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QVMAG Museum Inveresk
October 2012 to March 2013

Our two destinations
Museum at Inveresk
2 Invermay Road, LAUNCESTON TAS 7248
Art Gallery at Royal Park
2 Wellington Street, LAUNCESTON TAS 7250
QVMAG is open 10am to 5pm daily. Closed Good
Friday and Christmas Day. Admission free.
T 03 6323 3777 w www.qvmag.tas.gov.au
Café
Open 10am to 4pm daily at both sites.
Venue hire
Several spaces are available to hire at both QVMAG
sites. For details, please contact 03 6323 3798.
Our extended family
Why not become a QVMAG Friends’ member today?
You can enjoy a range of special benefits, including
generous discounts, invitations to openings and events,
all while adding your support to the QVMAG. Contact
the QVMAG Friends’ office on 03 6323 3706.
This brochure is correct at the time of printing but may be subject
to change. It is printed on Australian made, 100% recycled, FSC®
certified, carbon neutral paper, using vegetable-based inks.
Top QVMAG Museum entrance, Inveresk.

Keeping it in the family
The Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery (QVMAG)
first opened in 1891 and is the largest museum and
art gallery in Australia located outside a capital city.
Owned and operated by the Launceston City Council,
it has two key Launceston sites: the QVMAG Museum
at Inveresk and Art Gallery at Royal Park.
You’ll find at the Museum our extensive Tasmanian
Connections exhibition, which features a number of
significant Tasmanian collection items including Miss
Flinders (featured above), the De Soutter three-seater
monoplane owned and flown by Lawrence McKenzie
Johnson, my grandfather.
The aircraft has a significant career, starting in 1929
as the first aircraft in Iona Airways of Ireland. In
1931 the plane was purchased by two Australians
EH Jenkins and JH Jeffery who flew out from the
UK to Australia. Later in 1932 Miss Flinders and
Lawrence amalgamated with the Holyman brothers
who were also providing an aerial service which
became Tasmanian Aerial Services. This later became
Holyman Airways and then ANA and eventually
Ansett Airlines of Australia.
Andrew Johnson
Exhibitions Manager, QVMAG
Top Andrew Johnson, Exhibitions Manager.
Cover Tasmanian Connections, QVMAG Museum, Inveresk.

The Convict Stain
Vice, Virtue & John West
The exhibition tells the story of how, from small
beginnings in Launceston, a movement grew that
was to change Australia.
Van Diemen’s Land, now Tasmania, was first colonised
by Europeans in 1803. It began as a penal colony,
however by 1853 the transportation of convicts
had ended. This change was championed by the
Australasian League, led by Reverend John West.
The Anti-transportation movement was Australia’s
first home-grown movement for union and political
independence from Britain.
The exhibition features seldom seen artefacts and
includes the iconic Banner of the Australasian League.
Designed in Launceston, the banner features the
Southern Cross in its natural formation. The layout
and design are the first time the main elements of the
current Australian flag were used together.
when ongoing
where QVMAG, Inveresk
Admission free
Presented by QVMAG
Top Detail of Australasian League flag (background) and John West’s Cessation
of Transportation medal.

Tasmanian Connections
A permanent exhibition that features the QVMAG’s
extensive dinosaur collection and rocks from northwest
Tasmania dating back 545 million years. Visitors
to Tasmanian Connections will also see artefacts from
Sydney Cove (the first merchant vessel wrecked in
Australian waters), a silver Alfa Romeo sports car,
one of only five like it in the world and the skeleton of
the first dolphin ever seen in the upper reaches of the
Tamar River.
Also featured are items from the JW Beattie Collection.
The displays tell the stories of convicts (both male and
female), the experience of Port Arthur, the governors
of Tasmania in the convict era, bushrangers and the
early whaling stations. The Launceston City Council
purchased the collection from Beattie in 1927 with the
first Beattie objects on display at the QVMAG in 1928.
MusEuM ExhibiTiOns
when ongoing
where QVMAG, Inveresk
Admission free
Presented by QVMAG

Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Wildlife Photographer of the Year is one of the most
prestigious competitions of its kind, attracting entries
from professional and amateur photographers of all
ages worldwide. The competition seeks to promote
the discovery, understanding, responsibility and
enjoyment of the natural world.
Presented by the Natural History Museum
in London with BBC Wildlife Magazine and
the Australian tour is organised by the
Australian Museum.
Top left Detail of Tiny warm-up, Cyril Ruoso,Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
Exhibition co-owned by
ANZANG Nature Photography
ANZANG Nature Photography is an annual competition
which encourages photography of nature and
wilderness in Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and
the New Guinea region. Entries are open to local and
international photographers.
Presented by the South Australian Museum.
Top right Detail of Grey-headed Flying
Fox drinking behaviour, Ofer Levy.
ANZANG Nature Photography.
Both showing 15 September to 4 November 2012
at QVMAG, Inveresk. Admission free.

Nurses:
From Zululand to Afghanistan
Australian nurses have been going to war for well
over 100 years but their important contribution to
Australia’s overseas military operations often goes
unreported. The exhibition explores the involvement
of nurses from the first known Australian in the Zulu
War of 1879, right up to the experiences of the male
and female nurses serving in recent conflicts and
peace keeping operations. Using the Memorial’s rich
collection, the exhibition will highlight the personal
stories of Army, Air Force and Navy nurses who have
served overseas; their difficulties and challenges,
along with their determination to care for the sick and
wounded, come what may.
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when 16 February to 19 May 2013
where QVMAG, Inveresk
Admission free
Presented by Australian War Memorial
Top Courtesy of Australian War Memorial 000924.

MusEuM ExhibiTiOn
Southern Skies:
Astronomy in Tasmania
Situated in the QVMAG Planetarium foyer, the
exhibition presents the story of Tasmanian astronomy
and features many telescopes and other pieces of
equipment (some quite unusual) that have been used
for research in the State.
See a Skylark rocket used by Tasmanians to study
X-rays from space, as well as Tasmania’s largest
amateur-built optical telescope, and a telescope that
can’t swing left or right … is it jammed? No, and find
out why. Also featured is a machine that detected
muons—particles that live for only a few millionths of
a second—and how it showed that Einstein was right.
You can learn the story of a man who built the world’s
largest filled-aperture radio telescope in Tasmania.
Amazing astronomical stories to tell, all within the
Southern Skies: Astronomy in Tasmania exhibition.
when ongoing
where QVMAG, Inveresk
Admission free
Presented by QVMAG
Top Astronomical Society of Tasmania members at an observing site in 1998.
QVMAG acknowledges the
generous sponsorship support of

Let there be dark
The QVMAG Planetarium is where you will see
astronomical concepts demonstrated in ways
that are both dramatic and scientifically accurate.
Currently screening are Two Small Pieces of Glass:
The History of the Telescope and What Happened to
Pluto? For session times and details please visit
www.qvmag.tas.gov.au.
both shows are followed by a live description of
the current night sky over Tasmania using the
Planetarium’s Zeiss star projector.
Two Small Pieces of Glass
2pm Tuesday to Saturday
What Happened to Pluto?
4pm Tuesday to Friday and 3pm Saturday
Featured during the January 2013 school holidays is
a new children’s show: The Secret of the Cardboard
Rocket* (image featured above). Children build a
rocket made of cardboard in their garden, and their
imagination takes them on a journey in their rocket
through the solar system.
show titles and times will vary during the school
holidays. Please visit www.qvmag.tas.gov.au.
An admission fee applies to all Planetarium shows.
Closed sunday, Monday and public holidays.
suitable only for ages five and up.
*suitable for all ages

Replay>> Sporting Life in Tasmania
An exhibition which explores the historical background
of many sports in Tasmania and introduces some of
the characters and events contributing to the growth
of each sport. The exhibition uses individual stories
and pictorial evidence of Tasmania’s sporting heritage
to rediscover the human side of sport and its effect on
communities and the qualities of citizenship.
Coming soon to Replay is a new fly-fishing exhibition
which looks at some of the forgotten stories behind
the history of fly-fishing in Northern Tasmania. It
acknowledges the skill of the fly-tier and the mystique
of the relationship between the act of fly-fishing and
the natural landscape of Tasmania.
Transforming the Island
This is the story of how the railways shaped Tasmania,
changing the way we live and work. It recounts the
important role played by the Railway Workshops
at Inveresk, which formed the largest integrated
engineering workshop site in the State. The exhibition
features many items, large and small, from the
QVMAG’s extensive railway collection.
Top Flybird orange caddis tied by Jan Spencer.

The Blacksmith Shop
The Blacksmith Shop consists of a series of buildings
built between 1909 and 1937. Blacksmiths and other
tradesmen worked in this area, shaping heated metal
with either hand tools or a variety of mechanical
hammers. The items that were produced included
tools, hooks and springs.
Here, amidst the array of forges, hammers, furnaces
and the earthen floor, it becomes possible to
comprehend the raw energy and forces of the
Industrial Revolution. A walkway guides you through
this unique experience with the voices of workers and
sounds of machinery.
The Blacksmith Shop remained in operation until the
site closed in July 1994.
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Heritage Trail
Discover the QVMAG Inveresk site through the
Heritage Trail, which is a series of interpretation
panels showing the buildings, previous uses and
the experiences of men who worked there. Thirtyseven
interpretation points around the site will lead
you to smaller exhibits including the Signal Box, the
Weighbridge, the Railway Institute, the Compressor
and Switch Rooms and the Signwriters Shop.
Top The Blacksmith Shop, QVMAG Museum, Inveresk.

Teach and learn
Across our two QVMAG sites, young learners are
encouraged to explore and be enthused by our art,
science and social history collections. For information
on the activities detailed below please use the
following contacts.
T 03 6323 3798 (Mon to Fri, 8.30am to 4.30pm)
E bookings@qvmag.tas.gov.au
w www.qvmag.tas.gov.au
Advance bookings
Bookings are essential for all school groups and are
requested a fortnight in advance to ensure that dates,
times and staff can be confirmed.
Serious fun for kids
QVMAG’s Playgroup introduces children aged two to
six years old and their carers to the QVMAG Museum
site with stories, craft and educational games.
10 and 17 October
Tadpoles and Frogs
14 and 21 november
Playing Around
For the January to March 2013 themes, please visit
www.qvmag.tas.gov.au in December 2012.

School’s out
QVMAG offers an exciting and diverse range of funfilled
learning activities for children aged 5 to 14 years
through its regular School Holiday Program. The next
School Holiday Program runs in January 2013. Please
visit www.qvmag.tas.gov.au from December 2012.
Learning Centre
Free to visiting schools, the Museum Learning Centre
is the perfect place to start your visit at the Museum.
The layout of the Centre offers versatility of use with a
carpeted floor and wet area. The space can be utilised
at the beginning or end of a visit.
Above and beyond
Education kits are downloadable for teachers. Topics
include: Art and Sols; The Great Dying: Extinctions
That Changed Life on Earth; Past Lives, New Beginnings:
Migration and Tasmania.
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Top Creativity at work during the QVMAG’s regular School Holiday Program.

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Phenomenal fun
The QVMAG Inveresk features the Phenomena
Factory, a free-entry interactive science centre
providing hands-on education for kids of all ages.
Challenge yourself in the Perception Tunnel or test
your reactions while you touch, switch, pull and crank
your way around the Phenomena Factory, actively
learning about science along the way.
Phenomena Factory exhibits include Death at a Distance,
Dice with Death, Sniff a Snack, and Squeeze and
Serve—all from Questacon, the National Science and
Technology Centre in Australia. You will also find the
Jaffa Machine donated by Hydro Tasmania which turns
human mechanical energy into kinetic energy. Crank
the handle and sustain the energy output long enough
and you’ll be rewarded with a jaffa.
The Phenomena Factory was the result of a partnership
between Bell Bay Aluminium and the Queen Victoria
Museum and Art Gallery. Educational resources are
available to download at www.qvmag.tas.gov.au.
Top Phenomena Factory, QVMAG Museum, Inveresk.

Museum Shop
The Museum Shop is a unique retail destination
featuring Tasmanian products that reflect the style
and history of our Museum and its attractions.
Whether you are looking for something for that
special someone or just travelling through, you’ll
find a wide range of stationery, handcrafted jewellery,
posters, gifts and toys relating to natural history
and science.
The Museum shop at inveresk
is open daily from 10am to 5pm.
For more information please call 03 6323 3742
or email shop@qvmag.tas.gov.au.

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sunday from 10.00am to 5.30pm
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Secure night parking
$2.00 per entry
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Catch the Tiger
A Launceston City Council Sustainable Transport
Strategy initiative, the FREE Tiger Bus is available
throughout the day to provide easy access to
the QVMAG Museum and Art Gallery and other
Launceston City Council attractions.
River Explorer
inveresk (Museum) to Paterson street (Art
Gallery) operates every hour from the inveresk
stop starting from 10.30am until 3.30pm.
For route information please contact 03 6323 3000.

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QVMAG Art Gallery Royal Park
October 2012 to March 2013

Our two destinations
Art Gallery at Royal Park
2 Wellington Street, LAUNCESTON TAS 7250
(Closest public parking is at Paterson Street West
Car Park, 79–81 Paterson Street, Launceston)
Museum at Inveresk
2 Invermay Road, LAUNCESTON TAS 7248
QVMAG is open 10am to 5pm daily. Closed Good
Friday and Christmas Day. Admission free.
T 03 6323 3777 w www.qvmag.tas.gov.au
Café
Open 10am to 4pm daily at both sites.
Venue hire
Several spaces are available to hire at both QVMAG
sites. For details, please contact 03 6323 3798.
Public programs
Free Guided tour (30 minutes)
11am and 2pm on Sundays.
Guide’s Choice gallery talk (20 minutes)
10.15am third Thursday and 2pm third Sunday
of each month.
Curator’s Choice lunchtime talk (20–30 minutes)
1.15pm first and third Tuesday of the month.
For more information please call 03 6323 3798.
Top QVMAG Art Gallery, Royal Park.

A Tasmanian focus
The extent, depth and diversity of the QVMAG’s fine
art and decorative arts collections, is exceptional for
a regional art museum in Australia. The collections
have continued to develop largely as a result of
donations by members of the Launceston community
for more than 150 years.
Since the formation of the QVMAG Arts Foundation in
1985 they, with the support of the Tasmanian Government,
have raised over $1.25 million and supported the
acquisition of over 140 artworks. The QVMAG Friends
have also made valued contributions to our collection.
One of the key strengths of the fine art and decorative
arts collections is the Tasmanian focus, in particular
northern Tasmania. Our Tasmanian Colonial Art
collection highlights the artistic heritage of Tasmania
through paintings, works on paper and sculpture.
One of the unique aspects is its nationally significant
colonial portraits, landscapes and 19th century works
on paper.
We invite you to experience these important collections
on display today, which reflect Launceston’s heritage
and creative future.
Richard Mulvaney
Director, Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery
Top Richard Mulvaney Director, QVMAG.
Cover Robert Dowling (1827–1866) after Franz Xavier Winterhalter (1806-1873)
Queen Victoria, 1862, London, oil on canvas, commissioned by local subscribers
to the Mechanics’ Institute (Launceston) in 1860, received 1863, transferred to
QVMAG 1891.

...come to life...
... foregrounds the strength and diversity of an art
scene today that is generated by Tasmania’s younger
professional artists. It includes a variety of media,
from painting and photography, through to interactive
sound and video works. The exhibition surveys
how these contemporary artists continue to use
human subjectivity to explore a diversity of ideas in
contemporary life.
Many of the artists in this show are central to, or are
often present within, their works. The artists respond
to individual experiences, emotions and the situations
they construct in order to generate the artworks.
Various strategies, processes and technologies have
often required these artists to become part of the
actual work. Some works use traditional forms such as
narrative to communicate ideas, while others respond
to international trends in contemporary culture.
ART GALLERy ExhibiTiOns
when until 17 February 2013
where Gallery 3, QVMAG, Royal Park
Admission free
Presented by QVMAG and CAST
Top Lydia Evangelou-Oost, Soliloquy, 2011, Installation documentation—still.

Looking at Landscape
An exhibition of Glover Prize Winners
The Glover Prize celebrates the contribution that
colonial artist John Glover (1767–1849) made to
Australian art.
After a successful career in England, Glover arrived
in Van Diemen’s Land in 1831 at the age of 64.
He settled south of Evandale, painting the
Aboriginal people as he imagined them before their
dispossession and capturing the intense light and
strange vegetation he encountered.
The Glover Prize encourages artists to channel
Glover’s capacity to face new challenges. It is
awarded for a work judged the best contemporary
landscape painting of Tasmania. The aim is to
stimulate conversations about the infinite meanings
and possibilities expressed in the words ‘landscape’,
‘painting’ and ‘Tasmania’.
when 9 February to 24 March 2013
where Gallery 2, QVMAG, Royal Park
Admission free
Presented by QVMAG and The John Glover Society

Into the Wild
Wilderness Photography in Tasmania
Highlighting the artistic talent of key Tasmanian
wilderness photographers and the impact that this
type of photography has had on Tasmania, Into the
Wild is a photographic exhibition which charts the
development of wilderness photography from its
earliest days to the present.
Key themes include: In the beginning; A growing
awareness; You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone;
and The future.
Featured photographers include Morton Allport,
Stephen Spurling III, John Watt Beattie, HJ King,
Florence and George Perrin, RE Smith, Frederick
Smithies, Frank Styant Browne, Jack Thwaites,
Frank Bolt, Olegas Truchanas, Peter Dombrovskis,
Jim England, Rob Blakers, David Stephenson and
Martin Walch.
when 16 March 2013 to 16 February 2014
where Gallery 3, QVMAG, Royal Park
Admission free
Presented by QVMAG
Top Photographer: Olegas Truchanas. QVMAG collection, reproduced with the
permission of Melva Truchanas.

ArtRage
Selected works from 2012
Now in its 18th year, ArtRage is an annual initiative
of the QVMAG which draws on folios of work of
Tasmanian Certificate of Education students.
A diverse, vibrant and often provocative exhibition
which offers insight into some of the pressing issues
currently facing young people today, ArtRage is also
a unique opportunity to view an ambitious and multidisciplinary
student exhibition with a huge range of
materials and media employed.
ART GALLERy ExhibiTiOns
when 15 December 2012 to 2 April 2013
where Gallery 4, QVMAG, Royal Park
Admission free
Presented by QVMAG
Top and below ArtRage – Selected works from 2011.

A Significant Gift
The collection of Professor Wong Shiu Hon
and Mrs Nancy Wong
Professor Wong Shiu Hon and Mrs Nancy Wong
have generously gifted a collection of 40 Chinese
ceramics, glass and wooden antiquities to the
QVMAG. Their collection, acquired over 35 years,
has been developed to represent the development of
Chinese culture from the earliest Neolithic pottery to
outstanding works from the earlier 20th century.
Formerly Professor of Chinese Studies at the
University of Hong Kong and a lecturer at Curtin
University in Western Australia and an acclaimed
artist himself, Professor Wong Shiu Hon and Mrs
Nancy Wong, previously a senior librarian, now reside
in Hobart. Over the last few years they have donated
a major collection of Chinese objects and antiquities
to the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery and looked
to provide a similar opportunity for audiences visiting
the QVMAG to engage with Chinese works of art.
where Gallery 5, QVMAG, Royal Park
Admission free
Presented by QVMAG
Top left
Unknown maker, China
Camel
Tang Dynasty (618–907 CE)
earthenware, sancai glaze.
Donated by Professor Wong Shiu Hon
and Mrs Nancy Wong.
Top right
Unknown maker
Lokapala (Heavenly Guardian)
Tang Dynasty (618–907 CE)
earthenware, pigments
Donated by Professor Wong Shiu Hon
and Mrs Nancy Wong.

A Distinctive Colour
Blue and white pottery has been produced for over
a thousand years. The development of blue and
white ceramics is the result of cultural interchange
and influence through trade and technical progress
through the development of innovative glazing and
decorating techniques.
Highly sought after by both past and present
collectors, exceptional examples have been treasured
for their rarity and the skill of the maker and
decorator. They have also been mass-produced for
world markets.
Ceramic artists today build on the history and
techniques to create their unique expression and
interpretation of blue and white.
ART GALLERy ExhibiTiOns
where Gallery 6, QVMAG, Royal Park
Admission free
Presented by QVMAG
Top and below Detail of Stephen Bowers, Caucus Race Cup and Saucer, 2009,
purchased through funds from the Turner Ralph Foundation, 2010, reproduced by
permission of the artist, Gallery 6, QVMAG Art Gallery, Royal Park.

A Creative Century
The earliest attempts at producing decorative arts
objects in Tasmania were with furniture, followed
by pottery. Prevailing furniture styles, produced
with Tasmania’s unique timbers, remained an
interpretation of British and European trends. The
earliest potteries produced simple domestic wares to
satisfy domestic and utilitarian needs.
Textiles, particularly embroideries, are one of the
strengths of 19th century Tasmanian decorative arts.
The influence of natural forms, particularly plants,
on the design of textiles and decorated furniture,
continued from the 1850s. The establishment of the
Arts and Crafts Society of Tasmania in 1903, the
first in Australia, encouraged the development of a
distinctive regional style in decorative arts and design
in Tasmania.
where Gallery 7, QVMAG, Royal Park
Admission free
Presented by QVMAG
Top Amelia Burrows (1860–1927) (attributed), detail of Untitled, Wattle Work
Embroidery, 1890s, Launceston, velvet, various threads, Gallery 7, QVMAG Art
Gallery, Royal Park.

Bea Maddock Paintings
1956–1968
An exhibition of 28 paintings by Launceston artist
Bea Maddock. The exhibition includes landscapes,
figure studies, portraits, paintings with religious
subjects and abstracts.
Bea Maddock is known and respected as an
innovative and technically accomplished printmaker.
The exhibition provides a wonderful opportunity to
view Bea’s early paintings, many of which have not
been on public display for years. The vast majority of
the paintings were donated to the QVMAG by
the artist.
ART GALLERy ExhibiTiOns
where Gallery 8, QVMAG, Royal Park
Admission free
Presented by QVMAG
Top and below Bea Maddock Paintings 1956–1968, Gallery 8, QVMAG Art Gallery,
Royal Park.

A Portrait of
Colonial Tasmania
During the 19th century Van Diemen’s Land (renamed
Tasmania in 1855) witnessed a flowering of artistic
endeavour that was unsurpassed in the Australian
colonies, as a result of free emigration and convict
transportation. In the period before the ready use of
photography, artists, convict and free, recorded the
traditional inhabitants, the land, and white settlement.
Drawing on rich European traditions of portraiture
and landscape painting, the life of the colony was
recorded through visual images.
The later period saw the displacement of the
Aboriginal people, the end of convict transportation,
the growth of settlement, an emerging awareness
of the hinterland, and the mantle passed to a fresh
generation of artists and subjects. The exhibition
seeks to record these events as seen through the eyes
and talents of the artists.
The exhibition also features early examples of
Tasmanian furniture including a rare six-leg casuarina
dresser and blackwood bow-fronted sideboard made
in about 1820.
where Gallery 9, QVMAG, Royal Park
Admission free
Presented by QVMAG
Top Gallery 9, QVMAG Art Gallery, Royal Park.

Tasmania and Beyond
1870–1931
The second half of the 19th century saw the advent
of industrialisation and the movement towards
Federation. There was a changed awareness of the
Tasmanian landscape and artists were reacting to
events and concerns that were to shape the new
century. Of significance was the work of William
Charles Piguenit, Tasmania’s ‘first born artist’.
His atmospheric paintings of place and dramatic
depiction of skies and precipitous mountains drew a
new public awareness of the beauty and mystery of
the Tasmanian landscape.
Also featured in this gallery are works by Hugh Ramsay
and Tom Roberts who each had family connections in
northern Tasmania; and their colleague George Lambert.
In the latter 19th and early 20th centuries Australian
craftspeople and designers were part of international
movements of decorative arts styles. The natural
environment was a significant influence, with motifs and
designs inspired by Australian plants and animals being
widely used. Examples can be found within this gallery.
ART GALLERy ExhibiTiOns
where Gallery 10, QVMAG, Royal Park
Admission free
Presented by QVMAG
Top Gallery 10, QVMAG Art Gallery, Royal Park.

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ArtSparks! Family Art Space
Designed to appeal to young visitors, the space
offers drawing materials and child-friendly activity
panels that encourage observation and discussion
to help explore art through creative play. Changing
exhibitions include reproductions of art from the
QVMAG collections as well as work produced by
young visitors to Royal Park.
Portraits of You, Portraits of Me
The current featured activity exhibition explores
the functions and methods of portraiture and selfportraiture.
Set up a pose and draw a portrait using
the chairs, props and hats provided, or use the mirrors
to draw a self-portrait. Take your work home or add it
to our Children’s Gallery.
ArtStart
You will find the latest ArtStart exhibition within the
Art Gallery café. The exhibition features artworks by
primary school students and home-educated children
from Northern Tasmania in Kindergarten to Grade 6.
For more information please visit the Education pages
at www.qvmag.tas.gov.au.
Top ArtSparks! Family Art Space, QVMAG Art Gallery, Royal Park.

Gallery Shop
Our Gallery Shop is an exciting retail destination
featuring Tasmanian products that reflect the style
and history of the Art Gallery and our collections.
Whether you are travelling through or looking for
something for that special someone, you’ll find a
selection of art and design publications, exhibition
catalogues, gifts and children’s merchandise.
The Gallery shop at Royal Park is
open daily from 10am to 5pm.
For more information please call 03 6323 3742
(Museum Shop) or email shop@qvmag.tas.gov.au.