Devonport Regional Gallery: The Sketchbook Project returns …

Droog Tara Felts with her sketchbook at The Sketchbook Project Exhibition 2016. Photo: Kelly Slater

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 second year with over 360 sketchbooks distributed across the North West of Tasmania in 2016, the Droogs and Devonport Regional Gallery present The Sketchbook Project again in 2017 as part of National Youth Week 2017 (31 March – 9 April).

This year the project has expanded to more locations. Sketchbooks can still be collected from the following locations from Thursday 2 March: Devonport Regional Gallery, Devonport Bookshop, Devonport LINC, Blue Apple Gift Store and SPLASH.

Participants are encouraged to fill it with their drawings, ideas and writing using pencil, ink, paint, charcoal, collage, pastel and more, and then drop it back at a collection point before Wednesday 29 March.

Filled sketchbooks will be presented in an exhibition during National Youth Week at Devonport LINC from 31 March – 9 April.

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.

This year the Sketchbook Project’s Facebook and Instagram pages will provide participants with updates on the project and inspiration to help them fill each page of their book. “We encourage people to follow the Facebook and Instagram pages for inspiration, and to share their work by using #devonportsketchbookproject for a chance to be featured” – Sarah Beckett, National Youth Week Project Officer.

Schools are encouraged to take part and be involved as collection points for their students. Please make contact with the Gallery for more details: 6424 8296 or artgallery@devonport.tas.gov.au

Details:
1. Like us on Facebook for ideas and inspiration! www.facebook.com/DevonportSketchbookProject/ 2. Fill your sketchbook with whatever you choose using paint, pencil, collage, charcoal, poetry, stories, etc. 3. Share your progress with us on Instagram or Facebook using #devonportsketchbookproject 3. Return your sketchbook to a drop box in Devonport by 5 pm Wednesday 29 March. Drop box locations: Devonport Regional Gallery, LINC Devonport, Devonport Bookshop, The Blue Apple Gift Store, SPLASH, or see if your school has a drop box! 4. See your sketchbook on display in the Sketchbook Project Exhibition at Devonport LINC during National Youth Week: 31 March – 9 April 2017

More info:
facebook.com/Devonportsketchbookproject
Instagram: @DevonportSketchbookProject

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 and Public Programs Officer | Devonport Regional Gallery