rrala manta manta
rrala manta manta showcases contemporary Tasmanian Aboriginal craft and design from across the islands of Tasmania. Informed by the historic culture and traditions, and craft techniques and practices of this community rrala manta manta will highlight the diversity of practice including strung necklaces of shells and other natural materials, woven baskets and work in kelp and wood.
Venue: Design Centre, Corner Tamar and Brisbane St
Dates/ times: Thursday 26 August - Thursday 7 October. Opening Wednesday 25 August, 5.30pm. Weekdays 9.30am-5.30pm. Weekends 10am-2pm
Tickets: Adults $5.00, Seniors $4.00, Children (U18) and students free
Presented by Tasmanian Design Centre
KP11: Producing Communities
KP11: Producing Communities features the works of 11 leading Australian community arts and cultural development organisations. It acknowledges that communities are active participants in developing, (re)defining and producing arts and cultural works. At the heart of the exhibition is the role of community members as active protagonists and not passive subjects in helping construct Australian narratives.
Venue: Academy of the Arts, Gallery B, School of Visual & Performing Arts, UTAS
Dates/times: Wednesday 25 August - Friday 15 October, Monday - Friday 9am-5pm and Saturday 28 August - Sunday 29 August 10am-4pm
Free Event
Presented By Academy Gallery, School of Visual and Performing Arts, University of Tasmania
Primed: New Painting in Tasmania
Primed: New Painting in Tasmania showcases the latest work from seven Tasmanian artists each exploring a fascinating range of genres and techniques. Participating artists are Amanda Davies, Neil Haddon, Jonathan Kimberley, Annika Koops, Megan Walch, Richard Wastell and Catherine Woo.
Venue: Academy of the Arts, Gallery A, School of Visual & Performing Arts, UTAS
Dates/times: Wednesday 25 August - Friday 15 October, Monday - Friday 9am-5pm and Saturday 28 August - Sunday 29 August 10am-4pm
Free Event
Presented By Academy Gallery, School of Visual and Performing Arts, University of Tasmania
The Oyster's Locale
The Oyster's Locale is a group exhibition of artists whose practice emerges from regional Australia, through both location and concept. The project stems from a premise of 'the world is my oyster but my studio is here' focusing on artists who engage in conversations that cross the boundaries of their chosen locale.
Venue: The Mill Providore and Gallery, Ritchie's Mill, 2 Bridge Rd
Dates/times: Thursday 26 August - Thursday 7 October, Monday - Friday, 9am-5.30pm, Saturday, 9am-5pm, Sunday, 10am-4pm
Free Event
Presented by Arts Alive
The Knitting Roon
The Knitting Room is an imaginative, colourful collaboration in which an extraordinary team of Tasmanians have stitched, knitted and crocheted a life sized recreation of a 1950's home. The artists have lovingly showcased life when television was a novelty, the wireless was the centre of home entertainment and many homes still relied on the outdoor ‘dunny'.' Visitors to the exhibition will be transported to an era when the young, newly crowned Queen Elizabeth toured Australia and Elvis was king!
Venue: Town Hall Reception Room, Cameron St
Dates/times: Monday 23 August - Wednesday 1 September, 10am-3pm
Free Event
Presented By United Aged Care
TREK Australian Footprints
TREK showcases contemporary prints from around Australia responding to the theme footprints. It is an open entry competition with a prize of $2000 for the entry which best reflects the theme. Don't miss this exciting celebration of contemporary printmaking.
Venue: Poimena Gallery, Launceston Church Grammar School, Button Street, Mowbray
Dates/times: Monday 16 August - Thursday 2 September, weekdays 9am-5pm (weekends by appointment)
Free Event
Presented by Launceston Church Grammar School
Psycho Geographers and Geoparks
An exhibition by six Queenstown painters who have taken special note of their specific surrounds and fashioned their artworks accordingly - scaping the land within their Geopark habitat.
Venue: s.p.a.c.e. gallery, Scotch Oakburn College Performing Arts Centre, 85 Penquite Rd, Newstead
Dates/times: Friday 20 August - Friday 3 September, weekdays 9am-5pm, Saturday 28 August - Sunday 29 August, 9am-5pm
Free event
Presented by LARQ
From the Heart to the Jewel
The art walk creates an energy bridge between the Heart (near Alice Springs) and the Jewel (near Launceston) with work representing an old journey inspired by the river flora found along the way.
Venue: The Pilgrim Uniting Church, Walkway
Dates/ times: Wednesday 25 August - Friday 27 August 9:30am - 5pm, Saturday 28 August - Sunday 29 August 10am - 4pm
Free Event
Presented By Niecy Brown
Kraton
The Kraton exhibition is the result of Indonesian architect Eko Prawoto's residency with the UTAS's School of Architecture and Design. Based around a series of playful provocations concerning urban renewal the exhibition provides a rare opportunity to see inside an innovative research process through models, drawings and journals.
Venue: Civic Square
Dates/ times: Thursday 26 August - Sunday 29 August, 3pm - 9pm
Free event
Presented By Junction 2010 and UTAS School of Architecture and Design
ART entwine
Visit the vineyards of the West Tamar and experience the installations of five local visual artists whose works reflect and connect with this beautiful valley.
Venue: Velo Vineyard, 755 West Tamar Hwy, Legana; Elmslie Wines, 2 Upper McEwans Rd, Legana; Moores Hill, 3343 West Tamar Hwy, Sidmouth; Goaty Hill Wines, 530 Auburn Rd, Kayena; Holm Oak Vineyards, 11 West Bay Rd, Rowella
Dates/times: Saturday 21 August - Monday 30 August, 10am - 5pm seven days a week except Holm Oak which is closed Monday and Tuesday and trading hours 11am-5pm
Free event
Presented by West Tamar Art Group
Poetry Wall
Witness the creation of a poetry wall in a city laneway. Painted during the festival, the work is inspired by 'open camouflage' and suggests a subtle contrast of things hiding in plain sight.
Venue: Entrance to Centreway Arcade off Trustees Court
Dates/times: Wednesday 25 August - Sunday 29 August, open all hours
Free Event
Presented By Junction 2010 and Tasmanian Poetry Festival
Art Safari
The Art Safari, similar to a pub crawl, is a unique opportunity to wander and sample a degustation menu of galleries featuring key exhibitions from the festival program including ralla manta manta, Primed, KP11 and other mystery exhibitions.
Venue: Pick up from the Design Centre, Corner Tamar and Brisbane St
Dates/times: Wednesday 25 August; 5pm meet at the Design Centre, first bus departs at 6pm, Buses will return at regular intervals back to the Design Centre and The Junc Room at Civic Square
Free Event
Presented by Junction 2010
Greenwood Leather Instrument exhibition
Get a closer look into the background and creation of the remarkable instruments of sculptor and musician, Gary Greenwood who pioneered the use of leather as a sculptural medium
Venue: Holy Trinity Church, 34 Cameron Street
Dates/ times: Thursday 26 August- Saturday 29 August, 9 am- 5pm
Free event
Presented by The Chordwainers Leather Band
