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Skying is an installation by Tasmanian artist, Tracey Cockburn, exploring the unique and ephemeral qualities of light and clouds in TasmaniaStudying the works of early Tasmanian artists, and looking back to the influences of English romantic artists John Constable and J.M.W. Turner, Tracey Cockburn drew inspiration from their obsession with capturing the unique light of […]
Skying: Cloudscapes in Tasmanian Art is an atmospheric installation by Tasmanian artist Tracey Cockburn.ONLINE REGISTRATION click hereTracey Cockburn: Skying: Cloudscapes in Tasmanian art – Artist Talk Skying: Cloudscapes in Tasmanian Art is an atmospheric installation by Tasmanian artist Tracey Cockburn, exploring the unique and ephemeral qualities of light and clouds in Tasmanian painting, through contemporary […]
The Professional Historians Association of (Vic and Tas) - Ian Morrison talks about Maggs Brothers and the facsimile tradeWebinar ONLINE REGISTRATION click hereThe oldest book in the Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts is The Description of a Voyage made by Certaine Ships of Holland into the East Indies (London, 1598). It is interesting […]
Kate Vermey: The Jane Austen-esque diaries of Mary Morton Allport’s Mother – Friends of the Allport TalkONLINE REGISTRATION click hereKate Vermey: The Jane Austen-esque diaries of Mary Morton Allport’s Mother – Friends of the Allport Talk Join Kate as she takes you on a journey through early Victorian life in Birmingham, England and beyond. Through […]
Join us for a fascinating tour of cosplay culture with expert Emerald King as part of our exhibition 'Fancy Dress: tutu to cosplay'Since the late 1990s anime and popular culture conventions have grown in popularity across Australia and New Zealand with nearly 40 annual and one-off events happening each year. For the most part, these […]
Colonisation: Tasmanian and Palestinian Experience Compared. Professor Hamish Maxwell-Stewart & Dr Adel YousifONLINE REGISTRATION click hereColonisation: Tasmanian and Palestinian Experience Compared.Part of the Professional Historians Association (PHA) of Victoria and Tasmania lecture series.Convened By Professor Greg Lehman, Pro Vice Chancellor, Aboriginal Leadership at UTASThis presentation compares the impact of colonisation on Tasmania and Palestine. It […]
Using archival resources, Caroline will explain the resources she’s used in her presentation and take questions.Webinar Link: Click here to register for event. Please note: This is an online event only. Caroline HomerRecently retired Manager of the State Library and Archives Service team at Libraries Tasmania whose knowledge and experience of the archival records are […]
Join PhD Candidate Philippa Moore (author of The Latte Years) as she argues that place can be a valuable tool for biographical revelation.ONLINE REGISTRATION click hereBetween 1811 and 1814, a house was built on Hobart’s Macquarie Street which, over 200 years later, is still standing and has the distinction of being the oldest extant town […]
From performer to teacher to creative visionary, come and hear about the extraordinary life and career of Beatrice 'Beattie' JordanIn Tasmania the performing arts scene, ballet culture and our visual archival history were shaped by the inimitable figure of Beatrice ‘Beattie’ Jordan (1897–1988). As a dancer, choreographer, teacher and owner of the Beattie Jordan Dance […]