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). The mural is set to be installed across three days in September: 16th – 18th.
Devonport Bookshop owner, Tim Gott, invited the Droogs to create an artwork that covered the store’s back wall in an effort to reduce graffiti in the area. Under the mentorship of artist Katie Houghton-Ward, the Droogs have developed an artwork inspired by literature, fiction and fantasy.
The artwork has been drawn from the concept of a bookshop: a place which contains myriad fictional and non-fictional characters, landscapes and emotions, and a place that inspires and captures the imagination.
The completed mural will be visible from Rooke Lane.
Devonport Regional Gallery’s Droogs are a group of young volunteers aged between 15 and 30 who assist with a variety of arts projects and events in Devonport, namely Reclaim the Lane, Four 8 Film Festival and The Sketchbook Project. New members are always welcome and enquiries can be made at the Gallery.Gallery
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CURRENT EXHIBITION
13 August – 25 September, 2016
Lisa Garland: Still Reverence
2016 Solo Commission
Curated by Ellie Ray
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Dianne Sheehan Education and Public Programs Officer | Devonport Regional Gallery | Devonport City Council
