In Their Own Words (General)

BREAKING NEWS –
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY OUTING TO THE BEAUTIFUL BLUE TIER

Dear All
For those of you that have followed the Friends of the Blue Tier campaign
to promote tourism in the Blue Tier and northeast and to any who have walked the beautiful Chrystal Creek walk you will know how much potential the area has but also that it has always been earmarked for clearfelling.
Well we kept them out for three years and they have had to change their Forest Practice Plan but the bad news is they have now moved in.
So! On Sunday June 5 (World Environment Day) when the machines are silent we are inviting everyone to a spontaneous picnic at Crystal Creek for a ‘Concert In The Clearfell’ – bring yourself, warm clothes, walking boots, a picnic lunch and an instrument if you have one!
Carpool from the Green Room at 10am to re gather at the Weldborough Hotel at12 noon and from there travel along Tasman Highway to Lottah Rd turn off (on the left) and travel until we reach the Crystal Creek turn off (to the right) where there will be a car or sign to show the way.
Please come along for a good day out in the bush to pay respect to the much loved Crystal Creek Walk

For further details phone Jeremy on 6334 2762 or
Lesley on 6373 6195 / 0400 557 418
and if you want to make some noise phone ABC Talkback at 9am on 1300 222 936
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Despard Gallery Contemporary Art
Representing Tasmanian Artists Internationally

TASMANIAN ARTISTS’ WORK PURCHASED FOR NATIONAL & STATE COLLECTIONS

Since January this year Despard Gallery have placed significant works by leading Tasmanian artists into major museum\gallery collections in Australia:

Peter Prasil – “ Screen of Drawers” Huon pine cabinet
NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA (Canberra)

Patrick Collins – Majolica Tableau “Curtain Call”
NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA (Canberra)

Geoff Dyer “ Cider Gums” oil on canvas
TASMANIAN MUSEUM & ART GALLERY (Hobart)

Patrick Hall “ Bone Cabinet” chest of drawers
NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA (Canberra)

Michael Muruste “Night song” oil on canvas
TASMANIAN MUSEUM & ART GALLERY (Hobart)

Simon Cuthbert “Coming Home” photograph
NATIONAL GALLERY OF VICTORIA (Melbourne)

Despard Gallery exhibits work at significant national and international events such as SOFA Chicago and Art Melbourne. Curators of many public collections get the opportunity to see hundreds of artists’ works in one venue. Over a 13 year period, Despard Gallery has presented 17 exhibitions of Tasmanian artists’ work in the USA.

In October, Despard Gallery will again be exhibiting Tasmanian artists’ work to the important US and international market at SOFA Chicago. SOFA attracts 35,000 visitors to view works exhibited by over 110 galleries (from 12 countries).

Steven Joyce
Director