stories, reviving abandoned, neglected or unfinished projects, launching intrepid new works, treading lightly over heavy ground and announcing glorious arrivals.
For nature
The Salons is committed to the care of the earth through best practice methods of environmental sustainability.
Across event research and development, administration, promotion, production, performance and exhibition, our bespoke approach allows us to continually engage with, and re-evaluate, conventional industry practices to ensure the smallest possible eco-footprint.
The Salons also follows a circular economy philosophy, which ensures the financial sustainability of our organisation.
Followingly, we encourage our artists to think locally and to embrace practices of recycling, restoring, reusing and reducing. The Salons loves to support artists who need help choosing eco-friendly materials, sourcing sustainable, locally made products, and learning about recycling and upcycling methods.
For partnerships with substance
The Salons works to develop relationships with local small businesses and arts organisations, especially those committed to the care of both humans and nature.
We believe in optimising and activating already-existing spaces with unusual experiences, to further support the aims of small organisations and businesses.
We also love to curate and partner with other organisations.
If you’re interested in working with The Salons, please contact us or visit us on Instagram