The Tasmanian School of Art is housed in the Centre for the Arts at Hunter Street, Hobart. It was here on tiny Hunter Island and the adjacent land of Sullivan's Cove that the first settlement of Hobart Town was established over two hundred years ago. From the late 19th century the Jones & Co. IXL jam factory occupied the site and in the early 1980s the old factory and warehouses were purpose-designed and redeveloped to house the school's various studios and workshops.

Built into the redevelopment are artist-in-residence flats and studios, a first-rate air-conditioned gallery, an excellent library and lecture theatre - both used extensively by the public - and individual studios for postgraduate students and research staff. This has provided an exciting creative and working environment for visual artists and designers.

Approximately 500 students use the Tasmanian School of Art's purpose-built facilities which are widely acknowledged as being amongst the best in the world. The Centre for the Arts is close to Hobart's main business district and in the midst of wharf areas where large liners and container ships dock. Hobart's fishing fleet is often anchored in the adjacent Fisherman's Wharf and Constitution and Victoria Docks.

Nearby Salamanca Place is a recognized centre for eating, entertainment and other social activities including a thriving Saturday market. The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery and the majority of commercial galleries are also within easy walking distance and so are many historic sites such as the Wapping district and community facilities such as the Tasmanian Swimming Centre, the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens and the Queen's Domain.

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