Opening Thurs 9 May, 6pm
Exhibition runs Fri 10 May – Sat 1 Jun
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

Jasper has recorded his experiences in edited videos ever since starting school in 2006. These documentations express how he relates to the spaces and places he encounters.

Whether filming in a city or in nature, Jasper tries to show a reflection of the place. Look closer and you might recognise some features – a skyline, a façade, a tree. These places are familiar to many of us, but in Jasper’s films they are ‘mirrored’, inviting you to experience them in a different way.

Image: Jasper Maxwell O’Brien, Mirrored City (detail), 2018, still from video

Opening Thurs 9 May, 6pm
Exhibition runs Fri 10 May – Sat 1 Jun
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

Situated on the lands of the Kokatha people in remote South Australia, the Woomera Prohibited Area (WPA) is the largest and most technologically advanced weapons testing range in the world.

This restricted defence area, covering an enormous 122,188 km2, was established in 1946 via an agreement between the British and Australian Governments. Now operated by the Royal Australian Air Force, Air Warfare Centre, their motto reads ‘ready the warfighter’. Over the past 70 years this theatre of aggression has subjected the WPA to nuclear bomb test, radioactive waste storage, a detention centre, the world’s largest uranium mine and countless missile and rocket tests. Damaging traditional lands and significant sites, this is imperialism hard at work; conveniently tucked away ‘outback’ – out of sight, out of mind.

The exhibition Woomera exposes us to this contentious and highly confidential place, drawing attention to its dramatic, irreconcilable tensions; the cultural importance and stunning environments of this Country, and the violent, destructive activities that continue to be carried out upon it in the name of ‘progress’ and empire.

A special thanks to Kokatha elder Aunty Sue Coleman-Haseldine and Gordon Franklin for contributing their stories to this project.

Woomera will be opened by guest speaker Prof Henry Reynolds.

Image: Kristian Laemmle-Ruff, Tracks II, 2018, Digital print in red aluminium light-box

Opening Thurs 9 May, 6pm
Exhibition runs Fri 10 May – Sat 1 Jun
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

Searching for the fading track markers amongst the colourful lichen that colonises the boulders of The Lost World Track, kunanyi can be a confusing and disorienting experience. Here on the walking tracks of kunanyi, nature and the human-made overlap and intertwine and gaining a sense of what is natural, and what is artefactual becomes confusing and conflicting.

Adrian Bradbury’s exhibition The Lost World is exhibited in the Avago window box gallery.

Image: Adrian Bradbury, The Lost World (Track) (detail), kunanyi, 2019, acrylic, oil, enamel on canvas.

Do you have an interest in learning the basics of drawing, painting and design or would you like to refresh or improve your understanding on the 7 ELEMENTS of ART?

Join Claire Sheppard for a series of 7 workshops covering the 7 elements of Art, specifically designed for those who want to learn the basics of drawing, painting and design, even if they believe they can’t.

Irrelevant of talent, technical skill, or ability, these workshops will give you the confidence and practical knowledge to confidently apply the 7 elements of Art to all your creative pursuits in a none judgemental and fun environment.

You will develop your very own unique individual mark making signature, gaining confidence and appreciation in visually expressing it whilst reaching your own creative goals.

Each workshop begins with a slide show of relevant artworks/artists that resonates strongly with the element being explored. This will give you a broader understanding of how each element CAN be translated into a visual expression of your own imagination and choosing. It will also give you endless inspiration and ideas.

Each 4hr workshop will be held on Saturday mornings (11am – 2:30pm) at a cost of $30 per workshop, or a one-off payment at a 10% discounted rate for $189 for all seven workshops.

(Enter the discount code ETGOE at the checkout if paying online) click on link below.

Book online>>

Or you can contact Claire directly to make a booking: ttowelgallery@bigpond.com or 0434998119

There are two series coming up: 23 Mar – 13 Jul and 27 Jul – 26 Oct

Workshop 1: LINE

Sat 23 Mar 2019 or Sat 27 Jul 2019

11am – 2:30pm

$30 (or $189 for 7 workshops)

In this first workshop folk will learn the most fundamental mark making element – LINE an element used in every other element of the art making process. These Workshops explore “line” and discover how it can be used in its most simple form and expanded upon to create complex drawings, compositions and sculpture

Workshop 2: SHAPE

4 May 2019 or 10 Aug 2019

11am – 2:30pm

$30 (or $189 for 7 workshops)

These workshops teach participants to distinguish & recognise shape in everything from the most basic to most complex objects or life forms. Learning this basic skill gives a foundation to build upon in transforming basic sketches into realistic art works. You will be surprised at how this skill inspires & gives confidence to tackle many varied projects and/or art mediums.

Workshop 3: SPACE

18 May 2019 or 24 Aug 2019

11am – 2:30pm

$30 (or $189 for 7 workshops)

In this workshop participants learn about understanding SPACE and the relationships things have with each other in order to create impressive compositions. It also delivers a great tool to express their ‘intention, to create ‘atmosphere’ and/or ‘impact’ in image making. Understanding Negative SPACE, positive SPACE, Distance, Perspective, and learning the many tips and tricks and techniques to give the ‘illusion of space’ or ‘statement’ adds boldness, confidence and strength in artworks.

Workshop 4: VALUE

1 Jun 2019 or 7 Sep 2019

11am – 2:30pm

$30 (or $189 for 7 workshops)

This workshop teaches how “VALUE” dramatically enhances or detracts in image making. It helps define form, create spatial and atmospheric illusions, textures, contrasts & many other effects in confident artwork. This workshop gives participants a clear understanding of this fundamental concept, and how to apply it. It gives a guaranteed sense of achievement in reaching any artistic goal whilst adding a real sense of confidence and value to any artwork.

Workshop 5: FORM

15 Jun 2019 or 28 Sep 2019

11am – 2:30pm

$30 (or $189 for 7 workshops)

Everything has FORM. In this workshop we explore a dynamic world of art making experiences, discovering a plethora of recyclable materials in order to understand the concept of FORM through sculpture. In addition, we learn the skill of creating 3 dimensional forms on 2 dimensional planes. We touch on analytical FORM, a skill describing the elements and principles of art working together, all giving us a greater understanding to both making art and art appreciation.

Workshop 6: TEXTURE

29 Jun 2019 or 12 Oct 2019

11am – 2:30pm

$30 (or $189 for 7 workshops)

This workshop discovers the joy of visually translating the ‘fascinating world of tactile textures’ and/or, adding an actual tangible quality into, or onto our art. Using mediums and clever techniques learnt in the elements of art thus far covered, we create an assortment of textured aesthetics from which we can draw upon to add to the mood, feel or look of our artistic objectives, resulting in a real ‘wow’ factor. Achieving a visual of a fragile transparent water droplet sitting on an opaque velvety succulent, is an incredibly satisfying skill to have.

Workshop 7: COLOUR

13 Jul 2019 or 26 Oct 2019

11am – 2:30pm

$30 (or $189 for 7 workshops)

COLOUR – Looking at the colour wheel we learn basic colour theory. We look at how light, shadow, reflections and other factors affect colour and why these factors need consideration when colour mixing. We delve a little into the meanings and perceptions of colour, and how colour can communicate various messages and moods in our work. Understanding this element will hone our observational skills and give greater confidence in realizing artistic ideas.

WHAT TO BRING:

Bring yourself, and whatever mark making materials you have. If you do not have any you can buy a starter pack from me for $25.

Starter Pack:

• Journal Studymate Premium Clear PP A4 Sketch Book
• 5 x Pencils = HB, 2B, 4B, 6B and 8B
• Staedtler Charcoal Sticks – 2 x Willow sticks, 2B hard, 4B medium and 6B soft.
• Faber-Castell PVC-free Eraser
• Faber-Castell Kneadable Eraser Grey
• Mont Marte Pastel & Charcoal Blenders x 1 large, 1 x small
• Fine liner 0.8mm x 1 and 1 x 1.5mm Artliner

Image: Collaborative student artwork

‘I know you’re there… Miranda? Miranda!’

On a summer’s day in 1900, three Australian schoolgirls on a picnic expedition to the remote Hanging Rock abscond from their group. They are last seen heading towards the beckoning Rock…

An amateur production by arrangement with Dominie Drama on behalf of Nick Hern Books.

Written by Tom Write, adapted from Joan Lindsay’s novel and directed by Emma Skalicky.

Sessions:

Fri 24 May, 7:00pm
Sat 25 May, 7:00pm
Sun 26 May, 2:00pm
Wed 29 May, 7:00pm
Thurs 30 May, 7:00pm
Fri 31 May, 7:00pm
Sat 1 Jun, 7:00pm

Tickets:

$30 / $25 concession, book online>>

Opening Wed 5 Jun, 6pm
Exhibition runs Thurs 6 Jun – Sat 29 Jun
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

Body as an Archive: tracking the transgender experience in Tasmania is a multi-media project that explores and articulates the historical and contemporary Tasmanian transgender experience through storytelling and text, archival objects, video, sound and photography.

Worldwide, there is a lack of transgender representation in the media and historical archives, contemporary arts and general society. This is amplified in Tasmania because of (until recently) lagging legislation, remote geographic location and small population. As a result, trans invisibility has been widespread, and it has bred feelings of isolation and despair among the local trans community.

Transgender bodies are like walking archives because of their ability to change, move and be constantly erased or supplemented. This means they are also sites of consolidated queer temporality and experience. They carry the collective intergenerational trauma of their community, past and present.

Erasing trans identities results in the erasure of trans history and this perpetuates a vicious cycle of oppression through tampering with their sense of self-identity and belonging.

In this project, Dexter Rosengrave engages with the community and with archival material from various collections, to contribute to and preserve part of trans history. Through this process, the stories of the Tasmanian trans community materialise and become visible.

CONVERSATIONS
Sat 29 Jun, 1pm

Join Dexter Rosengrave for Conversations. This is a free, casual event where you can meet artists currently exhibiting at MAC and hear more about the stories behind their work.

Image: Dexter Rosengrave, Exi(s)t, found 35mm slide photograph, unknown photographer

Opening Wed 5 Jun, 6pm
Exhibition runs Thurs 6 Jun – Sat 29 Jun
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

The subconscious is a vast reservoir of feelings, thoughts, ideas, experiences and imagery.

With an intuitive approach and using the basic drawing materials of pen and paper, Janet Bush dives into the subconscious. Her drawings are an attempt to uncover what is forgotten or suppressed.

Her art explores ideas of order and chaos – in nature, systems, the mind and through all layers of society.

Image: Janet Bush, intersections (segment) (detail), 2018, silver ink on paper

Opening Wed 5 Jun, 6pm
Exhibition runs Thurs 6 Jun – Sat 29 Jun

The Liberation of the Stars from the Flag acknowledges the brilliance of Aboriginal Astronomers, tens of thousands of years before Galileo. It imagines a world without war, without racism, united under the brilliance of the night sky.

Joey Gracia’s Starry Night is exhibited in the Avago window gallery. The Avago can be viewed from Albert Road at all hours.

Image: Joey Garcia, Starry Night (detail), 2019, Cut-up Flags, dimensions variable

Opening Wed 5 Jun, 6pm
Exhibition runs Thurs 6 Jun – Sat 29 Jun
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

Body as an Archive: tracking the transgender experience in Tasmania is a multi-media project that explores and articulates the historical and contemporary Tasmanian transgender experience through storytelling and text, archival objects, video, sound and photography.

Worldwide, there is a lack of transgender representation in the media and historical archives, contemporary arts and general society. This is amplified in Tasmania because of (until recently) lagging legislation, remote geographic location and small population. As a result, trans invisibility has been widespread, and it has bred feelings of isolation and despair among the local trans community.

Transgender bodies are like walking archives because of their ability to change, move and be constantly erased or supplemented. This means they are also sites of consolidated queer temporality and experience. They carry the collective intergenerational trauma of their community, past and present.

Erasing trans identities results in the erasure of trans history and this perpetuates a vicious cycle of oppression through tampering with their sense of self-identity and belonging.

In this project, Dexter Rosengrave engages with the community and with archival material from various collections, to contribute to and preserve part of trans history. Through this process, the stories of the Tasmanian trans community materialise and become visible.

CONVERSATIONS
Sat 29 Jun, 1pm

Join Dexter Rosengrave for Conversations. This is a free, casual event where you can meet artists currently exhibiting at MAC and hear more about the stories behind their work.

Image: Dexter Rosengrave, Exi(s)t, found 35mm slide photograph, unknown photographer

Opening Wed 5 Jun, 6pm
Exhibition runs Thurs 6 Jun – Sat 29 Jun

The Liberation of the Stars from the Flag acknowledges the brilliance of Aboriginal Astronomers, tens of thousands of years before Galileo. It imagines a world without war, without racism, united under the brilliance of the night sky.

Joey Gracia’s Starry Night is exhibited in the Avago window gallery. The Avago can be viewed from Albert Road at all hours.

Image: Joey Garcia, Starry Night (detail), 2019, Cut-up Flags, dimensions variable

Opening Wed 5 Jun, 6pm
Exhibition runs Thurs 6 Jun – Sat 29 Jun
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

The subconscious is a vast reservoir of feelings, thoughts, ideas, experiences and imagery.

With an intuitive approach and using the basic drawing materials of pen and paper, Janet Bush dives into the subconscious. Her drawings are an attempt to uncover what is forgotten or suppressed.

Her art explores ideas of order and chaos – in nature, systems, the mind and through all layers of society.

Image: Janet Bush, intersections (segment) (detail), 2018, silver ink on paper

A thug and his junior partner in crime take a late night train from Perth to Fremantle, menacing passengers along the way. For an hour they own the train. Riding the uneasy line between comedy and terror, The Return is a tautly-written study in peer pressure, anxiety and suppressed violence in a social class which is often silenced.

Directed by Jared Goldsmith
Starring Steven Jones, Rob Braslin, Benedicta McGeown, Jessica Davies and Sara Pensalfini

Audience advice: Contains strong language, strong themes, violent content and flashing lights.

Tickets: $20 – $25
Book online >>

Sessions:
Thurs 6 Jun, 8:15pm
Fri 7 Jun, 8:15pm
Sat 8 Jun, 2:00pm
Sat 8 Jun, 8:15pm

Image: Poster design and photography by Patrick Foster

Opening Wed 5 Jun, 6pm
Exhibition runs Thurs 6 Jun – Sat 29 Jun
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

Body as an Archive: tracking the transgender experience in Tasmania is a multi-media project that explores and articulates the historical and contemporary Tasmanian transgender experience through storytelling and text, archival objects, video, sound and photography.

Worldwide, there is a lack of transgender representation in the media and historical archives, contemporary arts and general society. This is amplified in Tasmania because of (until recently) lagging legislation, remote geographic location and small population. As a result, trans invisibility has been widespread, and it has bred feelings of isolation and despair among the local trans community.

Transgender bodies are like walking archives because of their ability to change, move and be constantly erased or supplemented. This means they are also sites of consolidated queer temporality and experience. They carry the collective intergenerational trauma of their community, past and present.

Erasing trans identities results in the erasure of trans history and this perpetuates a vicious cycle of oppression through tampering with their sense of self-identity and belonging.

In this project, Dexter Rosengrave engages with the community and with archival material from various collections, to contribute to and preserve part of trans history. Through this process, the stories of the Tasmanian trans community materialise and become visible.

CONVERSATIONS
Sat 29 Jun, 1pm

Join Dexter Rosengrave for Conversations. This is a free, casual event where you can meet artists currently exhibiting at MAC and hear more about the stories behind their work.

Image: Dexter Rosengrave, Exi(s)t, found 35mm slide photograph, unknown photographer

Opening Wed 5 Jun, 6pm
Exhibition runs Thurs 6 Jun – Sat 29 Jun

The Liberation of the Stars from the Flag acknowledges the brilliance of Aboriginal Astronomers, tens of thousands of years before Galileo. It imagines a world without war, without racism, united under the brilliance of the night sky.

Joey Gracia’s Starry Night is exhibited in the Avago window gallery. The Avago can be viewed from Albert Road at all hours.

Image: Joey Garcia, Starry Night (detail), 2019, Cut-up Flags, dimensions variable

Opening Wed 5 Jun, 6pm
Exhibition runs Thurs 6 Jun – Sat 29 Jun
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

The subconscious is a vast reservoir of feelings, thoughts, ideas, experiences and imagery.

With an intuitive approach and using the basic drawing materials of pen and paper, Janet Bush dives into the subconscious. Her drawings are an attempt to uncover what is forgotten or suppressed.

Her art explores ideas of order and chaos – in nature, systems, the mind and through all layers of society.

Image: Janet Bush, intersections (segment) (detail), 2018, silver ink on paper

A thug and his junior partner in crime take a late night train from Perth to Fremantle, menacing passengers along the way. For an hour they own the train. Riding the uneasy line between comedy and terror, The Return is a tautly-written study in peer pressure, anxiety and suppressed violence in a social class which is often silenced.

Directed by Jared Goldsmith
Starring Steven Jones, Rob Braslin, Benedicta McGeown, Jessica Davies and Sara Pensalfini

Audience advice: Contains strong language, strong themes, violent content and flashing lights.

Tickets: $20 – $25
Book online >>

Sessions:
Thurs 6 Jun, 8:15pm
Fri 7 Jun, 8:15pm
Sat 8 Jun, 2:00pm
Sat 8 Jun, 8:15pm

Image: Poster design and photography by Patrick Foster

Opening Wed 5 Jun, 6pm
Exhibition runs Thurs 6 Jun – Sat 29 Jun
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

The subconscious is a vast reservoir of feelings, thoughts, ideas, experiences and imagery.

With an intuitive approach and using the basic drawing materials of pen and paper, Janet Bush dives into the subconscious. Her drawings are an attempt to uncover what is forgotten or suppressed.

Her art explores ideas of order and chaos – in nature, systems, the mind and through all layers of society.

Image: Janet Bush, intersections (segment) (detail), 2018, silver ink on paper

Opening Wed 5 Jun, 6pm
Exhibition runs Thurs 6 Jun – Sat 29 Jun
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

Body as an Archive: tracking the transgender experience in Tasmania is a multi-media project that explores and articulates the historical and contemporary Tasmanian transgender experience through storytelling and text, archival objects, video, sound and photography.

Worldwide, there is a lack of transgender representation in the media and historical archives, contemporary arts and general society. This is amplified in Tasmania because of (until recently) lagging legislation, remote geographic location and small population. As a result, trans invisibility has been widespread, and it has bred feelings of isolation and despair among the local trans community.

Transgender bodies are like walking archives because of their ability to change, move and be constantly erased or supplemented. This means they are also sites of consolidated queer temporality and experience. They carry the collective intergenerational trauma of their community, past and present.

Erasing trans identities results in the erasure of trans history and this perpetuates a vicious cycle of oppression through tampering with their sense of self-identity and belonging.

In this project, Dexter Rosengrave engages with the community and with archival material from various collections, to contribute to and preserve part of trans history. Through this process, the stories of the Tasmanian trans community materialise and become visible.

CONVERSATIONS
Sat 29 Jun, 1pm

Join Dexter Rosengrave for Conversations. This is a free, casual event where you can meet artists currently exhibiting at MAC and hear more about the stories behind their work.

Image: Dexter Rosengrave, Exi(s)t, found 35mm slide photograph, unknown photographer

Opening Wed 5 Jun, 6pm
Exhibition runs Thurs 6 Jun – Sat 29 Jun

The Liberation of the Stars from the Flag acknowledges the brilliance of Aboriginal Astronomers, tens of thousands of years before Galileo. It imagines a world without war, without racism, united under the brilliance of the night sky.

Joey Gracia’s Starry Night is exhibited in the Avago window gallery. The Avago can be viewed from Albert Road at all hours.

Image: Joey Garcia, Starry Night (detail), 2019, Cut-up Flags, dimensions variable

A thug and his junior partner in crime take a late night train from Perth to Fremantle, menacing passengers along the way. For an hour they own the train. Riding the uneasy line between comedy and terror, The Return is a tautly-written study in peer pressure, anxiety and suppressed violence in a social class which is often silenced.

Directed by Jared Goldsmith
Starring Steven Jones, Rob Braslin, Benedicta McGeown, Jessica Davies and Sara Pensalfini

Audience advice: Contains strong language, strong themes, violent content and flashing lights.

Tickets: $20 – $25
Book online >>

Sessions:
Thurs 6 Jun, 8:15pm
Fri 7 Jun, 8:15pm
Sat 8 Jun, 2:00pm
Sat 8 Jun, 8:15pm

Image: Poster design and photography by Patrick Foster

A thug and his junior partner in crime take a late night train from Perth to Fremantle, menacing passengers along the way. For an hour they own the train. Riding the uneasy line between comedy and terror, The Return is a tautly-written study in peer pressure, anxiety and suppressed violence in a social class which is often silenced.

Directed by Jared Goldsmith
Starring Steven Jones, Rob Braslin, Benedicta McGeown, Jessica Davies and Sara Pensalfini

Audience advice: Contains strong language, strong themes, violent content and flashing lights.

Tickets: $20 – $25
Book online >>

Sessions:
Thurs 6 Jun, 8:15pm
Fri 7 Jun, 8:15pm
Sat 8 Jun, 2:00pm
Sat 8 Jun, 8:15pm

Image: Poster design and photography by Patrick Foster

Opening Wed 5 Jun, 6pm
Exhibition runs Thurs 6 Jun – Sat 29 Jun
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

Body as an Archive: tracking the transgender experience in Tasmania is a multi-media project that explores and articulates the historical and contemporary Tasmanian transgender experience through storytelling and text, archival objects, video, sound and photography.

Worldwide, there is a lack of transgender representation in the media and historical archives, contemporary arts and general society. This is amplified in Tasmania because of (until recently) lagging legislation, remote geographic location and small population. As a result, trans invisibility has been widespread, and it has bred feelings of isolation and despair among the local trans community.

Transgender bodies are like walking archives because of their ability to change, move and be constantly erased or supplemented. This means they are also sites of consolidated queer temporality and experience. They carry the collective intergenerational trauma of their community, past and present.

Erasing trans identities results in the erasure of trans history and this perpetuates a vicious cycle of oppression through tampering with their sense of self-identity and belonging.

In this project, Dexter Rosengrave engages with the community and with archival material from various collections, to contribute to and preserve part of trans history. Through this process, the stories of the Tasmanian trans community materialise and become visible.

CONVERSATIONS
Sat 29 Jun, 1pm

Join Dexter Rosengrave for Conversations. This is a free, casual event where you can meet artists currently exhibiting at MAC and hear more about the stories behind their work.

Image: Dexter Rosengrave, Exi(s)t, found 35mm slide photograph, unknown photographer

Opening Wed 5 Jun, 6pm
Exhibition runs Thurs 6 Jun – Sat 29 Jun
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

The subconscious is a vast reservoir of feelings, thoughts, ideas, experiences and imagery.

With an intuitive approach and using the basic drawing materials of pen and paper, Janet Bush dives into the subconscious. Her drawings are an attempt to uncover what is forgotten or suppressed.

Her art explores ideas of order and chaos – in nature, systems, the mind and through all layers of society.

Image: Janet Bush, intersections (segment) (detail), 2018, silver ink on paper

Opening Wed 5 Jun, 6pm
Exhibition runs Thurs 6 Jun – Sat 29 Jun

The Liberation of the Stars from the Flag acknowledges the brilliance of Aboriginal Astronomers, tens of thousands of years before Galileo. It imagines a world without war, without racism, united under the brilliance of the night sky.

Joey Gracia’s Starry Night is exhibited in the Avago window gallery. The Avago can be viewed from Albert Road at all hours.

Image: Joey Garcia, Starry Night (detail), 2019, Cut-up Flags, dimensions variable

Opening Wed 5 Jun, 6pm
Exhibition runs Thurs 6 Jun – Sat 29 Jun
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

The subconscious is a vast reservoir of feelings, thoughts, ideas, experiences and imagery.

With an intuitive approach and using the basic drawing materials of pen and paper, Janet Bush dives into the subconscious. Her drawings are an attempt to uncover what is forgotten or suppressed.

Her art explores ideas of order and chaos – in nature, systems, the mind and through all layers of society.

Image: Janet Bush, intersections (segment) (detail), 2018, silver ink on paper

Opening Wed 5 Jun, 6pm
Exhibition runs Thurs 6 Jun – Sat 29 Jun

The Liberation of the Stars from the Flag acknowledges the brilliance of Aboriginal Astronomers, tens of thousands of years before Galileo. It imagines a world without war, without racism, united under the brilliance of the night sky.

Joey Gracia’s Starry Night is exhibited in the Avago window gallery. The Avago can be viewed from Albert Road at all hours.

Image: Joey Garcia, Starry Night (detail), 2019, Cut-up Flags, dimensions variable

Opening Wed 5 Jun, 6pm
Exhibition runs Thurs 6 Jun – Sat 29 Jun
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

Body as an Archive: tracking the transgender experience in Tasmania is a multi-media project that explores and articulates the historical and contemporary Tasmanian transgender experience through storytelling and text, archival objects, video, sound and photography.

Worldwide, there is a lack of transgender representation in the media and historical archives, contemporary arts and general society. This is amplified in Tasmania because of (until recently) lagging legislation, remote geographic location and small population. As a result, trans invisibility has been widespread, and it has bred feelings of isolation and despair among the local trans community.

Transgender bodies are like walking archives because of their ability to change, move and be constantly erased or supplemented. This means they are also sites of consolidated queer temporality and experience. They carry the collective intergenerational trauma of their community, past and present.

Erasing trans identities results in the erasure of trans history and this perpetuates a vicious cycle of oppression through tampering with their sense of self-identity and belonging.

In this project, Dexter Rosengrave engages with the community and with archival material from various collections, to contribute to and preserve part of trans history. Through this process, the stories of the Tasmanian trans community materialise and become visible.

CONVERSATIONS
Sat 29 Jun, 1pm

Join Dexter Rosengrave for Conversations. This is a free, casual event where you can meet artists currently exhibiting at MAC and hear more about the stories behind their work.

Image: Dexter Rosengrave, Exi(s)t, found 35mm slide photograph, unknown photographer

Opening Wed 5 Jun, 6pm
Exhibition runs Thurs 6 Jun – Sat 29 Jun
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

The subconscious is a vast reservoir of feelings, thoughts, ideas, experiences and imagery.

With an intuitive approach and using the basic drawing materials of pen and paper, Janet Bush dives into the subconscious. Her drawings are an attempt to uncover what is forgotten or suppressed.

Her art explores ideas of order and chaos – in nature, systems, the mind and through all layers of society.

Image: Janet Bush, intersections (segment) (detail), 2018, silver ink on paper

Opening Wed 5 Jun, 6pm
Exhibition runs Thurs 6 Jun – Sat 29 Jun
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

Body as an Archive: tracking the transgender experience in Tasmania is a multi-media project that explores and articulates the historical and contemporary Tasmanian transgender experience through storytelling and text, archival objects, video, sound and photography.

Worldwide, there is a lack of transgender representation in the media and historical archives, contemporary arts and general society. This is amplified in Tasmania because of (until recently) lagging legislation, remote geographic location and small population. As a result, trans invisibility has been widespread, and it has bred feelings of isolation and despair among the local trans community.

Transgender bodies are like walking archives because of their ability to change, move and be constantly erased or supplemented. This means they are also sites of consolidated queer temporality and experience. They carry the collective intergenerational trauma of their community, past and present.

Erasing trans identities results in the erasure of trans history and this perpetuates a vicious cycle of oppression through tampering with their sense of self-identity and belonging.

In this project, Dexter Rosengrave engages with the community and with archival material from various collections, to contribute to and preserve part of trans history. Through this process, the stories of the Tasmanian trans community materialise and become visible.

CONVERSATIONS
Sat 29 Jun, 1pm

Join Dexter Rosengrave for Conversations. This is a free, casual event where you can meet artists currently exhibiting at MAC and hear more about the stories behind their work.

Image: Dexter Rosengrave, Exi(s)t, found 35mm slide photograph, unknown photographer

Opening Wed 5 Jun, 6pm
Exhibition runs Thurs 6 Jun – Sat 29 Jun

The Liberation of the Stars from the Flag acknowledges the brilliance of Aboriginal Astronomers, tens of thousands of years before Galileo. It imagines a world without war, without racism, united under the brilliance of the night sky.

Joey Gracia’s Starry Night is exhibited in the Avago window gallery. The Avago can be viewed from Albert Road at all hours.

Image: Joey Garcia, Starry Night (detail), 2019, Cut-up Flags, dimensions variable

If it hurts, why do you do it?

Doug and Kayleen measure their lives by incidents, accidents, scars and stitches. Gruesome Playground Injuries tallies thirty years of these experiences: from ice skating disasters to flirting at funerals; romance in the school nurse’s office to conversing with the comatose; all through a prism of memory that explores the question – why do we hurt ourselves to gain someone else’s love? Pulitzer Prize finalist playwright Rajiv Joseph has become well-known for taking on sweeping moral issues with a unique and piercing humour.

Gruesome Playground Injuries has garnered critical acclaim internationally and Rajiv Joseph has been described by the New York Times as ‘an artist of original talent’.

Written by Rajiv Joseph
Directed by Ben Winspear
Designed by Adam (Gus) Powers
Lighting Design by Max Ford
Cast – Maeve Mhairi MacGregor and Robert Maxwell

Sessions:

Thursday 13 June 7.30pm
Friday 14 June 7.30pm
Saturday 15 June 2pm and 7.30pm
Tuesday 18 June 7.30pm
Weds 19 June 7.30pm
Thursday 20 June 7.30pm
Friday 21 June 7.30pm
Sat 22 June 2pm and 7.30pm

Tickets:

Adults $52
Seniors $42
Concession $35
Under 30s $25 door sales only
The first Friday is a “pay what you want” performance with door sales only

Bookings>>

Opening Wed 5 Jun, 6pm
Exhibition runs Thurs 6 Jun – Sat 29 Jun

The Liberation of the Stars from the Flag acknowledges the brilliance of Aboriginal Astronomers, tens of thousands of years before Galileo. It imagines a world without war, without racism, united under the brilliance of the night sky.

Joey Gracia’s Starry Night is exhibited in the Avago window gallery. The Avago can be viewed from Albert Road at all hours.

Image: Joey Garcia, Starry Night (detail), 2019, Cut-up Flags, dimensions variable

Opening Wed 5 Jun, 6pm
Exhibition runs Thurs 6 Jun – Sat 29 Jun
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

The subconscious is a vast reservoir of feelings, thoughts, ideas, experiences and imagery.

With an intuitive approach and using the basic drawing materials of pen and paper, Janet Bush dives into the subconscious. Her drawings are an attempt to uncover what is forgotten or suppressed.

Her art explores ideas of order and chaos – in nature, systems, the mind and through all layers of society.

Image: Janet Bush, intersections (segment) (detail), 2018, silver ink on paper

Opening Wed 5 Jun, 6pm
Exhibition runs Thurs 6 Jun – Sat 29 Jun
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

Body as an Archive: tracking the transgender experience in Tasmania is a multi-media project that explores and articulates the historical and contemporary Tasmanian transgender experience through storytelling and text, archival objects, video, sound and photography.

Worldwide, there is a lack of transgender representation in the media and historical archives, contemporary arts and general society. This is amplified in Tasmania because of (until recently) lagging legislation, remote geographic location and small population. As a result, trans invisibility has been widespread, and it has bred feelings of isolation and despair among the local trans community.

Transgender bodies are like walking archives because of their ability to change, move and be constantly erased or supplemented. This means they are also sites of consolidated queer temporality and experience. They carry the collective intergenerational trauma of their community, past and present.

Erasing trans identities results in the erasure of trans history and this perpetuates a vicious cycle of oppression through tampering with their sense of self-identity and belonging.

In this project, Dexter Rosengrave engages with the community and with archival material from various collections, to contribute to and preserve part of trans history. Through this process, the stories of the Tasmanian trans community materialise and become visible.

CONVERSATIONS
Sat 29 Jun, 1pm

Join Dexter Rosengrave for Conversations. This is a free, casual event where you can meet artists currently exhibiting at MAC and hear more about the stories behind their work.

Image: Dexter Rosengrave, Exi(s)t, found 35mm slide photograph, unknown photographer

If it hurts, why do you do it?

Doug and Kayleen measure their lives by incidents, accidents, scars and stitches. Gruesome Playground Injuries tallies thirty years of these experiences: from ice skating disasters to flirting at funerals; romance in the school nurse’s office to conversing with the comatose; all through a prism of memory that explores the question – why do we hurt ourselves to gain someone else’s love? Pulitzer Prize finalist playwright Rajiv Joseph has become well-known for taking on sweeping moral issues with a unique and piercing humour.

Gruesome Playground Injuries has garnered critical acclaim internationally and Rajiv Joseph has been described by the New York Times as ‘an artist of original talent’.

Written by Rajiv Joseph
Directed by Ben Winspear
Designed by Adam (Gus) Powers
Lighting Design by Max Ford
Cast – Maeve Mhairi MacGregor and Robert Maxwell

Sessions:

Thursday 13 June 7.30pm
Friday 14 June 7.30pm
Saturday 15 June 2pm and 7.30pm
Tuesday 18 June 7.30pm
Weds 19 June 7.30pm
Thursday 20 June 7.30pm
Friday 21 June 7.30pm
Sat 22 June 2pm and 7.30pm

Tickets:

Adults $52
Seniors $42
Concession $35
Under 30s $25 door sales only
The first Friday is a “pay what you want” performance with door sales only

Bookings>>

Opening Wed 5 Jun, 6pm
Exhibition runs Thurs 6 Jun – Sat 29 Jun
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

Body as an Archive: tracking the transgender experience in Tasmania is a multi-media project that explores and articulates the historical and contemporary Tasmanian transgender experience through storytelling and text, archival objects, video, sound and photography.

Worldwide, there is a lack of transgender representation in the media and historical archives, contemporary arts and general society. This is amplified in Tasmania because of (until recently) lagging legislation, remote geographic location and small population. As a result, trans invisibility has been widespread, and it has bred feelings of isolation and despair among the local trans community.

Transgender bodies are like walking archives because of their ability to change, move and be constantly erased or supplemented. This means they are also sites of consolidated queer temporality and experience. They carry the collective intergenerational trauma of their community, past and present.

Erasing trans identities results in the erasure of trans history and this perpetuates a vicious cycle of oppression through tampering with their sense of self-identity and belonging.

In this project, Dexter Rosengrave engages with the community and with archival material from various collections, to contribute to and preserve part of trans history. Through this process, the stories of the Tasmanian trans community materialise and become visible.

CONVERSATIONS
Sat 29 Jun, 1pm

Join Dexter Rosengrave for Conversations. This is a free, casual event where you can meet artists currently exhibiting at MAC and hear more about the stories behind their work.

Image: Dexter Rosengrave, Exi(s)t, found 35mm slide photograph, unknown photographer

Opening Wed 5 Jun, 6pm
Exhibition runs Thurs 6 Jun – Sat 29 Jun
Open Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 11am – 3pm

The subconscious is a vast reservoir of feelings, thoughts, ideas, experiences and imagery.

With an intuitive approach and using the basic drawing materials of pen and paper, Janet Bush dives into the subconscious. Her drawings are an attempt to uncover what is forgotten or suppressed.

Her art explores ideas of order and chaos – in nature, systems, the mind and through all layers of society.

Image: Janet Bush, intersections (segment) (detail), 2018, silver ink on paper

Opening Wed 5 Jun, 6pm
Exhibition runs Thurs 6 Jun – Sat 29 Jun

The Liberation of the Stars from the Flag acknowledges the brilliance of Aboriginal Astronomers, tens of thousands of years before Galileo. It imagines a world without war, without racism, united under the brilliance of the night sky.

Joey Gracia’s Starry Night is exhibited in the Avago window gallery. The Avago can be viewed from Albert Road at all hours.

Image: Joey Garcia, Starry Night (detail), 2019, Cut-up Flags, dimensions variable

Do you have an interest in learning the basics of drawing, painting and design or would you like to refresh or improve your understanding on the 7 ELEMENTS of ART?

Join Claire Sheppard for a series of 7 workshops covering the 7 elements of Art, specifically designed for those who want to learn the basics of drawing, painting and design, even if they believe they can’t.

Irrelevant of talent, technical skill, or ability, these workshops will give you the confidence and practical knowledge to confidently apply the 7 elements of Art to all your creative pursuits in a none judgemental and fun environment.

You will develop your very own unique individual mark making signature, gaining confidence and appreciation in visually expressing it whilst reaching your own creative goals.

Each workshop begins with a slide show of relevant artworks/artists that resonates strongly with the element being explored. This will give you a broader understanding of how each element CAN be translated into a visual expression of your own imagination and choosing. It will also give you endless inspiration and ideas.

Each 4hr workshop will be held on Saturday mornings (11am – 2:30pm) at a cost of $30 per workshop, or a one-off payment at a 10% discounted rate for $189 for all seven workshops.

(Enter the discount code ETGOE at the checkout if paying online) click on link below.

Book online>>

Or you can contact Claire directly to make a booking: ttowelgallery@bigpond.com or 0434998119

There are two series coming up: 23 Mar – 13 Jul and 27 Jul – 26 Oct

Workshop 1: LINE

Sat 23 Mar 2019 or Sat 27 Jul 2019

11am – 2:30pm

$30 (or $189 for 7 workshops)

In this first workshop folk will learn the most fundamental mark making element – LINE an element used in every other element of the art making process. These Workshops explore “line” and discover how it can be used in its most simple form and expanded upon to create complex drawings, compositions and sculpture

Workshop 2: SHAPE

4 May 2019 or 10 Aug 2019

11am – 2:30pm

$30 (or $189 for 7 workshops)

These workshops teach participants to distinguish & recognise shape in everything from the most basic to most complex objects or life forms. Learning this basic skill gives a foundation to build upon in transforming basic sketches into realistic art works. You will be surprised at how this skill inspires & gives confidence to tackle many varied projects and/or art mediums.

Workshop 3: SPACE

18 May 2019 or 24 Aug 2019

11am – 2:30pm

$30 (or $189 for 7 workshops)

In this workshop participants learn about understanding SPACE and the relationships things have with each other in order to create impressive compositions. It also delivers a great tool to express their ‘intention, to create ‘atmosphere’ and/or ‘impact’ in image making. Understanding Negative SPACE, positive SPACE, Distance, Perspective, and learning the many tips and tricks and techniques to give the ‘illusion of space’ or ‘statement’ adds boldness, confidence and strength in artworks.

Workshop 4: VALUE

1 Jun 2019 or 7 Sep 2019

11am – 2:30pm

$30 (or $189 for 7 workshops)

This workshop teaches how “VALUE” dramatically enhances or detracts in image making. It helps define form, create spatial and atmospheric illusions, textures, contrasts & many other effects in confident artwork. This workshop gives participants a clear understanding of this fundamental concept, and how to apply it. It gives a guaranteed sense of achievement in reaching any artistic goal whilst adding a real sense of confidence and value to any artwork.

Workshop 5: FORM

15 Jun 2019 or 28 Sep 2019

11am – 2:30pm

$30 (or $189 for 7 workshops)

Everything has FORM. In this workshop we explore a dynamic world of art making experiences, discovering a plethora of recyclable materials in order to understand the concept of FORM through sculpture. In addition, we learn the skill of creating 3 dimensional forms on 2 dimensional planes. We touch on analytical FORM, a skill describing the elements and principles of art working together, all giving us a greater understanding to both making art and art appreciation.

Workshop 6: TEXTURE

29 Jun 2019 or 12 Oct 2019

11am – 2:30pm

$30 (or $189 for 7 workshops)

This workshop discovers the joy of visually translating the ‘fascinating world of tactile textures’ and/or, adding an actual tangible quality into, or onto our art. Using mediums and clever techniques learnt in the elements of art thus far covered, we create an assortment of textured aesthetics from which we can draw upon to add to the mood, feel or look of our artistic objectives, resulting in a real ‘wow’ factor. Achieving a visual of a fragile transparent water droplet sitting on an opaque velvety succulent, is an incredibly satisfying skill to have.

Workshop 7: COLOUR

13 Jul 2019 or 26 Oct 2019

11am – 2:30pm

$30 (or $189 for 7 workshops)

COLOUR – Looking at the colour wheel we learn basic colour theory. We look at how light, shadow, reflections and other factors affect colour and why these factors need consideration when colour mixing. We delve a little into the meanings and perceptions of colour, and how colour can communicate various messages and moods in our work. Understanding this element will hone our observational skills and give greater confidence in realizing artistic ideas.

WHAT TO BRING:

Bring yourself, and whatever mark making materials you have. If you do not have any you can buy a starter pack from me for $25.

Starter Pack:

• Journal Studymate Premium Clear PP A4 Sketch Book
• 5 x Pencils = HB, 2B, 4B, 6B and 8B
• Staedtler Charcoal Sticks – 2 x Willow sticks, 2B hard, 4B medium and 6B soft.
• Faber-Castell PVC-free Eraser
• Faber-Castell Kneadable Eraser Grey
• Mont Marte Pastel & Charcoal Blenders x 1 large, 1 x small
• Fine liner 0.8mm x 1 and 1 x 1.5mm Artliner

Image: Collaborative student artwork

If it hurts, why do you do it?

Doug and Kayleen measure their lives by incidents, accidents, scars and stitches. Gruesome Playground Injuries tallies thirty years of these experiences: from ice skating disasters to flirting at funerals; romance in the school nurse’s office to conversing with the comatose; all through a prism of memory that explores the question – why do we hurt ourselves to gain someone else’s love? Pulitzer Prize finalist playwright Rajiv Joseph has become well-known for taking on sweeping moral issues with a unique and piercing humour.

Gruesome Playground Injuries has garnered critical acclaim internationally and Rajiv Joseph has been described by the New York Times as ‘an artist of original talent’.

Written by Rajiv Joseph
Directed by Ben Winspear
Designed by Adam (Gus) Powers
Lighting Design by Max Ford
Cast – Maeve Mhairi MacGregor and Robert Maxwell

Sessions:

Thursday 13 June 7.30pm
Friday 14 June 7.30pm
Saturday 15 June 2pm and 7.30pm
Tuesday 18 June 7.30pm
Weds 19 June 7.30pm
Thursday 20 June 7.30pm
Friday 21 June 7.30pm
Sat 22 June 2pm and 7.30pm

Tickets:

Adults $52
Seniors $42
Concession $35
Under 30s $25 door sales only
The first Friday is a “pay what you want” performance with door sales only

Bookings>>

If it hurts, why do you do it?

Doug and Kayleen measure their lives by incidents, accidents, scars and stitches. Gruesome Playground Injuries tallies thirty years of these experiences: from ice skating disasters to flirting at funerals; romance in the school nurse’s office to conversing with the comatose; all through a prism of memory that explores the question – why do we hurt ourselves to gain someone else’s love? Pulitzer Prize finalist playwright Rajiv Joseph has become well-known for taking on sweeping moral issues with a unique and piercing humour.

Gruesome Playground Injuries has garnered critical acclaim internationally and Rajiv Joseph has been described by the New York Times as ‘an artist of original talent’.

Written by Rajiv Joseph
Directed by Ben Winspear
Designed by Adam (Gus) Powers
Lighting Design by Max Ford
Cast – Maeve Mhairi MacGregor and Robert Maxwell

Sessions:

Thursday 13 June 7.30pm
Friday 14 June 7.30pm
Saturday 15 June 2pm and 7.30pm
Tuesday 18 June 7.30pm
Weds 19 June 7.30pm
Thursday 20 June 7.30pm
Friday 21 June 7.30pm
Sat 22 June 2pm and 7.30pm

Tickets:

Adults $52
Seniors $42
Concession $35
Under 30s $25 door sales only
The first Friday is a “pay what you want” performance with door sales only

Bookings>>