Contemporary Art Tasmania

Contemporary Art Tasmania is Tasmania’s professional level, public presentation platform dedicated to contemporary and experimental art. Its provenance is traceable from the foundation of Chameleon contemporary art space in 1982, through 20 years operating as Contemporary Art Services Tasmania (CAST) and, from 2013, as Contemporary Art Tasmania.

Entry to the CAT gallery is free.

The gallery is closed to the public during installation periods. For program information, check the current programs section.

Contemporary Art Tasmania

27 Tasma Street North Hobart TAS 7000

03 6231 0445

contemporaryarttasmania.org

Wed to Sat, 12noon–5pm.

Feature

Farrago 100 years: Protecting Print Publishing

Farrago, the University of Melbourne’s student union newspaper-turnturned-magazine celebrates a hundred years of publication. At a time when print publishing in the arts is under increasing pressure, The George Paton Gallery is exhibiting ‘Farrago 100 Years’, celebrating the editorial legacy and design innovation of the periodical.

Andrew Stephens

Book Reviews

Shelf Portraits: Yuriyal Bridgeman’s monograph grapples with representing community-engaged practice

In our ongoing series, Shelf Portraits, Art Guide writers recommend the books—recently published or deserving of more attention—that shed new light on an idea that has long simmered in the art world or has helped them see a familiar medium in a different light.

Jane O'Sullivan

Feature

Life Cycles with Betty Kuntiwa Pumani

The paintings of Betty Kuntiwa Pumani form a part of a larger, living archive on Antaṟa, her mother’s Country. More than maps, they speak to ancestral songlines, place and ceremony.

Emma O'Neill

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Looking Forward, Looking Back with Lisa Reihana

Auckland-born and raised artist Lisa Reihana is ever the optimist, creating two new works signifying social cohesion to hang outside two Australian arts venues—Ngununggula, and Sydney Contemporary at Carriageworks —just as dark divisions seek to undermine the value of migration and Indigenous sovereignty.

Steve Dow

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Material, Meaning and Memory

Campbelltown Arts Centre’s in every room presents rich socio-political histories and personal storytelling, with works by Lara Chamas, Jagath Dheerasekara, Kuba Dorabialski, Roberta Joy Rich, Sancintya Mohini Simpson and Curtis Taylor.

Jasmeet Kaur Sahi

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Jennifer Mills on connecting everything

A survey exhibition spanning the 30-year practice of Jennifer Mills brings together bodies of works grounded in precision and tenderness at Bunjil Place Gallery.

Contemporary Art Tasmania

Contemporary Art Tasmania

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