On the move
It is obvious, the local community is greatly attached to the Gallery at Stewart Street. I have been asked countless times why it needs to move. The saying goes, “if I had a dollar for every time I was asked.” The answer is quite simple. Undeniably, the Stewart Street Gallery is a striking building with […]
Tribute to Dr. Ellie Ray, Gallery Director 2008-2018
Guest post: Dunja Rmandić, Former Curator of Collections, Devonport Regional Gallery. A few years ago when I came to Devonport for my second interview for the position of Curator of Collections, I was greeted at the airport by a small curly haired woman, Ellie Ray, driving a huge white van. The contrast was stark but […]
Thomas Thwaites: He Doesn’t Act the Goat
When navigating the social landscape, one discovers there are certain topics that spark conversations, and others that kill them entirely. “I want to live as a goat” tends to fall into the latter category. For designer Thomas Thwaites, however, this social rule didn’t apply. Astonishingly, it secured him a Wellcome Trust […]
Young Writers in the City: From Where I Stood #6: Sydney Griffiths and Captain Stalker, by Jane Beeke
Since January 2017 we’ve been featuring the creative essays and stories written by young writers who completed residencies in Devonport as part of the Tasmanian Writers’ Centre‘s Young Writers in the City program, December 2016 – January 2017. Writer: Jane Beeke Residency: Bass Strait Maritime Centre Jane Beeke spent her residency at the Bass Strait Maritime Centre, writing […]
Young Writers in the City: From Where I Stood #5: John Griffiths, by Jane Beeke
Since January 2017 we’ve been featuring the creative essays and stories written by young writers who completed residencies in Devonport as part of the Tasmanian Writers’ Centre‘s Young Writers in the City program, December 2016 – January 2017. Writer: Jane Beeke Residency: Bass Strait Maritime Centre Jane Beeke spent her residency at the Bass Strait Maritime Centre, writing […]
International Museums Day at DRG – 18 May 2017
This year Devonport Regional Gallery marked International Museums Day by inviting members of the Gallery’s Friends Committee, Special Interest Group, and the Droogs young members, to trawl through the DCC Permanent Collection. Each selected a work that spoke to them, and then presented their thoughts, findings and insights about the works at our International Museums […]
Young Writers in the City: From Where I Stood #4: William Chapman, by Jane Beeke
Since January 2017 we’ve been featuring the creative essays and stories written by young writers who completed residencies in Devonport as part of the Tasmanian Writers’ Centre‘s Young Writers in the City program, December 2016 – January 2017. Writer: Jane Beeke Residency: Bass Strait Maritime Centre Jane Beeke spent her residency at the Bass Strait Maritime Centre, writing […]
Young Writers in the City: From Where I Stood #3: William Holyman, by Jane Beeke
Since January 2017 we’ve been featuring the creative essays and stories written by young writers who completed residencies in Devonport as part of the Tasmanian Writers’ Centre‘s Young Writers in the City program, December 2016 – January 2017. Writer: Jane Beeke Residency: Bass Strait Maritime Centre Jane Beeke spent her residency at the Bass Strait Maritime Centre, writing […]
National Youth Week 2017
This year Devonport Regional Gallery extended its National Youth Week programming after receiving funding from the Tasmanian Community Fund. This allowed the Gallery to offer a paid mentorship opportunity for a young person to develop event and project management skills. The Sketchbook Project Exhibition, 31 March – 8 April Across six weeks from the end […]
Young Writers in the City: From Where I Stood #2: Mary Ann Sayers, by Jane Beeke
Since January 2017 we’ve been featuring the creative essays and stories written by young writers who completed residencies in Devonport as part of the Tasmanian Writers’ Centre‘s Young Writers in the City program, December 2016 – January 2017. Writer: Jane Beeke Residency: Bass Strait Maritime Centre Jane Beeke spent her residency at the Bass Strait Maritime Centre, writing […]
