Arts Alive

Do you want to be part of our next show? book this date in! Thursday, 1st July, 2010, 6:30pm It’s a combined fundraiser/moving away party and our last event at 178a Charles St. The way it works is that Artsalive asks artists to donate a work, made on A5 sized canvas board (this is provided [...]

Posted Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

Jill Crawford and Simon Ancher Opening Thursday 13th May, 6pm Exhibition Dates 13th – 27th May Jill Crawford presents a new body of work, continuing her investigations of the Tasmanian landscape through paint on recycled aluminium. Subtle and whimsical while rugged and permanent, the work speaks beautifully to Simon Ancher’s new furniture. Conscious of Jill’s [...]

Posted Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

Sosueme An exhibition of works in progress by University of Tasmania Doctorate, Master of Fine Arts, and Master of Contemporary Arts candidates . . . Sue Henderson (PhD)   Sue Jackson (MFA)  Sue Christmas (MFA)   Sue Quinn (MFA)  Susie Goodall (MFA)  Susan McArthur (MCA) You and your friends are invited to the opening of Sosueme on [...]

Posted Thursday, April 15th, 2010

Arts Alive is now calling for applications for exhibitions and events for the period of August-December 2010. Artsalive is particularly interested in projects that focus on:  A contemporary experimental arts practice  The promotion of Tasmanian emerging artists (particularly Northern Tasmanian)  The promotion of national contemporary arts practice in the north of Tasmania [...]

Posted Thursday, April 15th, 2010

Survey/ Celebrating 25 Years of Painting Exhibition Dates: 6-17 March 2010 TO BE OPENED BY JONATHAN BOWDEN (artist/friend) Followed by a traditional folk session 6pm Friday 9th of April 2010 //

Posted Thursday, April 1st, 2010

by Megan Brooks-Redshaw Exhibition dates 9-27 March Opening Thurs 11th March @6pm //

Posted Saturday, March 6th, 2010

15 Tasmanian artists respond to issues of sustainability with site responsive works in a stunning bush setting http://www.forestfestival.org/arts-trail-artists/ open daily 10-4     continues till 20th March Jackeys Marsh Forest Art Trail continues to impress  //

Posted Thursday, March 4th, 2010

An Exhibition about Kitchens by Kitty Taylor Opening Friday 26th Of February, @ 6pm To be opened by Damien Quilliam, Curator of Contemporary Australian Art, QVMAG Exhibition Dates: 23rd Feb – 6th March Kitty is an ex-Artsaliver/Launcestonian who has recently relocated to Cygnet, Tasmania, where she is one of the resident artists at Balfour House [...]

Posted Saturday, February 20th, 2010

An Exhibition of Digital Work by Catherine Schoch 8th to 20th February, 2009 To be opened by Launceston Mayor, Albert van Zetten Monday, 8th February, 6pm Catherine was one of the Artists-in-Residence at the King’s Cottage, Cataract Gorge Reserve in 2009, and has come back to Tasmania with a varied and exciting body of work. [...]

Posted Saturday, February 6th, 2010

Joanna Pinkiewicz and Vanessa Vanderburgh 7th to 20th December, 2009 Opening night Friday 11th of December, 2009, 6:30 Joanna Pinkiewicz (textile artist, print maker) and Vanessa Vanderburgh (photographer) created a combined exhibition of works that draws parallels between memory and physical and intimate spaces such as home and garden and it’s influence on the poetic [...]

Posted Sunday, December 6th, 2009