Free exhibitions are a great way to encounter art, whether it is at your local gallery or a big institution. Here is a hand-picked list of free exhibitions in Tasmania this August. Wright will soon have a survey exhibition at the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery from 23 August. Loren Kronemyer: Material World at Contemporary Art Tasmania (9 August to 27 September)Materiel World explores the physical, logistical and social lives of objects via a highly loaded question: can we put it back in the ground? Sam Jinks || Mortal Reflections at Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery at Royal Park, Launceston (until 8 March 2026)Sam Jinks || Mortal Reflections marks the first major exhibition in Tasmania by the artist.