Devonport Regional Gallery: THE SKETCHBOOK PROJECT RETURNS …

… PRESENTED BY DEVONPORT REGIONAL GALLERY’S YOUNG MEMBERS, THE DROOGS

Young people in Devonport and surrounding areas are invited to share their art with the community by filling a sketchbook, provided by Devonport Regional Gallery.

After a very successful first year with over 400 sketchbooks distributed across the North West of Tasmania in 2015, the Droogs and Devonport Regional Gallery present The Sketchbook Project again in 2016 as part of National Youth Week.

Sketchbooks can be collected from Devonport Regional Gallery at 45–47 Stewart Street and Devonport LINC at 21 Oldaker Street. Participants are encouraged to fill it with their drawings, ideas and writing using pencil, ink, paint, charcoal, pastel and more, and then drop it back in to the Devonport Regional Gallery or Devonport LINC by Wednesday 6 April.

Filled sketchbooks will be presented at Devonport’s National Youth Week event, Reclaim the Lane, held in Rooke Lane on Friday 8 April, 3–5 pm.

The Sketchbook Project celebrates and promotes young people and their talents in the North West, and provides a space for public viewing of their work.

Details:

Step 1. COLLECT
Collect your free sketchbook from Devonport Regional Gallery or Devonport LINC.

Step 2. FILL YOUR SKETCHBOOK
Fill your sketchbook with your art, ideas and writing, using paint, ink, pencil, charcoal, pastel and more!

Step 3. SUBMIT
Drop your sketchbook back into Devonport Regional Gallery or Devonport LINC (or a participating school) by Wednesday 6 April.

Step 4. GO SEE
Visit The Sketchbook Project exhibition at Reclaim the Lane, Friday 8 April 3–5 pm, Rooke Lane, Devonport.

Exhibited sketchbooks can be picked up from the Gallery during open hours from 9–30 April. Devonport Regional Gallery reserves the right to not display images deemed inappropriate or offensive.

RECLAIM THE LANE
Free youth music and arts festival.
Where: Rooke Lane, Devonport
When: Friday 10 April, 3–5 pm
Who: All ages
Cost: FREE
More info: facebook.com/ReclaimTheLane

About Reclaim the Lane
Reclaim the Lane is Devonport’s National Youth Week event, presented each year by Devonport Regional Gallery, Devonport City Council and Youth, Family and Community Connections.

Reclaim the Lane is a youth arts and music festival, celebrating the contributions young people make to the Devonport community and providing a space for young artists and musicians to exhibit their work. The event is organised by young volunteers of Devonport Regional Gallery and Youth, Family and Community Connections.

WHO ARE THE DROOGS?
The Droogs are Devonport Regional Gallery’s young volunteers. They organise arts events and projects in the Gallery and around Devonport that promote and support creativity. This includes Reclaim the Lane, Four 8 Film Festival, the Sketchbook Project, vox pops and much more! The Droogs undertake a number of fundraising projects and events throughout the year and all money raised goes towards their extensive events and projects calendar.

The Droogs are always on the lookout for new members. Contact the Gallery for more information on (03) 6424 8296 or artgallery@devonport.tas.gov.au
Dianne Sheehan Education & Public Programs Officer