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Q&A: Melissa Jones
Following a strong hunch to move to Tasmania, this former high-school art teacher brought her vision for accessible creativity to life in a Battery Point studio - and now the whole community is welcome to make, experiment and play.
How To Dark Mofo
We know what you Australian mainlanders are thinking, so - in the name of efficiency- we’ve collated all of the top-ranking How-To-Dark-Mofo FAQs into one handy list. You’re welcome.
Q&A: Aleks Crossan
From theatre stages to towering sculptures, Tasmania-based artist Aleks Crossan is navigating a bold creative journey - and she’s not afraid to break some rules along the way.
Q&A: Zoë Fitzherbert
One glimpse of Hobart’s Kunanyi/Mount Wellington was all it took to convince award-winning landscape painter Zoë Fitzherbert that Tasmania was the place where her creative practice could take its most authentic shape.
Q&A: Effie Pryer
A Geeveston-based portrait artist’s latest exhibition of tiny - and painstakingly detailed - paintings puts the everyday dramas of a quiet Tasmanian life into perspective.
Q&A: Adam Gibson
Despite a career that takes him to some of the most exotic destinations on earth, there’s no place like home for this born-and-bred Tasmanian photographer.
Peter Yates: Painting With Time
Lutruwita/Tasmania-based artist Peter Yates’ realist paintings of people and the landscape carry a luminous momentum that builds the longer you spend time with them.
Q&A: Jason Minty
Born and raised in Hobart, a long-time Sydney-based business owner still calls Tasmania home.
Multitask Your Leisure Time At These Hobart Hybrid venues
Wine and books? Arcade games and cocktails? Coffee and homewares? Take a little from Column A and a little from Column B at these multi-use venues around Hobart. From storied establishments to newer hotspots, these hybrid havens are catnip for productive people.
The Ultimate Dark Mofo 2025 Itinerary
For nigh on two weeks every June, an extraordinary line-up of unconventional art installations, exclusive musical acts, fabulous food and a glut of fire pits lures Tasmanians and visitors alike out of their winter hibernation and into Hobart’s most mysterious spaces. It’s Dark MOFO season, baby.
To Market, To Market - Tasmania’s Best Markets Shopping
If you’re looking to shop local, head out to a Tassie market this weekend. From farmers’ markets stocked with the best produce to village fairs filled with handmade and vintage wares, you’re guaranteed to find a treasure or two at our top picks.
A Waking Dream: Tasmania-Based Artist Ron Francis
At three o’clock in the morning, Ron Francis’ eyes might be trained on a large canvas, his hand holding a brush loaded with oil paint. Painting in the early hours is a perfect situation for the Cygnet-based artist: he could be the only painter on the island, free from the day’s distracting energies.
Paintings From The Island: Tasmanian artist Melissa Egan
Tasmania has always been in Melissa Egan’s paintings, though it’s only in the last seven years since she returned to Perth, in the state’s north, that she has consciously referenced the place of her childhood.
Q&A: Kate Bowman
Harnessing natural materials from her surroundings, a Tasmanian ceramicist reimagines history, industry and the environment through beautiful objects.
A Painter’s Painter: Tasmanian Artist James King
For someone so dedicated to painting, it is intriguing that photography and the mechanical image are such important influences in James King’s work.
Launceston’s Best Homewares Shopping
For a little-ish city at the bottom of the world, Launceston boasts more quality homewares and design stores per capita than most of its mainland counterparts. Here are the must-visit stores for your next northern shopping recce.
Tasmanian Art & Design: The FESTIVE Round-Up
The festive season is not far away, with its promises of over-indulgence, love, and - of course - gifts. Here’s Art & Design Sub-Editor Elliott Nimmo’s round-up of the Tasmanian artists, designers and local stores serving the sweetest gifts in November.
The Christmas 24 Tasmanian Gift Guide: $250 and under
Exclusively made in lutruwita/Tasmania or stocked at Tassie-owned stores around the island, share the local love this Christmas for $250 and under.
The Christmas 24 Tasmanian Gift Guide: $150 and under
Exclusively made in lutruwita/Tasmania or stocked at Tassie-owned stores around the island, share the local love this Christmas for $150 and under.
The Christmas 24 Tasmanian Gift Guide: $100 and under
Exclusively made in lutruwita/Tasmania or stocked at Tassie-owned stores around the island, share the local love this Christmas for $100 and under.