Young Writers in the City: Sonder, and the Lucid Dream by Skye Cusack
Over the next week we’ll be 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: Skye Cusack Residency: Rooke Street Mall, Devonport Sonder, and the Lucid Dream Preface I am going to […]
Young Writers in the City: A Writer in a Radio Station by Lauren Hay
Over the next week we’ll be 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: Lauren Hay Residency: SeaFM studios A Writer in a Radio Station DISCLAIMER! ______Entrée _____ This is […]
Young Writers in the City: From Where I Stood #1: Harry Wood, by Jane Beeke
Over the next week we’ll be 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 […]
Young Writers in the City: The Piece of Small World by Kyle Perry
Over the next week we’ll be featuring the creative essays 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: Kyle Perry Residency: Spirit of Tasmania The Piece of Small World This piece I have assembled on […]
Young Writers in the City: Bigger on the Inside by Kate Elphinstone
Over the next week we’ll be featuring the creative essays 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: Kate Elphinstone Residency: Devonport Regional Gallery Bigger on the Inside I’m writing in a church that has […]
It’s a wrap
Well not quite… the end of the year sees the Tidal Award Exhibition on show and receiving great feedback; the Tidal Artisan Street Market opens this Friday 9 December at 3pm and the inaugural Tidal Festival kicks off on the 23 January 2017! Winding the clock back to the first half of the year, key […]
Droogs create street art for Devonport Bookshop
Over the last three months Devonport Regional Gallery’s young members, the Droogs have been working on the design for a new mural at the back of the Devonport Bookshop with street artist Katie Houghton-Ward (aka KT Hollywood). Katie and the Droogs started installing their work over the weekend, with many passers-by stopping to check out […]
Young people reclaim the lane
For its fifth consecutive year, Reclaim the Lane returned to Rooke Lane kicking off National Youth Week in Devonport on Friday 8 April, 3–5 pm to an audience of over 500 people. The free event transformed Rooke Lane into a vibrant celebration of youth arts and music for all ages to enjoy. Launceston artist, Josh […]
Painting with words
This is quite a timely post; firstly, we are halfway through our summer workshop program with another week and a half to go, and secondly we’re celebrating one year since our blog was created by the Tidal Festival’s Get Blogging workshop facilitator, Hilary Burden. Today we wish to share some writing by young participants who […]
Thoughts on Rosetzky
It has been a busy few months here at the Gallery, with our current exhibition True Self: David Rosetzky Selected Works coming to a close at the end of next week. Our work experience student, Jess Walsh from Don College, Devonport, spent over an hour in the exhibition this week and here’s what she thought… […]
