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Pink-glowing possums and bandicoots, green-glowing snails and wallabies, blue-glowing spiders and sugar gliders, technicolour owls, flowers, and fungi! Join biologist Dr Lisa Gershwin on this truly unforgettable nature experience, a short walk from Hobart's CBD. Lisa will share the glowing world through fascinating stories and show you how to get great photos. You might even spot a platypus! Lisa will supply the ultraviolet (UV) torches and the natural history narrative, while nature will supply the wonder and awe.

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Presented by Hadley’s Orient Hotel, the Hadley’s Art Prize, Hobart is an acquisitive Australian landscape prize, which offers $100,000 to the winning entry. Hadley’s Orient Hotel has a long history with art starting with art-loving landlords in the late 1800s. The Hadley’s Art Prize contributes to the art community, celebrates excellence in contemporary landscape art, promotes cultural tourism in Tasmania, and restores art to the historic walls of Hadley’s Orient Hotel through a landscape prize similar to the competition won by Howard Hadley in 1895. Judged by a panel of art specialists, the prize is open to Australian artists over the age of eighteen working in two-dimensional media. Artists at all career stages are invited to enter.

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Explore the beauty, diversity and resilience of butterflies. Featuring hundreds of specimens from around the globe, presented in stunning themed displays, 'The World of Butterflies' celebrates butterflies as bold survivors, clever mimics and masters of transformation. The exhibition also traces the history of butterfly collecting, from 19th-century explorers to modern citizen scientists, and explores the role of scientific naming in understanding species and evolution. It highlights the threats butterflies face today, including climate change and habitat loss, and what can be done to protect them.

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Handmark invites you to experience Jonathan Partridge's latest solo exhibition of new works. Join us for the opening: Friday 15 August - 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm Handmark Gallery showcases paintings, works on paper, objects and ceramics, along with jewellery by Tasmanian artists and designers. You'll find us at the entry of the Salamanca Arts Center. Explore our monthly exhibitions, or find a perfect piece from our stockroom to take home. Find out more about us online at handmark.com.au Stay in touch with us and sign up for our newsletter and exhibition invites at handmark.com.au/sign-up/.

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Beaker Street proudly presents its 9th annual Science Photography Prize. The competition invites all Tasmanians to capture the wonders of our extraordinary part of the world — teeming with science and scientists. This exhibition of finalist images, half chosen by competition judge Cam Blake and half by popular vote, features incredible local photography, showcasing a diverse range of content, themes, and styles. Visitors will have the chance to vote for their favourite photo to become the People's Choice Winner. The exhibition will run in the Central Gallery from 6 - 31 August, during TMAG's normal opening hours (Tues - Sun, 10am - 4pm), as well as during TMAG After Dark on the evenings of 15 and 16 August.

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What happens when you pair research scientists with Year 9 - 12 students, with the goal of inspiring new artworks that communicate scientific concepts and ideas? Head along to the CoLab exhibition to find out! Through Beaker Street's CoLab initiative, students from New Norfolk High School, Hobart Big Picture School, and Hobart City High School work directly with early-career scientists over a period of a few months, including visiting their labs or field sites, and then create an artwork inspired by the scientific research. As well as being an awesome educational experience, the project generates an innovative and engaging form of scientific outreach through the arts. To find out more about this great program, visit the CoLab project page. The exhibition will be open 6 - 31 August, during TMAG's regular opening hours (Tuesday - Sunday, 10am - 4pm), as well as during TMAG After Dark on the evenings of Friday 15th and Saturday 16th August. This project is presented by Beaker Street, in partnership with Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. It is supported by the Fred P Archer Charitable Trust and the Commonwealth Government through the Department of Industry, Science and Resources.

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An exhibition of works by Oliffe Richmond (1919–1977) who was a Tasmanian-born sculptor who built a distinguished career in Britain, working alongside Henry Moore before becoming a sculpture teacher at Chelsea School of Art. The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery holds a significant collection of his works on paper, spanning from the 1940s to the 1960s. These drawings trace the evolution of his artistic practice, from early explorations of form to studies reflecting his mature sculptural vision. This selection builds on a 1989 exhibition that first highlighted Richmond's lesser-known works on paper, offering a deeper insight into his artistic journey.

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Welcome to a day of creative mindfulness with David and Michelle of Phoenix Creations. In their small studio tucked away just two minutes from Cygnet's main street, David will share his talent, by guiding you through the steps of making a wooden spoon from scratch. With your very own clever hands, you will use recycled vintage or green timber straight from a tree, to create your spoon. All are welcome, from absolute beginners to those wishing to hone their craft. You will work alone in a private workshop or can work with up to 4 others- family and friends or slot into a group of singles and make new friends. Perfect for corporate team building too! Each workshop runs from 10 am-3 pm (Private 10-4 pm) and includes tuition, timber to carve, use of all tools and a delicious morning tea. A break is taken for lunch, so bring your own or head down to one of the charming cafes in Cygnet. Workshops are run by demand every day and can be booked online, at the studio or by phone. Upcoming workshops are also announced on our Facebook and Instagram pages. Warning: Spoon Carving is Addictive!

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On Island is an exhibition of artworks that respond to Tasmania/Lutruwita from a wide range of perspectives. All of the artworks are from the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery's Collection.

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Maybe there is a beast, maybe it's just us. When a plane crash leaves a group of schoolboys marooned on a desert island, it isn't long before they descend into rivalries, chaos and violence. With a cast featuring a host of new faces, Director Ben Armitage will bring Golding's island of boys to life, showing how quickly small cruelties can escalate. More than just pig's blood will be spilled. William Golding's Lord of the Flies is a 20th century masterpiece, as relevant today as it was on its publication in 1954. In it, Golding created an enduring modern myth, examining humanity's terrifying capacity for self-destruction. Don't miss this powerful and thrilling retelling of a classic at the Playhouse.